Libby Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Shrink said I can do it all at once. I expect I'll sleep for 12 hrs. How long might it be until I can function sort of again? I know, it depends, we're all different, bla bla... but I'd like some anecdotal evidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I usualy slept for 10 hours and was functional after a couple cups of caffine and some jumping jacks or somthing like that. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilie Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 ymmv 100 to 200 did nothing for me. Crap made me even more awake. I still needed ambien. sigh... lilie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeljasmine Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I was given seroquel to counteract the effects of wellbutrin which had made me very jumpy and not be able to relax. Was meant to start on 125mg a day, and use the first few days to build up to this dose. However, took the first 1 x 25mg in the evening, went to have a bath and about half an hour later I thought gohd I better be careful or I won't be able to get out of the bath. The seroquel literally knocked me out, even at such a tiny 25mg dose. Next morning I had to go to work, and was too scared to take another dose in case I fell asleep at work (was meant to be on 5 x 25mg pills a day, spread out). Since then I only ever take 25mg at night when I need to SLEEP or just want or need to 'get away' from the world for a while (sleeping). This medication is too strong for me. Not sure why you are on this medication, but I couldn't function on it at that dose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 AJ: It gets less sedating as you go up with the dose, but not until you're in the 300-400 mg range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiaB Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Seroquel doesn't come near to sedating me at doses under 600mg, and I've done them all, starting at 25mg. Some sort of atypical reaction I guess. Anyway, sorry Lib - I just realised I'm not the best person to respond to this kind of question. I've never had the cottonwool head/sleep for 12 hours thing with this med. In your case I'd be inclined though to go up to 150mg for a week or so rather than slamming yourself with 200mg straight away. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Looking at the dosing range of the med, up to 1600 mgs on label, 100 to 200 mgs isn't much of a jump. If you've been on 100 mgs for a while there shouldn't be much of a reason to break it up, particularly if wanting results sooner rather than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Hey Libby, Why not go slower and try 150 first? Do you have a pill cutter? I actually don't sleep longer on a higher dose. I just have more side effects. Of course everyone is different. Dee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resonance Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I found from 25 to 50 and from 50 to 75 didn't make me sleepier until about three days in. I had to start taking it earlier at night, but it didn't make me sleep 12 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loon-A-TiK Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 i was on 800mg on seroquel. it made me sleep for 10-15 hours a day, but when i woke up, i was just fine. i'd say you can counteract the sleepy effect by upping the dose- this seems to work for a lot of people but i'm just a random freak- and drink coffee or take no doz like i do if you hate coffee (i'm sure this mixes well with my meds!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libby Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 Thanks for all the responses. I took the plunge and just took 200mg last night. I slept for 12 hrs, although I woke up every damn hour foraging for carbs. I think I"ll sleep better tonight, because I won't be freaking out about "what it's going to do to me." I feel calmer today, but not drugged like I did when I first started Seroquel way back. I am hoping that I might end up with a clearer head ultimately. Or a better memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 LMAO, "foraging for carbs". Libby you crack me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMF Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 If this is for a mood disorder, I would imagine you may go up in dosage. If that happens, consider breaking it down to 2 - 3 doses throughout the day. It really helps the sedation effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cetkat Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I took the plunge and just took 200mg last night. I slept for 12 hrs, although I woke up every damn hour foraging for carbs. I think I"ll sleep better tonight, because I won't be freaking out about "what it's going to do to me." I feel calmer today, but not drugged like I did when I first started Seroquel way back. I am hoping that I might end up with a clearer head ultimately. Or a better memory. That's good that you don't feel as drugged - it bodes pretty well that you're on the upswing with the medication. For me, the smaller doses were very sedating, and I was out of it all the next day. However, when I went up to 100mg I found that it didn't knock me out as much & I could function better the next day. I never went up to 200 mg or more, but I don't see it being much different... Like once you reach the plateau, it's less and less sedating - which would give you a clearer head. Good luck on your new dose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 If this is for a mood disorder, I would imagine you may go up in dosage. If that happens, consider breaking it down to 2 - 3 doses throughout the day. It really helps the sedation effect. As I understand it, the deal is that it's at around the 600 mg mark that it becomes much less sedating, which is also around where you have to go to tid dosing. 25-100 mgs tid would likely keep the non manic/mixed individual couchbound all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libby Posted October 12, 2006 Author Share Posted October 12, 2006 I never went up to 200 mg or more, but I don't see it being much different... Like once you reach the plateau, it's less and less sedating - which would give you a clearer head.I sure hope this is true. Today, the second "day after," I do feel spacy as hell! Dammit. I took it at 9pm so that I'd wake up at 9am, and that part worked. I woke up fewer times during the night. Nonetheless, I feel too spacy to have a conversation. I just spoke to a friend on the phone, and I felt like I was watching (or hearing) myself from a distance... and feeling really space cadet. Sigh. I want to feel less space cadet, not more. I feel like taking my brain out and smashing it into a wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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