Misc Seroquel for opiate/phenibut withdrawals??

[belfort]

i have a buddy that had a nice vicoden habit going..he would also use phenibut at around 1 gram a day..he is out of both and is determined to quit but he hasnt slept in 3 days..i told him seroquel would put him out but what dosage??he has nothing else at his disposal..

anyone have experience with using seroquel for the insomnia during withdrawals??

 

[ErgicMergic]

Seroquel will most certainly help with the insomnia, although it will make him even more of a zombie than possible during Opiate withdrawal. Have him use low dose Seroquel, 12.5-50mg is best for sleep; it shouldn't act as an anti-psychotic at that dosage, which is a good thing since he needs all the dopamine he can get during the kick.

 

[Diloadid]

I agree with Ergic. I found that doses higher than 50mg would make my RLS even worse.

 

[morphonorconic]

It would definitely work for insomnia, as it is an antipsychotic after all, though I don't think it's a very good choice. Maybe suggest that he try a sedative antihistamine like hydroxyzine or doxylamine succinate before he sedates himself with seroquel.

 

[ErgicMergic]

^ Seriously. At low dosages (<75mg), it acts primarily as an anti-cholingergenic. You can get good anti-cholingergenic effects from Doxylamine (best OTC sleep aid, imo) without the shitstorm of side effects that come with Seroquel.