My sister had gone up in doses similar to that amal, my pdoc said I needed a high dose to replace abilify. It's sent me really paranoid and I am considering stopping it already, I can't cope with me this way

typical seroquel morning for me:
alarm off at 5:45. out of bed
shower make up dress oatmeal
Drive to starbucks (live in Seattle), have double expresso
Go to freeway and big west seattle bridge.
Go to Upton espresso have double espesso and get take along latte
Get to work
Wake up 10AM

I was on Seroquel for at least 2 or 3 years. I was too stupid and groggy to remember everything, plus an overlap with Topamax. The reason I went off was Tardive Dyskinsia. That is uncontrolled motor movement. It was in my tongue, and after several years of valium, it is almost gone. That is the worst side effect of all the anti-pyschotics, believe it or not!

I TOOK SERAQUEL AT A LOW DOSE AND IT WOULD MAKE ME SLEEP AND EAT WHEN I WAS AWAKE. WHILE ON THAT MED I PUT ON 25LBS AND COULDN'T CONTROL THE EATING. SO I TOLD MY DR. AND SHE TOOK ME OFF THE MED AND PUT ME ON SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

all seroquel did for me was knock my rock and roll ass out. nothing else. An evil med in my opinion.XO

I had a tough time at first (can't remember how long). However, I have to say that it was a welcome change from a serious manic episode. These days I take it (800 mgs) before bed because I do want the sedative effect. I don't have much trouble getting up at 6am for work but getting up at 4:30am for the gym is pretty well impossible.

I'm on 1000mgs and have been for a few months now. Before that i've been on 800mgs for about 5 years. I started on 50mgs.
It works for me. It takes time to wake up in the morning, i usually can't drive for an hour or so when i get up.
I think the worst side effect for me is the nightmares.

I felt a lot like that on Seraquel..it took me forever to wake up,and then I was just groggy the rest of the day..it made functioning impossible..when the hallusinations started..I stopped taking it..although I have to say,while on it,I slept better than I ever had in my life..I just couldn't wake up .

Seroquel XL is supposed to be taken no less than 12 hours before you need to wake up or you will get that 'stoned' feeling. Regular Seroquel does not have to be taken more than 8 or 9 hours before you need to wake up.

Am on 800mg and have been for about 2 years. That said, was having a lot of trouble with sleep so took extra 100 once and was stoned as heck the next day. You may want to call your pdoc, that dosage may just be too high for your system. Or it could be interacting with your others meds. You shouldn't be feeling that sedated during the day.

I'm on 800mg Seroquel as well as a heap of other meds - I have to be on that much Seroquel plus other nigh meds to sleep at all. It has made me gain a huge amount of weight and between the Seroquel munchies and the Lithium affecting metabolism, it's so hard to shift. But I know I need all these meds - I'd be dead otherwise.

It may have already have been said but, are you taking all your Seroquel at night? If not, try that. It'll help you sleep and maybe that longer period while sleeping will reduce the sluggishness while you are awake in the morning. I've been on it a long time so I can't recall whether the sluggishness abates with time. For me, even with the 800mg Seroquel at night plus two other night meds -I wake up completely "awake" in the morning - it's just how I metabolise Seroquel I guess.

My mom was on this, started at 300mg. The next morning she passed out and fell, we had to call 911 and she was hospitalized for almost a week. I am surprised that they started you so high. I was told normal range is 300-900mg. Now, my mom being older, she should have started much lower than 300mg. They lowered the dose and eventually she still decided to go off the meds as she didn't like how she felt. That is a whole other topic for another day. I'd talk to your Dr. and let him know how you are feeling. Starting gradual and working up to a higher dose is usually how things work best.

DAMN! 600mg. thats intense. im only on 300XR. it really does suck with all the shitty side effects and what not but if you have any of the same kinda problems that i do i would stick with it.. its worth getting sleep at night and stopping your head from fuckin with you so bad ya know? have your mg lowered if its too hard for you to function.