Hello. I was
prescribed a high dose of Seroquel to take at bedtime to help me sleep. My psychologist told me I probably won’t like being on this medication because it has some severe side effects. When I was on this medication, I had these really severe and vivid nightmares. I would have to be awakened by my husband and he said that I was always crying out “Help me help me”. I have no idea what that was about, but I knew that this was a problem for me. I spoke with my doctor, and with the help of him we weaned off of this medication very very slowly and I believe that that’s the important thing about trying to get off of any medicines is that you do it very very slowly. I hope that you are able to sleep without this medication. I know that I have been using is a medication called Trazodone 300mg. before bedtime and that gives me a lot of rest but without the side effects of the nightmares. This medication has worked well for me. I hope you are able to find a solution to your sleep. Trazdone is not an antidepressant, but rather a sleep disorder medication. Ask your doctor about it.