Posted by yxibow on May 29, 2005, at 23:03:35
In reply to All SEROQUEL USERS-HELP!!!, posted by hockeygirlcanada on May 26, 2005, at 17:12:15
> Hi,
> I have been battling depression and g.a.d. for 7 years, it has been hell, three pdocs later I am on Celexa, 60mg, 400mg of Seroquel, trazadone as needed for sleep and up to 3 mg of clonazepam each day.
> i have to drink lots of coffee to stay awake, which is not good for my anxiety.
> I don't know what to do with this med? ANy help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated!Well, trust me, 400mg of Seroquel is not high... but it may be high for some. Agreed with the caffeine, I would cut down on that. I used to take lots of it when my body chemistry was different in the past, I can't take any now. I assume you are taking the Seroquel at night, if not, I would suggest taking the entire dose at night -- a number of people who take it regularly take it all at once and it would render the Trazodone unnecessary. Celexa at 60 is about average, some now take up to twice that, but that is a typical dose. Clonazepam is usually topped off at 4mg although some take twice; as long as you're not showing any signs of dependency and can focus on driving properly, 3mg shouldn't be a liability, but less is always better and could help with your drowsiness.
Its also possible you're not getting the "right kind" of sleep (enough rem hours)... and you're getting daytime tiredness because you're not actually getting good "sleep hygiene"; you might want to try a small dose of Lunesta or a pinch of Remeron for sleep although 400mg of Seroquel at once could suffice.
Just my 2c
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