I've never used seroquel but the person who prescribed it for you should be able to answer all your questions. I know people who use or have used it and some people swear by it while other people swear at it. It's true that a variety of people will have different experiences using the same med so the only way to decide is to try it for yourself. I wish you well!

One of the few I haven't been on. I wish you only the best results!! Remember it takes time to get used to anything and see how it's can make you feel once your body gets used to it. Patience is unfortunately the name of our med game!

Seroquel is one of those lovely drugs that has a side effect of drowsiness in lower doses, as your dose increases and your systems adjusts, the drowsiness side effect wears off. There's not really anything you can do to rush through it, you have to be patient and get through it. It can be a great help when it's the right medication for you, sometimes it can be tough getting to the right fit, you have to hang in and fight through it.

I know its just I am still having really bad anxiety and I have been taking it for 13 days. I just increased it to 100 mg last night. I can not get a holdbof my doctor its impossible to get an appt with her either. Im lost.

One more thing I quit my zyprexa cold turkey after being on it since 2012. My docsaid I did not need to take it anymore since I am taking the serequol, however i think alot of the anxiety is withdrawals from it. I took a half two days this eeek on those days i felt better.

It took me probably a month before i couldn't feel the `hangover' at all, on 100 mg. you're getting there. it'll lessen and lessen each day until you won't feel it at all the next day.

I took the 100 and im worse i cant sleep

Never quit psych meds cold turkey if you've been on them longer than 3 months, your brain takes time to adjust to those chemicals not being there anymore. Its not just pain meds that you become dependent on after long term use, it's any medication. Psych meds require a taper down when stopping. Just because you're changing meds, you don't stop the old one cold turkey, that was idiotic on your Pdoc's part.

As for the Seroquel, it can take 3 - 6 weeks for your brain to become adjusted to a new Psych med, and your brain has the added duty of readjusting from an old one to a new one, it takes time. You're also on a very low dose of Seroquel, average therapeutic dose for BiPolar is between 300mg - 1200mg. Seroquel is not an Anti-anxiety med, it's an Anti-psychotic and it's job in a BiPolar cocktail is usually "mood stabilizer", depending what else your taking. You are very correct in that the added anxiety is probably from the zyprexa withdrawals. Your 13 days off of it, so restarting it just to taper off of it, most likely is not the best idea, your Pdoc should talk to you about that. You should be through the worst of the withdrawal phase and the Seroquel should start to kick in more and start to pick up the slack more, it's going to take some time. I hate to keep saying, you have to stick it out, because I know your telling me to fu** off, and I get it...it's just going to take time for your brain to adjust to the changes. I would keep trying to contact your Pdoc about a dose increase to get you clear of the drowsiness side effect and to get you closer to the range of where you need to be to get benefit from the Seroquel.

In the meantime try some different things for your Anxiety, Chamomile is good for calming anxiety, deep breathing exercises, relaxation exercises, journaling and pouring all the anxious thoughts out of your head and onto a Journal so they aren't stuck up there bugging you. Coloring, Zen Tangling, Sudoku, Word Puzzles....things to make your brain get busy and focus on something other than the anxiety. Just things to help in the meantime until you hear from your Dr. or the meds start working better for you.

Hang in there, your doing great.

Kat

Thanks Kat, the problem is I can never get a hold of my doctor. I call her secretary and she tells me I need to go in and see the oncall doctor, well I did that two weeks sat there all day thennthe doctor said she wouldnt see me cuz I was there to see another oncall doctor the week begore, so I ended up in the ER for my anxiety which they just gave me a strong antihistamine. I just emailed the director of the mental health so we see what happens. I go see a psch nurse tommorow morning but shes useless. If I had proper medical care this might have been resolved by now. I live in a city in SC where there arevno pdocs so i have to go to the mental health center. I took the 100 mg last night and my heart started to race really bad so luckily i had propananol which i took, i fell asleep an hour later but not a deep sleep like when i took the 75 or 50. I woke up and went to starbucks but I am waiting for the fatigue to hit me now.

I see that nausea can be a side effect..... I don't know how long it will be until you see your doc however you can always us an anti emetic for a short while like Gravol or a generic form.... It causes tiredness though.....Maybe about 20 minutes before you take the Seroquel
It might be better then nausea though
If it were me and this isn't advise other then what I would do... I think I'd stay on 75 mg if it's working for bipolar until you can see a doctor .... If you can't see a pdoc for a while I'd make an appt to see your GP

I just had an episode the serequol making me worse, i took a half a zyprexa and calmed down

Here's some info on Seroquel that I thought was good.... I've been on it for almost 25 years and it's worked well for me....

If you're having effects that are troubling to you I would get into see your doc or a doc asap..... Gentle hug... You will find what's right for you.... Unfortunately it can take some time to get there.... Gentle hug.....xo

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