Seroquel Reviews (Page 2)

I just started taking Seroquel for Anxiety and really bad Panic attacks. Can anyone tell me good things about this medication??

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my college age child has developed chronic and acute pancreatitis from seroquel. I am furious. we have been to the best physisicians in the country- seroquel must be taken off the market before it does this to another family. BEWARE. It is my personal crusade to get this drug removed from the market.

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This drug has completely saved my life!! The only drug without side effects that makes me feel like I have a future. It's gives me a sense of well being and security and somehow makes you face life again and function again both socially and in work. You can sleep, wake up in the morning with positivity and hope for the future, without the grogginess and brain fog bought on by most anti-psychotic meds.

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I and bipolar and i also have a lot of pain from Fybromyalga. I take 400 mg of Seroquel a day. Is there a pain killer other than Paracetamol that I can take while using Seroquel?.
-Jessica

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I have been taking Seroquel for about 20 years. They started me at 1200 mg. Yeah, getting used to Seroquel can be quite the task. I no longer experience the sleepiness and sluggishness that is usually associated with Seroquel. I actually feel clear headed on the drug (if you can believe that).

I now take only 600mg at night. I actually got down to 300mg at one point, but the fear of psychosis led me back to 600mg. Better safe than sorry IMHO!

I was worried about the weight gain. My weight has been stable for many years. Now I only worry about those triglycerides and the thought that they are going to pull it off the market because people are prescribing an atypical for depression. Horrifying! It makes me want to take more seroquel!

I am so happy I stuck with the seroquel I feel so much better now. I would urge you to give it some.

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I would not recommend using seroquel for sesonal affective disorder. Have you tried taking an antidepressant?

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Re: Cerah (# 6)

have you tried an antidepressant suitable for SAD?

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Re: ricky (# 19)

no kidding a high dose; half that amount may be better. It's funny when I ask for 1200mg it's too high, but for a child 600mg is ok.

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OMG Don’t take antipsychotics to treat anxiety!!! You’ll end up with more problems than you started with.
They make medication for anxiety why is your doctor giving you a hardcore anti psychotic??

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I have been taking it for ~20 years and it works well as an antipsychotic. The bipolar use is actually a new thing for me. It does cause sleepiness - but this side effect seems to wear off over the years; just like the weight gain.

This is probably the best antipsychotic of the "older new drugs". For anxiety I would do a risk assessment on benefit to side effects. Seroquel is a powerful drug.

I would talk to your doc about something a bit newer; have no suggestion on that may bee except that weight gain is a big factor in the newer drugs compared to the "older new" drugs...

hope this helps

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Re: ricky (# 19)

Yeah the span of time is long. Ideally you can eventually start to take the whole does at night. Also, the night does and the morning dose can be different. Small doses do seem to be more sedating. I've been taking this drug for years; it is a life saver if it works for you.

When I first started to taking it I was in a psychiatric hospital; the dose was 600 and 600. These days they think I am a drug seeker because I can tolerate the drug at high doses. The highest dose I know of is 1800mg for stabilization. Getting the dose right is half the battle.

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I hope that your crusade fails. Making a decision for the majority usually is not popular. Try a different drug - please do not bother me with your petty complaints. Who took the medication? Did they put a gun to your head? Please leave us "abnormal" people alone.

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Re: Pregoans (# 15)

I thought that doctors where not supposed to prescribe seroquel to people that are pre-diabetic and diabetic. Did the prescriber do a base line blood check before prescribing the drug? Most people forget to do this.

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Re: john (# 18)

I agree i was prescribed this years ago and i have only taken it a handful of times usually for sleep and then you wake up feeling like you drank a bottle of whiskey the night before. It's a vile drug it is so widely prescribed and it has awful side effects including weight gain. I think doctors get backhanders for prescribing it now

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