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 Mar 7 2008, 10:35 PM
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SEROQUEL ROCKS !!!!!
I take it (100MG) and love it.
It enhances the quality and deepness of my sleep at night, in conjunction with the Trazodone( desyrel) (100MG) that helps me to relax and get to the sleeping state much better.... and Zoloft (sertaline) (100MG) as well.
It takes me awhile to get up and get going in the morning, (three alarm clocks ringing straight for 20 minutes) but I LOVE IT !!!!
As far as weight goes, I have not heard of any problems... I am slender and have not added any pounds.... however those who lead inactive lifestyles may tend to add pounds, as the Seroquel makes sleeping something that you may enjoy doing... this is just out of my own experience.
I only take 25mg if I have to get up and get going EARLY in the morning, (which happens often) but that is just me.
I can do without the Zoloft with no problems, (that is just me, and it would be DANGEROUS for most people to do) but without the Seroquel and the Trazodone I would really be **REALLY*** messed up....
This post has been edited by svendorrian: Mar 7 2008, 11:03 PM
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"Firdt til u herske" ....... born to rule.....
I shall raise forth my Sword of Fire, and raise it with the strength of the eternal years of the darkness that radiates from my heart.....of what was, is and forever shall be....so mote it be.
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Mar 7 2008, 10:57 PM
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QUOTE (SoulSurvivor @ Mar 7 2008, 08:31 PM)  I haven't visited here as I probably should have... Shame on you.. But who am I to talk and say that? 
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"Firdt til u herske" ....... born to rule.....
I shall raise forth my Sword of Fire, and raise it with the strength of the eternal years of the darkness that radiates from my heart.....of what was, is and forever shall be....so mote it be.
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Mar 8 2008, 01:03 AM
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Hi SoulSurvivor,
I, too, find Seroquil to be a great sleep aid, I really only take it occasionally when I need to get a good nights sleep. It is a good sleep though. And I use the 25 mg. dose as well and I haven't noticed any weight gain. I am pretty active and exercise regularly, swim in the morning, power walk in the evening. However, I would have to agree, at 25 mg., you aren't likely to gain weight. Hope it works as well for you...
Peace and Love.... wayne
Sabbat Shalom
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Mar 8 2008, 07:03 AM
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Ok, well just to be controversial, i have been taking seroquel for about a month at 100mg's/day. 50mg's at night and 50mg's in the morning. Before that i was taking another anti-psychotic for a few months (promazine).
Since starting anti-psychotics i have put on 4 kg's. Not a huge worry, because i was rather too slim, but i hope i don't put on any more! They have made me ravenously hungry....i've got the permanent munchies, i eat until my stomach hurts and i still feel hungry. When i stopped taking them for a few days recently that went away, so i know it's the anti-psychotics.
I pretty sure it comes down to the dose, and when you take it....if you use it to help you sleep then just take it at night and in low doses shouldn't be a problem..if you have to take doses in the day then just be aware of how much you're eating, because this is a well reported side effect.
Oh and i take prozac too, so i don't think that has a bearing.....
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So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend. Robert Louis Stevenson  Love is the only sane and satifactory answer to the problem of human existence
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Mar 8 2008, 02:54 PM
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Thanks for all your replies.. well, I took my 25mg of seroquel last night .. this first experience was nothing to make me jump up and down about.. in fact, I woke up several times during the night and when I got up this morning, I felt very tired, irritable and edgy with somewhat of a hang over I had to have a cup of coffee AND a Xanax!  
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when the road is full of nails,
garbage pails and darkened jails
and their tongues are full of heartless tales
that drain on you
who would ever notice you
you fade into a shaded room
it's such a selfish lose
the way you lose these wasted blues...
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Mar 8 2008, 05:07 PM
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QUOTE (yoursoleil @ Mar 8 2008, 05:35 PM) each med has a time when your body gets accustomed to it. I think it took me a week or so to get more accustomed with seroquel. at first I felt drugged in the mornings. Also, some nights it helped with sleep, some nights it didn´t. I´m doing better now on it, usually sleeping ok, and although it´s hard to wake up in the morning, I´m fine after I get myself moving.
hugs,
soleil well, I decided I'm not going to get accustomed to it... especially with the iffyness about weight gain.. if it has the ability to slow my metabolism, it's not worth it for me i can sleep quite well with tylenol pm's thanks for everyones replies
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when the road is full of nails,
garbage pails and darkened jails
and their tongues are full of heartless tales
that drain on you
who would ever notice you
you fade into a shaded room
it's such a selfish lose
the way you lose these wasted blues...
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Change The Mood From Glad To Sadness, need advice on SEROQUEL...Side Affects? |
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