Posted by blueberry on June 6, 2006, at 18:46:13
In reply to SEROQUEL versus ZYPREXA?, posted by UgottaHaveHope on June 5, 2006, at 21:18:02
Seroquel was way too stupifying and sedating for me. It also didn't last long enough. I had to take it every 3 hours because the anti-anxiety wore off too fast. Zyprexa is not that sedating and lasts a lot longer, needing only one dose a day though sometimes two is better.
Seroquel made me feel very depressed and lousy the next day. Dysphoric. While seroquel was depressing, zyprexa seems to be a mild antidepressant.
Seroquel gave me restless legs syndrome.
Zyprexa makes my hands jitter a little bit like parkinson's, but only after 12 hours since my last dose. If my hands are jittery, they calm down to perfectly still after a dose.
Clozapine is supposed to be the gold standard of antipsychotics and zyprexa is the closest thing to it. I consider seroquel to be just a super strong short acting version of remeron.
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