Posted by yxibow on February 11, 2006, at 6:29:22
In reply to HELP! SEROQUEL SEDATION!!, posted by bipolarspectrum on February 10, 2006, at 17:48:11
> Hi,
> I need a high dose of seroquel for it to be effective with the lithium i take... im currently on 600mg seroquel... but it knocks me out for 10-12 hours... i tried to take 300 in the morning with alertec and it left me really depressed.. anyone have any ideas?
> bps
> ps. sorry for all my posts recentlyI take 950mg at night.. and I'll probably be dozing in the afternoon since I decided to stay up. But my only partial solution is to take the Seroquel at least 2 hours before I actually want to sleep. And then consistently go to bed at that time every day or earlier. Varying into the night will just push ahead what I know is a stupifying wakeup from Seroquel and the urge to go nap. Its really the only way.
If you can stand caffeine, which I can't much, you could try bi-daily dosing, but it makes most people a zombie in the afternoon I think. Its been shown once nightly dosing is as successful for treatment.
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