Quetiapine/seroquel?

[Maggiemay]

Just been put on this by psych to help with flashbacks/anxiety/night time issues/mood swings. = atypical anti-psychotic with mood stablising properties. Building up very slowly as have a history of having low tolerance of meds, becoming very nauseous, leading to me trying a ridiculous number of anti-depressants unsuccessfully. So far not noticed a considerable difference during day, but getting to sleep quicker. But not at a therapeutic dose yet. Anyone have any experience of it? Thanx :)x
xx

 

[toukon]

I take seroquel to sleep and reduce nightmares. It's the only thing that worked for me.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

My husband takes it. He has lewy body dementia and it keeps him from hallucinating and it helps him go to sleep. I think it is a good one to take.

 

[Maggiemay]

Thanx guys :)

Horrific night last night, altho it's helping my making me totally forget dreams again = bliss, I'm ridiculously active in the night -Slept in lounge last night as too scared to go to bed, but still, thinking I'd be ok last nights antics included scratching myself so much it bled & is oozing without realising it on upper left forearm, hiding under dining table to sleep (!!), then when woke up panicked at 5am moved to bedroom, only to then obv have been thrashing about in night as room yet again destroyed and ripped magazines to shreds. All with no memory or recollection = madness!!

Spoken to T this am, who told me to make an emergency drs appt, sadly none for today so gotta wait til tomorrow :( Another night of hell tonight it is, unless I actually don't go to sleep which is a safer option right now!! Dunno what GP can do to help, but this can't go on. :s

Even T now suggesting I strip room of all furniture & just leave a mattress. I'm already sleeping with the mattress on floor as not safe :( *sigh* but if I'm using my own hands to self harm (plus carpet burns last week were caused just by feet thrashing about & rubbing against carpet) furniture or no furniture, still wont be safe.

:(

I need to invest in adult all in one with built in feet & mittens I reckon! LOL!

xxxx

 

[toukon]

I'm sorry you had such a bad night. I too have my husband wake me up because he has found me in the floor, a corner, or under the desk. I have learned how to wrap myself around the bed and let the covers hide me. I do not have a recollection of getting up and moving, but apparently I do.

My hubby tells me he is learning which nights are going to be the worst--increased stress level, etc. I agree it is embarrassing, but you must talk with you T and dr about this because it's definitely not safe.

Have you thought about getting some of the spa gloves and socks and wearing them to bed? They feel nice and soft on your body and may help prevent the self injury. Just a thought.

 

[piratelady]

I took Seroquel once a long time ago. I only took it twice I think. It would cause me to sleep through the night, and then some. I think the first time I took it, I slept for about 12 hours, then woke up groggy, felt drunk and couldn't even walk straight. I did not find it all that beneficial. I hope you can find something that helps you so you can get a restful night's sleep.

 

[Maggiemay]

Thanx guys :)

Toucan, so comforting to hear am not alone, but horrid to think other people have to face this too *hugs*

T knows all details - she's in contact at least twice a day, 1st thing & last thing, makes me feel safer & cared for in my most vulnerable moments. She wants me to ask gp tomorrow for sedatives as body needs medical help to calm down :( Not just night, but day too - had full on panic attack earlier, ending in me blacking out :(

Thanx for advice :) have bought 2 pairs of the cosy fleecy socks :) 1 pair for feet so will be toasty warm & hopefully no more carpet burns :) and 1 pair for hands so no more scratching. Hoping the end to at least the self harm.

Question is tho, where in my flat will I end up this time? *sighs* In situations like this, feel like restraint would be the best solution :(

xxx

 

[toukon]

At least you are still fighting for you! So tell me, did the socks help at all?

 

[Maggiemay]

socks work when on ;) Last 2 nights worn them & they've worked wonders, although yest still woke up with very sore & red upper arm, but hadn't broken skin :) Then woke up at 12 last night, no meds in me & no socks = one even more painful, oozing and bleeding arm :(

Went to drs yest - as good as useless! I had to fight, saying how petrified I am of sleeping & therapist worried & made me make appt. :( after massive lecture finally got prescription for temazepam, upped quetiapine & not decreasing anti-ds as planned :s Please work!

Apart from sore arm, also had another attack, after taking meds, of fighting/all over muscle spasms/non-epileptic seizure. Hate it when that happens, have no control over body, despite being semi conscious (know it's happening &scream in head but won't stop) it hurts so munch :(

 

[Maggiemay]

Urgh! So, last night despite going to bed at sensible time, taking meds 1st, it *still* happened. How I can be sedated up to the eyeballs & still behave like this I don't know! :s

Despite going to bed with socks on, woke up with them off & more scratches added to me collection :s Also, place of safety last night = sat scrunched up, hugging legs tight between bed& drawers - so strange, wasn't even lying down!!!!! Grr!

And then today, lied down for what I thought ws moments, next thing, under the bed, woken up having seriously scratched self again. So, now not even safe during day time, need to be on constant alert, no relaxing, no letting defences down :(

Booked appt for Mon with GP again, how this is still going on I do not know... Very very tempted to double dose of temazepam tonight, hoping for stillness :s

xxx

 

[InHell11]

I tried that once and found it to be terrible. I certainly would not want a prescription of it, it kind of felt similar to an anti-histamine and I hate anti-histamines, I know its not one though.

 

[Bilby]

My husband has been on Seroquel in the past. It depends on the dosage level as to what happens - but the first thing was the sleep - it certainly helped there, although he would wake with a hang-over kind of feeling and he would find that it would take some time before he felt 'awake'. He had a very dry mouth from it as well.