I don't have any experience with that particular drug, but I have heard of
others here whose loved ones were receiving it.    I am glad it stops the
nightly agitation and dangerous actions.    Of course it is probably a
tradeoff, and we experienced something similar when my mother in law was on
Risperdol.   It also made her very sleepy, but it stopped the agitation and
delusions that were so upsetting to her.    We figured if she was calm
enough to sleep, it was better than having her crying and upset.   We did
get the dosage adjusted a few times, and she tended to take a lower dosage
as time went on, because she needed it less.   I think that due to the
progressive nature of the illness itself, she ultimately she lost the
brainpower to concoct the delusions that the drug was stopping.

Evelyn

Grant, if you mean it makes her sleep almost all the time (when you
say "almost around the clock"), perhaps you could get with her Doctor
and see if it might be possible to cut the dosage down just a bit.

The unfortunate reality is that getting the right combination of
medications can sometimes be trial and error.

Charles R. Whealton
Charles Whealton @ pleasedontspam.com

There is a ton of information available on the web.
Search for "Seroquel" or "Quetiapine" on Google.

Some sources say it's the best drug of its kind.  Others
say it's horrible and are suing AstraZeneca.  My guess is
that, like most drugs, it is a boon for some people and a
curse for others.

I seem to remember that Seroquel is an older drug that got
modified slightly in order to make it re-patentable so that
the price could be kept high, but I'm not sure of that.

   Alan