Posted by btrmelnfrm on February 11, 2007, at 12:06:12
In reply to Re: atipical antisychotics, best / worst, posted by Sebastian on February 8, 2007, at 19:46:07
Seroquel did nothing for me. Except- it made me have an insatiable hunger. I was on it for 6 years. I went from 200 lbs. to 350 lbs. No matter what I ate I gained weight. I ended up with diabetes and other related illnesses. I did do the eating, so I take responsibility for my part of the weight gain. But- even when I tried to control my eating, I still gained weight. I was taken off of it completely in Oct. 2006 after a few month titration down from an insanely high dose. Since the titration began in July, I have lost 120 lbs with diet and exercise. Another thing to consider is that the withdrawal from Seroquel is horrible. Sleepless, restless, weird suicidal thoughts that I had never had before... It was hell. I'm currently coming off of Effexor. So far- it has been uncomfortable. I'm down from 375 mg to 75 mg. It probably doesn't get better from here. Sorry if I got off topic. But none of the things I've just written seem to make much sense when I tell me friends. I guess I just wanted to vent a bit and give a warning about Seroquel.
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