Posted by Emme on July 3, 2004, at 11:22:53
In reply to High-dose Seroquel for bipolar depression?, posted by SLS on July 2, 2004, at 22:32:21
My pdoc has said the seroquel has mood stabilizing properties and I have a friend doing nicely on a few hundred mg of it. But I've used it for really bad anxiety and for sleep. So I thought of it as more of an anti-manic agent. For those who are depressed and not necessarily manic, how would one deal with the sedation? By balancing it out with really activating meds like your friend on Wellbutrin and abilify? I get pretty zonked by just 25 mg.
> A recent study reported that Seroquel (quetiapine) used as monotherapy at dosages between 300-600mg demonstrated acute antidepressant efficacy as early as the first week of treatment. I have seen someone respond this way to 700mg when added to Wellbutrin 150mg + Abilify 30mg. Until the Seroquel was added, she had not responded adequately. She has attained near total remission.
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> - Scott
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