is quetiapine a sleeping pill?
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No, it is an anti-psychotic agent used to treat bipolar disorders and schizophrenia.  The brand name for this medication is Seroquel.  For more info, you could type the brand name or drug name into yahoo, and you might get the manufacturers site.
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The 80 milligram Oxycontin is a good one for the agonist opioids, and the 3 milligram xanax XR is a good one in the benzodiazapine catagory. For sleeping pills I'm going with the Ambien in any dosage (also a benzo)... That just about does it I guess. -beaver (Rock Island, Illinois)
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I was also having problems falling asleep, doing so around 3-4am, au aunt told me about Melatonin, its a natural pill. i tried it...and literally about 30-60 minutes later i could barely keep my eyes open. its over the counter so no need for a doc visit, and actually when i visited my doc for other reasons...i did ask about melatonin and she didnt see any problem with me taking it. it worked for me, dont know if it will work for you..but you can give it a try. hope it helps.
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I only took it at night and I was only on 25mg for bipolar. It knocked me completely out. Some nights I would sleep completely through and miss work in the morning. She should take it and go straight to bed, if that dosage is making her feel so tired maybe she should go to her doctor and see if he can lower her dose and maybe she can still get the full benefit of the medicine. \n\nGood luck!
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I was on Zyprexa also and they gave it to me along with the CELEXA.  The Zyprexa was to help me sleep because I just can't sleep more than a couple hours at a time.  HOWEVER! ZYPREXA has MANY MANY class action law-suits against it and this drug about to be pulled from circulation.  It causes way too many side effects.  I wouldn't take it anymore if I were you, but that's up to you.  Don't do anything without asking your doctor.  I received all kinds of papers in the mail about this nationwide lawsuit and even calls at home advising me to no longer take it.  It basically the first few times I used it, did it's job and knocked me out cold, I was on next to the smallest dose.  Then it got to where it didn't faze me.  I did however find it made me more angry.  Just my own experience with it.  Good Luck.
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Never heard of this one! Will have to ask my Dr about it this week. Med review time! :-)\n\nIm on Prozac, Tegritol & Seroquel
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Chamomile tea is a natural sedative, and the basic herbal answer for insomnia.  Drink one cup per hour for three hours before bed.\n\nIf that doesn't work quickly enough, add a couple of drops of valerian.  Valerian is a powerful natural tranquilizer, and became popular after widespread use in World War II.\n\nChamomile tea is, of course, available in any grocery store. (Although it may be called something cute like "Nighty Night" or "Sleepy Time.")\nValerian, in liquid form, can be found at any health food store.
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People are classifying things wrong.\n\nStimulants make you more awake and makes parts of your brain more active, depressants make you sleepy and make parts of your brain less active, and hallucinogens cause hallucinations (you see/hear/feel things that aren't really there).\n\nStimulants ("uppers"):\nCaffeine\namphetamine/methampetamine/"ice" (a form of freebase methamphetamine)\nCocaine/crack (a form of freebase cocaine)\nNicotine\n\nDepressants ("downers"):\nAlcohol\nValium/Xanax (benzodiazepines, prescribed for anxiety)\nHeroin/morphine/codeine (these are opiates)\nDemerol/Fentanyl/Nalone/oxycontin (synthetic opiods, used as pain killers)\nNitrous Oxide (aka laughing gas, used for anesthesia)\nEther (formerly used for anesthetia)\n\nHallucinogens/Psychadelics:\nLSD (aka "acid")\nPsilocybin ("magic mushrooms")\nPeyote/mescaline\n\nSome other common drugs need special classification.\n\nPCP and Ketamine (Special K) are horse tranquilizers.  in humans, they have bizarre properties, because the way they work is strange (they bind to a site inside the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor, so they can only affect regions already active).  They have some properties of depressants (people are said to feel no pain, and their thinking becomes muddled), they have some hallucinogenic qualities (some people hallucinate on some occasions), and they have some traits of stimulants (people can grow active or violent on PCP--users are notorious for being hard for police to get under control).  Some classify PCP, ketamine, and Nitrous Oxide as dissociatives, which form their own special class.\n\nMarijuana is likewise odd.  Hallicinations can happen, but are generally rare.  Many people find that it makes them sleepy, and it definitely is known to delay your reaction times, but it isn't like a traditional depressant.  Finally, it has some (very few) traits that are seen as stimulatory, because some people like to be incredibly active while using them (a competitive snowboarder got caught with THC in his system a few years ago), and it can cause extreme paranoia (generally associated with stimulants).  In my opinion, it is best that cannabinoids are considered their own seperate class of drugs.\n\nMDMA (aka Ecstacy, E, X) is another oddball.  Some people put E along with drugs like LSD and mescaline into a category called "entheogens," as these drugs are all known to make people highly introspective.  It is often called a psychadelic, but primarily because it works on the same sorts of receptors that psychadelics work on (aka serotonin receptors).  The best category for MDMA is enactogen, which applies to a subset of psychadelics that don't necessarily cause hallucination (like LSD).  Though MDMA is an amphetamine derivative, the most significant of its affects are not stimulatory.  The term enactogen applies to these sorts of drugs that exert their primary effects on a person's emotional state.  Stimulants and depressants are defined by the levels of mental arousal they give, and psychadelics are defined by the alteration of senses.
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Do you possibly mean Seroquel? If so, side effects are listed at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/203124.html and the more common ones include: constipation;  drowsiness;  dry mouth;  increased weight;  indigestion.
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hello i am on efexor(venlaxafine)150mg at night and 75mg in the morning i am on lithium too which i take at night.i was on the higher dose in the morning until i went to the psychiatrist and told them about the tiredness and they chenged the tablets for the capsules and to take the higher dose at night and i have to say that i am not so tired.you would be better off asking for the capsules instead of the tablets as the tablets really tire you out.also i now take the night time dose just before i go to bed because if i take them early i cant sleep .good luck
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Don't take ambien.  It's very addictive.  My husband took it and had to keep taking more and more because as your body becomes accustomed to the dosage, you need more of the med to get to sleep.  Exercise, take a warm shower and set a regular bedtime and go to sleep at that time every night will ensure a good nights sleep.  This is, of course, provided you are generally healthy and not abusing alcohol or other drugs.
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Somebody, somewhere has a problem with any medication.  Please, please, please be patient, talk to your psychiatrist, let them know exactly what you are feeling and what the effects are so they can adjust.  Not all meds are for all people.  You are talking about some good psychiatric medications.  So many of these take a while to get into our systems and balance the sleepiness may be temporary until your body gets its balance right.  The doctor can adjust dosage for you.  I would love for you to feel good and not be sleepy on them but again talk with your doctor letting them know exactly what you are feeling.  I personally do not use these meds but those patients that I have experience with using them have the same result until the meds are in the system and balanced.  TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR AND LET HIM/HER KNOW YOUR EXPERIENCE.  You will not get the correct advice here unless it is what I have just said.  TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR, call his/her office for an appointment even if you already have one, try to get one sooner.  Under no circumstances should you stop taking these medications, keep taking them in the dosage the doctor prescribed until he/she changes the dosage.
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I say yes. My niece actually took sleeping pills because she could never fall asleep. She did NOTHING all day though. She'd lay on the couch or in bed and watch TV or talk on the phone. The family finally convinced her to get out and move around and she now sleeps just fine. Think about it, sleeping is the time when your body rests and recuperates. If you have nothing to rest or recuperate from, your body need to rest.
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no you'll be very groggy. you shouldn't take sleeping pills unless you can get a whole night's sleep
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Stuffed melatonin?  That's a sleeping drug!  ROFL  Maybe you meant stuffed manicotti? You may want to remove your question and rewrite it.
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No.  I feel the same when I take a non drowsy medicine.  Its like taking an Advil.  You just feel a little better.
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As an antidepressant user, I take mine in the am, but they do not put me to sleep or sedate me in any way.  My sister takes the same kind and dosage as I do and they put her to sleep.  Do it make any difference, NO! Do you want to sleep the day away and be up at night, it all depends on how that med effect you and you take it accordingly. As long as you take it in the time allotted you can take it at any time.  Most people want to be awake in the am.  My sister takes hers at night, because she too want to be awake in the am.  Your choice.