Posted by SLS on November 5, 2013, at 16:50:40
In reply to Re: Seroquel Dosages » SLS, posted by porkpiehat on November 5, 2013, at 13:24:14
> > > What is the standard Seroquel dose for sleep ? What is the LOWEST effective dose?
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> > Some people use 25 - 100 mg at bedtime to promote sleep. By comparison, people generally need 400 - 800 mg to treat schizoid disorders.
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> > http://www.drugs.com/comments/quetiapine/for-insomnia.html
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> > Seroquel is NOT approved by the FDA for use as a sleep-aid (hypnotic). However, more people being treated with Seroquel for affective or schizoid disorders choose to discontinue treatment because of somnolence (sleepiness) than for any other reason. Many people take advantage of this side effect and use Seroquel for insomnia and anxiety. It has been my observation that people tend to feel sleepier at lower dosages than at higher dosages.> Scott do you know at what dosage this sedation issue tends to flip?
Not really. However, I don't recall dosages of over 100 mg being used for sleep.
The major metabolite of Seroquel is a norepinephrine (NE) reuptake inhibitor. This might offset some of the somnolent side effects or the parent compound.
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