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Posted by helenag on November 13, 2003, at 21:56:25
Posted last week that my pdoc gave me some seroquel samples for anxiety. I didn't take any because I dreaded the sedation s/e. Long story short, anxiety increased over the week and along with it some depression. Fought it off as long as I could, but it started to get that quality of taking on a life of its own. Called my pdoc. He upped my topamax to 300mg a day, told me to take 25mg of seroquel before bed (I was getting only 5 hrs or less sleep a night) and 12.5mg in the am.) I also take 300mg EffexorXR. I am a slowly recovering alcoholic as well. Pdoc can't give me any benzos for obvious reasons.
The seroquel is very sedating for the first hour or so after I take it. Night time is no problem. It is the daytime. I almost fell asleep standing up at work. That's no joke. I feel dizzy sometimes. After the sedation wears off, the anxiousness does feel much lessened.
My question: does that sedation go away as your body gets acccustomed to the med?? If not, does anyone have any tricks of the trade to help with it? Coffee? I used to take Geodon at one time and I took caffeine tablets. That drug was one heck of a knock out even the next morning, but I was on 80mg of the stuff.My pdoc told me that this is a very teeny dose of seroquel. I know that. Since it helps so far the few times I have taken it, I'd like to continue but without the risk of passing out at work. Any ideas??
Helen.
Posted by stjames on November 13, 2003, at 22:00:34
In reply to re:need help, dancing with a new med, posted by helenag on November 13, 2003, at 21:56:25
Everything that is sedating is more sedating at first. Only by taking something for a while can you
tell if things will work out. It is quite common that something that is very sedating at first ends up being managable.
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