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Seroquel

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deleted_user
Am thinking about going on it for sleep only. In this case, is it a drug you can just take as needed, or do you have to buid up a tolerance to it? Thanks.
nickpc20001
nickpc20001
Best sleeper around you can take it on a as needed bassis it would work better that way. But it will make ya drosey in the AM...
deleted_user
deleted_user
i take mine every night. not only is it a GREAT sleeper; it has really beneficial effects on yr bp too. for me, it really curbs my anxiety and paranoia & irritability during the day. i've been more mellow since i started taking it, but not in a dopey sort of way.
alicia29
alicia29
Seroquel is the ONLY atypical psychotic that has been quelled my mania. It is also the best sleep agent I have tried. If you are taking it for sleep only, PRN use is just as effective as continuous...Hugs~
deleted_user
deleted_user
So I should ask my pdoc to prescribe it for sleep (because my other stuff isn't working), and she should be ok with that? ALso, if you're taking it as needed are you likely to gain weight? Thanks.
deleted_user
deleted_user
i'd like to marry seroquel...

perhaps i shall.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yea great sleeper, I used to take Ambein but I always either stayed up and did weird stuff or woke up and did the same but never remembered.And yes you gain weight! EGGGHHHHH! The worst thing of all for me , am already over weight.
deleted_user
deleted_user
well, I have been a lover of seroquel for a year now. I am up to 300mg a day. It helps tone down all the racing thoughts and such. At first, I could barley take a piece and knocked me out for a day or two. Now they dont effect me at all. I take it three times a day.
BUTTTTTT... I recently found out it was the calprit of the sudden weight gain!!! I went from a slender size 6 to a 20 in no time. I have been slowlyl taking myself off of it. My thoughts are going haywire and I cant get to sleep. I guess they did help me rest and I didnt know it. I think it calmed down all the night time thoughts that kept me up. I am hating the withdrawls!!! But I hate being overweight. It is very facial swelling. For your mental issues it is great for sleeping it is wonderful if you dont take it everysingle night. You build tolerence quickly. I say get some of that restless legg medicine or ambien. Something without all the weightgain involved. Read up on it. I saw where one woman gained 240pounds before she knew it was the pill doing it.
deleted_user
deleted_user
100 mg at bed time makes me happy.

300mg of caffeine in the morning will help with the hangover
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