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gonna stop fiddling my meds

suzyq2173
suzyq2173
i tried to halve the seroquel i was taking because it makes me so tired and fuzzy i am unable to function normally. it was experiment to see if i could get away with less while i am on holidays. my experiement failed. the anxiety the next day was really awful. it was much more debilitation than the tiredness. so now im taing my meds properly and am back to sleeping all day. has anyone got any advice on how i can minimise the tiredness affecting me so much?
deleted_user
deleted_user
Speaking for myself I could not handle that medication. However I never tried taking it only at night, I was instructed half in am half in the early evening. Others have had great result taking only in pm. I would speak to your doctor and see what they think before changing anything else. Other than being tired, seems as though it is working for you as far as anxiety and stability, best of luck.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Good idea. You don't know what to change or how. You may go back and forth over compensation and getting nowhere. Talk to your Dr. Let him (or her) do the fiddling.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am on seroquel and I notice that if I go to work and do something I am not so tired as I am if I do nothing all day.
rubyblue
rubyblue
how long have you been taking it and what dose are you on? I've been on it a while and the sedation does wear off (and bizarrely I was tireder on 200mg than I am on 500mg)... the only thing I can suggest is if you take it in the evening take it a little earlier so its not knocking you out all day....

I tweaked it one day too and the anxiety and agitation the next day was monstrous.... I decided not to play shrink again either...
deleted_user
deleted_user
If you take the seroquel at night, take it a little earlier. or ask your doctor to suggest a different time schedule. I am a counselor, and when I used to be with the mental health center, the doctors moved the times around, to make it better. The other thing is just talk to your doctor, and see if she can adjust it some. Also, drink plenty of fluids, it helps flush out the meds, so it doesn't sort of stay in your system and build up as much. I think staying in touch with your doctor is probably the most important part of getting your meds to a point where you are at your best. And even then, they may have to readjust it every so often. Our bodies are complicated, and a lot of it has to do with our chemistry.Hope you feel better.