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Tony H
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Hi the doc has put me on Seroquel (25mg)to calm me down at night time and get some sleep ,however it's causing looser output and slight ballooning  ,

Has any one else used this drug before and had problems ,

On the plus side I'm having good restful sleeps with pleasant dreams 😴 


   
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Tigerlily
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Hi Tony - I haven’t used this medication, but here are some articles on its use as a sleep med:

 

https://www.ccjm.org/content/88/5/286

 

https://nationalpost.com/health/seroquel-for-insomnia

 

When I have sleep issues (which happens more frequently as I get older) I use a very low dose (3mg) of Melatonin, and that helps me fall asleep within 15 minutes. Occasionally, I will double that dose, but I could triple it if I needed to. I find that a few days to up to a week of the melatonin routine usually gets me back into a sleep rhythm. 

Laurie

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VeganOstomy
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Posted by: @tony-h

however it's causing looser output and slight ballooning  ,

Is that resulting in leaks or blowouts?

It's possible that those side effects may be temporary. Have you just started taking them?

Just your friendly neighborhood ostomate.
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Tony H
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Yeah just started taking them Eric and they seem to be effective, I'll give it a month and start sleeping on my back with pillows to stop me turning  

Thanks for that Laurie ,will check that out 

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Chelly
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That's a pretty heavy duty med to give you for sleep Tony. I would be asking for something safer like what Laurie suggested or trazadone. Doctors tend to prescribe things off label which sounds like what they did with you. 


   
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Tony H
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Just an update on my use of Seroquel ,it's really helping with my sleep and busy mind at night ,

I'm only on 25mg and sleep well but not comatose,  If I need to change my appliance, I can wake up enough and go back to sleep again , so nothing but good experience of seroquel for me ,

I seem to always have nice dream as well so that's another positive. 


   
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@tony-h 

that sounds lovely. I’m a horrible sleeper, especially lately. And to have nice dreams on top of sleeping well would be ideal. Enjoy it!!

And with my ileostomy, my output is already very loose, so no biggie there. 😊

-Liza
Ileostomy 6/18/2018
“May your day be bright and your bag be light.”


   
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