Posted by clipper40 on December 8, 2007, at 3:27:47
In reply to Re: Why is Seroquel so popular as a sleep aid?, posted by linkadge on December 7, 2007, at 23:59:24
Hmmm, I was thinking that it would be an advantage over doxepin and amitriptyline for sleep because it wouldn't be anticholinergic. Now that you've informed me that it does have anticholinergic effects, I'm wondering even more about its advantage(s). It probably doesn't have the cardio effects that the tricyclics have... that's one thing - though that risk is very small on low doses of TCAs for sleep purposes.
It's probably one of the few things that those on MAOIs can take for sleep but for everyone else, it doesn't seem to have that much more to offer than cheaper, and potentially safer, alternatives.
Maybe it works well and is easily tolerated so doctors have an easy time prescribing it. Perhaps you're also right that it's an "in" drug to take right now.
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