Anyone takes Seroquel (Quetiapine) 100mg for insomnia for long term and how's the effect?

I have been on 25 mg of Quetipaine for almost a year. It was prescribed for chronic insomnia. I’m also removing from a stroke. I also suffer from severe anxiety and depression. I live alone and have been shielding for the last 10 months and feel so isolated I don’t function well at the moment. I’m low and weepy and Christmas has been abn ordeal. I tried sleeping tablets but fought them. Quetiapine works after about 90 minutes and I get about 4 hours sleep. I crave natural sleep

Seroquel is actually not a sleeping Medication.
I’m surprised your GP even prescribed them.
It’s mainly given to people with Schizophrenia.

Hi I take 200 mgs at night. Been on it a year and it still knocks me out at night. I also take Klonopin. I'm wanting to decrease the dosage however because it makes me really disoriented in the am.

yes my grandson is in a better mood AFTER GETTING RUN OVER BY A CAR AND CUTTING his leg on purpose AND TAKING Seroquel 100 mg

Well, I was taking 200mg. It was great. Kept away my night terrors and let me get a good nights sleep. When I had to switch to the generic, Quetiapine Fumarate for 5 years. I got bad side effects if I didn’t fall asleep within 30 minutes. That happened 2-3 times a week. Got bad RLS, my nasal passages swelled shut and I couldn’t breath enough to fall asleep. I would be up 5-6 hours trying to get relief. Just switched to something else; but, I have to take 10mg extended release Melatonin to fall asleep. Tried Gabapentin for 3 weeks & I felt like I was dying. My Quality of Life just disappeared. Good luck.

I've been taking 100mg quetiapine & 2mg ativan, & am sleeping quite well now. Ambien, lunesta, & others did not help me. My depression has gotten very bad, but I'm not at all sure it's related to these meds.

I have been on it for about 3 years. Starting at 150 but now 100. It's a commitment of no less than 8 hrs a night. It hits in a couple of hours at 100. I drag it out because I fight it (not recommended I add). It's best to follow otherwise prepare to sleep in. Fighting also lessens affect. It's not bad when it's done right. Don't follow my example.

I've been taking 50mg Seroquel IR for many months now for insomnia. It hasn't lost its effect. Get about 8 hours of sleep per night.

I have BiPolar and one of my meds is Seroquel 100 for sleeping and 100 for Anxiety. It does help for insomnia I take Lunesta as well.

I have been taking Quintipine 800 mg for 8 years! I know I need to get off it because it’s bad for liver and constipation! All I can say is I’m going to take myself slowly and start taking 20-30mg of melatonin has some not so desirable side effects! But I can tell get off the Quintipine long term use is not good for you!

I specifically have 100 mg tablets that I can take as needed if I am having extra problem sleeping or hypomanic (mixed). I take an additional 250 mg of XR – extended release - to help bipolar disorder symptoms, including sleep.

I have been taking Seroquel for several years now. I only bad side effects from me have been weight gain, constipation, hair loss. I took care of the first by getting a dog and walking her over a mile every day; Second by eating an apple a day and no gluten; and the last one by taking 5000 IU of biotin. I attend as awesome for hair loss!

I don’t have any daily sedation with this medication. If I mix it with extra trazodone and Diazepam, I may be groggy in the morning but that’s it.

I have been taking Seroquel for about 5 years for insomnia. The Seroquel 100mg is the only way for me to actually get to sleep at night. I take naps but can't fall asleep on my on at the end of the day. I have times if I run out, I might be awake for two days straight and not be tired at all. I am going to continue to take it some that I can have normal nights.

I have been taking Seroquel for 10 years now for Insomnia. I started out with a 150 mg until I got restless leg syndrome last year so they upped it to 200 mg to help me get through the night.

I'm bipolar.. Love the mania, hate the depression but it used to be my norm. Mania made me spin out, but Seroquel has reduced that. Now, good moods don't make me spin out. Work, exercise, eating well and, marijuana to an extent, also are super important.