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ljmomchico
New Member
Registered: July 2014
Location: chico, ca
Posts: 7
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Mon April 22, 2024
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Sleeping well
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Heavy and sedating medication
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Seroquel has worked for me. My side effects are gone. I lowered the dose.
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Tamster
Senior Chat Moderator
Registered: May 2012
Location: Michigan, USA
Posts: 4687
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Thu February 14, 2019
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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works for a long time
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dry mouth, hang over in the morning
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i have been on and off Seroquel for many years, I had extreme sleepiness for the first couple of year but now it doesn't make me tired anymore.
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Whippjr
Newly Joined
Registered: November 2018
Location: Orlando
Posts: 2
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Sun November 18, 2018
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Cured insomnia, helping Anxiety
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Weight Gain
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Made me sleep that’s for sure. I reduced dose during the day help me with anxiety but did cost me quite a bit of sedation.
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Ria0331
New Member
Registered: October 2012
Location: Bad Axe, Michigan
Posts: 9
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Mon October 15, 2018
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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It stabilizes my mood well
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This is what I call my Miracle drug. The very next day after I started this med I started to feel better and it has been that way ever sense.
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Tamster
Senior Chat Moderator
Registered: May 2012
Location: Michigan, USA
Posts: 4687
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Tue January 9, 2018
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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helps control psychotic happenings
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makes you tired
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i take 750mg spaced throughout the day and it for the greater part controls my psychosis along with another antipsychotic medication i take 2 x a day with the seroquel.
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b1ghr0ll3r
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Registered: December 2016
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 84
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Tue January 31, 2017
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $5.20| Rating: 10
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Has helped me when I've been manic & also helps me sleep
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None, however if it weren't for the PBS (Australia) I have no idea how I'd afford it.
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I was very unwell in 2014, I had a change in my role at work & I hit a very bad depression (which made me realise I had been manic for months before this depression hit. I stopped going to work, ended up getting fired, I was in an abusive relationship where I had to give it as good as I got it, I couldn't control my emotions, I was stealing & lying to people so they'd feel sorry for me & help me with whatever I wanted... I had a bad experience with meth & my mind didn't really come back from it after that. I was stuck in mania & the anti depressants made me worse. It wasn't until I'd presented at a hospital for an evaluation for the 5th time in a month that I got diagnosed with bipolar & prescribed seroquel. It's done wonders for me. I was a brand new person once the drug started working & id never look back, still taking it now (300mg at night). It was my miracle drug. I had some side effects, I had restless leg syndrome for the first 6 months & I still have weird dreams but other than that is definitely recommend it to someone who is going through what I was going through
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b1ghr0ll3r
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Registered: December 2016
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 84
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Tue January 31, 2017
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $5.20| Rating: 10
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Has helped me when I've been manic & also helps me sleep
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None, however if it weren't for the PBS (Australia) I have no idea how I'd afford it.
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I was very unwell
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Fri August 12, 2016
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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PROS:
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It works to get me out of hypomanic episode
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CONS:
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Side effects: EAT EAT EAT and SLEEP
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I only take this medication when I am hypomanic, it works very well for disturbed thought processes and for sleep. I can't function so well on it during the day as it makes me very sleepy. The other downside is the intense hunger you experience about an hour after taking the medication. You just HAVE to eat.
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Xlosersclub
Junior Member
Registered: March 2013
Posts: 10
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Sat April 9, 2016
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $30.00| Rating: 7
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PROS:
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helpful sleep aid and somewhat of a mood stabilizer
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cannot change my schedule,or if I go out for the night i have to take them. Drowsiness is dangerous, and also depth perception issues., inability to swallow food, body builds immunity quickly
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the XR is MUCH better but way more expensive.
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hay.p.98
New Member
Registered: February 2016
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 7
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Sat February 13, 2016
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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PROS:
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helps with sleep
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CONS:
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weight gain, high appetite
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I didn't stay on it long because it was making me gain weight.
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spanishkit
Junior Member
Registered: October 2015
Location: In my own head
Posts: 17
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Mon October 26, 2015
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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PROS:
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did make me sleep but that was in the middle
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CONS:
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made me feel numb of emotions
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It was not the best for me. Eventually was put on 100 mg of it.
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Chris Altman
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Registered: October 2015
Location: Somewhere in this Earth
Posts: 95
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Sun October 25, 2015
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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No psychosis
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Sedation
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It's Good for psychosis but you'll sleep all day.
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Slowbrains
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Registered: September 2015
Location: Finland
Posts: 158
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Wed September 9, 2015
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $1.00| Rating: 5
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25-50 mg excellent for insomnia, +200 mg also brings down from hypomania just in couple of days
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No effect to depression. Crave for carbs 1 h after taking = weight gain. Drowsiness
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More cons than pros for me. Not using as permanent medication anymore. I still may take some 25 mg's for insomnia, quite rarely though. Also i have 200 mg prolongs in stock just in case for mania.
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dmhobbit
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Registered: January 2014
Location: Middletown, Virginia
Posts: 190
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Sun August 2, 2015
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $2.65| Rating: 10
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after 30 minutes you WILL feel drowsy and fall asleep... for about 8 hours
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You can't just stay up without falling asleep at your keyboard... go to bed!
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I know, I know, this is an antipsychotic. I'm already doing dandy on 20mg Zyprexa but it doesn't make me sleepy. I take 100mg at night at 10:30pm and go to bed at 11pm every night. I get a full 8 hours of sleep and am only slightly drowsy in the morning nothing two cups of coffee can't fix COMPARED to the TRAZADONE I was a zombie in the morning for over an hour or so. No thanks. Thank you WebMD, Mayo Clinic, and JAMA for offering this medication for people like me with severe insomnia!
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Memere
New Member
Registered: July 2015
Location: Harbor Beach
Posts: 5
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Fri July 17, 2015
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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It absolutely works great
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It will put you to sleep quickly
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This is a great medication, you need to go to bed shortly after taking it however. You should never miss a day. When I miss a few days my mind starts playing all kinds of nasty tricks on me, just try not to miss your doses.
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xxKaneLovesZoexx
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Registered: May 2011
Location: England
Posts: 107
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Fri July 10, 2015
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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PROS:
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Slows down the central nervous system and induces tiredness.
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CONS:
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Rapid tiredness and weakness of muscles.
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I am unable to comment on how well I feel when I take this drug as from the time it is effective It puts me into a state of sedation and so I cannot any longer think for myself or act, it relaxes my central nervous system enough for me to relax. This drug also helps with the Psychosis that I suffer, it makes me feel less concerned about my Psychotic features such as the hallucinations and paranoia.
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RChem
New Member
Registered: July 2015
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 4
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Sun July 5, 2015
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $5.00| Rating: 9
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PROS:
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greatly improves my anxiety, helps depressive episodes, and brings me down from mania in 1-2 days
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CONS:
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waking up every morning is an hour-long ordeal, slightly sedated during the day
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Seroquel has been a godsend for me, but it had a ROUGH adjustment period.. constantly sedated, didn't want to move at all, constantly irritable. But after fighting through a week of that, the skies cleared right up: it helps manage nearly ALL of my bipolar 1/GAD symptoms like a swiss army knife. I've been able to massively reduce the amount of benzos and other drugs I take. My only complaint is that it's still mildly sedating during the day, and waking up in the morning after my large nightly dose still feels like I'm being brought back from the dead.
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Erik456
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Registered: May 2015
Location: LA
Posts: 79
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Wed May 20, 2015
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 0
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PROS:
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it works
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CONS:
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none
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I frequently purchase prescribed drugs via americantrustpills (seriously, this place sucks) free of danger. Unfortunately I use to take tons of it so minimal expense is essential for me.
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ridgeya
Newly Joined
Registered: March 2015
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 2
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Sat March 14, 2015
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $2.70| Rating: 8
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Very sleepy and spacey, but the voices seem to minimize. I'd much rather deal with being sleepy and out of it, than listen to the voices!!!
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ridgeya
Newly Joined
Registered: March 2015
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 2
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Sat March 14, 2015
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $2.70| Rating: 8
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Very sleepy and spacey, but the voices seem to minimize. I'd much rather deal with being sleepy and out of it, than listen to the voices!!!
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51515151
New Member
Registered: March 2015
Location: canada
Posts: 2
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Fri March 13, 2015
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 2
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PROS:
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helped my depression a bit
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CONS:
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couldn't walk or see very well
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the first time i took this pill i saw double for an entire week. i couldn't walk because i was so dizzy, i felt sick, could barely eat. i don't know why but i listened to my doctor when he told me to keep taking it. it's been about a year-ish now. my body's used to it now and i don't really have any side effects that i know of. i still hate this medication though because of how much it changed me. kind of a cloudy feeling, like i'm not really here. hard to explain.
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Fastidious Raptor
New Member
Registered: June 2012
Location: Sonoma County, Ca
Posts: 9
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Wed December 3, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Significantly Decreased My Depressive Episodes and Reduced my Anxiety
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Incredibly Sedating, definitely don't drive on this medication
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I get the best sleep on this medication. I've tried both the instant release and XR versions. They both are great and they both kick my ***, but I feel like they significantly improve my bipolar depression and decrease my level of anxiety.
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unitedlee58
Newly Joined
Registered: November 2014
Location: Ft. Myers, Fl.
Posts: 2
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Tue November 18, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $6.25| Rating: 9
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I FINALLY SLEEP AT NIGHT
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TAKES A LITTLE WHILE TO COME OUT OF IT IN THE MORNING
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THANK GOD FOR THE GENERIC THAT CAME OUT A FEW YEARS AGO.
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nayxcore
Junior Member
Registered: November 2014
Location: Australia
Posts: 12
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Fri November 7, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $6.80| Rating: 6
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helps alot
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gubernova
Member
Registered: August 2014
Location: South Texas
Posts: 116
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Sun August 17, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $70.00| Rating: 1
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None for me
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It makes you sleep all the time
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I was prescribed this as a sleep aid and man does it work. It works by making you sleep 16 hours. I could never sleep less than 16 hours a day so I had to quit it. Some people swear by it as a sleep aid, but others are extremely sensitive to it like me. Needless to say, it wasn't a very good mood stabilizer for me.
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Ford Puma
Grand Magnate
Registered: May 2014
Location: Ireland
Posts: 4390
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Sun August 3, 2014
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 2
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PROS:
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A good sleep aid
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went from 12 to 16 stone in 16 months.
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For a time it seems ok but I never had that much of a complaint about sleep issues at the start and now I do!!!
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Baroness4tea
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Registered: May 2014
Location: Telford
Posts: 62
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Wed May 21, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $16.00| Rating: 10
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Great for anxiety, depression, mania, helps you fall asleep
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Slight tiredness in morning
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Great response with only25-50mg. Worked well with my other meds. No problems except minor morning tiredness.
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mikeypugs0134
New Member
Registered: May 2014
Location: Central PA
Posts: 2
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Mon May 5, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $1,600.00| Rating: 10
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Keeps me from commiting suicide
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Make me sleep a lot
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It has kept my self harm under control. It has also taken away my suicidal thoughts. I had attempted suicide two times; but not since taking this medication. It makes me really goofy and tired, but dealing with these side effects... is more than worth it!!! I couldn't and wouldn't be able to cope without Seroquel.
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earlyadapter
Junior Member
Registered: January 2011
Location: SF BAY AREA
Posts: 15
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Sat April 12, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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Stops Brain rasing thoughts - anxiety crying your iminagiation running wild with negative thoughts
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Caution: use lowest possible dosage even cut in 1/2 your given dossage
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Second day on it with major positive results ..
1st day 25 mg. stay at home felt a sedative
also took Remeron (Mirtazapine) 30mg at bedtime.
I was in seriously bad shape with major grief and anxiety so serious I thought I has 25 signs of some fatal illness along with hyperventilation it could not stop any major crying episodes and brain racing thoughts I could not control. could not sleep was a nervous wreck - could not stop complaining to my friends and too nervous to sleep with nightmares.
I entered a Major intensive Medical - Psych MD. program (1st day) and was given these meds under strict Psych MD supervision and tons of major psychiatric outpatient daily care.
Well from feeling as described above I could sleep last night and feel at bit drowsy today .
But having enough interest and control and major calmness I haven't had in months ---to write this review in a clam collected manor. WOW!
I do know that a tiny but too much Seroquel can and will turn you into a Zombie. this is an extremely powerful drug. I'm lowering my dosage to 1/2 of my 25 MG pill and 1 or two daily pills a day.
This not a drug you ever want to think More is better .... If you take or were given too much your experience will be Zombie like, and you want to stop immediately because you initially too even a 12.5 MG too much..
too soon to give a definitive prospective but OMG today I feel great but a little tired but a 1000% better them yesterday before I took my 1st 25MG pill.
these are my result only and my Not reflect anyone but me. used only supervision of my Psych MD.
early adapter
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eclipselightning
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Registered: January 2014
Location: Canada
Posts: 52
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Wed April 9, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $75.00| Rating: 6
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stabilized mood, little weight gain, got rid of auditory hallucinations
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really drowsy, was becoming dependent on drug
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I would really recommend this to anyone with bipolar disorder because I would have very severe mood changes and with this they were farther apart and less extreme. Worked really well for helping with delusions as well.
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dillpickle1983
Grand Poohbah
Registered: January 2011
Location: Warren, Pennsylvania
Posts: 1706
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Fri March 21, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Turns brain off from racing thoughts. Allows me to sleep!
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Intitally, super sedating, sleeping for 14+ hours.
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I've been on Quetipine for over 2 years now. Started on 100mg, then slowly bumped up to 600mg. Anything over 600mg gives me heart palpitations. I have gotten used to the sedative effects and I now only sleep about 9 hours, waking up refreshed with no hangover. When I first started I had hangover fog every morning and it was terrible, but now it is gone. I haven't gained any weight, so for me it is weight neutral. I absolutely love Seroquel and couldn't imaging living without it. It has a common side effect of raising blood sugars, but I have found for me not to be the case. All in all, it's really up to the persons physiology. It works for some, not others. Just be for warned, it takes sometimes several weeks to get over the hangover effect. It took me almost 6 weeks.
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BPD Ghost
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Registered: February 2014
Location: USA
Posts: 33
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Sun February 23, 2014
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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It numbed my brain and forced me to sleep.
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I gained over 100 lbs. When I overdosed on it I was seeing hallucinations for days.
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I was prescribed this medication for sleep when I was suffering from mild anxiety. I became addicted and stayed on it for over 6 years. I gained over 100 pounds and had terrible side effects. My nose was always stuffy to the point it was embarrassing to talk. My hands would twitch and I was told that was normal. When I overdosed, I had major hallucinations and twitches. I was relieved the doctors in the psyche-ward finally took me off them. They said that I should never been prescribed them because they are only approved for bipolar and I in no way have bipolar.
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misskrome
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Registered: January 2014
Location: ...
Posts: 229
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Mon January 20, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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Helped me sleep, until...
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debilitating side effects
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Worked okay for the first 3 months. Then movement disorder which started with restless legs and progressed to flailing arms in addition to the former. Ended with little muscle control. Couldn't sleep with involuntary flailing limbs.
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Mercedes87
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Registered: December 2013
Location: Romeoville
Posts: 49
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Mon December 23, 2013
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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None
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Extreme drowsiness
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Took at night, provided no sleep benefits. Did nothing for my mental health. Extreme sleepiness lingered into the next day, often for the entire day.
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mummymooch
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Registered: June 2013
Location: Portumna Co. Galway Ireland
Posts: 22
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Sat December 21, 2013
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 2
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made me sleep
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made mew want to do harm to others
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worked at 1st for sleep and bad thoughts and 6 weeks later i had sick thoughts wanted to harm people felt sucidal and very agressive would never take it again worst pills so far
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dillpickle1983
Grand Poohbah
Registered: January 2011
Location: Warren, Pennsylvania
Posts: 1706
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Sun November 3, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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I sleep
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Heart Palpitations of dosages above 700mg
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I take the IR version. It is the ONLY thing to put me to sleep. Without it I will not sleep, sometimes for days. I love Seroquel, I haven't noticed any weight changes, but I'm a big guy to begin with.
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GlaringofGrimalkins
Junior Member
Registered: September 2013
Posts: 7
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Mon September 23, 2013
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: $1.10| Rating: 1
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Good sleepytimes if one takes a great deal of it. >800mg
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Extreme weight gain.
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All I could do was eat and think about what I was going to eat next. No symptom relief.
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usehername
Veteran Member
Registered: October 2012
Location: in my head
Posts: 542
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Sun September 1, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $10.00| Rating: 9
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SLEEP! OMG IT'S A MIRACLE!!!!!
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fat and always hungry
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I was on it for about 6 months (400mg, nothing else) and did fine. Got good grades, slept 8 hrs almost every night, felt pretty good. Had a decent appetite, REMEMBERED to eat. Then, I lost my ins and couldn't afford it (no generic back then, it was $400 a bottle).
Went back on it a bout 4 days ago (generic this time) with lamictil and risperdal. Swung from the depths of the worst depression I've suffered from in years to my current (manic as hell) state. It's probably a combined effect, or just a change of season... Either way, I'm getting about 5-6 hours of sleep each night which is WAY more than I usually get whether manic or depressed.
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transientsoul
Member
Registered: August 2013
Location: CLEVELANDOHIO!!
Posts: 143
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Fri August 23, 2013
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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sleeeeeep
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sleeeeeep
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I think it should be noted that if you have underlying conditions, many psych meds or really any new med might trigger an aspect of that underlying condition and/or make it worse. This I believe was the case for me with Seroquel. Now, some years later I have been officially Dx w/ Type 2 Diabetes - which I probably had even at the time I was taking the drug. As such it likely was messing with my already high blood sugar - if that is the case, it's rather unfair for me to say that the drug itself is bad.
What I do know is that 1/2 hr after taking Seroquel dose, I would be so sleepy I often had to crawl to my bed. Pretty soon I would take it and immediately get in bed to avoid that problem. Mentally, it didn't seem to make much difference.
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Exoticturtle
New Member
Registered: June 2012
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 3
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Wed July 31, 2013
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 4
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Good for sedation purposes
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Irritability, drowsiness
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Made me fall asleep fairly quickly, but was irritable and very tired the following morning. Didn't help with anxiety, either. It was successful in slowing my brain down but didn't improve my mood.
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Musique_butterflys
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Registered: October 2012
Location: Canada
Posts: 36
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Tue July 16, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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Very good for sleep.
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Groggy the next day
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It works very well for sleep but i find myself very tired and groggy the next day and tend to fall asleep a lot. This stuff knocks you on your butt.
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suchalargepillcase
Junior Member
Registered: June 2013
Location: West Seneca, NY
Posts: 19
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Sun June 30, 2013
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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Amazing for sleep.
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Weight gain, increased appetite, difficulty in waking up in the morning, fatigue, caused hallucinations and delusions. And the withdrawal was HORRIBLE.
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I have BD1 and I took 100mg QHS to help me sleep. Normally I would have a much higher dose to help stabilize my mood but with my age (17 at the time) my doctor wasn't comfortable putting it above a sleeping dose. It knocked me out very quickly which was good, but I was difficult to rouse in the morning. I gained 20lbs in two months on it. I had horrible night carb cravings so when the sedative effect was just starting I would stumble from my room to the kitchen as if I were drunk and do things like drink an entire gallon of milk or take three boxes of crackers back up into my bedroom and eat most of them, leaving the rest to get mixed into my sheets. It also made me hallucinate, depersonalize, and become delusional. I tapered off of it for a month which was the worst month of my life. It basically put me in a mixed episode as well as making me extremely nauseous, gave me insomnia, caused uncontrollable, excessive, idiopathic sobbing and crying fits. Easily one of the worst medications I've ever had the misfortune of taking.
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artlovr
Junior Member
Registered: June 2013
Location: GA
Posts: 14
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Sat June 15, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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PROS:
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Levels out the extreme moods of BP
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Sleep a lot, esp. during the day, a lot of weight gain
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I've been on Seroquel for over ten years and so I've experienced a lot of the good this med does as well as the negs. I hate the weight gain, but like the sleep I can now get (even though there's too much sleep). Most importantly, I don't have severe manic episodes, although sometimes I feel numb.
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Tamster
Senior Chat Moderator
Registered: May 2012
Location: Michigan, USA
Posts: 4687
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Thu May 2, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $3.00| Rating: 8
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PROS:
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helped me achieve sleep at night, cleared most hallucinations
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CONS:
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made me sleep all the time, dry mouth
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i found the hypersomnolence to impact my life a great deal. I sleep all day and night most of the time. Works better if you eat before daytime doses to manage sleepiness.
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Kelti
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Registered: January 2013
Location: Oklahoma City
Posts: 21
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Mon February 18, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 0
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PROS:
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Removes anxiety, nausea, manic symptoms
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Makes one a little woosie for a while.
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I give seroquel the respect it has given me. It made me go from suicidal and hospitalized to just fine with only ONE bedtime dose!! I plan on taking it as long as possible.
Kelti...
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Kelti
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Registered: January 2013
Location: Oklahoma City
Posts: 21
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Mon February 18, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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Stopped my extreme anxiety and the nausea (suicidal) that goes along with it.
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Makes me a little unsteady on my feet.
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I have been taking seroquel since August 2012. I was in the hospital at the time for a breakdown, suicidal. Seroquel took away all my anxiety and 'killer' nausea in just ONE dose! I was perfectly fine the next am after I took it! I get a little woosie right after I take it but it doesn't last long, and I don't get woosie after every dose either. This drug saved my life. I thank God for it. I know a lot of people don't have much to say in favour of the drug, but hey, it works for me.
Kelti...
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rossiv46
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Registered: December 2012
Location: California
Posts: 119
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Thu December 20, 2012
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 0
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helped me sleep and helped with mood
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groggy
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I took this for several years and it worked with sleep and my mood. One day it just stopped working and changed to zyprexa
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rossiv46
Member
Registered: December 2012
Location: California
Posts: 119
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Thu December 20, 2012
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $40.00| Rating: 9
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PROS:
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Helped with sleep and mood
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Left me groggy
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I took seroquel for over 8 years and it worked. It help me sleep and helped with my moodiness but somehow it just stopped working. Couldn't sleep and very irritable. Changed to zyprexa
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rossiv46
Member
Registered: December 2012
Location: California
Posts: 119
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Thu December 20, 2012
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $40.00| Rating: 9
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PROS:
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Helped with sleep and mood
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Left me groggy
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I took seroquel for over 8 years and it worked. It help me sleep and helped with my moodiness but somehow it just stopped working. Couldn't sleep and very irritable. Changed to zyprexa
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Nammu
Crone
Registered: May 2010
Location: Some where between my inner mind and the solar system.
Posts: 71381
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Tue August 14, 2012
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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PROS:
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Very quick fall asleep time and very good nights sleep on 25mg.
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After few months took longer to fall a sleep and until Idid I had to walk around could not sit due to very bad leg cramps.
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Don't like being forced into the Yes/no recommendation. For all meds You gotta decide if the benifits out weigh the costs.
I can only tell you my experience,and you have to weigh the cost for yourself. I had 25mg PRN for sleep & nightmares from PTSD. I really did like sleeping, this is the one drug that has always put me to sleep and kept me asleep. Sleep has been an issue my intire life. As I type I've been up all night, I Ambian and a benzo combo now and it doesn't work as well. I have to take breaks all the time to keep from from getting a physical dependence that will make the Ambian/benzo totally useless. Seroquel works but for me there was a price. After a while I couldn't pay it any more the leg cramps just became too painful. I also started getting high trig levels and I was only on 25mg. So a few years ago I said goodbye.
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