[vampire024]

i have been given seroquel for my bp and cuz i see things sometimes that are not really there. has anyone taken this and how much have you taken?
my dr wants me to start at 50mg and work up to 300mg. does it help with yoru bipolar? im bipolar ll if that makes a difference

thanks

[vampire024]

does anyone know anything about this? anyone?

[Robert_325]

Seroquel 50mg is not a large dose at all. Dr will probably increase it as you become acclimated to the effects.

I've used Seroquel for sleep only. I've never taken it for bp problems. You can go to the following link for lots of info about Seroquel. God bless.

http://www.drugs.com/seroquel.html

[vampire024]

thank you. my dr told me to start out at 50mg and work up to 300mg. last night i took 200mg and i had pretty bad restless leg syndrome and i think it is giving me panic attacks

[Robert_325]

If you just started at 50mg and suddenly jumped to 200mg there is no wonder it gave you panic attacks and RLS.

There is NO reason to abuse seroquel. You need to stay at the correct dose. Why would you suddenly take 200mg? Or am I missing something? God bless.

[vampire024]

i started at 25 then 50 100 150 200 this is how my dr told me to take it

[Robert_325]

Originally Posted by vampire024

i started at 25 then 50 100 150 200 this is how my dr told me to take it

Sounds then like you may have gone to 200mg a little too quickly to me. If you only had this happen after increasing the dose I would stay at 150mg until I talked to the dr after the holiday. I bet the dr says that is fine for a few days until you get acclimated to the new dose. He won't want you feeling badly over taking it. Good luck and God bless.

[vampire024]

thanks robert. i didnt think it was a good idea to start going up and down on my dose so i kept it at 200 last night and i am feeling much better this morning, just a lil bit tired. i think i will stay at 200 for a couple days to let my body get used to it then go up after that.

[vampire024]

Originally Posted by rachelfloura

You must just be careful on the other drugs that you eat along with Seroquel, which will increase the intensity of side effects.

thanks i am not on any other meds except for birth control.