Posted by KaraS on November 12, 2004, at 13:11:15
In reply to Re: Seroquel to take the edge off? » KaraS, posted by octopusprime on November 12, 2004, at 8:42:17
> hi kara:
>
> half-life of seroquel is 6 hours. i am (supposed to be) taking seroquel 25 mg bid (twice a day). when i followed this regimen strictly, i did noticeably perk up around 3 or 4 in the afternoon (i would take morning dose around 8:30am). also while 25 mg is great for getting to sleep, i found i did not sleep soundly thru the night.
>
> what i wound up doing for a while was taking 50 mg at night if i had time to get a lot of sleep, and not take the morning dose. i would get quite irritable during the day trying this (although i was quitting smoking at the same time ... but still should not be hitting my coworkers with rulers no matter how funny i think it is!)
>
> anyway it's a bit of a ramble.
> but for your friend:
> seroquel half-life == 6 hours
So taking it twice a day worked well for you?
Taking 25 mg in the daytime was making him too groggy but taking half of a pill might work. Did you notice a cumulative effect that transcended the half-life issue?Thanks,
K
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