Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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deleted_user
deleted_user
i am finding it really hard to get myself out of bed in the mornings.

just now it seems that i need at least 12 hours of sleep to be able to function.

my pdoc put up my seroquel up to 600mgs im just wondering if they might be the reason.

anyone have this problem??
deleted_user
deleted_user
I don't take seroquel, but a lot of people, on here, seem to sleep a lot when they first start taking it.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes, I had that problem with Seroquel and Geodon too.
I just sleep alot now because I have been really depressed.
Marilyanna
Marilyanna
Seroquel I would take at 8pm be dead alsleep at 8:15. Get up at 5:45 drink a cup of coffee stilll asleep. Get cleaned up and dressed and drive to coffee stand and get expressot. Drivee to West Seattle (about 15 miles in traffic) go to another coffee stand and buy another expresso and wake up around 10.
mistymoomar
mistymoomar
I have been on seroquel for a few years and was on 600mg at night,I know take 200mg,I find with this drug the mornings are hard,but I found my body just got used to any amount,when taking 600mg it didnt have much more effect than the 200mg,I m not saying to reduce it without the pdoc,but for me I still can sleep,although not as much,I really need my sleep,but its nice to be awake rather than sleeping my life away xxxxxxxxxxxx
deleted_user
deleted_user
when i was on 300mgs my body got use to it and i wasnt sleeping. now on the 600mgs i find it hard not to sleep!
deleted_user
deleted_user
ok I am kind of big guy, but 400 MG's at night can knock me on my ass until the morning.

I can see why you are groggy in the morning!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Oh yes I feel hungover just on 25mg of seroqual, I only take it if I cannot sleep and if I get really agitated.

No wonder you find it difficult to get outta bed on that dose.

Can I ask why you are on such a high dose?
mistymoomar
mistymoomar
You will get used to the 600mg,thats what I am meaning,I got to the stage where I coundnt sleep on 600mg,now on 200mg I also have sleeping tablets at hand just in case,xxxxxxx
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