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  5. I am sugar patient taking glycomet 500,2 times। Also taking manigrain 1000,altonil SR 10 and SOS qutanir 25. My query is if I take manigrain 1000 and altonil 10 I feel difficulty in sleeping so I have to take qutanir 12.5 then I get deep sleep। Can I take qutanir 12.5 daily

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I am sugar patient taking glycomet 500,2 times। Also taking manigrain 1000,altonil SR 10 and SOS qutanir 25. My query is if I take manigrain 1000 and altonil 10 I feel difficulty in sleeping so I have to take qutanir 12.5 then I get deep sleep। Can I take qutanir 12.5 daily

Asked by Male, 70 · 26 days ago

It is advisable to consult your prescribing doctor and explain the sleep difficulties you are experiencing. A proper medical evaluation is important because your doctor can assess your overall health, review the medications you are already taking, and, if needed, order tests to identify the underlying cause. Based on this evaluation, the doctor may adjust your current treatment, suggest safer alternatives, or recommend lifestyle and sleep‑habit changes. Since you are on multiple therapies, any decision to use Qutanir 12.5 regularly should only be made under medical supervision to ensure both safety and effectiveness.
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Short-term use of low-dose quetiapine can help sleep but is not routinely recommended daily for someone with diabetes because it may worsen blood sugar control and cause other side effects; discuss this with your doctors before continuing daily use.

⚕️ What this likely means

  • Quetiapine (Qutanir 12.5 mg) can cause metabolic effects (weight gain, higher blood glucose) that may worsen diabetes control even at low doses; you are taking Glycomet (metformin 500 mg twice daily).
  • Combining quetiapine with melatonin (Altonil SR 10 mg) and other sedatives can increase drowsiness and fall risk.

💊 Interactions & immediate concerns

  • Additive sedation with melatonin and any pain/sleep meds (you mentioned Manigrain 1000).
  • Metabolic risk: monitor for rising blood glucose, weight, or lipid changes.
  • Cardiac: quetiapine can affect heart rhythm in some people—an electrocardiogram (ECG; electrocardiogram) may be needed if other risk factors exist.

🩺 Practical next steps

  • Talk with a psychiatrist about safer, evidence-based sleep options (behavioral therapy, melatonin optimization, alternate medications).
  • Ask your endocrinologist to review diabetes control and consider more frequent glucose checks while on quetiapine.
  • Get baseline HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin), fasting glucose, lipids, weight and blood pressure, then repeat periodically if quetiapine continues.
  • If continued, use the lowest effective dose and schedule regular specialist review.

⚠️ Warning signs (seek urgent care)

  • Marked rise in fasting glucose or very high readings.
  • Excessive daytime sleepiness, fainting or falls.
  • New palpitations, dizziness, or chest symptoms.

🩺 FOLLOW_UP

  • How long have you been taking quetiapine 12.5 mg nightly and how often?
  • Any recent changes in blood sugar readings, weight, or new symptoms (dizziness, palpitations)?

If you want, I can explain safer sleep strategies or help draft questions for your psychiatrist and endocrinologist.

Answered 26 days ago