How does seroquel work
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I've been on Seroquel for almost 6 years and yes it does work. The right dose gets rid of the anger. I've tried lowering my dose to 300mg but I get really angry so 400mg keeps me peaceful and generally happy. It's good because it makes me sleep. If I get depressed I usually take Wellbutrin with it and it works great.
I used to take seroquel xr 600. Life was smooth, work was going fine. But doctor told me to reduce medicine, I reduced but i was fine till 200 mg, Later doctor started to say seroquel is not good take another and the new one made me hard to work i left work, hard to do anything. But everything was smooth before. If doctor has told me this is a life time medicine you have to take it 400 mg forever i wont be missing anything. But everywhere doctor says to change the mediicne.
I have tried all sorts of antidepressives throughout my life and unfortunately none other than seroquel have worked. I got out of the hospital and still was depressed and I asked my doctor to try a new medication and she put me on seroquel. I immediately felt good for once. Unfortunately I had surgery on my foot and I also have back problems. I lost my job and I am feeling very bad right now.
When I was reading the old posts, I was amazed about how much of this med people are taking. It does amaze me that they can get the huge amount of it. Even if you were to write a stolen script,it is sooo very expensive. At least 100-200 a bottle.
I am not asking where people get it from so I can then get it, I am just really curious as to how it happens.
this seems likely accidental but go to the nearest ER and see a doctor please
No one has posted a comment at all to my questions about Seroquel, weight gain, and sleep. This is getting pretty frustrating. I'm not understanding how this forum works; or, it doesn't work.
Hi Cocolei- I have taken Seroquel for years. At one point I did take a small dose of Seroquel during the day -50mg. At night I have taken as much s 600-800mg. When I was in the hospital, there were some people taking as much as 1000mg at bedtime. You didn't say how much total Seroquel you are on. But I do know that the Seroquel really helps stablize my moods. Talk to your doctor about this medication, it sounds like maybe you are not on enough at bedtime.
it is also prescribed for sleep disorders (at low doses) as they found it does not work for what it was initially intended for...i was prescribed it, but havent resorted to it yet and probably wont...but it is used for sleep and as a boost or addition to antidepressants for depression...for use at night only as it does induce sleep...(25mgs-100mgs) 600 mgs is what was prescribed when used for bipolar etc...doesnt work well for that, it now has other uses...
When i start to worry little bit i started to get ill. I was disable to concentrate on my work. Later i took seroquel 300mg which i took in past and found some freshness. I was smooth on seroquel but when doctor start changing medicine from seroquel to risperdal , slowly disaster begin on my life. I miss 2 jobs. Which was so easy. Later i took the seroquel back i felt some relief now. If not i cant conecntrate, i dont like computer, i cant study, slow, happens. Does this happened to any of you?
My doc put me on Seroquel and Envega as nothing else would work. I have been able to come down a couple of 100 mgs of Seroquel, so I am on 300 extended release of Seroquel at night along with 3 mgs of Envega as well at night. I get up at 5 and read and do Tai Chi exercises. But I am SO doped up till noon/1:00 pm that I have to take a nap around 8 a.m.
Since you've had the problem since before you started the meds, it's pretty hard to attach it to them, don't you think? Depression can also cause sexual problems, particularly lack of desire. So I'm a bit confused -- are you blaming the drugs for it? Am I getting the timeline wrong? If what I'm reading is right and you had sexual dysfunction while on no medication at all, as you seem to indicate, that kind of alters the Wellbutrin question.
I started taking 50mg of Seroquel in December for sleep. Shortly after I began to feel as if I couldn't breathe. I went to the ER and they checked me out and told me it was anxiety. So I saw My nurse practitioner and she prescribed Vistaril 50 mg 3x a day. I room it for a week. Still had the same symptoms. I figured out It was The seroquel. I tried to call the nurse but they are never available so I did not do my homework on this med and quit it cold Turkey.
Yes, in most people it does make them very sleepy. 14 hours a night not abnormal for someone taking Seroquel if they are sensitive to it or new to the drug.
May I suggest asking your P-doc about Seroquel XR. It is an extended release formula of the drug and should be easier for you to tolerate. Many people report that after switching to the XR formula that they can take it during the day once they get used to the drug.
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