Seroquel depression

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Avatar f tn i have suffered with anxiety and depression for over 30 years. i have been on valium for 10 years. it helped the anxiety but not the depression. last week my stress was so high i felt like a nervous breakdown. my dr. prescribed seroquel 25 to 50 mg five days ago. for the first time i do not feel dpressed or anxiety. i stopped taking the valium when i started the seroquel. my valium has been a very high dose 60mg a day. will i get withdrawl symptoms from stopping the valium?
Avatar n tn Cymbalta can work wonders for some people that have depression. It's one of the more stimulating meds though. Seroquel used to be used more for bi-polar but is being used more often now for depression. Did your Dr explain why they wanted you to take this med combo? I do agree with SassyLassie. Call the pharmacy because they'll know if you can takes these meds together safely.
1039200 tn?1314912008 Seroquel working as a mood stabilizer should treat depression. I believe that I experienced some minor depression when I was on Seroquel but that's not that common. It definitely should treat paranoia as that's part of psychosis in general.
574118 tn?1305135284 depression 300 mg mania or schizophrenia 800 mg My question would be is whether the potency chart you linked to is only for psychotic/delusional symptoms or also for depression, as some are also used for depression, Seroquel and Ability, for example. May I ask the reason you take the Seroquel? Also, who here takes the Seroquel specifically for depression and what there dose is?
Avatar n tn should i stop taking the wellbutrin for depression and increase my dosage of seroquel xr to 300-400mg?
919239 tn?1269394658 I was hoping that this medication may be helpful for depression alone. Anyone who takes Seroquel that can give me some insight will be much appreciated.
1075007 tn?1255646051 I am currently taking 1mg of Klonipin, 20mg Ambien, 200mg Nortriptyline and 50mg Seroquel. Pharmacist are just can't believe that I take that much every night. I find myself waking up, getting out of bed and my legs are like jello. I cannot walk, I fall on things and actually get hurt. When I get up the next morning I see bruises all over me. I want to stop taking any of those so I guess I need to wing myself off. If I miss one day, I am so disoriented it is horrible.
874521 tn?1424116797 s depression which is responsible for the acknowledged 20% mortality in BP whether in BP1 or 2 especially the latter very pronounced. Now lamictal is good for depression so is seroquel which is often used as a monotherapy because it has an antidepressant effect. In mania seroquel is best, don't say lithium or tegretol, remember that in lithium NOT only drink a lot of water but plenty of water with flush it out, too cumbersome. Seroquel is best.
574118 tn?1305135284 Depakote is bad for weight gain Really my question was WHETHER reducing the seroquel combat depression or increasing it combat depression. This is my REAL question.
766412 tn?1234893283 Has anyone found seroquel to alleviate their depression? I am Bipolar 1 and just recently started taken this drug. Thanx for your replies.
574118 tn?1305135284 monotherapy and only AP approved for depression etc... What is the exact I mean the EXACT meaning of a mood stabilizer. Some would say seroquel is one, but I began to wonder. OR else I am getting worse perhaps: 1. 12 years ago, it was depression only (took antidepressant+risperidal) 2. with an antidepressant only (didn't know yet my case I was trying to stop medications) after a while got mania (things changed since then) 3. so added again the risperdal 4.
Avatar n tn Keep in mind that if you have depression as part of the disorder being treated, the depression itself can wreak havoc with your mental abilities and memory if it's not being controlled properly, which sometimes calls for an increase in meds rather than a decrease. Do not discontinue or change meds without your doctor's approval. @Blu--remember the no-links in forums rule (it's an easy one to forget, and I don't want you to get in trouble over it).
Avatar f tn Hey I just found out that I am pregnant.and I have depression anxiety and panic attacks.atfer first child, .found out that I have depression and a hard time sleeping . So they put me on a medication they put me on Seroquel.I've been on Seroquel for 7 years . Since I found out I'm pregnant they don't want me taking seroquel for depression and anxiety and panic attacks and it help me sleep.
Avatar n tn I have a borderline personality disorder, but I'm not bipolar (as far as I know) and I'm taking Seroquel (don't know why) and Lexapro (for anxiaty & depression). I've read Seroquel is for bipolar, maniac depression and schizofrenia but I'm not sure which of this three aplies in my case. I cut myself, have burned, starve, binge, make myself throw up, have anxiaty atacks and I am generally depressed.....
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.
Avatar m tn If Seroquel is being prescribed as a sleep aid yes, within a psychiatrist's discretion. If its being used as a mood stabilizer then it would have to be taken every day though the timing could vary. If someone can't tolerate it at all as regards any sedation then other available options could be discussed with a psychiatrist.
2198749 tn?1338642995 Probably it is not that seroquel is causing depression but is not enough to stop your depression.
607502 tn?1288247540 good for depression, plus little side effects like weight gain and rashes rare) while seroquel works downwards (strong antimanic) also one is AC while the 2nd an AP so a flower from every garden and they must equalize each other. So I tried lamictal and to be on the safe side, i took the chewable infantile of 2mg only ( i.e. not an increase in dose of 50mg like the usual every other week). I felt so great even under this dose and stated to increase it by 2mg every week.
1388999 tn?1370042814 t start treating someone with depression with an antagonist, in that case, the atypical antipsychotic Seroquel. You will generally try the softer SSRIs out there first like Zoloft, Prozac which have their success history. If they fail you generally move on to try a SNRI depending on what the patient is complaning or add a DNRI like Wellbutrin. SNRIs are helpful in patients with lethargy and low motivation.
Avatar n tn I still feel the electric shocks and muscle aches from the withdrawal of my previous antidepressant (paroxetine) and I started getting a pounding heartfrom the seroquel. I went to see my gp who reduced my seroquel to seroquel xl 50 mg and I am to go back in a week to her, while I do not see the psychiatrist again for 5 weeks. My palpitations have stopped but the mood swings and depression have returned to just how they were before I reduced the dose. I do not know what to do..
Avatar m tn SEROQUEL XR is not approved to treat depression; however, SEROQUEL is approved to treat bipolar depression. SEROQUEL and SEROQUEL XR are not approved for patients under the age of 18 years. The most common side effects are dry mouth, drowsiness, sedation, dizziness, high blood sugar, weakness, constipation, abdominal pain, sudden drop in blood pressure upon standing, sore throat, weight gain, abnormal liver tests, upset stomach, and sluggishness. Sounds kinda nasty to me.....
574118 tn?1305135284 I killed it by seroquel and that was my first use of seroquel. Was this another mania? or depression because in a Canadian booklet sent to me kindly by LeftCoastChick it says stress can trigger manic OR depressive episodes. Also in the section on depression it says sleep disturbance yet i know that sleep disturbance is a sign of mania. could you acknowledge please. I know i should read depression central first which i will. It's only a question which occured to me.
574118 tn?1305135284 Possibly i am having a gentle landing but is it only a stop over, i.e. eventually shall i plunge into depression my extended trip. nobody knows. i tried lithium, lamictal and with no success, it seems i am addicted to the antipsychotics or that is how i was brought up and fed upon. i read in wikipedia that seroquel can be used as monotherapy, meaning good also for depression and approved by the FDA. Whether it's the usual release or the XR only i don't know.
459981 tn?1212193981 I don't know what seroquel is, is it for depression only? My husband is on paxil but there are so many medications for depression out there, maybe something is better for you that wont give you a panick attack after taking it. I have anxiety and sometimes now take ativan if i need it, was taking it twice a day for awhile but only 1/2 when i feel nervous and insecure.
Avatar n tn After being on Seroquel for 2 years, I've just been put on a low dose of Topomax and sodium valproex. Started May 10th. Been increasing slowly. I was on the valporoex sometime ago with olanzepene and had a huge weight gain. I went off those meds, lost all the weight and ended up on seroquel. I know I suffer from anxiety and that's why the seroquel worked so well for so long. Problem is, when you increase that stuff, it gets hard to function because it's such a sedative.
Avatar n tn My psychiatrist wanted to give me a mood stabilizer along with Seroquel but now there is no need for that ... He said depression was expected as a side effect of treating mania but it will be gone and that's what happened .....