Seroquel, your experience

[Darrell2006]

What is your experience with taking Serequel ?

Also anyone take it with Zoloft ?

Daryl

 

[berry2000]

Seroquel is what finally stablized my bipolar II. I love it. It makes me drowsy so I take it about 1 hour before I want to be asleep. I think it also makes me hungry. But I like this drug a lot it has helped me.

 

[Ramona]

Hmm...I think it's supposed to be good for anxiety and mania, but when I took it, it knocked me out for about 12 hours. I was on something different for awhile, I don't remember what it is called though...that also made me sleep too much, so now I'm just on a mood stabilizer.

I don't think anything really helped me with the depression, but I'm not a doctor, so I don't know what would be best for you.

Best wishes,
Mumbai

 

[spdnet75]

Seroquel is an Atypical Antipsychotic that is often used to treat Bopolar depression and sleep-related issues.

It is well known for creating a massive appetite and weight gain at higher levels. I currently take 300MG at night.

It is also something that has helped to get me the rest that I would lack otherwise, so I figure some weight gain might be addressed with my getting out and about with regularity.

Good luck to you.

Stephen

 

[Pats]

Seroquel helps me a lot with getting to sleep, but I think it leaves me overly drowsy during the day some times. I couldn't take it in higher doses, which my doctor thinks is kinda backwards.

 

[willmrcd1]

God Bless You,

Well Seroquel keeps me balanced along with Depakoke ER, however, I also must use it 1hr before bedtime, because it knocks me out. On the bad side I have gained at least 30 pounds on it. I wake up with such a massive appetite.

 

[Ramona]

God Bless You,

Well Seroquel keeps me balanced along with Depakoke ER, however, I also must use it 1hr before bedtime, because it knocks me out. On the bad side I have gained at least 30 pounds on it. I wake up with such a massive appetite.

I'll second that! Seriously, though, how'd you get off with only 30? I gained about 50 when I was on it...

 

[berry2000]

Crazy thing is I needed (medically) to gain weight before I started seroquel but I only gained like 10lbs. (i have eating problems so I think it takes me to the level where I'm finally eating enough to keep me at a decent weight).

 

[Ramona]

Crazy thing is I needed (medically) to gain weight before I started seroquel but I only gained like 10lbs. (i have eating problems so I think it takes me to the level where I'm finally eating enough to keep me at a decent weight).

How strange, so did I...I was about 20 pounds underweight before I started, but those extra 30 were a tad more than I bargained for!

Weird!

Oh well. I hope you are ALL finding inner peace now.

Mumbai

 

[blessedblonde]

Yes!!! I take both of these meds.... I find seroquel to be very strong so I cut the pill in 1/2 at nighttime.... they seem to work very well together...

 

[angelkiss]

I am on Seroquel and I find it to be quite helpful for me. I am also on Equetro and Remeron. Due to my insurance running out and having to wait for my new insurance to take effect, my doc raised my Seroquel dosage until I can get the Equetro filled..............So, I went from 25mgs 2-3 times a day and 100mgs at night to........100-150mgs during the day and 200-400mgs at night. I up and lower the dosage according to how I feel. So far so good.

 

[Pats]

I am on Seroquel and I find it to be quite helpful for me. I am also on Equetro and Remeron. Due to my insurance running out and having to wait for my new insurance to take effect, my doc raised my Seroquel dosage until I can get the Equetro filled..............So, I went from 25mgs 2-3 times a day and 100mgs at night to........100-150mgs during the day and 200-400mgs at night. I up and lower the dosage according to how I feel. So far so good.

Sometimes Seroquel makes me like a zombie. Especially if I take more than about 150mg in the evening. I can't function taking it during the day.

How do you decide when to take more or less?

 

[sherr33]

I took Seroquel and Zoloft. Zoloft made me very angrey and stuff. The Seroquel I am on 250 mgs 1 hour before bed and it takes me 3 hrs to finanlly get to sleep. It was 1.5 hrs till I got sleepy now its 3 hrs again. OH Brother!! But once I am asleep I sleep.

 

[angelkiss]

Sometimes Seroquel makes me like a zombie. Especially if I take more than about 150mg in the evening. I can't function taking it during the day.

How do you decide when to take more or less?

During the day, I take my usual 50mg in the morning and 50mg at noon. If I get edgey or jittery, I take another 50mg. But, I don't exceed that during the day.
At night, I take 200mgs starting out. If I still can't fall asleep after a couple hours maybe three, I take another 100mg. If that don't work, then I take one more 100mg.
My night-time dosage usually depends on the day I've had. Some nights, if I've had a decent day the 200 mgs work fine. If I've had an over-whelming day, my mind don't seem to shut down and therefore I need the extra dosage.
I'm one that has not been a good sleeper. The therapists I've been to have said that I haven't lost days of sleep, I've lost YEARS of sleep. And the least bit of emotion can send my mind into a whirl-wind and it causes me to stay up for a whole night, sometimes days.

 

[angelkiss]

I took Seroquel and Zoloft. Zoloft made me very angrey and stuff. The Seroquel I am on 250 mgs 1 hour before bed and it takes me 3 hrs to finanlly get to sleep. It was 1.5 hrs till I got sleepy now its 3 hrs again. OH Brother!! But once I am asleep I sleep.

When I was on 100mgs at night, at first it worked well for me, then once I got used to it, it wasn't working for me anymore and I was going through the same thing. Only, instead of falling asleep 3 hours later, I wasn't falling asleep at all.
That's where my doc trusts me to adjust it on my own as I need it. But, she gives me a limit and tells me not to exceed my dosage. So, I follow strictly by what she says and I've found that adjusting it on my own really helps.

 

[berry2000]

It's cool when you can build a relationship with a doctor and they trust you to vary the dosage slightly. I'm only on 150mg at night so far so good. But I also take Remeron which is also a sleep helper.

Now the Lexapro my doc lets me adjust the dose when I get PMSy and I need extra help with the depression and anxiety.

 

[Pats]

Thanks for explaining that, Angelkiss. Many times I am one who cannot fall asleep without the Seroquel also. But, so far, when I do take it, it knocks me out very easily. So, I guess I'm fortunate there.

 

[angelkiss]

Thanks for explaining that, Angelkiss. Many times I am one who cannot fall asleep without the Seroquel also. But, so far, when I do take it, it knocks me out very easily. So, I guess I'm fortunate there.

You're welcome
Yeah, it is fortunate that you can be on that low of a dosage and it work good. I wish my dosage didn't have to be so high, but the reason it's so high is I am minus my Equetro right now, and the high dosage of Seroquel is just a "stand-in" for the time being.

 

[lmarie23]

I was on Seroquel twice. Once in the hospital, and it would knock me out each time I took it, half an hour later and i would be wanting to take a nap.

Then the second time I was on it, it caused me to have these episodes where I would be confused and not know who I was or where I was and stuff. Disorientation, stuff like that. My doctor told me it was a side effect but it was a pretty scary one. I think that is very rare though. I'm just weird I guess. I don't want to scare you or anything.

Now i'm on abilify and it's working well for me.

 

[Jesusfreak4life8629]

I have no experience with Seroquel.....but I have taken Zoloft before. Zoloft helped the depression part of me, but not the manic part. So now I'm on Lamictal and Abilify.(two mood-stabilizers)

Good luck!!

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