Posted by Krissy P on March 17, 2003, at 22:19:30
In reply to Re: Seroquel for sleep... » xjs7, posted by lauran on March 17, 2003, at 13:50:04
Hi, this prompts me to make another point:
I take 100mg Seroquel for sleep ONLY. It doesn't really, honestly, do anything else for me though. What else can I do to help my insomnia??-Ambien is only used for short-term fromn what I know???
please reply, these thoughts on taking Seroquel if one isn't schizophrenic-(which i'm not)-tells me something isn't right and I, and many pdocs have suggested to wean OFF of it. It is a scary med.
Hope to hear from someone on this.
Thanks,
Kristen
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> Hi xjs7. I can appreciate your viewpoint. In fact, I am amazed at the amount of people who take antipsychotics and have no idea of the risks involved. I had a recent bout of akathesia from Abilify that was horrific for me. I believe I had dystonia as well. No, I was not on Seroquel and Abilify at the same time!
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> I realize in trying to encourage people that I don't always give the entire history and diagnoses behind my reasoning. According to my statement of taking Seroquel for sleep it would be correct to ascertain that I use it only as a "sleep aid". I understand that because of my success with this med I cannot push it for others as their diagnosis may be quite different.
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> However, I do not take this merely for sleep. Your opening line made me realize that you needed more information from me at least. I've been seeing an excellent pdoc who prescribed this only after many visits and after finding the correct diagnoses.
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> I am not comfortable going in to my diagnoses, but they include thought disorder and dissociative disorder. There are times when my thoughts race on so uncontrollably that I cannot function and simply shut down. Even though I take a small dose of the Seroquel at night and on a prn basis, it brings me back to being able to function. It has been a lifesaver for me. My thoughts become more sequential and my anxiety level decreases so that I can function in this life. If I wanted something merely for sleep I'd take Ambien.
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> Again, I do value your post and agree that taking an antipsychotic simply for sleep may not be appropriate. I work with elderly who were given strong antipsychotics in the past and are suffering from EPS/TD to this day. It is quite sad to see. Thankfully advances are being made at minimizing these horrible long term risks.
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> Best Wishes.
poster:Krissy P
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