hopelessromantic Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Too much akathesia with Seroquel, nighttime creepy crawly sensation in legs keeps me awake. Any suggestions on what else to try? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarn Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Everything will have side effects. Are you just trying to avoid akathisia in particular? Seroquel is not particularly noted for it AFAIK, though I've had it on Seroquel as well. I'm not sure if you're looking for another anti-psychotic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SashaSue Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 What symptoms are you looking to treat? Have you tried addressing the akathisia with anything like cogentin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneMarie Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 How much Seroquel are you taking for what issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpladybug Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Too much akathesia with Seroquel, nighttime creepy crawly sensation in legs keeps me awake. Any suggestions on what else to try? I like the benefits of Seroquel. So I lived with the restless legs at night. I try to get in bed and fall asleep before it gets bad and sometimes take some xanax. It is annoying but changing meds can be a terrible experience so I try to cope. There are prescriptions meds you can take which were mentioned above by other members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneMarie Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Too much akathesia with Seroquel, nighttime creepy crawly sensation in legs keeps me awake. Any suggestions on what else to try? I like the benefits of Seroquel. So I lived with the restless legs at night. I try to get in bed and fall asleep before it gets bad and sometimes take some xanax. It is annoying but changing meds can be a terrible experience so I try to cope. There are prescriptions meds you can take which were mentioned above by other members. Have you tried a big dose of benedryl? Or talked to your pdoc about something like cogentin, propranolol, or artane? Seroquel gives me akathisia at a low dose. It took a while for me to figure out that it was waking me a couple hours after falling asleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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