Oral use - When should SWIM take Quetiapine (seroquel)?

[whirlybird]

SWIM recently obtained a 300mg seroquel tablet from AFOAF. SWIM thinks that they might have many uses for this pill, but is not sure for what purpose they should use it. SWIM suspects they are bipolar, although it has never been diagnosed by a doctor. SWIM also suspects that they have social anxiety disorder, again, this has not been diagnosed by a doctor. SWIM has suffered from depression (undiagnosed buy definately present) for about 5 years, and is an insomniac (unable to sleep any earlier than 3am on a good night). SWIM is also addicted to caffeine and nicotine and is a daily cannabis smoker.

SWIM wants to cut the seroquel into 3 even pieces. Then cut those in half, then cut those pieces in half, leaving them with 12 pieces of a roughly estimated 25 mg each. From SWIMs research, they think 25 mg should be enough to put them asleep. However, it also seems that 25 mg would be sufficient to self-treat their undiagnosed bipolar/anxiety problem. Would SWIM be OK if they took 25 mg in the middle of the day and smoked a blunt or would it knock them out? Would a smaller dose be a good idea, or should SWIM stay away from the seroquel for this and use it strickly as a sleep aid? SWIM thinks perhaps 25 mg would be adequate for the daytime, and 50 mg to go to sleep. Yes/no anybody?

SWIM would also like to know what else they can use to self-treat their anxiety, depression, and sleeping problem. Cutting out caffeine is not an option, as SWIM becomes just as irritable without copius amounts of caffeine as they do when they run out of cigarettes. (Watch out when they run out of both!) Kava seems to be a likely candidate for insomnia, but they don't think they could stomach the tea. Would the pills be an effective alternative? Any other suggestions?

SWIM offers their thanks in advance for any replies. They're aware they're asking a lot of questions for one thread.