invictus61101 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 I just recently began taking Seroquel. I take 50 mg before bed and 200 mg in the morning. Since I've been taking it, I have been waking up at night upwards of 4-5 times. I'm not sure if it is related to dream sequences or not because when I go back to sleep, I generally just continue on with the dream I had before waking. Anyone else get this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest billycat Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Hi ... I just started to take seroquel on Friday......only 25 or 50mg. to help with anxiety so I can fall asleep. I have been having some intense dreams. Last night for the first time I woke up.....and I did think that was pretty strange and I did fall back asleep quickly after getting up for a few minutes. But I have been having a hard time waking up in the morning.....I take all my other meds in the morning and that usually gave me a jump start....... Is this just adjustment to the seroquel?? Do you have a hard time waking up in the morning?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invictus61101 Posted October 27, 2005 Author Share Posted October 27, 2005 No, I actually wake up feeling great. The daytime dosage makes me tired though, but it is getting a lot better. I think it just takes time to get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faith Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 I would also sometimes wake up during or right after a vivid dream but be able to go right back to sleep. I don't think it's that uncommon. I definitely agree that the fatigue from daytime dosage will decrease with time. Your body just has to adjust. It can be hard for me to wake up after a low dose of Seroquel as well, if I take it after not having done so for a while. It is worth hanging in there to see if it improves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpmaster Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Hi ... I just started to take seroquel on Friday......only 25 or Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeej Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 i took seroquel before (er.. months ago like Oct 04-feb 05) for sleep. 25mg. it's low - im 100 lbs 5'6 so i guess it doesn't take much. this was added to effexor. during that time, i slept like LOG. Now i'm started on 300mg lithium Wed. (again, i'm a lightweight) and pdoc said 'seroquel for three days to reset sleep cycle, get some good solid days and we'll see how that helps. well, 25mg of sero and i was up multiple times. i can't even count. i don't think there were any vivid or frightening dreams.. just totally disrupted sleep. i expected that i would get to sleep like a log so im disappointed. i do feel tired too. anyway, i don't know if it's because i was on it before and off it and now back on.. or what. but it sucked, came looking for a thread and here one is. pj ps i'd be interested to hear if the waking up thing goes away in a while or continues, and if you continue to feel rested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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