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what's a knock u out sleep med?

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suzie78191
suzie78191

mt zipiclone does not work anymore.  doc gave me quetiapine.  took 50 last night.. still didnot sleep well.  does it work better at a higher dose?

desperately in need of aproper sleep

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  • Brandy964
    Brandy964 suzie78191

    Posted

    Hi suzie,

    Quetiapine is a slow release drug, how long have you been on it? X

    • suzie78191
      suzie78191 Brandy964

      Posted

      i didn't knowit was slow release..does that meam you feel it more the next day?
  • jude65855
    jude65855 suzie78191

    Posted

    Ask your doctor, not strangers  on the internet!   I assume by "50" you don't mean 50 tablets??????

    As far as I know any medication which will get you to sleep won't last all night anyway and no medication is a good idea long term.   I assume you've tried other ways to sleep better?

    • suzie78191
      suzie78191 jude65855

      Posted

      hi jude,

      50mg.. and yes i did get this from my doctor.  i have tried all methods, but my try of antidepressant the doctor told me to tke zipiclone which lost it's effect.  i don't know what else to do.  i have to wait to see doc

       

  • Mermaid3011
    Mermaid3011 suzie78191

    Posted

    I have been using zopiclone before I was prescribed Mirtazapine. It knocked me out at 15 mg and I slept 10 hrs straight. But it also made me gain weight and that's a no go, so I went back to zopiclone... despite the awful aftertaste.
    • Brandy964
      Brandy964 suzie78191

      Posted

      Hi suzie, I've been on zopiclone on & off for years, docs put me back on it after come off mirt but it's not helping that much, taking me ages to fall asleep & then it's only for 3-4hrs😡
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