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Posted by Empathy on August 20, 2005, at 0:22:51
For the past 2 nights I have been taking a dose of 25mg of Seroquel to aid in sleeping. I don't know if it is a coincidence, and that I am really sick or if this stuff is making me sick...
What a MIGRAINE - when I wake I am groggy and feel like I have been beat up with a baseball bat. This is not the restful sleep I was looking for. Anyone else feel really weird with just a dose of 25mg???
I swear my doctor will give me ANYTHING to keep me from taking a good ole' XANAX... I just don't get it - doctors seem terrified of patients taking XANAX. Thing is...XANAX works and never gives me this sick and beat up headachey feeling... but XANAX is evil... right.
Posted by med_empowered on August 20, 2005, at 0:47:24
In reply to Small Dose of Seroquel Causing Migraines?, posted by Empathy on August 20, 2005, at 0:22:51
I hear ya on the anti-xanax thing...its kind of like how docs avoid valium at all costs, and will RX just about anything--and I mean anything--to avoid having to write "valium" on an rx pad. Its absolutely ridiculous. Anyway, seroquel made me feel crazy too...I had low-grade headaches throughout the day, crazy dreams, I'd sweat a lot at nite, I kicked, threw punches, and screamed in my sleep....to top it off, when the dosage got upped and I tried to take it during the day, I had this 2-hour mega-panic attack from pharmaceutical hell that left me crying on the cold floor of my bathroom. So, yeah...most people do OK on seroquel, but bad things can and do happen with it as well.
Posted by Empathy on August 20, 2005, at 1:40:18
In reply to Re: Small Dose of Seroquel Causing Migraines?, posted by med_empowered on August 20, 2005, at 0:47:24
Thanks for replying! Yes, it is pretty crazy the absolutely SCARY stuff they prescribe to keep from giving you Valium or Xanax or Klonipin, etc.
I have issues with that sort of thinking. It's like I explained to my Dr. this week - I don't have an addictive personality, why am I going to have to suffer because other people do and have abused these meds?
This was my first brush with an anti-psychotic and my last. Thankfully these were sample packs that he gave me and I can just give them back on Monday - it was just very icky stuff. Can't imagine making myself feel that way ON PURPOSE.
...And if my doctor's reading this: I took a Xanax tonight instead - just one... really, it WILL be okay. :)
Posted by DoYouKnowHim? on August 20, 2005, at 3:19:58
In reply to Small Dose of Seroquel Causing Migraines?, posted by Empathy on August 20, 2005, at 0:22:51
Seroquel at 25 MG can make you feel groggy, especially if you haven't taken it daily for a few months. You sort of have to experiment with it: Perhaps you could take it earlier in the evening. Or may cut the 25 MG tablet in half.
It has been the only med to help me with anxiety after 8 years of trying other things. It's not perfect, but what is?
Posted by kerria on August 20, 2005, at 6:29:10
In reply to Small Dose of Seroquel Causing Migraines?, posted by Empathy on August 20, 2005, at 0:22:51
Yes, i get a migraine after taking Seroquel- the 25mg dose is the only one i tried.
kerria
Posted by ed_uk on August 20, 2005, at 12:03:41
In reply to Re: Small Dose of Seroquel Causing Migraines?, posted by med_empowered on August 20, 2005, at 0:47:24
((((Med)))) Seroquel was awful for you.
It's weird that US docs are phobic of diazepam (Valium) - it's the most popular benzo in the UK.
All benzos are treated with extreme caution in the UK though.
~ed
Posted by Empathy on August 20, 2005, at 13:04:34
In reply to Re: You get the good and bad, posted by DoYouKnowHim? on August 20, 2005, at 3:19:58
That is SO TRUE... nothing is perfect. I guess that is why I always liked the title of that movie "As Good As It Gets" - truly, one must have that philosophy with regards to some aspects of life, or you would just go crazy.
I am glad that the Seroquel helped you. We are all so different in our body chemistry aren't we? I read some of the stuff that works for people and wonder why it didn't work for me... or I wonder at some of the bizarre reactions I have to some meds that are just not typical... For example; Valium - it does nothing for me, it doesn't make me sleepy or groggy, only extremely agitated... and yet other drugs in that same "family" work... so strange. That is why a person shouldn't give up if ONE particular med doesn't work.
Posted by Empathy on August 20, 2005, at 13:05:40
In reply to Re: Small Dose of Seroquel Causing Migraines?, posted by kerria on August 20, 2005, at 6:29:10
Glad to know that I wasn't the only one. Thank you very much for replying!
Posted by Empathy on August 20, 2005, at 13:08:21
In reply to Re: Small Dose of Seroquel Causing Migraines? » med_empowered, posted by ed_uk on August 20, 2005, at 12:03:41
My problem with the "extreme caution" is that here in the US they just seem bent on getting you off of it - nevermind if it has been working for you forever - you MUST taper off and stop taking it. If a person isn't abusing it, then I don't get this way of thinking, as there are so many other drugs that cause lasting side effects out there that no one is insisting you wean yourself off of.
Posted by ed_uk on August 20, 2005, at 13:57:11
In reply to Re: You get the good and bad, posted by Empathy on August 20, 2005, at 13:04:34
Hi,
>other drugs in that same "family" work...
Which benzos work for you?
~ed
Posted by ed_uk on August 20, 2005, at 14:01:16
In reply to Re: Small Dose of Seroquel Causing Migraines? » ed_uk, posted by Empathy on August 20, 2005, at 13:08:21
Hi Empathy,
The UK is probably the most benzo-phobic country in the world. You wouldn't like it here!
>My problem with the "extreme caution" is that here in the US they just seem bent on getting you off of it - nevermind if it has been working for you forever - you MUST taper off and stop taking it.
It's ridiculous isn't it. The same applies here. My current pdoc won't prescribe benzos at all, even for short term use.
Kind regards
~ed
Posted by Empathy on August 20, 2005, at 14:30:02
In reply to Re: You get the good and bad » Empathy, posted by ed_uk on August 20, 2005, at 13:57:11
Xanax - obviously. Haven't taken them for awhile, but Klonopin and Librium used to work good.
Posted by Empathy on August 20, 2005, at 14:35:50
In reply to Re: Small Dose of Seroquel Causing Migraines? » Empathy, posted by ed_uk on August 20, 2005, at 14:01:16
None at all? How frustrating that must be for you. Does anyone have a link to the "scary information" that evidently is perpetuating this hysteria?
I don't understand it... if I take too much Xanax, it simply quits working. Hence, I have no motivation to take more and more. For me, more doesn't equal better results. How am I in danger? From what I understand there is nothing "chemically damaging" about this drug - high blood pressure medication or high cholesteral meds are much more damaging. Why the fear??? Anyone?
Posted by ed_uk on August 20, 2005, at 15:12:47
In reply to Re: Small Dose of Seroquel Causing Migraines? » ed_uk, posted by Empathy on August 20, 2005, at 14:35:50
My last two pdoc *only* prescribed Valium - no other benzos allowed! I didn't mind though, I find Valium ok.
~Ed
Posted by Phillipa on August 20, 2005, at 20:52:15
In reply to Re: Small Dose of Seroquel Causing Migraines? » ed_uk, posted by Empathy on August 20, 2005, at 14:35:50
Empathy, I agree with you. I used to take xanax and then it just stopped working and when it did work I never wanted any more than I needed. I don't like taking medications. Fondly, Phillipa
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