Posted by Gracie2 on October 25, 2002, at 15:31:38
In reply to UGH!, posted by BeardedLady on October 23, 2002, at 6:59:17
Beardy-
I've probably suggested this before, I'm the Seroquel poster girl. But I can relate so strongly to your insomnia and my life is so different now, I can't help recommending that you discuss Seroquel with your doctor.
In the past, some posters have reacted strongly to my suggestion of Seroquel, so let me get this out of the way; it's an anti-psychotic that I take for treatment of bipolar symptoms, not specifically for sleep problems. But chronic insomnia has been such a large, terrible part of my life for so many years that I had resigned myself to the fact that I would never sleep like a normal person.
With Seroquel, I sleep at night and wake up in the morning without feeling like I was run over by a truck. I do not have to increase the dosage for it to remain effective, even after 2 years.
Prehaps a low dosage, like 25 mg, would help you
(I take 400 mg a night). It's certainly worth talking to your psychiatrist about - I'm not sure that most GPs are familiar enough with the effects
of psychiatric drugs.
-Gracie
poster:Gracie2
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