wj74 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Why does it seem to hit within an hour some nights and then others, not hit for a few hours? I took it earlier tonight because I am tired and still here I sit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eden Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I would suspect your metabolism, maybe start taking it with a small meal, the timing should even out and you can adjust accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuttlefish Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Maybe if you ate it with a meal or not. If I eat it with a significantly sized meal, the drowsiness can come on suddenly and heavily within the hour. If I don't take it with a meal, it might not even make me drowsy. Taking it with milk I get kindasorta drowsy within two or three hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamito Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I have the same issue! And I never eat when I take it. Some nights it hits in 40 minutes, and others it takes 3 hours. Very odd. I don't like it as I plan to be awake for two hours after I take it, and then some nights, after 40 minutes, I have to druggedly stumble to bed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justclaire Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Taking Seroquel with food gives it a small boost which seems to get it into your system quicker* thus making you feel sleepy quicker etc. I take mine at +/- 9pm and start to get sleepy about an hour later. It helps if towards the end of this hour I am in my jams and getting into bed, 9/10 times I will conk out there and then. If I try to stay up later than 10pm the intense sleepiness passes and I find it quite hard to get to sleep. *Seroquel is marginally better absorbed with food. So if you feel you need a little boost in the dosage, try taking it with dinner or a late night snack. Courtesy of Crazy Meds. Claire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wj74 Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 I gave up trying not to take it w food as the label says... It just doesn't work w my schedule. We eat late and if I wait too long I am a zombie the next day. So more often than not I have food in my stomach. Still, most of the time it hits fairly quickly and it took close to 3 hours last night. I wasn't happy because I had to get up somewhat early this am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enlightened_plutonian Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I never take my Seroquel with food, as that is what it says on the box 'always take on an empty stomach or 1 hour before food'. I find the sedation usually kicks in for me after about 3 hours (that time has increased the longer I have been on the med), but there are times when it doesn't kick in until later (which is annoying as my insomnia is trouble falling asleep). I think the latest I have fallen asleep (taking Seroquel around 10:30pm) would be about 4am, but these days that is rare. I am no longer troubled by my insomnia. On the other hand, if I take a painkiller (usually paracetamol) at the same time as my Seroquel, then the sedation kicks in pretty quickly (similar to how I was when I first went on Seroquel). That sucks as usually the times I need painkillers is in the evening. But because of this I have said no painkillers after 10pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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