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Posted by willyee on February 23, 2006, at 18:03:09
Dont know where i heard it,but i read it somewhere,and had a trip to ny,so i went out and picked up some old seraquel,like 3 tabs cause man that stuff cost me some bucks.
Anyway appearently the smallest dose of seraquel i read for some reason assists ambien greatly,were talking small as in partial of a seraquel 25 mg tab,just a crumb,and i lie not usualy i have trouble with ambien and the nights i used this technique i went out,but could be placebo,but i did read it,it said something about with ambien it hits all the spots for sleep.
Posted by Phillipa on February 23, 2006, at 18:39:43
In reply to Sleeep zzzzzzzz, posted by willyee on February 23, 2006, at 18:03:09
Never heard that one before. Love Phillipa
Posted by tessellated on February 23, 2006, at 18:42:53
In reply to Sleeep zzzzzzzz, posted by willyee on February 23, 2006, at 18:03:09
willey-gotta take up the invite later.
ughhh- seroquel.
ultra freaking costly.
The NEW solution for psychosis.
personally, i have absolutely nothing good to say about it.
zombie pill etc. also who want to even potentially mess around with even atypical neuroleptics and the PARKINSON like SE potential? Convicts snorting the stuff? If you need something to nullify life-it would work.
Posted by tizza on February 23, 2006, at 21:54:06
In reply to Re: Sleeep zzzzzzzz, posted by tessellated on February 23, 2006, at 18:42:53
25mg of seroquel puts me to sleep for 10 hours and I'm a total zombie the next day, that might not be a bad idea considering how bloody hot it is here today 36c almost 100f. I don't sleep well in the heat. I shouldn't complain Jan was way worse, quite a few day tipped 110f. I do believe I have some seroquel somewhere, lucky me, I don't like the side effects. I tend to whinge when I'm hot and dripping with sweat.
Posted by Cairo on February 24, 2006, at 15:23:01
In reply to Re: Sleeep zzzzzzzz, posted by tessellated on February 23, 2006, at 18:42:53
Low dose Seroquel as an adjunct to Zoloft does not zombify my teen daughter at all. She takes it in the early evening and she's out like a light, which is good as she has a sleep shift. Only side effect was a slight headache for about a week, then nothing. Helps her social phobia, too.
Meds are very patient specific.
Cairo
> willey-gotta take up the invite later.
>
> ughhh- seroquel.
> ultra freaking costly.
> The NEW solution for psychosis.
> personally, i have absolutely nothing good to say about it.
> zombie pill etc. also who want to even potentially mess around with even atypical neuroleptics and the PARKINSON like SE potential? Convicts snorting the stuff? If you need something to nullify life-it would work.
>
Posted by tessellated on February 25, 2006, at 12:57:03
In reply to Re: Sleeep zzzzzzzz » tessellated, posted by Cairo on February 24, 2006, at 15:23:01
medication use is a cost/benefit decision.
and i can ONLY speak personally.
if it improves ones life-good, just watch for SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS.pharmacologically, i can understand its benefit in both serious bipolar or schizo arena''s due to the Dopamine antagonism. It may well be one of the best meds for this. And it's not a benzo. Has minimal tolerance/addiction issues.
Mainly, I just don't like its neurological profile/effect. It antagonizes/shuts down many aspects of neural transmission.
Long term dopamine inhibition is scary historically speaking.
I've seen long term state run psychiatric units for mania/psychosis. The patients could communicate, but EVERYONE was continuously shaking from tardive dyskinsia. In exchange for reducing their psychosis they were granted something like parkinsonism. Very sad. A complex issue of cost/benefit.I say use it briefly at low doses for minimal amounts of time for any purpose aside from psychosis.
best,
tesl8ted
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