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Dec 09, 2019, 10:42 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by Shaula
I'm joining the club. Haven't been sleeping properly since I quit taking Seroquel XR, and it's been 8 or 9 months now. Clearly I get some sleep every now and then, but it's far from normal and there are nights when I don't sleep at all.
Recently stress and my new meds have just made the insomnia worse. But I got 6 hours of sleep last night and that's pretty good compared to the 0-5 hours I usually get. Yay.
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I took Seroquel for 7 years and finally was able to stop taking it. I had titrated down slowly (during the last year of taking it). 75mg for a few months, 50mg for some months, 25mg, then finally down to 12.5mg. When I stopped taking the 12.5mg I didn't sleep more than 2 - 3 hours every night. At some point I was sleeping a couple of hours at night, then on and off during the day. It was crazy, and I felt hopeless.
Then the esteemed Dr. W prescribed Zyprexa and voila! I am sleeping better than I have in many years. And I feel, generally, more stable.
Is it possible to change something with your meds so you can sleep?
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