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Re: Getting off Seroquel

Posted by katia on October 30, 2005, at 12:41:09

In reply to Re: Getting off Seroquel » Phillipa, posted by Declan on October 29, 2005, at 14:47:07

Hi All,
Interesting discussion on Seroquel. I've been on it for over two years as a sleep aid. I'm apparrently BPII. I vary from 25mg to 12.5mg depending on what my "cycle" is doing. If I'm racy and up, then I go to 25mg or even sometimes 50mg. At the moment, 12.5mg is doing a fine job. So I guess for me, it helps sedate a partial up cycle? So therefore could help with hypomania and could be used as a mood stablizer too? I've always assumed that it was a duel action med - for hypomania and insomnia.

I also worry about using a drug too long and have written down all the suggestions for insomnia. I asked my pdoc over two years ago when he gave me seroquel for sleep if there would be withdrawals...his response was "some people experience insomnia, but you're already experiencing it now...." makes sense. So I wonder how much of the insomnia is produced by withdrawal or the ugly head of insomnia is just rearing its ugly head on its own w/o Seroquel?

Katia


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