Seroquel - Should I Go For It Tomorrow?

[kastour]

I've heard that tired feeling can be really uncomfortable. So I'm worried that I won't be used to that feeling quick enough and rather than it's intended function, it'll make me feel worse due to the strange sensations. Is that true? If so, how long does it take to become accustomed to it?

I picked them up today but I'm procrastinating very much. I'm so sorry for all the questions, I was on an antipsychotic (risperidone) when I was only 7 years old. It gave me strange urges/twitches and made me weird in general which had my whole class disliking me and sabotaging my childhood. So I hope that can sort of help you understand why I'm so hesitant. I'm sorry again! I feel like a bother.

 

[timid_flower]

I've heard that tired feeling can be really uncomfortable.

It was for me. I was on 100mg which I would take daily by 4pm. It helped me sleep, but I felt very foggy and tired. I could not stay on it. I was working full time and that feeling was too much for me, even at a lower dose the last weeks.

I did much better with a higher dose of Klonopin, which I still take. I hope you have better results with Seroquel.

I feel like a bother.

You're not. Don't worry about asking questions, we are all here to help each other. :)

Best wishes.

 

[kastour]

I've only been prescribed 25mg. Would that feeling be substantially lower? When I was on Klonopin, I'd wake up in a sort of whacked out feeling, but it went away after a week or so. The thing is, a week is all I have (less, actually) and while that feeling was around, I was panicky quite often because of it. And thank you very much :)

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I would start the serequel and go to the concert. I do not think you will have any problems hopefully. I wish no side effects for you. I was on it for awhile. But I am on different meds now. I wish you good luck.

 

[kastour]

Thank you gizmo :) I'll be considering this all the time while still keeping up with this thread.. at the same time I want to start very much and I want to never start. I just don't know what to expect, really.

Seroquel sounds like a drug that takes it's effect immediately (unless it just knocks you out in an hour and then takes "4-6 weeks to take effect") if I chose not to take it daily yet, could I take one on the weekend to see how I react, as a sort of preparation? Or would the effects differ from daily use to a single use? I was told to take one (25mg) at bedtime, but my doctor sounded extremely lenient, saying I could try it whenever I wanted to see if I like it, etc.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

Your doctor told you that you could take it anytime and see how you like it so it sounds like it kicks in pretty fast. You are very wise to get advise before taking it. It is good to get different peoples points of view.

I would take one when you want and see what happens. Your doctor said anytime so that is pretty good. It gives you a measure of control.

 

[timid_flower]

Would that feeling be substantially lower?

I think so. I think 25mg is a low dose, I'd imagine that feeling would be lower as well.

How many mg of Klonopin were you taking?

 

[kastour]

Yes gizmo, I agree. She's a really good doctor so I trust her judgement, however sadly she can't tell me how I will react and neither can anyone here, so getting many opinions and experiences is the best way to predict things. I may take one Friday night, if so I will document the entire experience to see how you guys think of it.

I heard 25mg was the lowest dose. Doc said the "bad side effects" only come around at higher doses, so I feel a bit better knowing that. I started with .25mg of Klonopin in the summer but that quickly ramped up to 4mg, which, in my understanding, is a high (therapeutic) dose. From July to mid-end August I was taking 4mg, which, at the start of September, was changed to 3mg (as my own decision to due feeling to out of myself and my girlfriend noticing I was becoming very apathetic, a very catastrophic time for us) until the 24th of October, when I was hospitalized in the psych ward at the hospital my mother works in over a bad reaction to an argument my girlfriend and I had over said apathy.

Miraculously I was able to go from 3mg daily (plus additional when anxiety was high) to none at all in less than 3 weeks. I think the only reason I was able to cope during that time was knowing that our relationship would be better without it. Once the calm after the storm came about, I started realizing the positive effects of the Klonopin and the fact that they were now gone. That was one of my worst days, so I take apathy as a side effect very seriously. My biggest concern with the Seroquel, as I'd assume that since it can stabilize your emotions and make you less sensitive, it could also tip over into being not sensitive at all - and I'd be right back where I was before, which I refuse to do.

 

[timid_flower]

at the same time I want to start very much and I want to never start.

Understandable. :)

could I take one on the weekend to see how I react, as a sort of preparation?

I always wait until the weekend to start new meds. I want to be home just in case I have bad or weird side effects. I think I slept almost the whole weekend when I started seroquel. :sleep:

 

[Deleted member 12723]

My husband did not get knocked out in sleep when he started the serequel. He was fine. He does not have any effects from it. We started it at night before he goes to sleep. My husband was fine during the day and was not tired at all. It is so strange how different a medication can be for different people. When I was on serequel i did take them during the day and I did not get knocked out either. I did not notice any effects at all.

 

[kastour]

I, too, choose the weekend for new meds. For the exact same reason. It's a much easier way to try things out in a comfortable environment, and learn to tolerate effects in such an environment rather than needing to tolerate them when doing day-to-day things, or attempting to.

And it baffles me as well. Although the mental health industry is still relatively in it's baby stages, compared to the rest of the health world, it's amazing how hit-or-miss every medication is. It sucks so much because we need to find "that medication" quickly and yet these are some of the most individualistic treatments out there. Frustrating, but I also find it interesting. Maybe because I deal with it firsthand, it's nice to learn about all the tricks and weird treatments as well as commonplace ones.

 

[timid_flower]

Let us know how it goes this weekend. I hope this medication works for you. :)