Seroquel

The doctors gave me Seroquel today...Have any of your tried it? Does it work?

I've not tried it but a few years ago I did inquire about it w/ my family dr. as I had heard about it from posters on a forum where I was posting about like issues/diagnosis of those taking it. I apologize that I can't recall enough to be of help to you. Except to say that I deal w/ cyclothymia and OCPD and it was thought to be too much of a med for what I needed. #######5 answer I know. But I wanted to reach out to you all the same.

I took topamax for my symptoms...that helped TREMENDOUSLY...the ONLY reason I'm off this med is that my dose was $289/month. You don't know how I miss it. Especially at this recent time in my life. But that's my issues and we are here to talk about you. I hope others will log on for you. If you'd like I can try to look up some info for you.

I can't say much as I was given Seroquel to put me to sleep (bad insonmia first i was on imovane which was making me see things)

It.. makes you very tired, im sure he advised you to take it at night.

Otherwise I have no complaints. Unless you don't like to sleep, then i guess that would suck.

Good luck.

I am on Geodon, which is in the same category as Seroquel, and I have found, after getting past the initial sleepiness, that it takes the edge off my moods. I don't feel such awful deep pain, I am more motivitated to do things, I am not flying off in instant rages like I was. The doctor referred to it as being used as a mood stabilizer for me. Now I have to keep working hard in therapy. But the medication does give me some control where I had none.

Don't know if this helped or not. This is my first day reading this forum.

Geodon is a mood stabilizer, seroquel is antipsychotic.

FYI

I have been on both, does it work, well first remember we are different. If you are experiencing psychosis, it will work, but there are chances of it causing diabetes.
Resperdol works better for me. And I don't feel so groggy.

Geodon didn't work for me, they used it to treat my bipolar.

This is confusing, as in the drug listings, and in the patient information sheet, Geodon is listed as an atypical antipsychotic--the new generaltion of antipsychotics. I have previously been on the older ones, but I am not psychotic. I thought Seroquel and Abilify were also considered the same--atypical antipsychotics.

I have been on Seroquel for a few years now. Although it is classified as "antipyschotic" I use it as a mood stabilizer. I have tried several others and this is what works for me. It can make you really sleepy, so it is best if you are able to take it at night. It may make you a bit dizzy for the first week or so untill your body adjusts to it.

Although Seroquel is listed as "antipsychotic" med, it is used for other purposes as well. Kinda like when Depokote first came out, it was primarly used for seizure disorder, but they found it worked well for those with Bipolar disorder. So although someone may not have seizures, they may take Depokote as a mood stabilizer.

Im on Seroquel now for anxiety. It has helped but not completely.

seroquel was one of the long list of drugs i was put on that i had a complete oppisite reaction to. i was only given a sample (as with rest of the drugs, just samples) took ONE lowest dossage mg pill and it was within minutes, instead of 'calming down' and 'becoming sleepy', i went schizophrenic. i thought someone was watching me outside the window to my room. i thought someone got into the house cause my roomie at the time, never locked the door. and they were stalking me as i lay in bed. my speech was royally slurred and it was as if i was drunk on 99 proof alcohol. i was called and told a friend of a friend was in the hospital, and it was extremely serious, soundly critical that he would have the chance of dieing....i didn't give a rotten ass damn if his head blew up. it took a while for it to 'wear off'. and work? freaked out and sent me home cause i 'wasn't me'. they could tell when i was on drugs that didn't agree with my body and freaked out.

i wish, i so so so so wish, someone was out there who could help me figure out what the frigg'n hell is wrong with my body, why i react as i do to a certain category of pharmeceuticals and herbals that always ends up as seizures, migrains, vommiting, rashes, mood swings, and total personality changes....

then again, what was i thinking....i'm just a single oddball freak doc's dont like cause i don't fit their cookie cutter....bastards....

I have been on it for 2 yrs now. It helps all of my issues. But I find that even the pharmacy treats me different because of this med.

It helps my mood stable, it helps my thinking, slows me down a little on my hyper-vigilance and startle problems along with a little help with sleep. I cant seem to lose weight, but I am not gaining at this point.