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hi all, had a friend who is a doctor and he gave me some seroquil tablets for sleeping better. This medicine is prescribed for scytsphoenia (sp?) of which I don't have (yet) this med is being tried for many other uses also
I took a quarter of a tablet and my legs went nuts...
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I'm not fimilar with that particular drug but I know that a lot of sleep agents contain antihistamines. They are bad for RLS patients. The antifistamines make the legs more restless
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This is a drug to treat depression, yet more specifically, a mood stabilizer.
it is being used to treat many disorders on the side including insomnia, which most of us suffer from. it is not in the class of valium and others, and is supposidly non addictive. I believe it is a dopimine agonist. something to to with that uptake reuptake stuff of the stuff dealing with neotransmitters like ssris (prozoc and the likes)
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Hello I also took serequel,worst mistake of my life.I was in so much pain and I was all over the place.I had to quit taking the stuff.Two years ago.I strongly recommend lunesta to help you sleep. It's a new sleep medicine.Works very well. I am also on a depression medicine called cymbalta,it's also used to treat pain.Give it a try.
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Has anyone had the following problem with Seroquil? I have found out that after I go to sleep when taking Seroquil that someone can talk to me, ask me questions, I look and act totally awake but have absolutely NO memory of it at all!!!????
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seroquel is an atypical antipsychotic and is given for several things other than psychosis...it can be given as a trnaquilizer...its given for mania in bipolar patients also. it is generally a bad drug for restless legs (as are all anti-psychotics) as it effects dopamine in the brain. i have taken small (25 mg) amonunts and not had a leg reaction but that is the exception... most often even with a small amount i will have an increase in symptoms...and its a drug i avoid if at all possible.
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Hi! At last I've found you! I have been taking 400-500mg of Seroqual in 4-5 doses a day for approx 18 months. It is the only drug that has any effect in controlling my manic-depression in over 5 years of rapid-cycling, hospitals, drug mismanagment, suicide attempts etc. Finally I can have a reasonably normal life. Without it I would almost certainly be dead. I have tried reducing it but the depression and excitation are back in days. I also have severe, now very severe RLS and have been taking Pergolide 250mcg at night for years, very successfully. I now have to manipulate the dose of Pergolide so that I never have more than 200mg of Seroquil in my system without at least 125mcg of Pergolide as well. But I have had to increase the dose by half. Sometimes even this doesn't work. Risperodone, MAOI antidepressants, and another newer anti-depressant all seem to exacerbate the RLS too. Are the drugs that control the akethesias directly due to anti psychotic drugs, eg Cogentin, ever considered as well as or in spite of RLS drugs? Since my doctor knows only what I have told her about RLS she might benefit from some kind of info sheet from you. What do I do now? I am getting desperate. deeeo
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by fumbduck: [QB] hi all, had a friend who is a doctor and he gave me some seroquil tablets for sleeping better. This medicine is prescribed for scytsphoenia (sp?) of which I don't have (yet) this med is being tried for many other uses also
I took a quarter of a tablet and my legs went nuts...
be very careful.... i don't recommened it.
I was on serequel and made me go crazy fom my legs, stay away from it and anthistimes.Excuse my writing , my rls has kept me up for 3 days straight,
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This must be so hard - I'm not sure how to go about managing it except perhaps to consult with a doctor who might be a sleep specialist and can work with the doc prescribing the seroquel to come up with some way to manage the symptoms...I feel for you. I have seroquel around if I need it...but I dread needing it...
The other thing is - frankly - Im worried about the requip (and all drugs similar) causing hallucinations as they seem to work kind of opposite the seroquel - and it conserns me that what serquel takes away, they will induce.
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quote:Originally posted by fumbduck: hi all, had a friend who is a doctor and he gave me some seroquil tablets for sleeping better. This medicine is prescribed for scytsphoenia (sp?) of which I don't have (yet) this med is being tried for many other uses also
I took a quarter of a tablet and my legs went nuts...
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Hi, I was on risperdal for years and couldn't sleep. I just got on seroquil and am sleeping a lot.The only draw back is that I feel a bit hung over in the morning.I am taking 125 mgs. I think all of this medicine is bad.
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Has anyone had the following problem with Seroquil? I have found out that after I go to sleep when taking Seroquil that someone can talk to me, ask me questions, I look and act totally awake but have absolutely NO memory of it at all!!!????
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