I had a weird experience Sunday morning. Woke up to see two shafts of light on my ceiling (they were from the bathroom light), I became convinced they were searchlights. I tried to find the word to express this but couldn’t - I could see multiple words circling in my head, most of them rhyming. I finally sat up, my wife asked what was wrong and I was able to blurt out “searchlights” while pointing to the ceiling.
I was pretty paranoid at this point and shrugged down into the covers. My wife asked again what was wrong but I couldn’t get the words out, all I could do was mutter “no words”. It finally passed but it was the weirdest thing. I’ve been unable to speak before during moments of really intense stress (a family member in trouble) but nothing like this.
Any thoughts on this? Does this happen to anyone else?
I’d like to chime in with my usual rant about seroquel : I have nothing good to say about seroquel. Some people here swear by it though. But most people use it with something else, and don’t just take Seroquel on its own.
If things start to go from bad to worse, then don’t be afraid to ask for a med change.
Seroquel caused vivid hallucinations when I first started it, but went away soon thereafter. It says it can do this in the med guide at first. Stay the course unless it becomes bad enough to call a dr. My take. I am no doctor. So just a bit of info.
My GP prescribed the Seroquel, I’m seeing a psychiatrist for my eval on Monday. It’s possible he may choose a different med for me to try. This is the only one I’m on at this time.
I’m actually pretty pleased with the results this far. I’d been stuck in my own world for the past month or so; the Seroquel appears to have “woken me up”. I was in almost a constant state of paranoia and watching my wife’s eyes turn demonic…I’m able to sleep 8 or 9 hours and, after the initial morning lethargy I’m pretty well full of energy the entire day.
It’s an immediate release tablet and not the extended release. I tend to get a bit wonky between 6 and 7pm but I just crash in my bedroom and listen to music.
I thought that might be the case. My GP, therapist and my (soon to be) psychiatrist apparently wanted to try me on a single dose of 25mg per night at first and if it appeared to be helping he could up the dosage. I have an appointment tomorrow and will bring that up.
Thanks for your input, this is all new to me so anything anyone has to offer is very much appreciated:-)
I have the same as you but 300 mg. I take it in the evening to sleep and to keep voices away. Not helping much but giving me sleep. Voices are there. I also have 25 mg Abilify.
Thank you sooo much @Minnii for the kind words. I’ve been on meds for some time now and I have to switch every 1.5 - 2 years because they are increased every now and then until I am at max dosage. I will be on Invega in 1 week along with Abilify and that will officially be every atypical i’ve tried. Can’t find a dr who’ll go to typicals. Have tried Haldol though.
Seroquel can give you very vivid nightmares.
Since it helps you sleep so soundly,
sometimes it’s hard to wake up and shake off the fact that it’s only a dream. Maybe that was just me since I had delusions and other stuff.
But it helped me in other ways that other meds didn’t fix, your mileage may vary.
That makes sense, thanks. My wife actually said the very same thing to my therapist when she called to see how I was doing. I was pretty adamant that it wasnt a dream…but the more I thought about it the more I realized I was the least qualified to determine whatbisnor is not “real”, at least atvthe moment.
Thats what is so terrifying to me: nothing seems real, and anything seems possible-especially my worst nightmares. I keep asking my wife if this is really happening, im afraid im going to wake up and the life ive built will have vanished qnd im in a hospital somewhere.
I have the exact same fear. This illness messes with our minds…
But think about it this way, you have the ability to enjoy all these precious moments with your wife.