Posted by sobstory on August 27, 2004, at 15:36:36
In reply to Death to Nighttime Racing Thoughts!, posted by PTSD_Girl on August 27, 2004, at 13:54:03
But it was only one night without Seroquel. If you can, try again, maybe start with out the Seroquel ever other night so your body can adjust. Or slowly lower your dosages. Gradually ease your body into not taking the meds every night. Just like tapering off of any meds. You can't just suddenly stop taking them. Your body is addicted, and thinks it needs Seroquel in order to sleep. It's okay to take meds for temporary sleep problems, but not permanently. Your body needs to be able to sleep without medication. I think sleeping meds are different than regular antidepressants because of their shorter half lives.
If you're happy taking them forever to sleep, that's fine, but the advice above is for if you want to stop.
> I've been taking Seroquel (75-100mg) to help me sleep for the past two months.
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> The other night, I decided to see how my sleep would be without the Seroquel....maybe my brain had "clicked" into a normal sleep pattern.
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> Well, I was awake until 6am!!! I could NOT get my thoughts to slow down!! I finally took my dose at 6am.....ahhhhh, blessed sleep!
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> So, I'm still just as messed up without the nightly Seroquel. I guess that means I'll probably be on this med for the rest of my life. I had somewhat forgotten what racing thoughts were like......jeepers, now I remember!!! Ugh!!! Seroquel is not perfect, but it definately stops those out-of-control raceys!!!
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