Quetiapine/seroquel?

[Shellbell]

I am now on Mirtazapine 30mg, Effexor 150mg and Seroquel 50mg. So far I have side effects but they are manageable and won't cause long term damage. I don't want to keep trying different ones and be on the medication merry-go-round, so I'm sticking with this combo. Doc says this is a good attitude, as all strong meds have side effects.

 

[MissMacD]

I was prescribed Seroquel today to help with my anxiety. It would be nice if something would work for me instead of making my symptoms worse. I am not a fan of playing bar tender with my shrink. It is murder on my body.

 

[MissMacD]

Slept like a log last night - it was definitely drug induced and full of weird dreams but a heck of a lot better than what I've been getting lately.

 

[MissMacD]

This stuff made my sinuses drip like crazy last night and now I have a super uncomfortable chest congestion. Blarggg.

 

[droppingrain]

I take 200 mg at night for sleep. I really can not sleep without it now. I wake up relatively calm with a positive attitude. Then it wears off and I end up anxious and depressed again. But I couldn't take it during the day it's far too sedating.

 

[MissMacD]

I am on 25 mg at night and it does help me sleep but many mornings I wake up with debilitating headaches - feels like a hangover. Then I end up agitated and moody most of the day. It's worth the sleep I get but still weighing the effects of the side effects. It really keeps me from doing much many days because my head hurts so much.

 

[Maggiemay]

I get the headaches too. Am on 150mg now & mitazipine 3g but still not sedating me enough for sleep. I want diazepam! Lol! Xxx

 

[MissMacD]

It is not helping me to get out of my PTSD/Depression slump, but at least I am sleeping. Taking medication is part of my trauma so taking it is a very slippery slope and can do more harm than help for me.

I find that I have a lot of brain farts during the day because of this stuff. I sometimes say things and my mouth says a different word than my brain hears. I get really spacy and completely zone out from what I am doing. It beats having my mind run 100 miles an hour 24 hours a day.

 

[Maggiemay]

That's a great way of describing it! Xxx

 

[maddog]

Seroquel gives me intense, hangover-style headaches too, and in fact the after-effects very much mirror a bad hangover for me in general. It has a cumulative effect on me in that I can usually take it ok for a couple of days, but with every subsequent day, the hangover lasts longer and becomes more dabilitating. I truly cannot function on this medication for more than about 4 or 5 days without a break of at least severl days.

Yes, it does make me sleep, and I take it on occasions for just that purpose when I am becoming desperately sleep-deprived, but it's not something I can take consistently if I want to be able to function at all.

Maddog

 

[Maggiemay]

I'm now back on mitazipine, upped my dose of quetiapine & beta blockers in the hope of taming my intense anxiety, particularly at night. Despite these drugs knocking me for 6 & sedating me all day, I still hardly sleep! Grr! :( So frustrating! Am hoping things will improve in time. Right now I'm at my wit's end! Grrr! :(

 

[Shellbell]

Maggiemay, sorry your meds are still not helping you sleep. The Mirtazapine & Seroquel make me really tired all day too, but they do help my sleep. I only take both in the evening. I haven't tried Seroquel in the day yet.

I hope you start to get some decent sleep soon.