Seroquel regular vs. Seroquel XR

[PenelopeAnn]

I have always taken regular release Seroquel, 450mg at bedtime for a few years now. My new psych dr wants me to try Seroquel XR - extended release. I have been having problems with my anxiety disorder - panic attacks which are new, and with my moods cycling rapidly. I am not keen on taking the Xanax for anxiety, but I do when absolutely necessary. She said that some people have reported an anti-anxiety effect that carries through into the daytime when the Seroquel XR is taken at bedtime.

Just wondering if anyone has any experience with Seroquel XR, and specifically, how it worked compared to regular release Seroquel.

[BeeKeeper]

I had been taking Trazadone and ambien to try and help sleep at night and Cymbalta during the day.  The Trazadone/ambien stopped working and I was back to not sleeping and still fighting depression.  Doc took be of Cymbalta/Trazadone/Ambien and put be on Seroquel.  Still could not sleep and was still having depression issues.  am now on Seroquel XR at night and Cymbalta during the day and feeling much better.  I have had to adjust when I take the XR to earlier in the evening or I am really drugged the next morning.

[THE_HUB_CITY_V3]

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[LeftCoastChick]

I do notice I get restless legs at night, and in one report it was shown to happen in Seroqual. I take some ativan it it gets bad, or a tylenol with codeine, both seem to curtail it, but it's damnably irritating, I'm going to have to mention it to my pdoc.

[PinkTZ]

im on seroquel...reg stuff....im too lazy to walk over to my dresser and check the dosage, but its low its about 100 mg at night. I have no side effects that i can see...the pills make me a little high or whatever, but im on alot of them so i cant tell anymore. But seroquel i guess has different reaction. My best friend was on it too and she told me that her legs would hold still that they were shaking all the time..

i was on respiridone (sp?) and it caused severe hormonal problems, the doctors are checking to make sure i dont have a tumour in my putuitary gland (which isnt there, i know it) So i guess everyone has different side effects to drugs...c'est la vie mon ami!

-JP Good luck with Seroquel!

[PenelopeAnn]

Ah, yes, Trazodone. It is an antidepressant. I cannot take antidepressants unless I'm looking to be manic and delusional. Trazodone is also the drug that gave me such severe peripheral edema I couldn't wear shoes and had to take a diuretic. So, no on Trazodone.

If I break the Seroquel into doses and take them in the daytime then I will be even more drowsy in the daytime than I am if I take it all at night before bed.

Ah, well, I guess I'll give it the two weeks and decide what I can and can't live with. I did have an iffy moment driving today. I thought I was OK enough, but apparently not. I'll check in at the end of two weeks.

[LeftCoastChick]

Have you thought about a different med for sleep altogether? I take trazadone,which isn't a narcotic, and works very well, I have a sleep disorder, I sleep walk and have mid sleep awakening. It works 10x better then any other drug I have found. There are other options out there. best of luck to you, Jane