Posted by LAURAH952 on June 26, 2013, at 13:07:50
In reply to Re: replacement for Seroquel ONLY for sleep?, posted by Zyprexa on June 25, 2013, at 23:08:27
> Why is she coming off the seroquel? Is it because of weight gain? If that is the case, maybe perphenazine? Its an antipsychotic with out weight gain, but makes you tired for about 8 hours.
Hi,
She's coming off Seroquel as we only intended it to be a temporary medication for MDD while in the hospital. Another reason for this is due to the fatigue, and "zeroed-out" feeling she experiences during the day.
She remains on 50mg, along with Zoloft 100mg with the intent to completely taper off the Seroquel very slowly. If she experiences any mood swings while tapering off, I think the 50mg might be used longer term. I didn't like the med for a child, but it seems to be helping. Now I just need something to help her sleep for more than 5 hours a night.
She's a thin girl, who actually had no appetite when on higher doses of Seroquel - strange how that works...
Thanks,
Laura
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