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Reviews for quetiapine systemic to treat Depression
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Seroquel (quetiapine): I was prescribed Seroquel 200mg doses along with Lexapro after a bad episode recently. I have been unable to work since and have found my dreams to be vivid and disturbing. This drug should not be taken lightly and I would recommend a second opinion from a medical professional before commencing a course. This drug will make you sleepy, so much so it can be difficult to continue with your employment, driving, development and maintenance of relationships between family and friends, nausea, dizziness, depletion of sex drive and the list continues. It can be helpful in many cases, but please make sure by second or even third opinion.
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Seroquel XR (quetiapine): It seems to be very helpful for my depression, anxiety, adult ADD and overall mood. Seroquel XR also seems to have no noticeable side effects and I sleep great. I've been taking 2 of the 300mg, in the evening, now for 2 months.
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Seroquel (quetiapine): I love Seroquel! After suffering with insomnia for approximately 30 years, and 2 years of depression, I have finally found a medication that lets me sleep through the night. Plus, I enjoy the groggy and relaxed feeling that I have the following day, although my doctor says that a lot of his patients do not like this feeling.
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Seroquel (quetiapine): I've been taking Seroquel for 4 months now. I was in a medical detox for narcotic dependence to pain medication and Xanax. I'm on another medication now which interacts with Xanax, so I can't take it anymore. Since being on Seroquel I sleep amazingly. I used to take 1mg of Xanax and 6 or 7 Tylenol PM's just to fall asleep. Now I take 75mg of Seroquel a night and I fall asleep easily and stay asleep. I do get a weird pain in my hands and fingers, and have started getting muscle pain in my calves. I originally was prescribed to take 25mg in the afternoon and 50 mg at night, but the daytime dose was making me so exhausted I couldn't function and do my daily activities. Taking Seroquel has greatly improved my insomnia, depression, and anxiety.
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Seroquel (quetiapine): This made me very tired. Definitely helps if you have insomnia, but makes it pretty much impossible to have a normal day's worth of activity. If you try to force yourself to wake up early, you will be rewarded with dizziness, headache, and overwhelming fatigue. A good sleep, but didn't really help my depression.
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Seroquel (quetiapine): It made me incredibly sleepy, which was a bonus. I took the medication combined with Lexapro, and gained 20 lbs in my first 3 months on both. Since I got off Seroquel my weight returned to normal.
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Seroquel XR (quetiapine): I was put on this medicine very aggressively (200mg, quickly upped to 400mg) after a suicide attempt. As an antidepressant it is more effective than the first line medications like citalopram. And will help with sleep and a lack of hunger. However I absolutely hate the side effects.
It is often said that antipsychotics "steal your soul" or act like a "mental prison". I would have to agree. To begin with this was fine, with severe depression I was happy to take any way out. However after about 6 months of this I decided enough was enough.
Now I'm off it my personality is back.
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Seroquel (quetiapine): I have been on Seroquel for several years and it has helped greatly with my symptoms. I have run out of it a few times and could really tell the difference. Other then a few adjustments to my dosage, Seroquel has been great.
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Seroquel XR (quetiapine): My 16 year old daughter has been in and out of the hospital for a year and 8 months with alot of ups and downs. She was given Seroquel xr and she is like a new person. She has gained weight from it and wanted to be taken off of it, but as the doctor started taking her off of it she did not like what was happening to her and said I would rather gain weight and be stable then skinny and angry and sad all the time.
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Seroquel XR (quetiapine): For years I suffered from severe depression, doctors must have tried every different medicine of this nature in hopes to help me, however it wasn't until I was given seroquel that I began to feel better, and sleep like a baby. At first I would sleep 12 to 14 hours after taking the medicine, then I began to get used to it. I haven't had a bout of depression in 3 years. I can sleep again but now around 8 hours a night. I can honestly say I love this pill. Even with the side effects of hunger it's totally worth it.
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Seroquel XR (quetiapine): Everyday I was very depressed or very angery for no apparant reason. It felt like my brain was all tangled and it was really hurting me, and had been for years. So I talked with my doctor, and she put me on 200mg seroquel. Since then I can think clearly and feel happy, I love it. You start at 25mg and work up to higher doses. Watch out though, if you try to start at 200mg it can knock you out for 24hrs, or at least it knocked me out.
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