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Old Aug 24, 2014, 09:16 AM
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How long lasting is the sedation on Seroquel? I mean, if you took it before bed... would you feel the effects still after waking up? For Olanzapine I found that it made me very sluggish in the mornings, but not exactly sedated.
It can be anywhere from half an hour to all night depending on the dose but that's as a sleep med which is 25-300 mg I think vs more like all day if you're actually using it for psychosis and not sleep.....it's one of the most sedating as an AP due to the histamine effect. So it's like two totally different drugs based on dose....
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