"i&#039;ve been through every sleep aid in existence. none worked. they started me on 50mg which didn&#039;t work. long story short.. i take 800mg at night around 10pm and fall asleep after about an hour or so. i wake up ready to go about 6am usually.  i started experiencing withdrawals mid day. it was as bad as coming off benzos which is an absolute horror story but i was suffering and my dr felt it was due to seroquels half life so i started taking 400mg mid morning and that helped. some days i have to sleep after the 400mg dose and others i don&#039;t. this medication has helped me in many ways. it&#039;s helped my anxiety and sleep however i have gained 40lbs which is disturbing. i&#039;m currently trying to lose weight. i don&#039;t want to give this med up."