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Seroquel Confusion

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I had asked for a sleeper that you recommend.Many said Seroquel.I was baffled at the dosages... 300mg etc.It turns out that it's not a sleeper at all. !!
People were recommending it as a sleeper !
I'm just hoping people know that it's not a sleeper.
I'm back to square one.
I am staying on Lithium and I needed to know a sleeper apart from Ambien and Zopiclone that knocks us out for 7 hrs.
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A knock in the head with a baseball bat is a sure bet:)
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Seroquel is an anti-psychotic but just happens to have sleep properties. I take 800mg at night and am taking it just for sleep as I'm not manic/ hypomanic.
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From Sherilyn Fenn please.
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I'm NOT abandoning Lithium though.
Sherilynn Fenn was for the baseball bat administeraginginage etc
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I take 800 mg's to sleep. Yes, it's not a sleeper... but, the side effects are that it knocks you out! It eliminates alot of the "gremlins" in your head... and you DO sleep!
Also, one of the side effects is that you may have a "hangover", the next day.
Coffee works.
After taking my dosage... I'm lucky if I can stay awake an hour! It hits you FAST!
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Come on Pluck it was funny!
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I've found the sleepers I become immune to so I get given a new one if I complain.

I dunno about swapping mood stabilisers.I don't know if I can stand more brain shuffles.


Thanks all for the concise replies..
it's all clearer now.

It's gonna be a bright..bright...miserable day !!
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Lorezapam works for me. They call it Restoril here. I've been taking it now for two years. I take one and about a half an hour later I'm asleep.
And I don't wake up at 4 A.M. with all kinds of worries, I sleep till about 7 A.M. It's inexpensive, too, since its been around for awhile:)
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i stopped taking that s**t about a week after i had started taking it,i did not like the side effects at all,they made me sweat at night,eat the whole fridge,felt like i was going over the edge in zoombie moode,i just hated the feeling.and its not a sleeper,its for manics like me.
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when i said this s**t i was talking about seroquel!!!
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Yeah, I thought you were.I have faith like that !! haha
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Yeah, seroquel is not a sleeper but it can help you sleep.
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That's making me confused.So people recommend it as a sleeper ?

I'm gonna have an ice cream to slow me down.
mistymoomar
mistymoomar
Hi,I am seroquel,and have been for three years,they normally start the dosage low 50mg and then work up to 600mg to 800mg,I was taking 600mg but now down to 200mg at night,it not a sleeper,but it totally switches your brain off,then I think the sleep comes due to relaxing,its hard in the mornings until you get used to it,I do find it helpfull xxxxxx
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You ARE Seroquel ? !!

Wow.
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