I'm a paranoid schizophrenic and I was on 600mg's a day with 4 mg's of respridal. I would sleep about 14 hours a day and wake up feeling like a brain dead zombie, was not fun, glad I'm off it now.
Man, i take Seroquel 300 mg. along with an Abilify 10 mg. And i'm still not able to sleep right. It gets me sleepy but only for a little while. When i fall asleep i wake up 2 hours later thinking its 7AM when its only 2AM.
This gets me aggravated. I really dislike taking pills for this anxiety and depression. I just dont feel right about it. Any suggestions? T_T
Abilify is meant to be taken in the morning. It gives you a "boost", a tad more energy. You won't be bouncing off the walls, but you will feel a bit better. The Clonazepam aka Klonopin, is a "downer" to help you sleep. It's a controlled substance. My psychiatrist said it can be abused. I don't abuse it though. If I did I WOULD be sleeping all day.
Damn my psychiatrist... He didnt tell me that. D: Thanks for the advice. I'm going to start taking Abilify in the morning. See if that can help. (If this works. YOU ARE MY HERO! Because this depression is turning into a trauma)
I sure hope it works for you. Keep me up to date. It's so dumb for a psychiatrist to tell you to take an anti-depressent with something that causes sleepiness. If I'm not mistaken, Seroquel is an anti-hallucinagen. Make sure to report how these side effects to your doctor. I also suggest researching all of this online before you bitch out your doctor ;) Take care and good luck!
I have been a vegetarian (I eat fish) for about a year. I have been so exhausted for the last few months, so with my doctors approval I have slowly withdrawn from the Seroquel. Just last week I decided to eat meat to see if it would help the fatigue. It didn't seem to help and just last night I finally stopped the Seroquel all together. Today I feel better already so I relieze that I can go back to not eating meat because it wasn't the lack of meat, it was the Seroquel.
LOL my moms trying to get off methadone and her doctor gave her seroquel for somethin and she acts just like this lol. she gave me like a sixth of a 400mg tablet cause i couldnt sleep and i was still fucked up at noon today lol
I'm taking 100mg a day and honestly, I love this drug. It's really sedative but when my doctor prescribed it I was really getting out of control. I was running everywhere, saying things that didn't make any sense and hearing freaky voices calling my name. It's really working for me, but everyone is different.
I took seroquel a few times when i wanted sleep, the next day my moods were up and down, i felt like i was mentally ill......seroquel is not for the sane!!!
I would suggest you drop all meds but Klonopin...of course as you said the whole threshold thing is true;but i had pretty severe symptoms of CPS and was perscribed all SORTS of shit...I've gone half a year not taking any neuroleptics and just taking 3mg KLONOPIN every 3 or 5 days...shit like abilify;geodon;seroquel are just AWFUL and I find theyre only meant to stifile ones creativity...Best of luck in your endeavors;and if you can avoid 5150's without neuro's i'd HIGHLY suggest you kick 'em!
Not everyones medication threshold is the same. I finally told the doctor that the seroquel makes me sleep 24/7. She increased my Klonopin dose and it has been perfect smooth sailing for me. She also prescribed Abilify. That really helps give me a boost during the day.
i take 100mg of seroquel for insomnia as well, and just like you i do not feel ANYTHING....So i talked to my doctor and he gave me temazepams 15mg to take with a seraquel, works like a charm.
You should defintily try klonipin it is so much better, ive been on it for 4 years and it completly destroyed the anxiety, the best med ive ever taken.
oh yeah i take it for schizophrenia too, just auditory but i'm not dissing you or trying to offend you ask them about lamictal for your anxiety it's not a quintepine or w/e it was i forgot it's what seroquel is but just take that for sleep it'll help the lamictal i used to be on it, it may work for you
uhh...seroquel isn't exactly for anxiety issues...and yours must not've been severe i have to take 400 mg of seroquel, 2 triangle 3 mg xanax, 10 mg valium, and 2 mg klonopin for my anxiety it's all except seroquel the seroquel is for when i go crazy again to sedate me n help me sleep and the lithium and my other anti pschotics like niravem which is an alpralozam like xanax is and prozac..heres the funny part i'm only 17.6
DBT is supposed to give you different tools to help you manage your thoughts. As a parent of a daughter with schizophrenia it helped me to better understand her and what she is going through. It may help you to see your way to better ways to deal with how you are feeling. I hope it helps as you do seem to have feelings of distress. DBT should help you deal with those feelings and thoughts. Do not get hung up on the label of the technique.
I'm on 50mg of Seroquel in the evening and it knocks me out (I see a therapist, of course). I am a psychologist/pharmD so I can prescribe medications, I chose not to prescribe medicine because I want people to come to me for therapy and not medicine. Anyway, I think Seroquel is a great drug compared to say haloperidol or Thorazine. I know people who are on up to 800 mg BID. Anyway, it's good that you know that you need to take it! You are aware of your moods which is great!!
Have you told your dr about these problems? You should immediately tell him/her. It could be a combination of the meds. You never know. You really should check into it. Take care & good luck.
I don't take a combanation of meds. I never took any med in my life. I'm a very stable person who doesn't need any meds. Its been to weeks and i still feel like im crazy
Give it about a month or two and you will begin to see a difference. But, keep an open mind. Pills don't help by themselves. You need to see a therapist too.
Why are you telling me to give the pills a month or 2 i don't take any pills :S I took one because i thought it was for sleeping but its for bi polor and scitzo people and now im fucked. Do you mean the shitty feeling, like im going crazy will take amonth or 2 to go away??? is that what u ment?
I'm sorry. I misunderstood. I have not taken Seroquel for months now. It's good that you don't have to take pharmaceutical meds. Taking one seroquel is not going to permanently alter your brain. Why do you say that you're "fucked"?
I also take 25mgs of seroquel. I walk into stuff all of the time, I have terrible balance, I have gamied weight and I am constipated! I HATE THIS DRUG! I am going to talk about this with my Doc.There has got to be another choice,
Ask about Klonopin. My dr. increased my dosage last week and I am doing a whole lot better and I'm sleeping better too. You really should ask. Good luck dear.
I take seroquel for my doc it's strong stuff, doesn't make u high but great for getting u to sleep at night, i take seroquel 100mg with hydroxyzine 25mg for sleep at night works pretty good and im glad to see seroquel works well for u too :)
Oh lord sweetie!!!!!!!!! Does your doctor know about this? If you are fainting then it is important to call your doc. Here's what I did with my leftover Seroquel: I put the pills into a plastic, ziplock bag and beat them (I think I used the flat end of my makeup brush) into a fine powder. When I am have trouble sleeping, I lick the tip of my finger and get a little bit on my finger and lick it off. I fall asleep pretty fast.
doctor now day are really fucking stupid and like to fuck around with people's head you know the best thing you can do is just take care of your self and then you wount need to see them MED'S ARE NOT THE CURE and never will be they will just mask the problem and then when you go off the drug the problem will come back that suck's plus Seroquel has life long side effects so just try to lower the dose. im take it for insomnia right now but im working out and on a diet to lower my blood pressure.
i took a half of a 400mg and i passed out in the school bathroom, my friends were scared i would die cause i was white, they said is was white not pale, i think i hit my head cause i had a bruise, i dont remember even walking into to the bathroom i just remember waking up next to a toilet
man yea my bro gets prescribed 300mg too and i thought it would be cool to take them and i popped 2 so tht was 600mg and i did this at school and 10 minutes later i couldnt even pick up my head in class and i passed out and they rushed me to the hospital and they said i was 20 minutes from dieing but i think its because i couldnt handle it and im only like 98lbs so my body couldn't take it
OMG! Please don't ever take anyone elses medication again. You actually could die from a lethal reaction to something that the dr. hasn't prescribed to you. Not to sound like I'm lecturing, but I hope you've learned a lesson. Take care of yourself :)
I take 300 mg every night, I sleep a good 8 hrs and feel refreshed when I wake up. Without it my mind wonders and keeps me awake, mainly stupid things keep me awake at night. When I dont take it, I am depressed, hopeless and have sucidal thoughts. I am bipolar with mixed episodes, so in a flash I am manic then depressed for a length, my manic states get me into trouble with my job and personal life. I am starting psyco therapy tommorrow. I hope it will help. without seroquel I am wreck!
I'm glad it helps you. I think one of the reasons I suffer the drowsy side effect is due to the fact that I am on lots of other meds and 3 of those are for Epilepsy. Let me know how therapy goes for you. Psychotherapy didn't work too well for me. Since mine is a personality disorder, the dr. decided that I should try Dialectical Behavioral Therapy aka DBT. I start the first session this Thursday.
I've never tried seroquel, but xanax does me the same way, I just started prozac. I just applied for ssdi as well, hope all goes well for you-----the new glasses look great by the way;;;take care---will
Out of all the meds I've taken, I hate Seroquel the most. The last time I took it we had to keep doubling the dose to control the problem it was treating, and it got so out of control that the side effects were a major contributor to a hospitalization.
I'm a paranoid schizophrenic and I was on 600mg's a day with 4 mg's of respridal. I would sleep about 14 hours a day and wake up feeling like a brain dead zombie, was not fun, glad I'm off it now.
fVc4FACE 3 years ago 24
Man, i take Seroquel 300 mg. along with an Abilify 10 mg. And i'm still not able to sleep right. It gets me sleepy but only for a little while. When i fall asleep i wake up 2 hours later thinking its 7AM when its only 2AM.
This gets me aggravated. I really dislike taking pills for this anxiety and depression. I just dont feel right about it. Any suggestions? T_T
gabrie042793 3 years ago 5
Are you taking the Abilify and the Seroquel at the same time?
DazedandBemused 3 years ago
No, one after an other. Usually 20 minutes after. D:
gabrie042793 3 years ago
Hi gabrie042793:
Abilify is meant to be taken in the morning. It gives you a "boost", a tad more energy. You won't be bouncing off the walls, but you will feel a bit better. The Clonazepam aka Klonopin, is a "downer" to help you sleep. It's a controlled substance. My psychiatrist said it can be abused. I don't abuse it though. If I did I WOULD be sleeping all day.
DazedandBemused 3 years ago
Damn my psychiatrist... He didnt tell me that. D: Thanks for the advice. I'm going to start taking Abilify in the morning. See if that can help. (If this works. YOU ARE MY HERO! Because this depression is turning into a trauma)
gabrie042793 3 years ago
I sure hope it works for you. Keep me up to date. It's so dumb for a psychiatrist to tell you to take an anti-depressent with something that causes sleepiness. If I'm not mistaken, Seroquel is an anti-hallucinagen. Make sure to report how these side effects to your doctor. I also suggest researching all of this online before you bitch out your doctor ;) Take care and good luck!
DazedandBemused 3 years ago
Meant to ask. What is your mental disorder? Mine's Borderline Personality Disorder.
DazedandBemused 3 years ago
Sorry, fill in that Klonolin with Seroquel (got the two confused. Other than that they are about the same.
DazedandBemused 3 years ago
I have been a vegetarian (I eat fish) for about a year. I have been so exhausted for the last few months, so with my doctors approval I have slowly withdrawn from the Seroquel. Just last week I decided to eat meat to see if it would help the fatigue. It didn't seem to help and just last night I finally stopped the Seroquel all together. Today I feel better already so I relieze that I can go back to not eating meat because it wasn't the lack of meat, it was the Seroquel.
tofushaman 3 years ago 2
50 milligrams is a godsend for my insomnia.. i haven't had a sleepless night in the longest time.
windowlicker1 3 years ago
LOL my moms trying to get off methadone and her doctor gave her seroquel for somethin and she acts just like this lol. she gave me like a sixth of a 400mg tablet cause i couldnt sleep and i was still fucked up at noon today lol
dannybOMFG 3 years ago
I'm taking 100mg a day and honestly, I love this drug. It's really sedative but when my doctor prescribed it I was really getting out of control. I was running everywhere, saying things that didn't make any sense and hearing freaky voices calling my name. It's really working for me, but everyone is different.
gabzzz12 3 years ago
I have tried so many medications and seroquel is the only one that ever helped.
Even if it was only slightly. I was on the max dose and if your on it do yaself a favour and dont drink it make u do some really stupid CRAZY things.
blakeyjb 3 years ago
I took seroquel a few times when i wanted sleep, the next day my moods were up and down, i felt like i was mentally ill......seroquel is not for the sane!!!
Chef2012 3 years ago
I would suggest you drop all meds but Klonopin...of course as you said the whole threshold thing is true;but i had pretty severe symptoms of CPS and was perscribed all SORTS of shit...I've gone half a year not taking any neuroleptics and just taking 3mg KLONOPIN every 3 or 5 days...shit like abilify;geodon;seroquel are just AWFUL and I find theyre only meant to stifile ones creativity...Best of luck in your endeavors;and if you can avoid 5150's without neuro's i'd HIGHLY suggest you kick 'em!
coydogroy 3 years ago
Not everyones medication threshold is the same. I finally told the doctor that the seroquel makes me sleep 24/7. She increased my Klonopin dose and it has been perfect smooth sailing for me. She also prescribed Abilify. That really helps give me a boost during the day.
DazedandBemused 3 years ago
I take 100mg of Seroquel for insomnia and I don't feel ANYTHING... I just took some three hours ago and NOTHING!
I'm going to get something stronger...
Koollaidman1546 3 years ago
i take 100mg of seroquel for insomnia as well, and just like you i do not feel ANYTHING....So i talked to my doctor and he gave me temazepams 15mg to take with a seraquel, works like a charm.
SectorSos 3 years ago
im prescribed to 300mg for sleep and that works fine
pjbiggums 3 years ago
i was also put on seroquel for insomnia > 400mg.
VALIS1974 3 years ago
it makes you feel veeerryy slow and drunk
im percribed 900mg a day...
i think im addicted
darbster12 3 years ago
900 mg O.O
iamahipo1 3 years ago
dude they had me on 300 mg of seriquil a 10 mg ambien to slepp then 60 mg paxel and 1 mg xanax for ptsd lol i was all jacked up
mortarman22 3 years ago
I take 600mg at bed time.
glenncookiowa1979 3 years ago
holy shit dude, you must be jacked up lol. The most I've been prescribed is 100 mg.
DanielleLowe 3 years ago
Whenever I feel anxious or blue I smoke cannabis and am returned to the land of hoo.
fasdl 3 years ago 31
You should defintily try klonipin it is so much better, ive been on it for 4 years and it completly destroyed the anxiety, the best med ive ever taken.
AREVERB 3 years ago 5
oh yeah i take it for schizophrenia too, just auditory but i'm not dissing you or trying to offend you ask them about lamictal for your anxiety it's not a quintepine or w/e it was i forgot it's what seroquel is but just take that for sleep it'll help the lamictal i used to be on it, it may work for you
therealkannabisking 3 years ago
uhh...seroquel isn't exactly for anxiety issues...and yours must not've been severe i have to take 400 mg of seroquel, 2 triangle 3 mg xanax, 10 mg valium, and 2 mg klonopin for my anxiety it's all except seroquel the seroquel is for when i go crazy again to sedate me n help me sleep and the lithium and my other anti pschotics like niravem which is an alpralozam like xanax is and prozac..heres the funny part i'm only 17.6
therealkannabisking 3 years ago
DBT is supposed to give you different tools to help you manage your thoughts. As a parent of a daughter with schizophrenia it helped me to better understand her and what she is going through. It may help you to see your way to better ways to deal with how you are feeling. I hope it helps as you do seem to have feelings of distress. DBT should help you deal with those feelings and thoughts. Do not get hung up on the label of the technique.
366moore 3 years ago
6.25mg?
jesus, im on 600mg a day, 200 in mornin, one in avo and one at 10ish
hate the side-effect, the weight effect mostly
wishin you all the best sweety
jammy
renagenic 3 years ago
I'm on 50mg of Seroquel in the evening and it knocks me out (I see a therapist, of course). I am a psychologist/pharmD so I can prescribe medications, I chose not to prescribe medicine because I want people to come to me for therapy and not medicine. Anyway, I think Seroquel is a great drug compared to say haloperidol or Thorazine. I know people who are on up to 800 mg BID. Anyway, it's good that you know that you need to take it! You are aware of your moods which is great!!
AydenThropp 3 years ago
I know how you feel! Anxiety is horrible!
MattieCooper 3 years ago
i take 50 to 100 mgs a night. amazing for sleep. but one shitty side effect is restless legs though ive gotten kinda used to it, its still annoying.
anavarro09 3 years ago
I take 75 mg of Seroquel nightly. It makes it hard to keep the weight off. It also makes me LACTATE! Seriously! and I'm nearly 53.
binkle1 3 years ago
Damn this looks horrible. Thanks for sharing this.
ShawnD1 3 years ago
im on 100 mgs of this stuff ,1000mgs depakote, AND 2 mgs alprazolam,and i STILL stay awake all night, WTFS WRONG WITH ME
slackmastercg 3 years ago
Have you told your dr about these problems? You should immediately tell him/her. It could be a combination of the meds. You never know. You really should check into it. Take care & good luck.
DazedandBemused 3 years ago
seroquil makes you freak right out and gives you anxiety why would u take it to relave it?
crankywizard6000 3 years ago
It didn't make me "freak out". It made me a walking zombie.
DazedandBemused 3 years ago
I don't take a combanation of meds. I never took any med in my life. I'm a very stable person who doesn't need any meds. Its been to weeks and i still feel like im crazy
crankywizard6000 3 years ago
Give it about a month or two and you will begin to see a difference. But, keep an open mind. Pills don't help by themselves. You need to see a therapist too.
DazedandBemused 3 years ago
Why are you telling me to give the pills a month or 2 i don't take any pills :S I took one because i thought it was for sleeping but its for bi polor and scitzo people and now im fucked. Do you mean the shitty feeling, like im going crazy will take amonth or 2 to go away??? is that what u ment?
crankywizard6000 3 years ago
I'm sorry. I misunderstood. I have not taken Seroquel for months now. It's good that you don't have to take pharmaceutical meds. Taking one seroquel is not going to permanently alter your brain. Why do you say that you're "fucked"?
DazedandBemused 3 years ago
i used serequel. SUX Try abilify... much better Peace.
magickmom 3 years ago
my lord!! I'm on 500mg of seroquel per night! It makes me sleeeeeeeeeeeeepy!!!!
cagedessence 3 years ago
I also take 25mgs of seroquel. I walk into stuff all of the time, I have terrible balance, I have gamied weight and I am constipated! I HATE THIS DRUG! I am going to talk about this with my Doc.There has got to be another choice,
Jenniferhos 3 years ago
Ask about Klonopin. My dr. increased my dosage last week and I am doing a whole lot better and I'm sleeping better too. You really should ask. Good luck dear.
DazedandBemused 3 years ago
im doin 800mgs a day .. 400mgs at 9am .. and 400mgs at 9pm
sintown13 3 years ago
I take seroquel for my doc it's strong stuff, doesn't make u high but great for getting u to sleep at night, i take seroquel 100mg with hydroxyzine 25mg for sleep at night works pretty good and im glad to see seroquel works well for u too :)
TheSwedishWolf 3 years ago
Thanks for the comment and oh yes it works VERY well for me ;)
DazedandBemused 3 years ago
Do you find it gives you panic attacks the next day i took it for the first time 2 days ago and havn't been the same since.
crankywizard6000 3 years ago
I keep on fainting when trying to upping the dose. I also hit my head in the bathroom like another commenter.
When I started, mine crumbled when I tried to split them.
bezelthai 3 years ago
Oh lord sweetie!!!!!!!!! Does your doctor know about this? If you are fainting then it is important to call your doc. Here's what I did with my leftover Seroquel: I put the pills into a plastic, ziplock bag and beat them (I think I used the flat end of my makeup brush) into a fine powder. When I am have trouble sleeping, I lick the tip of my finger and get a little bit on my finger and lick it off. I fall asleep pretty fast.
DazedandBemused 3 years ago
I take 300 mg my friend takes 500 mgs
hateroffakers 3 years ago
seriously i take 400mg
messica787 3 years ago
wich is the cause of my insomnia so just root it out and you will be free good luck.
helpplease27 3 years ago
doctor now day are really fucking stupid and like to fuck around with people's head you know the best thing you can do is just take care of your self and then you wount need to see them MED'S ARE NOT THE CURE and never will be they will just mask the problem and then when you go off the drug the problem will come back that suck's plus Seroquel has life long side effects so just try to lower the dose. im take it for insomnia right now but im working out and on a diet to lower my blood pressure.
helpplease27 3 years ago
i took a half of a 400mg and i passed out in the school bathroom, my friends were scared i would die cause i was white, they said is was white not pale, i think i hit my head cause i had a bruise, i dont remember even walking into to the bathroom i just remember waking up next to a toilet
friend120 3 years ago
Oh dear! I am so sorry about that. Had your dr. prescribed them? If so, I hope you let him/her know about your unpleasant experience.
DazedandBemused 3 years ago
LOL Sorry, I had to laugh ..
I know how it feels - It does the same thing to me; at a very low dose as well ..
I am curious to know the reason why you were prescribed Seroquel?
It seems to be prescribed for many diferent reasons ..
"Dazed and Bemused" LOL I Love it! haha
You seem so sweet :)
Have a nice day'ze
;)
TimmYVacoN 4 years ago
man yea my bro gets prescribed 300mg too and i thought it would be cool to take them and i popped 2 so tht was 600mg and i did this at school and 10 minutes later i couldnt even pick up my head in class and i passed out and they rushed me to the hospital and they said i was 20 minutes from dieing but i think its because i couldnt handle it and im only like 98lbs so my body couldn't take it
yoozmyhoe 4 years ago
OMG! Please don't ever take anyone elses medication again. You actually could die from a lethal reaction to something that the dr. hasn't prescribed to you. Not to sound like I'm lecturing, but I hope you've learned a lesson. Take care of yourself :)
DazedandBemused 4 years ago
I take 300 mg every night, I sleep a good 8 hrs and feel refreshed when I wake up. Without it my mind wonders and keeps me awake, mainly stupid things keep me awake at night. When I dont take it, I am depressed, hopeless and have sucidal thoughts. I am bipolar with mixed episodes, so in a flash I am manic then depressed for a length, my manic states get me into trouble with my job and personal life. I am starting psyco therapy tommorrow. I hope it will help. without seroquel I am wreck!
renegade411ss 4 years ago
I'm glad it helps you. I think one of the reasons I suffer the drowsy side effect is due to the fact that I am on lots of other meds and 3 of those are for Epilepsy. Let me know how therapy goes for you. Psychotherapy didn't work too well for me. Since mine is a personality disorder, the dr. decided that I should try Dialectical Behavioral Therapy aka DBT. I start the first session this Thursday.
DazedandBemused 4 years ago
I was on 600mg's an night. I would sleep like 14 hours a day and feel like a zombie when I wake up.
blackjack55551234 4 years ago
what ? 7mgs is not even a treshold dose , your experiencing placebo effects no doubt
dakurv 4 years ago
hey im on 400mg at night and 100 in the mornings ! and i sleep about 9 hours and im still tired aaahhhh! is,nt life just loverly
42ADENT 4 years ago
I know right! I hate the side effects of my meds. Everything from constipation to drowsiness.
DazedandBemused 4 years ago
if you try meditation it can help reduce the need for while !
42ADENT 4 years ago
I've never tried seroquel, but xanax does me the same way, I just started prozac. I just applied for ssdi as well, hope all goes well for you-----the new glasses look great by the way;;;take care---will
Reflectivemind 4 years ago
Out of all the meds I've taken, I hate Seroquel the most. The last time I took it we had to keep doubling the dose to control the problem it was treating, and it got so out of control that the side effects were a major contributor to a hospitalization.
CliffBetweenTheLines 4 years ago