Posted by Reggie BoStar on March 24, 2007, at 21:23:20
Hello Everyone,
I had been on Lamictal with no result except urinary retention (?? turned out to be true!).
On Wednesday I was taken off Lamictal. It was replaced with Trileptol 150mg twice a day. I have no idea if it's doing anything or not.
Seroquel was added to try to regulate my sleeping habits. The Rx is for 50mg at bedtime.
However, my pdoc advised me to use my trusty pill cutter and take half a tab to start out with. So Wed. night I took 25mg.
It was like having a hangover the next day. All night long I had disturbing dreams. I woke up exhausted, with a dry mouth and headache. I had to really struggle to get moving after about 14 hours of sleep.
I reported this to the pdoc and he advised me to cut the tabs into quarters and take 12.5mg and bedtime.
I'm doing this but I still feel really tired and drugged all the next day. When I first get out of bed I'm so depressed that it takes me a while to shake off the mood of all those antsy dreams.
I'm still sleeping 15-16 hrs a night and my schedule is totally whacked. I go to bed around 1:00AM - 2:00AM and get up the next day around 4:00pm. Ny sleeping patterns aren't being regulated in anyway. Instead I'm sleeping even more than I did.
I've been doing this for a couple of days and haven't seen any change. I was wondering if other folks:
1. Get any results one way or the other from Trileptol.
2. Have wicked sedation problems with Seroquel, even at low doses.
Thanks to all,
Reggie BoStar
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