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I have taken seroquel for a little bit over a year and by now I have gained over 30 lbs. -- so much about the bad things about this medication. The good thing is that it had helped me cope with my bipolar disorder. It turned my desperate life...

If you decide to stop this medication, please see your doctor first!!! I decided to stop the medication on my own as I felt uncomfortable taking it.... big mistake!!!! In hindsight, I am wiser. I read that it is of the utmost importance to gradually...

My doctors prescribed this to help with my short term memory problems, which it did after a while. It makes me really groggy after an hour so I HAVE to go to sleep. It's hard to get up in the morning unless I get several hours of sleep.

Risperidone and Chlorpromazine(Largactil) have horrible side-effects. Seroquel is a VAST improvement. On Seroquel I put on weight, but I am losing it again. Also get drowsy after an hour, but if you can fight the need to sleep for a while, it...

I have taken this medication for schizo-affective/bipolar disorder for about six weeks. I does very good in helping me to sleep. I also find it sometimes hard to drive, especially at night, since it does have a tendancy to make me drowsy. As for...

Getting off of Seroquel has been a great relief! I took Seroquel for five months, and gained a total of 25 lbs! It was terrifying!

Sleep. Blissful sleep.

I have been taking 250mg of seroquel daily for just over a year now. I also take Effexor 225mg and Lamotrogine as a mood stabliser. I was recently seen at outpatients and advised not to take either my mood stabiliser nor my seroquel. However the...

I was prescribed Seroquel for visual hallucinations and also to slow the constant thinking in order to sleep. I should take it a little earlier in the evening than I have been, becausse yes, it does make it hard to get up in the morning, but I feel...

I have been taking 600mgs of Seroquel for a couple of months now. The dosage of the drug was increased over time. Although I have gained weight with this drug and getting up in the mornings is difficult it gets easier over time. This drug has saved...

I committed myself to a mental hospital because I was suicidal and hearing voices. I was put on seroquel and I think it was probably the best thing that is out there. I gained 20 lbs but I'd rather gain weight than lose my mind again.

i just got Seroquel last night, and I took it.. I was dead tired after just a little while.. I had the weirdest dreams, (nightmares) and for the first time this year I missed school because in the morning I could not wake up whatso ever. I...

I have been taking Seroquel for 3-1/2 years for PTSD and depression. It has really helped me alot. I had really vivid dreams when I first started but that has subsided to a large degree. I have gained weight, but I was very heavy to start with so...

I was taking 50mg of seroquel before bed. I normally have trouble sleeping but it always put me to sleep within half an hour and I slept all through the night, although it was difficult getting up for work in the morning. On days when I didnt have to...

I've just started taking 100mg an night one hour before I go to bed ( on top of 2000mg a day of sodium Valporate and 10 mg of Zolpidem ) to treat my bipolar 2 and insomnia ( last week I only slept for 15 hours ) the first night I took Seroquel I...

i was put on this medicine by the court cause they evaleted me and they think im biopolar im on 100mg i took it tha otha night and i was drinkin with my boys well i was dreaming with my eys open its a realy stong pill so dont take it wrong do not...

I have neither Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder yet I was just prescribed Seroquel to try and control my Panic attacks. I took 25mg the first night and it scared the crap out of me. As many people have written I couldn't even figure out how to put...

I was givin this medication for sleep,I left the clinic after taking 250 mgs.of free samples, as I was told 300mg was high end. I assumned it meant that 250mg of 300mg was like 8mg of 10 mg of valium. (wrong) I had to drive 50 miles to my home...

Diagnosed with bipolar at 18 and had refused treatment for a decade, but now have gotten medical help. Taking just 50 or 75 mg of seroquel for sleep, and 150 mg of Lamictal as a mood stabilizer, Xanax as needed. Seroquel did make me unable to drive...

this is a great medication for help with psychosis. i agree dat it can make u drowsy but if u need to take it just take it. its worth da minimal side effects in return for gettin ur life back

I've taken seroquel for almost a year now, and it has really helped me more than anything else. I take 150 mg of seroquel (with 225 effexor and 40 celexa) and while it's lost the 'drowsiness' effect on me, it does help keep me calm and stable...

I remember when Dr. Stip(a psychiatrist at Louis-H-Lafontaine hospital) prescribed me 800 mg of Seroquel, I felt drowsy all the time, I couldn't follow my ESL class. Of course I didn't stop that crap in one shot but when I stopped that medication...

I have been taking this drug for about a year. My question is this:- If I up my dosage, does it give me more'access' to more serotonin?

Over 1 year ago, I was put on Serequil To help sleep, It has worked well for me. My migraines have disappared. There is a very good chance my headachs were caused my Insomnia/PTSD/Anxiety, all three do go together. This med does cause a want to eat...

i was on olanzapine and i put on half a stone my doctor stopped it because ihe thought it was effecting my liver, i stopped all medication for a month and the withdrawal symptoms where sleepless nights and nervousness and very itchy skin that drove...

This medication scerws you up nothing good comes from it until your an adult full grown 24-25 that is. It messes with your feelings makes you more pissed, tired, drowsy, it sucks and im only on a 25mg dosage prepared to 300 thats nothing and im still...

I have read about the side effects of seroquel and it sounds scary especially diabetes. I have gained 20 lbs in a month. Since I have been discharged from hospital they have changed my dosage by increasing to 300mg twice a day. When in hospital...

I STARTED SEROQUEL IT HELPED FOR A WHILE THEN I STOPPED PPL WERE TELLIN ME I DIDNT IT WELL IM A INDECISIVE PERSON SO I DID MY LIFE HAS GONE TO SHIT AND I HAVE NO ONE TO TURN TO I NEED THE SEROQUEL I GUESS ILL JUST STEP BACK INTO MY DARK CAVE NO ONE...

I WAS PUT ON QUETIAPNE AT BEGINNING OF DECEMBER 2005.FOR THE PREVIOUS 3 MONTHS I HAD BEEN ON AMISULPRIDE,WHICH MADE ME FEEL FINE. THEN I STARTED PRODUCING BREAST MILK AND I HAD TO BE TAKEN OFF IT. I AM NOW UPTO 600MG A DAY OF QUETIAPINE. I AM ALSO ON...

actually, I was mostly put on seroquel to counteract the Adderall i took in the morning. it was extended-release adderall, so if i did not take the seroquel at night, i would literally not fall asleep the entire night. it would be impossible. while...

I started taking Seroquel in rehab after suffering from horrible anxiety that only benzos were able to help me with. This drug has caused me to be able to deal with my anxiety and paranoia and do all of the work I need to do. The weight gain has...

My mom died as a result of taking this drug. You should all make sure your levels are checked regularly!

ive suffered with bi polar 4 12yrs. ive bin taking 1000mgs of depacote (mood stabliser) & 800mgs of seroquel 4 4yrs. the serquel acts as a sedative but can cause a hangover effect in the morning. ive not had a manic episode 4 a long time but due to...

Female, diagnosis X This drug is “dirty� in the sense that it has nasty and sneaky residual effects after a few days. Taken at 600mg for insomnia and other X reasons, it stops working after a few days. At first, it puts you out into a nice...

Weight Gain 30-40lbs excellent med whilst I was manic and hospoitalised (psychosis) for three months. Have been taking it since and need to change had restless legs, fluttering feelings in my chest / heart, postural hypotension, makes me sleepy...

Have been on Seroquel for 1 week. I'm up to 200mg to help me sleep. 75mg in the a.m and p.m(Total 350Mg) already feeling it suppress my anxiety. On Lamictal and lithium as well. Will be tapering off Lithium soon. Lithium did very little for...

I OVER HEARD ON THE TV TODAY ABOUT SOME LEGAL ISSUE AROUND THE USE OF SEROQUEL IF ANY ONE HAVE HEARD ANYTHING OF THIS NATURE PLEASE LET ME KNOW : burrell152@verizon.net I've experienced some of the other side effects others have mention. weight...

I've had good luck with this med in the past (improved sleep, reduced anxiety, and no weight gain). But have learned the hard way not to suddenly stop taking it. I have the tendancy to go off my meds when I am doing well, thinking that I no...

Male, 26 I have been taking seroquel for about a month. I am up to 600mg a night. It helps me sleep, makes me a little twitchy, I'm not really noticing any positive mental effects yet. I'll give it another month for that. It's hard to drink...

This drug was given to me at 600 mg dosages for 2 weeks until i started to complain about it. My mouth was dried and I felt my life was being sucked out of me. I asked my doctor not to give it to me anymore. Sleep is very important and one should...

Seroquel has messed me up and the Drs. want do shit about it. It has frequented my mood swings, Messed me up digestively, gained 25 pds, i stay dizzy and keep a constant headache. The Drs. say this is normal side effects. I think he needs to try it...

I think Seroquel can be a very good medicitaion who can help a lot of people, particularly those who have trouble with sideeffects with other antipsychotic medication. I take 200 mg now and have no sideeefects /that i know of) eccept a certain...

My new neurologist switched me from from an anti-depressant that was working well for me to Seroquel. I started sleeping 12 hours a night, waking up hung over, and having to nap during the day. For me, the medication did not have a calming...

Dangerous side effects made me ill such as sleeping for 16 hours a day, over eating, agitation, poor memory, lack of motivation.. Fish Oil concentrate is a good natural substitute to this garbage.

i like seroquel because it prevents mania and depression. i couldnt take the antidepressants because of agression, so this does both jobs. not much weight gain, but puts me to sleep and have morning hangover feeling. requires lots of hours sleep...

The drug worked as intended, and was a wonderful drug to aid in my sleep. I am unable to fall asleep normally. I took 10mg a night typically and fell asleep within an hour. The trouble was when I woke up, I found myself suffering from shakiness...

I have insomnia, bipolar, and aniexty. I have been taking seroquel for a couple of years now. It is the only Rx that has worked for my insomnia. I have tried everything else, and nothing else worked. If I take this I sleep if I dont take it I dont...

I take 400mg of serequil for 2 months Ive been diagnosed with borderline schitzophrenia, anxiety disorder, and mood disorder. Sleep sleep and more sleep. I gotta have my 18 hours of it. BUT I gotta wake up earlier so I can work at 4:30 am. My...

i took seroquel for over a year. it did great controlling my mood swings and helping me sleep, but the weight gain was way too much. i went from 160 lbs to 210 in a year. i weaned myself from 300 mg to about 50mg per day over the course of a few...

Seroquel had help me a lot. Before being on this med my anxiety was driving me crazy, sometime I could not even function. I take seroquel 25mg at night and it help me to sleep. I do have difficulty from getting up in the morning but I beleive it's...

IM a psychiatric nurse and Ive seen great results from this medication. For patients who are agitated and psychotic, it tranquilizes them really well. Ive heard of a lot of positive results in detox and rehab also.This med can also be titrated up...

Put on seroquel to stop mild psychosis which came with post natal depession. Also take 300mg venlafaxine. I found I was knocked out after taking the seroquel and fell soundly asleep within an hour, not waking for at least 8 hours, but now I've been...

Admitted for ocd, odd, schizophrenia but not proven, mind racing thoughts, insomnia, bipolar/manic depression, and suicidal/homicidal ideation, I stopped taking this medication exactally 110 days ago. I've manipulated the system to where I can get...

started this med a week ago, take 25mg in the morning and 100mg at night but it doesnt knock me out like some of the ones I have read and I take it at 10 pm and wake up between 3-5 a.m.. Everyone reacts different to medications and what may work for...

Damn this drug, and damn the people who prescribe it.

After being initially misdiagnosed for fifteen years as suffering from depression and taking medications which increased the prevalance of my condition, it was a pleasant experience to be finally correctly diagnosed with Bipolar II. After this...

on this drug and never in any other experience, i would take it and a half hour later close my eyes and see vivid pictures of people and things

this drug gave me sort of interesting and lively dreams... like really exciting ones. it was far more recreational than any other antipsychotic.. but i feel excellent now that i am off medication and did lose 15 lbs in the two months i was off it and...

It gave me terrible nightmares. i didn't know if the nightmares were the illness or the Seroquel. It continued for many months, but I kept on taking it, desperate to get better from the fear and terror of what I now know was my illness. One year...

I took this drug one time, 25mg, and never took it again. I slept for twelve hours and still could barely get up. I had to drive somewhere and was in a total fog. If you are lying around in a hospital bed, this drug would be fine. I have a job...

I took this drug for 4 years (up to 400mg/day). After 4 years with other medication (antidepressives: motivan, vandral, vandral retard, prozac), it worked great, combined with psychotherapy. I did sleep for 12 hours, it was hard to wake up and...

anything on smoking while on the drug, iv been on it for 5 days , heart racing, near on speed affect, bad heart pains, shaky, mabey worse , my heart hurts, 100mg befor bed

Very good drug overall in terms of control the symptoms. I have little to complain about except for the poor quality of sleep it produces. 50 mg seems to just shut me off for 8 hours and I wake up groggy as hell and stay that way for half the day...

I have been taking Seroquel for a little over 6 months and had no side effects other than being sleepy at first and then after 4 weeks or so I could take it in the middle of the day and if I fought off a few yawns I was good to go. About 5 or 6...

I have taken this medicine along with many other people as seen above. Before I started on this, I was abusing another popular sleep aid as well as benzodazipines for my anxiety disorder. I am a first year medical student and this stuff has worked...

It helped my initial insomnia, but after 4 or 5 months on it I am groggy all day and have gained 30 pounds. I recently lost 10 pounds by stopping taking my zoloft, but I'm still fat. >_> I keep building up a resistence so that I have to take more...

My sister ( details above) has just started taking this drug. She has been on it for 8 weeks and has not improved from her pschotic state as yet. In the past she had Haliperidol which seem to work faster, and by 8 weeks would have shown some signs of...

I was diagnosed with BP2 approximately 3 yrs ago. I was put on Zyprexa and took it for about 2 months but i quit taking it. ( too groggy like in a daze) So i was not taking anything for about 22 months. My moods became unbearable and i was...

Just started taking this stuff. Been on MANY different anti depressents over past 10 yrs that haven't worked. I am easly agitated and angered. Disconnected. 150mg at night. I DO SLEEP though. Back to Dr. in 2 weeks. I hope this stuff works. I've...

I never knew what it did I just took it, I had no idea why I was taking it and still am not quite sure but I do know it was rather odd and I had moments where i felt awful and sick with a headache, stomach ache and shoke so bad was real stiff and...

I'm actually writing on behalf of my 91-year-old grandmother who has dementia that blossomed after a bout with pneumonia a year ago. Since then she has been given Seroquel up to 600 mg. a day, and as low as 50 mg, depending on health and agitation...

Anyone out there know what the withdrawal symptoms of seroquel?

Ok, I've been on seroquel for 2 wks now starting w/ 50mg and was supposed to go to 300mg daily. This is what has happened. 50mg... no notable effects except I slept good. 100mg...profuse sweating, short term memory loss, disconnected, confusion...

After decades of being on SSRI's in one form or another, it became clear that I was not simply depressed. I had become, either naturally or through the use of SSRI's a "rapid cycler". I have also always existed in a general paranoid funk. When...

I,ve been on seroquel for nearly two months yet my symptoms have yet to go. How long does it take for the drug to be effective? Does anybody know?

I take a low dosage and am pregnant. Has anyone experienced pregnancy and birth while being on this drug? Does the drug affec the baby?

How long does seroquel stay in your system?

does seroquel effect your memory

I can no longer afford to be on seroquel, and quite frankly, I am looking forward to being off of it. I am wondering however, what side effects will I have?

Weight gain. sedation. Difficulty breathing. suffication feeling. low motivation.

The first night I was an inpatient. I took it to sleep and while starting wellbutrin after 3 years of Paxil CR. I woke up in the middle of the night to pee very disoriented, confused, and almost fell on my ass. The next day during a nap I felt...

It's an absolute lifesaver! Once I got the doses correct I could sleep all night and wake up refreshed, stopped abusing alcohol as a sleep aid, dpression and anxiety subsided, and yes I put on weight... cause it gives you the munchies. SO if you...

I am 4 weeks pregnant and have been using seroquel for 4 years. At the moment I am on 200mg of seroquel and was wondering if this dose will have adverse effects on my developing baby?

withdrawl symptoms from saraquel?

I have been on 100mg of serequal for about 3 years and I have gained about 20 pounds. This drug saved my life. I am also on 2 antidepresants and clonazepam. I am still trying to control my illness and with all of these meds. I am finding it easier...

i am taking it only at night and I eat and eat and eat.

Well, I started medication because I have a problem with cutting myself as a stress reliever. I started when I was eleven years old and continued to abuse myself. I just started medication for the first time. I had been given meds before but...

Does this drug cause hair loss? I started 25mg and my hair started to fall out about two weeks later. I also increased my Zoloft dose at the same time. Perhaps it was the Zoloft?

I took Seroquel 50 mg/a.m. and 100 mg/before bed beginning about 5 years ago for a period of 18 months. It also caused me significant drowsiness, 'brain cloud,' confusion, and a general zombie feeling. Those feelings/physical experiences never...

ok so my doctor prescribed this to me 2 days ago for my Insomnia and moving thoughts anwyays..i took it the other night ..and MAN...what a hell !! i went throug the worst night in my life ! after 20 min or so..i fell flat...i couldnt move, i...

when taking this medication it makes me feel angry towards other and dont want to be around nobody. and also it puts me to sleep in a deep sleep that i dont remember how i got myself to bed:( but it does help me to sleep but its not a honest...

I Have Been On SEROQUEL 100mg For Two Years Of And On. My Reason Of Not Want To Take It In Regular Basis Is Because It Got To The Point I Was A Stranger To Myself And Other People Around Me. And Also It Only Work During Sleep Hours And Gosh...

I was very very sick. And seroquel has helped my alout. The sideeffect is allmost gone. And had a problem with fear, after taking the medicin, because the blood cirkulation got lower of the medicin. I have gain 20 punds after starting the medicin...

I take 300mg of Seroquel at night to help with my depression and sleep and I'm wanting to get pregnant in the near future. I have great concerns about birth defects because I'm 40 and high risk because of other antidepresents. At this point...

side efforts of seroquel

For Seroquel this is not much, but I gained 13 pounds in two weeks (at 300mg). (Probably partially because I couldn't eat nearly what I wanted to in a psychiatric hospital.) I was miserable trying to get it off once I got out. Which somehow I...

I have insomnia and take it for that, it definately helps me sleep, wild dreams sometimes but associated with subconscious thoughts I presume. I also notice I am more personable during the day, which makes everyone around me happier. as to not have...

can seroquel show up on a drug test, and how long does it stay in your sytem?

I am a 24 year old college student who went through periods of making straight A's and then completely dropping semesters for about 5 years. I somehow managed to get into pharmacy school at UF but continued to repeat the cycle over and over...

how long does cocaine stay in ur system

I was on xanax for a long time and wanted to stop.so i decided to go on seroquel to reduce the withdral and help me sleep it not only did it put me to sleep but it eliminated the anxiety and i only take 25mg a night great medication..its a life...

I am on 100mg of Seroquel, it used to have a great effect on me when I first started taking it - I felt better - but now, about 6 months later I have gainied weight, have troubles getting to sleep, troubles waking up and I am all over the place. I...

When you are at this stage of your depression, this and/or any other drug prescribed (Celexa in my case) do nothing but make you even more retarded and lazy than you already are

my wife is bipolar and was put on seroquel , i am seeking help for her due to the fact that her docter will not even discuss the matter of alternatives. i her husband , want answers, she allmost seems afraid to push the matter with him my problem...

I have been taking 150 mg of Seroquel at night right before bed for a couple of years. You have to take it right before bed because it will put you right out. I do not advise taking Seroquel and then driving or doing anything besides sleeping for...

Mixed reaction - take 50 mg at night , helps me sleep through the night, still feel hungover in the morning, it takes me 12 hours to recover from the sedation, so I try to take it earlier in the evening, but that ruins any activities for the evening...

I've been taking 50mg a.m. and 100 mg p.m. This medicine along with my Lamictal 200mg has worked wonders. I feel so much better than I did 1 year ago. I have gained 20 pounds and put on a diet from the doctor who prescribed it to me. I am...

My son is 12 and just started on this.50 mg at bed time. What can i really expect.

if i took one 50mg tablet of seroquel how long would it be in my system and would it show up in a drug test?

if i took one 50mg tablet of seroquel how long would it be in my system and would it show up in a drug test?

I love my wife and I have seen her lose her lust for life since her brain surgery. She has tried lexapro, remeron and zyprexsa;now it's time for seroquel I pray it works, she is full of anxiety, cant sleep, cant gain weight, is depressed and has mood...

Does it help With Alcholism?

when i first took this pill(SEROQUEL 100MG). it made me feel like i was paralyzed from waist down,i couldnt move or open my eyes. it felt like i was on bricks and the more i try to get up just couldnt,because this is a powerful drug i guess it...

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU SOME DRASTIC AND YOU PROBABLY WON'T BE ABLE TO REALLY TAKE MY ADVISE I'VE BEEN ON EVERY MEDICATION THER IS FOR BIPOLAR-SCHIZOPHRENIA DISORDERS. I'VE HAD THIS SINCE 1994. REALLY BEFORE THAT. I ALSO HAVE...

it has helped me with alcoholism and drug addiction while i have been going to AA everyday. i've only been completely sober for about 2 weeks, but i feel like i dont need to drink to be happy anymore. and drinking on this medication will make...

My son thinks he might have an allergic reaction to seroquel. He complains that his throat feels swollen and it is hard to eat. Also, he feels tremors up and down his arm. Can seroquel do that? Carrie

Has anyone ever attempted suicide while on seroquel? I did, & was taken off of it. I feel like a new person. I know of a few others, I just want to know if there's anyone else out there that has done this. My husband never wanted me on seroquel.

The crazy doctor had an axe to grind with me and knew all the side effects. One being that the medication did not mix with other medications given me to prevent seizures. I am reporting her to the medical board. After taking this drug, I fell on...

Earlier this year I had mallorry weiss of the of the oesothagatis which severed an artery I went to the hospital the next day after vomiting blood 44 times . I was very close to death . I survived and was so happy to be alive for my son and wife. I...

Earlier this year I had mallorry weiss of the of the oesothagatis which severed an artery I went to the hospital the next day after vomiting blood 44 times . I was very close to death . I survived and was so happy to be alive for my son and wife. I...

I to Am on serequal,buspar,lamictal, and lexapro. i have noticed the 1st few weeks i have felt like i have had sensitivity to light, weight gain, and after awhile loss of appetite bad dreams , and the shakes. from what i seen here I am guessing the...

Seroquel is the ultimative medication for psychosis and mood lability. I was put on 600mg/day (300mg b.i.d.), and I feel now (after 3 months of medication with Seroquel) better than ever since last 10 years. I'm taking valproate 1,500mg/day and...

ok...well serouel is aHELL of a drug. ive been on it along with efexor xr, for about 4 yrs now. it helps me coop every day. i love seroquel so so so much.to tell u the truth 600 mg. a day,i a beutiful thing

Great way to experience the definition of tired. A dose of only 25mg gives a very clear defined point in my day to go to bed. The methylfenidate I use could keep me awake forever, because even though the dose is right for me, I only got sleepy around...

This drug completely changed my life. I had a manic episode. And I was put on prozac which did not help casue I had thought of suicide. I was then put on Abilify which did nothing for me , On abiliy I developed Insomnia. Once I was put on seroquel...

I was placed on 25mg of serequel 2yrs ago while in rehab for a heroin addiction. It was a life saver since I hadn't slept right due to withdrawal of heroin. Im now on methadone for my addiction, and take 100mg of seroquel at bedtime. Ive gained 20...

I lost a total of 65 pounds after being overweight most of my adolescent years. A year ago I was put on 50 mg of seroquel and did not experience any weight gain that I noticed. Now, I am not feeling the effects of the seroquel and my question is...

I've been taking this medication for manic/depression and was new in AA. It does cause that hangover effect, but along with my Lexapro, it's okay. I'm 6'1" and weighed 129lbs...10 months later, I weigh 185lbs and it feels great! (well, maybe not...

I just got Seroquel yesterday and am taking 50mg doses before bed. last night when i took it i had a similar reaction to muscle relaxers after about an hour and found myself standing over my bed(not too sure bout that haha). but throught the night I...

I took 600 mg of seroquel a day, i often sleeped 14 hours in a nigth, wery annoying when you are busy. constipation problems where solved by an adapted diet, now i take 300 mg and hardly notice it. i think i had no dissociative episodes in this...

Does Seroquel itself make you gain weight or do people gain weight because it makes you hungry?

It works for insomnia..but the weight gain is a killer...

...seroquel saved my life... however, i don't see my brain doctor often and after a couple of months the dosage needs to be increased as it seems to have little effect as i get used to it. The drug knocks me out after an hour and could make me...

I take 40mg of Paxil daily and it often keeps me awake all night. Seroquel is the onl;y thing that lets me sleep. I take 25-50 mg about an hour before I go to bed. Seroquel works like a charm.

I don't take seroquel, but wonder about it. I started taking 40mg fluoxetene and 300mg wellbutrin in 2003, till I became a raging maniac. I sought doctor after doctor trying to get one of them to take away which ever drug was causing me to want to...

I love seroquel. I've been suffering from insonmia since my divorce 3 years ago and it's been the only thing that has helped me sleep and feel relaxed and stable. I only take 25 mg. but it does the trick for me.

I have been on 25 mg of Seroquel three times a day for a few weeks. The drug makes me drowsy and I can't concentrate on my work so I have reduced it to 25 mg at bed time. I would eventually like to stop taking all meds. My bipolar wasn't that...

I take 45mg mirtazapine at night and this sorted my sleep out for a while and later 50mg seroquel was added nightly to take care of insominia and some mild evening anxiety which it sorted out completely, now I just take 25mg night for sleep in...

Pros: I've totally lost my ability to tell if I'm hungry. Cons: I've totally lost my ability to tell if I'm full!!! No wonder people gain/lose weight on this drug. I now plan my portions, since I can't rely on my stomach to tell me the truth...

After reading the postings here I am now rather terrified about taking the meds at all. Was on Abilify but stopped after unpleasant side effects - dizzyness, nausea, restlessness - all high level. Am currently in a 'neutral' zone between last manic...

I have mixed feelings about this drug. I can sleep, but I have a hangover effect and I believe it is making my depression worse. I see my doc in two days. Will discuss continuation of this drug. Today I feel miseable. I think it's due to the...

I don't take seroquel, but wonder about it. I started taking 40mg fluoxetene and 300mg wellbutrin in 2003, till I became a raging maniac. I sought doctor after doctor trying to get one of them to take away which ever drug was causing me to want to...

Seroquel. I find if I drink it to late in the evening, I can not get up the following day. I never knew that one of the side effects was weight gain. Does anybody know how to counter attack this without having to go on the drug ?

Taking Seroquel made me sleep well in the beginning, but as time goes on I'm falling back into the no sleep or one to two hour sleep zone. When I purposefully forget my 'sleep-aide', I find myself having major cognitive problems, and I cannot...

i take 800mg a day. im being controlled by a compacted powder tablet.

i just started taking seroquel, this is my 3rd day taking it. I was wondering if the side effects like agitation, and being drowsy would go away once i get used to the drug my doc didn't really tell my any side effects im thinking about discounting...

I took my first dose (25mg) two nights ago and it stopped my anxiety attack in its tracks. Awoke the next morning feeling OK, which lately is about as good as I get. My hope is this becomes a 'silver bullet' for my attacks and I only have to take...

I am amongst the very older with Seroquel, I try it since 1999. Any of you take this for schizotipy? (haven't seen anyone in the list)

Day 2 on 25mg X 2 )25mg am & 25mg pm). Had a good sleep on first 25mg. Took 25mg. in morning after breakfast. It was dreadful. Figidity, panicky, trouble breathing, sinuses all snuffy, wobbly,major yuk. Slept 4 hours in afternoon. It is 11:35pm...

Male 45 I've been on 600 mg since 2000 and it works good for my schizophrenia and insomnia. The last 2 years it hasn't been working as well. I'm developing diabetes type two. Gained 35 pounds. nightmares have increased. All i can say is be...

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I take Seroquel as needed; I abstain from taking it when drinking alcohol. It has been okay for me; I did not gain weight, as I did while on a different drug, but since I've been on it. I haven't returned to my original weight. I take a small dosage...

I'm on two miligrams of risperdone. It has completely destoryed my life. I used to take lithium but I refused to when it started making me vomit every day after taking it. The risperdone is turning me into a goat with goat pellets that come out of my...

I'm thinking of trying serioquel but have changed fifteen jobs in the last four years and finally have a job worth keeping. I've heard about that seroquel causes serious memory loss and am afraid that I'm going to start either fucking up at work...

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im 22 male started smoking hash daily since age 14.. popping pills and hash daily at 15 starting to shoot heroin at age 17 till 22 today, SEROQUEL i love it after detox and while i take 3 100mg in the morning and 3 before sleep.. if i shoot once...

This drug has been a real lifesaver for me. I started it about 3 weeks ago after trying almost every medication in the book for anxiety... That includes all forms of benzodiazepines, other atypical antipsychotics, and every SSRI known to man. I can...

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istpoed serqiul cold turkey and iam felling sick

I have been taking 50mg for insomnia for about a month. Last night I upped the dosage to 75mg. I still lie awake all night. I have taken the 50mg. plus 10mg. of Sonata, and about four glasses of wine, but even then I wake up after about five hours...

Face it--this drug fixes your brain but makes you fat.

I was taking 20mg of Paxil and 5mg of Zyprexa. I was gaining a lot of weight so the Zyprexa was cut to 2.5mg. Then I started to become delusional (they say), so today they put me on 200mg of Seroquel and stopped the Zyprexa. One dose of Seroquel is...

well, been on and off this drug for around 30 months. I use it for nothing more than the ability to switch off at night time. weight gain for sure, but do not know weather to put that down to the pill or the side effect of drowsiness and lethargy. It...

late 2006 i was diagnosed with bipolar I and put on 25mg seroquel. i'm to 50mg, soon to be increased to 100mg later this month. i find that shortly after taking this pill, i feel drugged and very tired, but only in a sluggish way, not in a "i need to...

I've been on Seroquel for over 4 years. It's done wonders for me. It brought me back to being stable. I also had 2 children on Seroquel. My first one I was on 600MG and 700 with my second one. I was fine and so are my children. But as you know...

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I was put on this medication for the anxiety and withdrawal symptoms experienced at night when i was quitting cocaien use. It helps me sleep right though the night and i feel a little bit more level headed after a month, and it also helped me put...

I was on Valproic Acid for 5 months. What a Tough Journey. Having just started, 30 days ago, taking Seroquel, the difference is off the scale.I can function at jobs I was too lazy to even think of starting. Works very well for me.

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i have been taking this medicine 25 mlg during day @ 3pm. most of the time i want to sleep like now i just want to go take an nap. first couple of times taking it had terrible nightmares that i was sometimes scared of i still get them every now and...

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I am on 225 of Seroquel and 100mg Zoloft. Prior to my diagnosis I was never suicidal but I put that down to the Zoloft. Seroquel on the higher doses during the day prevented any chance of this happening. I was too groggy. Put on 30 kilos from both...

This drug has changed my life. I get really bad suicidal depression and have real problems trying to function. The morning after one dose of this drug (100mg) I felt already much better. After 1 week of taking it (200 mg), I was back to being my...

I resisted drugs the whole summer, with the exception of a low dose of zyprexa and some sleeping pills. I couldn't sleep, my family is split over a divorce, i went wild after i wrote my novel having what i'd call a philsophical halluncination. And...

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