I take 300mg of Seroquel a night. It takes some getting used to, which is why they slowly increase the dose to where it needs to be. It has done wonders for me. My moods don't cycle nearly as much, I can leave my bedroom and be around people without freaking out nearly as much as I had before. Along with other smaller effects like making me more active in my life rather than hiding away.

For me Seroquel has really improved my quality of life. I get severe insomnia an that throws my into mania and as long as I have Seroquel it adverts the out of control curcumstances.The two things you have to be aware of is some weight gain and a rise in blood sugar.

For me Seroquel has really improved my quality of life. I get severe insomnia an that throws my into mania and as long as I have Seroquel it adverts the out of control curcumstances.The two things you have to be aware of is some weight gain and a rise in blood sugar.

I take 50mg. It has worked for me. The higher doses are what affect blood sugar..check out this site.
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I am at 400mg of Lamictal now and everything is solid. Don't be scared. You hopefully wont have to stay on it forever especially if they are upping your Lamictal.

Oh my god seroquel has been my LIFESAVER

main side effect is sleepiness, dizzyness, and for a while that "hung over" feeling in the morning. But you get used to it.

Its an amazing drug idk what i would do without it....you have to sign a waiver? lol where do you live?

Get ready to gain some weight :)
30 pounds is common

I have good luck with it. It really helped me sleep. I did notice that I was always very thirsty and hungry the next day. I also had a problem with weight gain...but it really helped with my insomnia. I just increased my exercise and it seemed to level out.

I had sugar cravings but didn't gain weight. Okay sugar obsessions.

i didn't gain much weight, around 5 lbs even on 600mg.

maybe just lucky?

It's more the eating all the time that does it to you. If you wanna eat a lot just try to find sensible foods like fruit or something....slim-fast bars are amazing, theres a lot of protein so they make you full for longer without making you fat lol

helpes me to sleep at seroquel 50..though feel it may need to be raised..I think it is a good drug!

I had good luck with seroquel. I took between 50 and 100mg depending on what I needed to sleep. It did make me really sleepy after I took it. And it made me feel hung over the next morning but that side effect went away as soon as my body adjusted to it. I didn't gain weight on it. Good luck with it- it really is a good med.

Seroquel keeps me from basically not going insanely manic. I almost always in a manic state. I take 600 to 800 of it a day. I have no side effects from it but it can make people very sleepy at first. It has helped with my anxiety.

About 3 weeks ago and despite the 200 mg Lamictal I was on, I had a manic episode - definition: 0-2 hours sleep, mind racing like crazy, not euphoric, but completely paranoid - a very very dark place of a mental hell hole.

My doctor put me on Seroquel, which quieted my mind almost immediately after I awoke from a 12 hour slumber. There was a brief period of depression (only 3 days or so) and so far I have been doing very well with my 200 mg Lamictal& 100 mg Seroquel.

I have been on Seroquel before and weight gain was an issue - mainly because I was too tired to go running and I over-indulged. Other than that I did not experience any side-effects, but of course everybody is different. As for me, if I time things right, I can still go running in the a.m. if I take meds early p.m. - in either event - my sanity is so much more important than a couple of pounds (which can be controlled much easier than my mind :) For the last 2 weeks I have been fairly stable.

Good Luck to you

About 3 weeks ago and despite the 200 mg Lamictal I was on, I had a manic episode - definition: 0-2 hours sleep, mind racing like crazy, not euphoric, but completely paranoid - a very very dark place of a mental hell hole.

My doctor put me on Seroquel, which quieted my mind almost immediately after I awoke from a 12 hour slumber. There was a brief period of depression (only 3 days or so) and so far I have been doing very well with my 200 mg Lamictal& 100 mg Seroquel.

I have been on Seroquel before and weight gain was an issue - mainly because I was too tired to go running and I over-indulged. Other than that I did not experience any side-effects, but of course everybody is different. As for me, if I time things right, I can still go running in the a.m. if I take meds early p.m. - in either event - my sanity is so much more important than a couple of pounds (which can be controlled much easier than my mind :) For the last 2 weeks I have been fairly stable.

Good Luck to you

Unfortunately, I had a negative reaction to taking only 50 mg of Seroquel (severe spasms in my legs and feet, tingling in my hands). However, there are many people who have been successfully treated with this drug (as also evidenced from many of the posts above). I had to sign a waiver as well. Antipsychotic drugs have been known in some cases to cause tardive dyskinesia, diabetes, and weight gain, and your pdoc is just informing you of the possible risks (and protecting herself in the event of a lawsuit). However, Seroquel has one of the better side effect profiles out of all of the antipsychotics, so I would suggest giving it a chance and seeing how you feel. Good luck! : )