Posted by octopusprime on October 24, 2002, at 23:21:07
In reply to Re: I'd like to know too...... (nm), posted by tina on October 24, 2002, at 13:41:43
I have no idea how, specifically, they work an anxiety, but I do know that they do work.
Diagnosed depression + anxiety, take Celexa 20 mg morning and Seroquel 12.5/25 mg at night. My problem was the swirling thoughts that were preventing me from sleeping ... not anything specific, but my mind just kept processing information while I lay down, and I couldn't get it to shut up and be quiet long enough so that I could sleep. My body was exhausted, but my mind was still chugging away.
Heuristically, the antipsychotics are good at making your brain shut up. Think about it as hitting the reboot switch on the computer. All thoughts are purged, you sleep for a while, then you wake up in the morning ready to go.
Some people need to dose Seroquel during the day as well (it has half-life of eight hours), but I don't.
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