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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Borderline Personality Disorder: I am 12 months into taking Seroquel for BPD and I feel more settled happy and relaxed without the insane anger outbursts and days of crying I experienced with some other medications. It may not be for everybody, but for some of us, it does work and gives us our quality of life back.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Borderline Personality Disorder: I'm three weeks into taking 200mg of Seroquel along with my usual Effexor. I was prescribed it off label to help with the mood swings I get from being borderline. For the first time in years I am not full of anxiety. I sleep longer, am able to exercise in public without feeling self conscious, am eating more healthy foods, although still too much of them. The drowsiness was awful initially but has mostly disappeared now.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Depression: My 12 year old son was put on Seroquel about two months ago. It is amazing the difference it has made in him. I have not seen a happy, smiling, laughing, joking child in over two years. It just astounds me when he laughs now. I almost fell out of my chair when he started doing homework without being asked (i.e. after hours of screaming, begging, pleading).
He takes 50 mg three times a day. It is expensive, but I am willing to make the sacrifices to keep this new child.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I was recently perscribed Seroquel, and I can tell the difference already with my bipolar. However it made me so drowsy and lethargic that I can only take it at night. It has helped me think more clearly and has lessened my manic and depressive episodes to where I feel almost "normal" again.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I HAVE BEEN ON 400MG OF SEROQUEL FOR 6 MONTHS. IT HELPED ME SLEEP AND ALSO TOOK AWAY MY VOICES THAT I WAS HEARING. IT WORKS GREAT BUT I FEEL DROWSY.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: In the hospital, I received treatment for a significant manic episode with psychosis. I was on Geodon but it had stopped working so I switched to Seroquel. At low doses it was ineffective, however now I'm taking 600mg at night it has worked well. At this dose, after a couple of days I felt like myself again. I've noticed some drowsiness but in my experience with antipsychotics it will fade as I become acclimated to it. However, I am extremely hungry all of the time. Hopefully this will go away.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Depression: I take this medication 100mgs, for sleep. And thats what it does puts me right to sleep. I take Effexor for depression and anxiety. Take both at the same time, nightly.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: Seroquel has been helping me for years. Before taking Seroquel I was very violent in most out bursts and was also having racing thoughts through my head before sleeping. I have gained weight but it keeps me calm and less mood swings each day.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: It worked very well, but it caused excessive drowsiness and also made me gain a lot of weight in a short period of time. I took it for almost a year before I switched to something else.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: i recently started taking seroquel. for years I had racing thoughts, inability to sleep (sometimes as little as 3-4 hours for days), my mood was that of a ticking time bomb. My family did not know when I would have a mood swing. Worse than that, neither did I! I find that with seroquel I am able to think rationally and act appropriately. Without it, I have had a LOT of trouble with impulsive behavior that has caused an immense amount of grief and struggle for my family.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I have been on Seroquel for 4 months now. I have terrible insomnia and racing thoughts because of my bipolar disorder. This drug worked wonders for me and now I can finally sleep at night without my mind racing for hours.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: For many years I have been impulsive and that impulsiveness has led to a lot of serious problems in my life. (Some of which were legal) Seroquel has installed a "buffer" between the impulsive thought and the words/actions that come as a result. I am now able to fully analyze a thought process and decide whether or not to act on it. I have noticed a profound change in all areas of my life including my musical abilities. My family and I are now benefiting from a more calm, and appropriate person.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: My son has recently been taking just Seroguel - they took him off all his others and is doing much better. He's only 14 so he doesn't say much the family has noticed quite an improvement.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: It took me down from a manic episode relatively quickly, but after the mania stopped, I just felt sedated all the time. I don't love seroquel, but it has its benefits.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I have felt 100 % better since taking Seroquel. It quiets the racing thoughts & has eliminated most of the depressive moods.Thanks
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: Seroquel has been very effective in clearing up my thinking. It has also helped me sleep better. I am bipolar and had a lot of irrational thinking, but Seroquel has cleared a lot of that up. I was in a terribly blue depression but Seroquel helped bring me out of that.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: After suffering all of my life with depression and then later in life (20-33) with severe anxiety, insomnia, and a general feeling of restlessness to the point I thought I was going to "crawl the walls", I was prescribed Seroquel. I quickly found out I had to take my dose at bedtime due to being so sleepy when I took it during the day. Seroquel has been the ONLY medicine that has worked for me to ease the symptoms of my Bipolar Disorder 1. A Big Thanks to Seroquel for making life easier for me!
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