It worked well for me, kept me quite stable It's however, an effective and safe drug for helping to get some sleep when in withdrawal or when suffering from insomnia in general. Seroquel (Quetiapine), is a second-generation antipsychotic medication, used in the treatment of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and as an adjunct in the management of depression or generalized anxiety disorders. I’m wondering if it’s safe for long term use. I always had trouble sleeping and I loved how easy it made me fall asleep. Same, I can't sleep without it either. Does anyone else take 25-100 mg quetiapine for sleep? I used to take 100mg a night. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. I actually never experienced any withdrawal. My pcp has prescribed me 50mg of quetiapine for sleep. It received FDA approval in 1997 for the treatment of schizophrenia, and has since received approval to treat both acute mania and depressive phases of bipolar disorder. Diagnosed 22 years ago and tried just about every other drug suggested. It is difficult to distinguish between the positive effects of treatment of the primary disorder and on concomitant sleeping problems, but it was seen in these studies that quetiapine can also have a negative effect on sleep in patients with schizophrenia ( 10 ). It hasn’t done anything for me since. However, due to its sedative effects, it’s still sometimes prescribed off-label as a short-term sleep aid. Damn. Please share your experiences! I sleep pretty well with it though, however I have very vivid dreams and end up being sweaty upon waking up but I don't mind. Yeah, I am on a 200mg dose, and I do have trouble sleeping without it. I’m personally trying hard to stay away from antipsychotic meds if I can help it at all. I used to take Seroquel for several months after being diagnosed bipolar. When my current psychiatrist changed my medication, I had an extremely hard time to sleep. I suffer from Major Chronic Insomnia (70 to 90 hours without sleep then maybe 6 to 8 hours of sleep and repeat). I like being able to remember my dreams more. Maybe I should try taking two (50mg) instead? 1 Most reported cases, however, involved a history of alcohol or substance abuse and no other psychiatric disorder was diagnosed among them. And, there is more: it is finding a use in PTSD, anorexia nervosa, OCD, borderline personality disorder: indeed, there is … I tried EVERYTHING! Sometimes it doesn’t do anything other times it knocks me the fuck out for way too long. I didn’t sleep for about five days after that, and started having to heavily self medicate with other sleep aids. This medication is sedating and produces somnolence and reduces anxiety. I eventually had to ween off though, I never got used to the day time sleepiness it caused. Just offering solidarity and to tell you that you aren't doing anything wrong. This is a place to come for those suffering and those that have schizoaffective individuals in their lives. It’s great to get you to sleep but extremely physically addictive. It takes 30–90 min to go to sleep. It starts off feeling like you are floating. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I'm up to 400mg that I take when I'm ready to go to bed. I currently take 200mg of it every night. Be interesting as I've only just gone back to 900 as normally anything less than that my mood drops. She takes several sleep medicines which weren't working. I was on 600mg until recently and stopped cold turkey. Not going to suggest you take more than prescribed tho. THERE HAVE BEEN several recent reports regarding i.v., intranasal and oral quetiapine abuse. Horn S, Dahodwala N. Pimavanserin versus quetiapine for the treatment of psychosis in Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. If I get home too late from work I can't my seroquel, 300mg, because I won't be able to wake up in the morning. Try it all EXACTLY as recommended by professionals for at least 6 weeks and keep a log of sleep hygiene and etc (type up on your phone for like 5 minutes each day). Quetiapine can cause significant weight gain, even when used in small to moderate doses for sleep. Until it stopped working for me. I was on 25mg while pregnant because it's such a low dose and it did nothing for me. It Quetiapine management Psychiatric Drugs/Medications 1 Nov 10, 2020 Quetiapine (Seroquel) and mood swings Psychiatric Drugs/Medications 2 Nov 5, 2020 A full week on Seroquel (quetiapine) (200mg) Psychiatric Drugs 3 J 1 Please share your experiences! More posts from the schizoaffective community. A 2017 study examining quetiapine prescriptions among adolescents at a psychiatric inpatient center found that out of 720 admissions, 11.5 percent were prescribed quetiapine for nighttime use. Seroquel (Quetiapine) is a medication that was developed by AstraZeneca from 1992 through 1996. After many failed attempts to sleep at the suggested dosage of 25 mg (he said I could go up to 200 mg) and up I decided I was going to try a LARGE dose. Yes, quetiapine may be the answer. Come to vent, discuss your symptoms, look for advice, ask about medications and therapies that may have helped others. I was on 200-300 mg of Seroquel for years. Avoid binging, and for sustained use … Posts and discussion about insomnia and sleep disorders. Good luck for u bud, keep it up as long as u don't miss what's truly worth for you and your health. Quetiapine, a multiple receptor antagonist at 5‐HT 1A and 5‐HT 2A, dopamine D 1 and D 2, histamine H 1, and adrenergic α 1 and α 2 receptors, is an atypical antipsychotic medication that has recently shown promise for the treatment of alcoholism. I took one time what I believe was 300mg of Seroquel (long story short some jackass didn’t want to turn off computer and try to let me sleep so I got angry and took one of their pills which knocked me out for a full day felt like I took horse tranquilizer). I think it can be said that Quetiapine (Seroquel) is an objectionally non-recreational drug. I toss and turn and become very irritated because I am tired. It’s also good but also unfortunate to know that antipsychotics can often decrease life expectancy and in my experience significantly impaired everyday mental functionality. Recently she was prescribed Seroquel and she has slept much better. Quetiapine, a multiple receptor antagonist at 5‐HT1A and 5‐HT2A, do... Quetiapine for the treatment of alcoholism: Scientific rationale and review of the literature - RAY - 2010 - Drug and Alcohol Review - … And should I take it on an empty stomach? I sleep through the night and I can deal with my anxiety and Bipolar 1. I also have to get blood tests because of it so I don't really worry about long term use as long as it works for me and the test results end up being fine. It has also been associated with increased blood glucose (sugar) and … Yeah I don’t like these meds either but I absolutely cannot sleep without medicine idk what’s up with my brain I have good sleep hygiene but I just can’t shut down my brain during nighttime. Not very long. After 8.5 years of trying pretty much everything, what works best for me is nightly : 100mg Seroquel mixed with a 30mg benzo called Restoril plus 6mg of another benzo called Klonopin plus 300mg trazodone plus 600mg Lithium LiCO3 and finally top it off with 1 to 2 7.5mg Norco. It's been a hit or miss for me. We can share our personal experience and feelings with you, but they can actually explain how it works on the chemical level. I'm currently on 150mg and that's been the closest to consistently helping me out, but still a crapshoot. Then you get hungry. I can go into more detail if your interested. Get some sleep every night (even if you aren't able to enter deep sleep, a period of rest for the body is very beneficial) Dose moderation. Quetiapine has been demonstrated to be safe in older people in open‐label trials in psychotic disorders and in Parkinson's disease. I originally had quetiapine as my anti-psychotic. I was on quetiapine for quite some time a while back. I’m wondering if it’s safe for long term use. If you're worried about long term effects, absolutely talk to your doctor about your concerns. That was 2 years ago and yup until now I'm reliant on melatonin for sleep. In several studies of quetiapine use in psychosis, bipolar disorder or depression, the effects on sleep were also investigated (9, 10). My pcp has prescribed me 50mg of quetiapine for sleep. “I took Seroquel for only a few days. I've been on Quetiapine for bipolar disorder for 4 years now. Just be aware that your body will become dependent on the substance (hopefully not too severely.) Guess 600 was fine but now I'm much more active I really need that 8 hours sleep. Now, I did not do this blindly (not saying it wasn't dangerous, but MANY people have overdosed FAR beyond what I did, and lived) I spent several manic hours researching the effects of an overdose.. among them, 'fainting', 'passing out', 'coma'. Quetiapine hasn’t been approved to treat insomnia by the FDA. 2, 3 Despite its effects on various receptors in the brain (e.g., D 1, D 2, H 1, 5HT 2a, alpha 1 4 So I guess even though it was only one time it was a fluke that it had that of a powerful of an effect on me. User Reviews for Quetiapine to treat Depression Also known as: Seroquel, Seroquel XR Quetiapine has an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from a total of 154 ratings for the treatment of Depression. It’s almost like a weed high. Issues.The development of effective treatments for alcohol use disorders represents an important public health concern. I plan on being asleep around 11 pm. Does anyone else have Anyways in my experience Seroquel is not good at least for me. I take quetiapine (Seroquel) for bipolar disorder with the added hope that the drowsiness side effect will knock me out at night. Trivedi MH, Bandelow B, Demyttenaere K, Papakostas GI, Szamosi J, Earley W, Eriksson H. Evaluation of the effects of extended release quetiapine fumarate monotherapy on sleep disturbance in patients with major depressive Perks of drinking it, I could sleep an hour after. I started with 25 mg so far and it only knocked me out on the first night. That drug is habit forming. This works-I get 8-9 hours of sleep … Took melatonin to help me sleep. Not sure if my body just build a tolerance to that medicine that fast from just one single pill. And in case I take quetiapine I sleep for 12 hours and I’m drowsy as hell which really sucks because I want to be employable and high functioning. Sleep doses are low, antidepressant doses are medium (like 300 mg) and high doses are antipsychotic - at 25 mg you are effectively only blocking H1 receptors so it's pretty much an anti-histamine Fun fact of the day: quetiapine is a I absolutely cannot sleep without it. I still wake up feeling completely out of it and disoriented but the feeling goes away quite quickly. I noticed that during the afternoon/evening hours is when I start to stress and my anxiety comes back. I have struggled with GAD and depression since I was 19. Press J to jump to the feed. I have struggled with GAD and depression since I was 19. The drug is classified as an atypical, second-generation antipsychotic and exerts pharmacological effects via an array of targets including: D2, 5-HT2A, H1, Alpha-1, and 5-HT1A receptors. I got super particular about creating a nighttime routine and being diligent about sticking to it. Since I started taking quetiapine for depression treatment, my head has became a huge mess, of course it helped me a lot during these times but nowadays I just ain't able to do pretty much anything that comes to a tiny elevated brain activity, it has been way more bothering to me than any other symptoms - btw I'm open to any tips about quitting antipsychotics or medications in general. Zyad J. Carr, Lauren Miller, Victor Ruiz-Velasco, Allen R. Kunselman, Kunal Karamchandani, In a Model of Neuroinflammation Designed to Mimic Delirium, Quetiapine Reduces Cortisol Secretion and Preserves Reversal Learning in the Attentional Set Shifting Task, Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, 10.1007/s11481-019-09857-y, (2019). I also used to have another 25mg dose at lunch. Seroquel (quetiapine) I have been on serequel for about 4 yrs now for PTSD/anxiety but mainly for chronic long standing insomnia where nothing else was working.for insomnia It does work for insomnia for me . The nights I can't it, I can't sleep. I absolutely cannot sleep without it. Years later I got some Seroquel from a co-worker to help me sleep a few 150mg tried one pill nothing tried two only got a little bit of sleep. Yeah my doctor prescribed 50 mg but told me to try 25 first. Take caution my friend. Bad side, I got too dependent. If I don't take it my mind will be overactive all night. For me the 900mg's of quetiapine gives me 8 hrs sleep and I wake up feeling fine like I havnt taken anything. Like over-the-counter sleep aids, it makes people drowsy. 50 mg is a low dosage, so the Quetiapine is clearly being used as a sleep aid. Put limited faith in it. I have done the Qne routine and it does build tolerance comparatively quickly. I was on a cocktail of meds so I can't say much about side effects, except maybe weight gain I think came from the quetiapine. I feel like I’m doing something wrong... Good questions for a good pharamacist, an accessible nurse, or a doctor if you can reach him. Presented at: 2019 American Academy of … We often experience psychosis and mood issues. Although it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly how often quetiapine is prescribed for insomnia and related sleep disorders, research suggests that it’s prescribed fairly often. Later on after taking it I'll become really drowsy. I’m rationalizing that after a certain amount of time my body will give in and sleep without medication other than maybe melatonin because my body can’t be awake forever unless I have fatal sporadic insomnia which I’m pretty sure I don’t have. Been this way for around 2 years. Does anyone else take 25-100 mg quetiapine for sleep? I take quetiapine under a different name, 25mg in the morning and 50mg in the evening. I was told by my psychiatrist that rhe sedatimg effect should help with nervousness/anxiety. Granted, I've always had insomnia, so something that actually does put me to sleep is very convenient. That solved it for me. Very hungry, Then Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The body does develop a tolerance to many medications and Press J to jump to the feed. Quetiapine is sedating. I do have a therapist that I have been meeting with since and it has helped a lot however the last 6 months, due to increases stress, I have not been able to sleep. After about 2 years I'm trying to take smaller doses (decreased from two to a single pill of 100mg and plan to start taking only 50mg since I got no withdrawals during it). Let's be there to support and encourage each other as we each go through our journies through this illness. Schizoaffective disorder is a chronic illness that many people suffer from. 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