Seroquel and ocd

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802234 tn?1237830136 I would like for him to change meds, come off the Seroquel and maybe go on another drug (antidepressant such as Luvox) for his OCD. How long would it take for him to wean off Seroquel and start another drug? I feel since he started taking Seroquel in 2004, his eye problem has gotten worse and I would like him to come off the drug. I don't know if this will help with his eyes or not. Any suggestions/comments would be appreciated.
Avatar n tn hello, i was diagnosed with ocd. ive been on zoloft for 5 months on-going. it's nice and helpful. i used to have intrusive sexual/aggressive/religious agressive thoughts. now i have shifted from these to having random songs stuck in my head and it's been horrible for my sleeping. i have only had about 4 hours of sleep for the past two days because of this. ive been reading books, and stuff but its stuck. i wake up in the morning. and the song goes back on loop what do i do?
574118 tn?1305135284 t suit BP and yet i need them to disspate my fears. If one has both OCD and BP, i read once that this is called living in "beautiful times" so said the chinese. My question is fears sign of BP, OCD or BPD.
Avatar m tn 0 mg at night, and seroquel 450mg. After the addition of seroquel I started having classical music in my head that I could hear when I was hospitalized I asked several people if they heard what I did and they did not. However when I came home from the hospital I didn't have anymore auditory hallucinations. Seroquel helped me a lot with my ocd and gave me a lot of functioning ability. My adverse affects are sleep walking, night sweats and shaking hands until I eat something sweet.
Avatar f tn I've been on 25 mg of Seroquel daily as a mood stabilizer (anxiety, amongst other things) for 10 months and I'm about to ween myself off of them. I still have a month's supply and my general doctor told me previously to take one pill every other day to see how that goes. I started Seroquel with my medical doctor, then later saw a psychiatrist. I will be seeing my psychiatrist at the end of the month to refill my Valium (as needed) and to get another refill of Seroquel.
Avatar m tn 5 mg daily and seroquel 450mg for severe ocd and other conditions. I have gained a lot of weight and my stomach became huge. I eat a lot and I am always hungry. I don't want to stop my medications because I used to be mentally paralyzed without them. Has anyone been successful with maintaining and/or losing weight while on Seroquel.
Avatar f tn Did he titrate down on seroquel? My son took that medication at a low dose for about 2 months. Will say he had no issue when coming off of it. The question perhaps is if your husband is having a resurgence of mental health issues even including a brief bit of psychosis related to his ptsd? Did he begin any therapy for ptsd? My son had psychosis with his depression for a period of about 5 months.
190673 tn?1259203266 Something lake paranoia (mistrust in others but with a basis) and some weird OCD/anxiety symptom that almost ruined my life. These intrusive thoughts almost made me handicapped but they now reduced by 80-90% probably thanx to efexor and klonopin. I don't wanna mention them because they are too weird. So today I saw a new shrink. I've known this guy for 3 years because my brother is seeing him too. I told him my problems. I thought I have paranoid personality but he disagrees.
915369 tn?1355314810 Ok so I told my psychiatrist everything that came to my mind yesterday, so most of what's been troubling and how my episodes have been and how long they've been lasting and how severe they are or aren't. She said it sounded like I had rapid cycling, asked me how my low and high I was getting and just kept repeating that they get "severe". I thought I was getting better so surprise surprise for me!
Avatar m tn Then, about 2 ½ years ago I had a near-psychotic meltdown, mostly about the devil and evil spirits, and was diagnosed with OCD and prescribed Anafranil and Zyprexa, which helped with the irrational thinking and obsessive thoughts a little. Between now and then, I have been diagnosed with OCD, Social anxiety disorder, GAD, major depressive disorder, ADHD, and most recently, aspergers/high functioning autism.
Avatar m tn My psychiatrist has prescribed me 50mg of seroquel for my OCD. However, I have heard that Seroquel can shrink your brain. Is it worth it? What do you guys think of these studies? http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mad-in-america/201102/andreasen-drops-bombshell-antipsychotics-shrink-the-brain http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/antipsychotics-and-shrinking-brain http://www.medpagetoday.
Avatar m tn Hi just wondering if anyone here had good results on respidone for ocd urges and instrusive thoughts. Zoloft just didnt cut it for me so now to respidone.
4762310 tn?1362165935 m a 20 Year old mom , to a 5 year old boy, 3 Months ago I started having bad anxiety attacks, and then for the last 2 months I feel weird all day I dont feel like My self anymore anything I do seems weird when I bring my son to school Outside seems weird Even just being In my house seems weird, Ive Been put on 50 mg of seroquel at night and 20 mg of Citalopram and Its been 4 weeks and a half and I still have not noticed a differents , dose anyone have any suggestions to help I cant keep feeling
Avatar f tn t work, Wellbutrin made me shake so much I could hardly put my make-up on, cymbalta made my anxiety go through the roof, prozac made me too hyper and anxious, paxil worked then stopped, Anafranil was for my OCD but didn't work, even when I tried it intervenously. I also had combonations of these pills. I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. All I can say is THANK GOD FOR LUVOX...its the only drug that has helped my ocd...
Avatar n tn Seroquel may not be working for him or he may not be on a high enough dose. Who diagnosed BP and OCD? If he is psychotic manic on Seroquel then is he really BP and no paranoid schizophrenic ? You really honestly need to look after yourself - if he is making the statements you say and talking about violence and taking seroquel and drinking then you have a serious problem.
Avatar m tn I just got off Seroquel which I was taking to help with OCD and depression, but also for insomnia. I got off of it because I experience extrapyramidal symptoms which I believe shows I may be more at risk for developing TD though my Dr has told me it is very rare to get TD on the atypical antipsychotics. Another Dr has now put me on Trazadone for sleep, 100 mg.
Avatar f tn High level of glutamate could lead to depression and OCD. High levels of norepinephrine is linked to anxiety and stress and low levels to fatigue. Finally a lack of serotonin could cause all the symptoms mentioned above. Diet, hormones and estrogen levels have key roles in regulating all those neurotransmitters. So doing physical activities, having a healthy diet, getting enough sleep will help.
Avatar f tn WE are fortunate though as he was diagnosed with Pure O ocd and knows this and accepts it. so, he can label this as OCD. Your mom is caught up in believing that the voices are real. THIS should most definitely be addressed with her psychiatrist. My son took seroquel (quitipine). For him, it was not a match. He felt like a train rolled over him. It would hit his body and he would feel like he couldn't move and the whole day, he was groggy. He took it for 6 weeks.
Avatar f tn I emailed my therapist. He thinks this is stress and that over the course of my depression I've turned negative thoughts into an instinctive response to stress. Also, I haven't had control because of my mood disorder and I still feel helpless, even though I'm doing better. He said that I should try to focus on 'positive talk' and developing confidence in myself. That makes sense but with my history of depression and OCD thoughts I don't think that's the only cause.
Avatar f tn i have been diagnosed with bipolar depression and ADD.i am taking seroquel xr for this, im not really sure its working all the time though. i also have some ocd things as well. is that normal? is any of this stuff normal? i feel depressed alot especially here lately without a second job to pay for everything and i want to just be done with it all i cant take it any longer. i have talked to my doctor about this stuff to so no need to tell me all that.
Avatar f tn I am on Seroquel XR and Geodon for almost eight years. All of the anti psychotics causes an illness called Kardive Diskaneses. It is involuntary movements in the mouth, tongue, twitching of the eyes, and is a progressive illness that may or may not stop after a person stops taking the medicine that causes it. Another side effects that I've experienced is obesity. I am 5' tall and two years ago weighed as much as 156 lbs.
Avatar f tn But of course like IL said anything agreed upon in medicine helps here and there most often, because the illness itself keeps changing and very much unstable and of different types and often comorbid with other symptoms, e.g OCD,....
4810971 tn?1359476760 My mother has depression, OCD, and social anxiety disorder, and lately it is getting worse. I am 15, and I have Bipolar disorder and OCD, so I get depressed a lot, too, but nothing like this. At night, she will sit on the couch with her head in her hands, and will stare at nothing for hours, no matter how much we try and talk to her, and we eventually give up. This happens every night, no matter what.
Avatar f tn nope I can confirm Seroquel isn't causing Asperger or autism, it is indeed bipolar, ocd and adhd are the reasons why Seroquel was needed is what causes Asperger and autism. I am positive. if it isn't the cause then they are very similar neurological disorders that can be seen in the same gene pool. my low functioning bipolar brother has Asperger kids.
Avatar m tn To this day I still experience extreme body pains all over, hunger, agitation, irritability, worse OCD symptoms, constant thoughts and talking in my head and weird feelings in my hand palms and in the bottom of my feet when I sweat or a specific type of soap etc touches it!! I came off of the SSRI's in the first place due to worse and similar symptoms I experience now. It has been 6 months and counting and their is NO CHANGE!
Avatar m tn I'm a 24 year old male, who drinks about three times per week, twice more so in a binge drinking fashion. I've been diagnosed with OCD and possibly Panic Disorder, strong phobias. I was told I'm 'not' an alcoholic, at outpatient therapy. AA itself seems a little far fetched. I can still function, but at a minimal rate, problems holding down jobs, and keeping busy without serious panic problems.
Avatar m tn Then, about 2 ½ years ago I had a near-psychotic meltdown, mostly about the devil and evil spirits, and was diagnosed with OCD and prescribed Anafranil and Zyprexa, which helped with the irrational thinking and obsessive thoughts a little. Between now and then, I have been diagnosed with OCD, Social anxiety disorder, GAD, major depressive disorder, ADHD, and most recently, aspergers/high functioning autism.