Posted by Wildman on February 24, 2004, at 18:14:28
In reply to side effects of seroquel, posted by ginger C on February 24, 2004, at 16:23:17
> Can anyone tell me what to expect from seroquel? I was just started on it a few weeks ago and so far I feel a little more lethargic and sleepy. I also feel a little stupid does this sound familiar to anyone?
How much are you taking? I am on Lexapro 20mg/day and take 25-50mg of Seroquel each night to help with my sleep. I find that the "effects" at that dosage are limited to sleepiness initially, and then when I wake up 8 hours later, I am slightly sedated, which wears off after a couple of hours and some coffee.
As for "side" effects, I haven't noticed any, really. I may feel a bit flat the next morning, but that's about it.
I know that Seroquel is precribed in much higher amounts for other applications (400mg) which is 8-16x what I take. At that level, I would suspect that the side effects are more noticeable.
It may be that I am attributing all the Seroquel side effects to my Lexapro, but it's hard to tell as started them at the same time.
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