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>Just home for a quick doggy break! >Good luck with Seroquel, Fred. It is used rather successfully for sxs >of PTSD. Watch your weight and appetite on it, as many people gain >weight on it. The sedation *should* wear off after a few weeks; if it >doesn’t, you may need to see your doc about the dosage. As you >probably know, it can help with depression as well. Seroquel is an >atypical neuroleptic….. >Keep us posted! >Jo
I contacted the doctor before I posted and he responded a few hours later. I need to take the Seroquel a couple hours earlier in the evening. In this case, I took the stuff at 8 pm tonight. I also am backing off by 10 mg for the amount of Librium that I am taking tonight. I will see what that will do. A little more on the more serious side, I just put my little freind of 11 years, my Boston Terrier Sissi, to sleep on Monday. It was a hard thing to do. I know I cried far more for her than I will ever cry for my mother when she will die. Much of my PTSD is stuff that mom told me where she should have kept her mouth shut about private matters that happened between my father, her, and myself. Things that I would normally have forgotten or would never have known. I hate her mental illness that I had to live with for all my life. It has taken any feelings away from what I might have had for her. Fred in denver
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I contacted the doctor before I posted and he responded a few hours later. I > need to take the Seroquel a couple hours earlier in the evening. In this case, > I took the stuff at 8 pm tonight. I also am backing off by > 10 mg for the amount of Librium that I am taking tonight. I will see what that > will do. > A little more on the more serious side, I just put my little freind of 11 > years, my Boston Terrier Sissi, to sleep on Monday. It was a hard thing to do. > I know I cried far more for her than I will ever cry for my mother when she > will die. Much of my PTSD is stuff that mom told me where she should have kept > her mouth shut about private matters that happened between my father, her, and > myself. Things that I would normally have forgotten or would never have known. > I hate her mental illness that I had to live with for all my life. It has > taken any feelings away from what I might have had for her. > Fred in denver
Dear Fred, I am so sorry about little Sissi. I know how much you loved that ‘baby’. Know that you gave her a good life and every kindness, and if she could she’d thank you for it; although she already has with her love and devotion to you….Take time to grieve, and please know I am there with you in spirit….you may know I went through losing three of my ‘babies’ two years ago – I know it sound cliche, but time does heal the pain. Also, I hope you can be aware that Sissi’s passing will inevitably bring up other issues for you – make note of them, let them come, and process them as best you can. We are here for you as well, should you so choose. Stay in close touch during this time, OK? Jo
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This morning I woke up much less sedated. The med is being titrated up from 25 mg to 50 to 100 mg within the next two weeks. I also took less librium and have a clear head this morning. Time will tell how things will work out. One positive is that I don’t feel so totally helpless at this point. Fred
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>This morning I woke up much less sedated. The med is being titrated up from >25 mg to 50 to 100 mg within the next two weeks
I hope you’re adjusting well, Fred. Both of my boys have taken seroquel and they experienced a mixed bag of success and side effects. At this time, I have to say that my older son is having more success with seroquel than he has had with any medication. (Previously, he took it and had to discontinue it after about a year because it started to sedate him way too much. The second run has been great) My son is almost 15 years old and weighs about 180. He takes 80 mg in the morning and 100 mg in the evening. It seems like a lot, but when we lowered it to 80 in the am and 80 in the pm, he suffered. He has a little bit of fatique, but as a freshman in high school, he played JV football, hockey and now baseball. He’s functioning quite well. Good luck, Fred. I hope it works for you. Donnadoobie
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>This morning I woke up much less sedated. The med is being titrated up >from >>25 mg to 50 to 100 mg within the next two weeks >I hope you’re adjusting well, Fred. Both of my boys have taken seroquel and >they experienced a mixed bag of success and side effects. At this time, I >have to say that my older son is having more success with seroquel than he >has >had with any medication. (Previously, he took it and had to discontinue it >after about a year because it started to sedate him way too much. The second >run has been great) >My son is almost 15 years old and weighs about 180. He takes 80 mg in the >morning and 100 mg in the evening. It seems like a lot, but when we lowered >it >to 80 in the am and 80 in the pm, he suffered. He has a little bit of >fatique, > but as a freshman in high school, he played JV football, hockey and now >baseball. He’s functioning quite well. >Good luck, Fred. I hope it works for you. >Donnadoobie
Donna, Thanks for the feedback. I am on my 4th day and seem like i am starting to adjust. You never told me what your children’s symptoms are. I don’t really have a tic problem. Most of mine is anxeity and PTSD along with being sensitive to too much stimulus – eg. being outdoors or around too many people. Went out tonight and had a pretty normal good time. I will be titrating up to 50mg and then 100mg. We will see how things work at that level. I will post if any positive or wierd things will happen. Fred
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Just got the perscription from my neuropsychiatrist yesterday. He said it was rather fast acting. He gave it to me for some of the PTSD episodes that I have been having for several years. This drug is the bullet that is aimed at the PTSD problem. I woke up really sedated this morning. I am also taking Librium and I think that I am getting a double whammy of sedatation when I use both meds at the same time. About an hour ago, I started making some phone calls and some of the sedatation stopped. Maybe I hit the half life of one or both meds and now can think more clearly. Just curious if others are taking this med and wondering if any of you have had any serious side affects? Fred in denver
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news:20040429140506.09674.00000310@mb-m02.aol.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Just got the perscription from my neuropsychiatrist yesterday. He said it was > rather fast acting. He gave it to me for some of the PTSD episodes that I have > been having for several years. This drug is the bullet that is aimed at the > PTSD problem. I woke up really sedated this morning. I am also taking Librium > and I think that I am getting a double whammy of sedatation when I use both > meds at the same time. About an hour ago, I started making some phone calls > and some of the sedatation stopped. Maybe I hit the half life of one or both > meds and now can think more clearly. Just curious if others are taking this > med and wondering if any of you have had any serious side affects? > Fred in denver
Just home for a quick doggy break! Good luck with Seroquel, Fred. It is used rather successfully for sxs of PTSD. Watch your weight and appetite on it, as many people gain weight on it. The sedation *should* wear off after a few weeks; if it doesn’t, you may need to see your doc about the dosage. As you probably know, it can help with depression as well. Seroquel is an atypical neuroleptic….. Keep us posted! Jo
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