Seroquel and hypothyroidism

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How safe is 200 milligrams of seroquel while pregnant and nursing? Also, is it dangerous to cut the pills in half to take a lesser dose? Or should you cut or break the pills at all?
how much seroquel are you taking? try to lower the dose, seroquel is used as sleeping aid at around 25 to 100mg approximately. You can try some antidepressant to control your appetite. I definitely do not recommend ambien or lunesta, for long term treatment of insomnia. They have a very short life in your body and it which builds up tolerance quickly. The so called "z" drugs ambien and lunesta (zolpidem, zopiclone, zaleplon and eszopiclone) are for short term insomnia only.
Is Seroquel the only medication are taking along with the Seroquel? Because i have had adema but i was on lithium and Seroquel at the same time and i always thought it was caused by the lithium not the Seroquel but i guess i could have been wrong.
coincidentally ended up being referred (i'd asked for a second opinion) to two psychiatrists and i was put on seroquel. since probably mid-october 2007 have been on 800mg/seroquel/day, taken at night, though i do play around with my dosage sometimes to help w/my being able to wake up etc. there is a possibility that i'm schitzoaffective, but not really sure.
hi everyone, I've been on lithium for about 18 months now on a low maintenance dose of 400mg daily alongside 25mg seroquel. I'm now wondering if my thyroid is playing up as my weight has increased in last 4 months and despite careful eating its not coming down. I'm completely exhausted and badly constipated all the time.
I was on birth control that didn't work due to my hypothyroidism. This is kinda my second Seroquel baby. Except with my first I was off my Seroquel during the first trimester. I have bipolar 1 with psychosis, so when I went off my medicine I went into the hospital for 6 weeks. It was an awful time being pregnant and being in the hospital for so long. I refused medication and ended up spending alot of my hospital time in the isolation room.
I was diagnosed with a hypothyroid a month ago but I only took the synthroid a few days. The reason i quit is because I was losing weight in huge amounts over a short period of time (239-148), severe nonstop migraines and a family history of hyperthyroid. I lose at least 7 lbs a week no lie. I eat twice as much as I use to. When the dr told me I had hypo I looked it up on the internet and everything pointed to it causing obesity.
I suspect I have been suffering from hypothyroidism for a number of years. I am still experiencing symptoms with treatment and the hives come and go as they please. My DR sent me to an allergist who believes that the hives are a result of high TSH and I agree, but my latest labs came back 'normal'. DR did increase the Levothyroxine to 75mcg because she(thankfully) is treating me based on how I feel instead of the lab results.
i have been on haldol which was crippling, got off it, then onto risperdal, geodon, and seroquel. the most tolerable is risperdal however i tend to need something to help me get to sleep very badly. i dont fall asleep easily. thats when my psychiatric nurse moved me on to geodon then seroquel along with risperal. both of these i find not very tolerable at all. with seroquel i will sleep very sound though i might suffer some bad hallucinations getting there. and i will oversleep with it.
-100mg Trazadone -50mg Seroquel After nearly 6 weeks of nothing more than side effects that seemed to be making me more depressed/anxious, i began to become more skeptical of my recent dx's. I researched and learned that my issues could be thyroid related. Soooo i met with an endo and he ran the following tests: On 9/26/07 Thyroxine(t4)- 7.38 (5.1-14.1)ug/dl T-Uptake- .996 (.8-1.3)TBI Free thyroxine index- 7.4 (4.8-12.7)ug/dl TSH- 2.53 (.4-4.9)uIU/ml T4,free- 1.33 (.73-1.7)ng/dl Cortisol- 20.
I AM TAKING SEROQUEL, REMERON, KLONOPIN AND HAVE GAINED 30 POUNDS SINCE APRIL,. I AM WALKING A LITTLE BUT CANNOT LOOSE WEIGHT. WHAT DO I DO TO LOOSE WEIGHT.
I need to know if the pharmacy filled the prescription right (of course I'm calling his doc in the morning but, of course, I'll get voice mail and it'll take hours to reach a real person). Walgreen's incorrectly filled a prescription last year - should have been 50 mg of Seroquel - they did 150 mg of Seroquel XR. Didn't figure that out for nine days. So, I'm double checking. And yes, I called pharmacies: first guy kept saying "yes, you have 30 tablets..
She complained of breast milk after taking 25mg of Seroquel, which has almost no proclivity to do that. 2 weeks after stopping the Seroquel, there was no change in the galactorrhea. She also said she was hypoglycemic & had a remote hx of significant head injury. Her labs were as follows: TSH- 0.336 (0.4- 4) FT4- 1.15 (0.8-1.9) FT3- 2.3 (2.4-4.2) Prolactin 112 (1.9-25) Fasting Insulin 4 (3-19) T.
To all you people using seroquel, I don't see how you can do it. I took 1/2 the recommended strength and was raging for 2 days. B.T.
She complained of breast milk after taking 25mg of Seroquel, which has almost no proclivity to do that. 2 weeks after stopping the Seroquel, there was no change in the galactorrhea. She also said she was hypoglycemic & had a remote hx of significant head injury. Her labs were as follows: TSH- 0.336 (0.4- 4) FT4- 1.15 (0.8-1.9) FT3- 2.3 (2.4-4.2) Prolactin 112 (1.9-25) Fasting Insulin 4 (3-19) T.
I been diagnosed with anxiety disorder, depression, and they gave me medication to sleep known as Seroquel. Every time I take my prescribed sleeping medication I keep waking up, I am having a sleeping issue that is involving twitching, hard to fall asleep, to stay asleep, and I would call/text people while sleeping. My other symptoms are cold sweat, headaches, nausea. I haven't been eating from Friday October 8th,2010 and it is Tuesday, October 12th,2010. It is a stressful time for me.
What else is there for insomnia? I was on 100mg seroquel for insomnia. I hate the way it makes me feel; but it does work. I am now going back and forth with the pharmacy that dispenses the seroquel; I get mine through the AZandMe free meds program. Of four prescriptions that my doctor has written, the pharmacy has yet to fill even one. The last time I had my seroquel was filled was September of last year.
0 The GP suggested lowering medication ( Diotroxin ) to 3/4 of a tablet. But because Seroquel suppresses T4 and I felt Hypothyroid, I changed my medication time from the evening ( when I take Seroquel 300 mg) to the morning. Hypothyroid symptoms have just about disappeared. Dr wanted new test in 4 weeks time. New test results - done on 05/02/2011 S-TSH <0.01 uiu/ml range .35 to 4.9 (decrease from previous test ) S-FT4 12.5 pmol/L range 9.0 to 19.
Clinical trials with SEROQUEL demonstrated a dose-related decrease in total and free thyroxine (T4) of approximately 20% at the higher end of the therapeutic dose range. Reverses when SEROQUEL treatment is stopped. (http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2004/20639se1-017,016_seroquel_lbl.pdf) Observations based on all previous test results. 1.
) but my pdoc put me on risperidone 1mg together with my anafranil, but since i turned manic again, so I added seroquel 25mg. I am not sure what i really have, BP or else, but i know that when i tried cipralex/lexapro or seroxat/paxil i turned manic so i would increase my seroquel to 50 to extinguish the mania then i follow my course etc... I have been like this for 2 years, an AD which raises my mood, then an AP to stop my mania, until i got fed up.
My memory loss is clearly getting worse and at 35 yrs old, that is scary. I stopped taking Seroquel (was for sleeping) due to how much it cost on my husbands insurance. That is why I am on the computer at this time of night. We switched insurance when I was administratively terminated from my job of 12 years. Since I was on last, I found out that my thyroid is out of whack, which gives me a higher chance of getting an auto-immune disease. Just another doctor to go see!
and 150 at nite) and seroquel 50 mg. My leg calfs have felt fat for about one year. Doctor said that i wasnt retaining water. NOw Im getting tingly and numb feelings running down from my knee to my ankle. When I sit it gets worse. I walk but it is very uncomfortable. It feels like a permanent charlie horse. What the heck? Please give me any help.
ON WEDNESDAY I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THESE SIDE EFFECTS, EACH DAY THEY INCREASED MORE. I TAKE SEROQUEL, CLONZEPAN, SYNTHROID, MISOPROSTOL, AND MELATONIN. I HAVE SUFFERED FROM SEVERE DEPRESSION SINCE THE AGE OF EIGHT, OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER AT AGE 11, PANIC ATTACKS, HYPOTHYROIDISM, CELIAC DISEASE, MEMORY LOSS AND THE LIST GOES ON, AS WELL AS CHRONIC INSOMNIA. MY PSYCHIATRIST HAS TRIED EVERY MED YOU CAN POSSIBLY THINK OF FOR THIS INSOMNIA, NOTHING WORKS.
Dear Rip, You should see an endocronologist because you are the picture of someone who has hypothyroidism. This can be caused by some bodybuilder supplements, stuff you wouldn't even think could goof you up like this. It can also be caused by a lot of other things too, but ask the endocronologist to check your thyroid levels, and I'll betcha they are some kinda messed up.
Thank you so much for the very helpful post. I have taken Depakote and Seroquel before. The seroquel was prescribed for my insomnia and depakote for my migraines. I didn't take the depakote long enough though. I'm still a little confused on the hypomanic phases because I'm not sure when I'm in one. I do get to where I'm very talkative and won't shut up. My family sometimes teases me about it, asking me if I ever stop to take a breath, but when I'm in that mood I like it!
Psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and depression may also co-exist with medical disorders such as hypothyroidism. The risks of using Seroquel or Zyprexa in combination with Synthroid have not been extensively studied, but I am not aware of any specific interactions between these drugs. I encourage you to discuss your concerns further with your daughter's treating physician/psychiatrist. This response is for general information only.
I really like how I am feeling right now. Seroquel is nasty for me too! It messes me up bad. Limictal causes me migraines. So the combo I am on is working great so far. I started the respridal last night and 1mg was too strong so I am going to try the .5 w/melatonin tonight. Respridal is great for mixed state bipolar and works nicely w/ Lithium, which is why I asked for it. It is a strong med though. Hope this helps!
actos, glipizide, insulin, nexium, simvistatin, seroquel, lamictil, prozac. cannot correlate with any particular food intake or other variables. occurs periodically; symptoms are transient.
Hi, Thanks for your replies. Yes I am on a thyroid pill (thyrox 150) for Hypothyroidism. Ive been on it for many years now. And I did get myself tested recently. My thyroid levels are within the normal range. What would you suggest now?
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