Posted by BarbaraCat on July 12, 2004, at 12:00:08
In reply to Re: Seroquel users: a couple of questions (HELP) » Sad Panda, posted by cpallen79 on July 11, 2004, at 21:12:53
Chris,
A little word to the wise from a former traz user. It will definitely make you groggy, extremely woozy. So yes, start very low, 10mg is not too low to start. For sleep, I never went above 50mg. For depression I was up to 200mg at one time.The groggyness is severe for the first few days and you'll just have to live with it for a short while. The morning groggyness never completely goes away and it was always a challenge for me, who is never a 'wake up and jump out of bed' kind of person. You'll have to make yourself get up but then you'll feel like you need to lie down again just to get over the woozyness. The way to beat it is to FORCE yourself out of bed and then immediately do some situps and pushups, whatever you can manage, to get some adrenaline and deep breathing going and some muscle engagement. Then take a shower and it will be gone. It's also a great incentive for getting those 6-pack abs.
But it's worth it. Traz saved my life at a time when I was very depressed and anxious. I used it for years as an AD and then at a lower dose as a sleeper. I don't understand why it's not used more. Good luck.
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