Posted by Bill LL on August 3, 2004, at 13:50:03
In reply to Re: Why Does Seroquel Make Me Congested? » PoohBear, posted by Sad Panda on August 3, 2004, at 8:11:59
I never respond to posts involving this kind of technical detail, but I will be brave. Does Seroquel act like an antihistamine? I know that some antidepressants act like that. Ever since I have been on Lexapro, my eyes have been a little bit more dry. But it doesn't bother me.
When I take antihistamines, they make my nose dry and it causes nasal congestion. So if I have a runny nose due to allergy, the anti-histamine helps. But if I don't, the anti-histamine causes a stuffed up nose.
> > Hi All:
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> > I take 100mg of Seroquel each night for sleep and it works well. Seems to work best if I take it about 1 hour before bedtime, but I notice that it gives me nasal congestion. Is this normal? It's not a big deal, but I have to sleep with my mouth open...
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> > Tony
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> > 150mg Effexor XR
> > 20mg Ritalin
> > 100mg Seroquel
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> Hi Tony,
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> Long time no see! :)
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> I think alpha-1 antagonism causes it. I know you are not supposed to take pseudoephidrine with AD's, but, I have found that not only does Remeron give a blocked nose, it also blocks the decogesting action of pseudoephidrine.
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> Cheers,
> Panda.
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