I took it many years ago when I was in a bit of a state. I found it very sedating in small doses.

Since then I only take it PRN so I can't comment on weight gain other than to say these things tend to be very individual.

If it were me, knowing how damaging psychosis is, I'd take the med, get myself well and then in a few months if there are signs of weight gain go back and discuss with the doctor.

Most people don't gain weight. It is a possible side effect, but so is weight loss. It depends on the person. Everybody gets different reactions. I've heard some who get great results and others who get plagued with side effects. I have not been on it… At least not yet. It is 1 of the medications my psychiatrist is considering since it helps with bipolar depression as well as hypomania and anxiety and sleep. I agree with Fish, it's worth trying, and if you need or want to go off you can. Just try to watch your weight so that if this medication is good for you, you can stay on it. Best wishes XO

I have been on it for years and have had the weight gain but otherwise it works really well for me... I tried to replace it with other meds with my pdoc's help and other medication didn't work nearly as well

I think where I have failed re weight gain is that I buy things that I shouldn't ...sigh

If you're careful about what you snack on you could do alright... I have been my own worst enemy

at such a low dose you could be ok re: weight gain but there are other choices you could discuss with your pdoc if you do start putting on the lbs. good luck with it.

I will have increase the dose up high enough to treat psychosis so will be alot higher doses im worried about.i kerp reading people crave sugar and junk on it.but il see how it goes i guess.

Seroquel only works for sleep in the lower dosages, once you get into the <100mg range and you've been taking it for a while that side effect tends to go away.

Unfortunately it does tend to cause weight gain, so you have to watch what you're eating. Adjust your diet to higher protein, less fat and sugars. Daily exercise also helps.

When I took it I was on 1200mg per day and managed the weight gain with diet and exercise.

Everyone reacts differently to meds. It didn’t help me at all. It suppressed my appetite and I was already at 90lbs. But I know people here have had success on it.

giving this a bump to get the board back in some order.

I start it today. Im little nervous. Ive read it give people stuffy noses and hard to breath. I already have sinus issues and its hard enough to breath at night i have sleep sat up right as it is and have humidifier blowing in my face to keep air wet

Well it didnt stuff my nose at such low dose but did have terrible vivid violent dreams.

I love this post. My Pdoc may prescribe this medication when I talk to him this afternoon. I would love to compare our experiences with it, a little lost inside. Feel free to message me on DS. If I have too many intolerable side effects, as I did on lamotrigine, I will go off it and maybe try Tegretol and Wellbutrin. I would like to try Lexapro but it's not available in Canada yet. I would have to go off Paxil 1st if I made that switch, and those withdrawal effects are pretty awful and I don't think I could tolerate it with the condition I'm in right now. Best wishes to us both if we end up on the same meds :-)

Today, my new psychiatrist prescribed me Seroquel as well, a little lost inside. Ironically, it was the medication that my 1st 2 psychiatrists, from 2002 and earlier, also wanted to put me on but I refused. Now I'm ready. I would take anything to get better or anything to end my suffering. Because of the horrible assortment of side effects I got from lamotrigine, we will start at a small dose and go up slowly. Starting at 12.5 mg and then maybe 25 mg in 2 weeks. Much slower speed than typical. He said if I get any muscle stiffening, fever, or overall ill feeling to go off of it. Christmas is coming and it will be difficult to get a hold of my psychiatrist and family Dr. if there are problems.

Hi, I hope the adjust to the new medication is going well. I am currently on seroquel and overall it has really helped with my mood, the month of October I was in a serious depression but after adding this one in it has seemed to help stabalize my moods much better. I have noticed a bit of weight gain but I see it most in my appetite where it seems like sometimes I have a bottomless stomach. Overall personally this medication has helped me and I hope it only has a positve outcome for you as well

Maui Celexa is available in Canada and it's basically the same drug as Lexapro.

Thank you so much for letting me know, Kat. I've heard of Celexa. I will check it out. It's confusing when there is more than one brand name for the same medication. I should have checked the generic name and they would have been the same.