Posted by Tony P on March 12, 2004, at 14:56:04
In reply to seroquel and sleep, posted by Pandabear on March 12, 2004, at 12:09:51
> just wondering...i am taking 25mg of seroquel and 100 of lamictal...but the seroquel of course is making me sleep at night which is what they wanted to happen..it is being used for my mood and to help me sleep.....i was getting a good nights sleep and waking up feeling refreshed in the mornings but now..im taking the seroquel at nine thirty and going to bed by ten..and im waking up feeling dog tired..I dont if this means anything but i find it weird being that it is that I was feeling great..and now im really tired. Nine hours of sleep should be enough..I usually get 8-9 hours of sleep a night when I sleep well..and so I dont know why i am feeling this way..Does anyone feel this way on seroquel? 25 mgs is not a lot of seroquel but I dont see why i would be so tired the next day.....just confused...
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I am on a similar regime - 250 mg Lamictal and 25-50 mg Seroquel at night if I need it. I am also experiencing some early morning hangover/dopiness/confusion. I tend to alternate between disturbed and short sleep, and hypersomnia (10-14 hours day) when the inevitable reaction hits or my depression is worse.I don't find the quality of sleep with Seroquel is as good for me as with other meds (klonopin, Imovane/zopiclone or Ambien/zolpidem), so maybe it's lack of the right level of sleep that's leading you to oversleep and still feel tired. I usually take the Seroquel early (as you are anyway) not so much as a "sleeping pill" but as a pre-sleep aid to bring me down to earth when I'm hyper. Then I need clonazepam and/or zopiclone to really get a good night's sleep.
I also wonder about the Lamictal - it has a slight sedative effect followed by activation, both of which could affect sleep. I am experiencing some confusion and memory problems which are known side-effects of Lamictal. Are you taking your Lamictal in a single dose, and when? Try changing your schedule, e.g. if you're taking it at night now, or dividing the dose, try taking whole dose early in the AM; or vice versa. My pdoc says it makes little if any difference to effectiveness whether you dose once or twice a day.
Thank God for coffee - two cups first thing usually gets me past the overnight hangover, and so far the scientists, despite their best efforts, have been unable to prove it's bad for you! There's the jitters of course if you overdo it, but I find that's self-limiting.
Tony P
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