Seroquel and sleep

Greetings,
Just wondering if anyone had knowledge of/experience with problems with sleep after stopping Seroquel. I have been off of it for over 2 weeks now and keep waking up through the night and don't feel like I get good sleep. I am tired after being awake for two hours-or just tired right off the bat. If you had problems with it, how long did it take for your sleep to become normal again?
Thanks for taking the time to read/respond and have a good day!

I have not stopped taking seroquel, but i know a couple people who have stopped, and had to go back on it because they couldn't sleep. Hope your sleeping returns to normal soon. Best wishes!

I took it and slept like someone had knocked me in the head with a hammer. (I mean knocked me right out.) I went off of it, and frankly, I, too, don't remember how long it took me to sleep without taking it. I have done Ambien and that helped for awhile, and now I am taking Trazadone. I am sleeping well.

Have you talked to your doc about this issue? I really don't like Seroquel, even though it's great for sleep, because it's in the "anti-psychotic" category and has all the potential side effects they can have, such as tardive dyskinesia.

I have been learning other tactics--such as doing relaxing things at least an hour before bedtime--which might include taking a warm bath, reading something that's not too exciting, and in fact, avoiding getting too wound up about anything, including things on the Internet. Also, my T recommended some relaxation tapes. Only using bed for sleep (or sex), too. Drinking a cup of warm milk and so on.

Hope you have some good sleep soon!

one time i ran out of seroquel and was getting up at 2 or 3am in the morning. with it if i go to bed late enough i sleep well. i am one of these people who simply cannot get off of any type of psych meds, particularly seroquel. when i ran low and didn't have any for a few days i also became terribly nauseous.

Yes, seroquel does have to be tapered off of, I think. It's been so long ago, I can't remember......But, of course, such info is available on the Internet.....

Thanks for your replies. I appreciate you taking the time to do so. Hope all is well with you.

I was having trouble with sleep. My pdoc gave me seroquel. I have never slept better- it was a miracle for me. I had to get off it for other reasons. Now I'm taking 2mg Klonopin & 150mg of trazadone. I sleep but not as well nor is it the same quality of sleep I got with seroquel. I really miss it.

I read in other forums on the internet how difficult it can be to go off of Seroquel. Convulsions in one lady, itching all over, severe headaches, nausea, vomiting, anxiety, sweating, and more. One person posted that their doctor said to taper by 25mg per week. Which meant tapering down 5mg or less each day until the end of the week. And then start over until you are finished. But if you have convulsions or vomiting, it should be reported to your doctor. And any other sypmptom/side effect that you can't tolerate should also be reported. I just started this evening in tapering down. My tablets are 200mg, so I just shaved a bit off the tablet. I want to go down 5% tonight, so that's almost nothing. I'll see if I have any symptoms tomorrow. I want to go very slowly because I hate any type of pain or discomfort. Good luck going off your medication.

--LadyLovesCats

And I also read that many of the people going off of Seroquel had severe insomnia for a time which varied from individual to individual. I see that's what the original question was. Good luck and I hope you post your results for the rest of us. Oh, and I'm new if that's important.
--LadyLovesCats

Thanks for posting LadyLovesCats and Welcome to the community