so my Mom has been taking a strong sleep medication called Seroquel, which is an anti-psychotic, for like the last 10-15 years. Her dose is so high now its 400mg

she has hit a wall where the Seroquel doesn't help her sleep and she's up all night

she went to get alternative drugs, thinking maybe if she switched routine on her medicine that it would help

turns out the other drugs (which were also very strong) still didn't help

she even tried taking 1 and a half pills 600mg worth of Seroquel, still didn't help

Jesus Christ... I have to say I tried one half of the pill and I woke up after 8 hours of sleep feeling like I literally could not move. I was bed ridden for another 6 hours

medical marijuana

try to assess diet and exercise habits and correct accordingly

certain foods help sleep, do some research and see what you come up with

http://www.eatingwell.com/nutrition_health/nutrition_news_information/9_foods_to_help_you_sleep

melatonin + magnesium

actually nvm lol

This post was edited by TeaRs- on Aug 17 2014 11:55am

melatonin and ZMA
if she hasn't tried it try ambien. I was on serequol a while and it made me feel like a zombie and I still didn't sleep good. When I switched to ambien I was able to sleep very good.

Meditation before sleeping to make sure she clears her mind.
As gross as it is tell her to wank off before bed to get her mind off shit.


I have a very hard time sleeping so I know how it is.

Smoke some weed. That will put her out

Smoke a nice indica or get concentrate /concentrate edibles

She's developed a tolerance to the drug. It's not a sedative but an antipsychotic the doctor prescribed. If I were you, I would sue the practitioner for malpractice.

I wonder what symptoms the told the doc to give her such a powerful drug which requires dependence on it. They were just trying to make money, you should honestly file a lawsuit against your doc.

Thing is, if her underlying cause of insomnia (hyperthyroidism for example) or other medical conditions are not fixed, that is what could be causing the insomnia.

First off, the insomnia should be distinguished as something that's not being caused by an underlying medical condition.

When that's done, she should simply fix her sleep pattern, avoid sleeping late, avoid waking up late.

Meditation is very powerful and can help relax the body and mind.

But I fear for your mother's sanity since her dopamine/serotonin levels are permanently affected and her brain chemistry is permanently altered by this drug dependence.

These are articles that WILL help (if there is not an underlying cause/discontinuation/withdrawal symptoms of the anti-psychotic):

http://hackerspace.lifehacker.com/the-night-owls-guide-to-slaying-insomnia-770712147
http://www.prevention.com/health/sleep-energy/insomnia-cure-10-simple-sleep-remedies

And as everybody above has mentioned...Cannabis/Medical Marijuana.

It WILL help and is a viable option as an alternative for your mother.

belly breathing + heroin injection