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Aug 04, 2020, 02:58 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by Living in LaLa Land
Originally 100 mg. Then after the sedative effects wore off after two days (Can you believe it?) and the insomnia returned, I went back to my doc and he prescribed 400 mg.
What followed was a stuffy nose where I felt like someone was on laying on my nostrils and terrible dry mouth, I decided I didn't like Seroquel. The sedative effects, once again, left after two days, despite the upper dosage.
I am weaning myself off with 100 mg (I've only been on for a month). I don't want to be on it after reading up on its side effects. Since it doesn't knock me out, what's the point? Beside, Diabetes runs in my family and I cannot take the chance. I wish I never learned of this drug.
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I despise Seroquel- except for its sedative effect.
Here's the thing. You can google it or ask about it on the Bipolar Treatment board. Seroquel is most useful for sleep at a very low dose. It's strange like that. Low dose, meaning 12.5mg or 25,g. No higher.
For example, a few years ago I was on somewhere around 300mg of Seroquel, it did not help me in any way. It was horrible; the only effect it had was to cause me to gain weight.
But if I take only 25mg I sleep very well. I take it 1 hour before bedtime. I've never had any med that worked so well for sleep.
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