I think I left a reply somewhere but I don't see it. So here it is. I saw pdoc and he said he wants me to "push through". Once the 100mg gets established in my system I should start to feel better. So tonight will be my 2nd night on 100mgs. Keeping my fingers crossed that it does the trick. I can't take much more of this. I feel like my life is passing me by. I can't do anything but sit on the couch or take naps. It's awful. Man do I hate this drug.

I have been taking Seroquel for years.. .my pdoc has tried to stop it several times but I need it to sleep... I have no other side effects that I am aware of... I hope you feel better soon... ((hugs)) polar

I have been on Seroquel for years... my pdoc has tried to wean me off but I need it to sleep.... I have no other side effects with it... I hope you feel better soon.. ((hugs)) polar

It worked wonders for me. But gonna ask pdoc yo lower the dose even more. I heard there is something new on the market that's better than Seroquel

Well Seroquel was a miracle drug for me. It calms my anxiety. I am on 900 MG.I would try and it may be hard to give it more time.Seroquel is very powerful and very sedating. Can you ask your doctor if you can take it at bedtime so you will be less drowsy. I cant function and take Seroquel during the day. See if that helps. Please let me know what happens

I'm sorry dobes its so easy for these drs to say keep using it. It will get better, whilst you feel like crap. Personally I don't like the regular seroquel but I am hoping it is going to settle down for you and very soon

(((hugs))) xxx

I started on it for sleep for 100 mg at night that worked fine with my lamictal. Then when I needed to take more for PRN like 25 mg tabs I break in half and spread it out over the day. I do better with the drug taking it for sleep. It does help for manic and moods. Some side effects when I first started was hungry cravings, weight gain but then they subsided some. Now when I took more then the normal dose it made me tired all the time. I did not get the other things you described. Call the doc and ask if that is normal?

I'm sure it works for some people, dobie - I've heard them say so. I just took it recently but it didn't work out. I'm over 50 with med sensitivities, but the doc and I were Hoping it would help my anxiety!

I took it for about 2 1/2 months, 25 mg at first then 50mg - it made me sleepy, which was good, but then it kept me so physically 'down' that I couldn't even walk to the Bathroom, let alone outside, while it was fully in my system. My heart had to work too hard and pounded and raced for 4 out of 6 hours after I took it during the daytime. So I couldn't go to the bathroom in the middle of the night because of that, and I couldn't go out in the mornings until after 11AM. I thought it was ME (you might remember my posts about it back in January/Feb), that I was Truly dying or something - had to use a wheelchair when crossing the street or going somewhere - but once I stopped it and the Seroquel got out of my system, I went back to normal.

Still means I have anxiety/panic attacks sometimes, but at least I can WALK.

On the plus side, I did NOT gain any weight with the Seroquel (too scared to eat! LOL)

Yeah, no appetite! Which I'm grateful for...anything to lose weight. I started feeling better today and actually got stuff done at home. Frequent breaks though, because I'm still dizzy. Sleeping is a bitch..I wake up 3-4 times a night. So I can still say Seroquel Sucks.

Yay Door!! No weight gain! I am worried about that. As well as not sleeping. I don't sleep I go into a depression right away. This whole thing is such a nightmare. I feel like going off all of my meds. But I won't.

I got past the Seroquel hump. It's been 3 days and I can function. A bit dizzy but I'm hoping that will go away soon.