Posted by yxibow on January 22, 2008, at 0:33:55
In reply to Re: seroquel anxiety, posted by bleauberry on January 21, 2008, at 17:19:02
> I'm so sorry. Damn. It hurts.
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> I don't know. Some pdoc might say it is a progression of the underlying disease and needs higher doses and more add on meds. Another pdoc might say seroquel is doing something wrong over the long term and needs to be changed.
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> Longterm antipsychotic use has a history of inducing problems that never existed before, such as parkinsonism stuff, akathisia, movement disorders, hormonal and metabolic changes.
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> I hope you can see your doctor real soon and I hope he has some real good direction for you. Hey, if you get this tingly stuff shortly after a dose, there's not much doubt where it is coming from.
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> Just so you know you are not alone, zyprexa did the same thing to me. It took 6 years to do it though. But when it started, there was no stopping it. Things like xanax, klonopin, depakote, higher dose zyprexa, seroquel...they all put a dent in it for a few days and then it was back with a vengeance. The only way out of the nightmare was to wean off zyprexa. That worked. My gut feeling is that the noradrenergic part of the zyprexa, or seroquel in your case, is the underlying culprit.
I would say akathisia in Seroquel is extremely rare, but conceivable.A racing pulse is possible when you first take it but thats usually transient and has to do with the alpha-adrenergic antagonism at a1 and a2. Its conceivable that activates NE in you.
Talk to your doctor about it, it could be balanced with clonidine/guanfacine (a2 agonists) but that has to be watched. They are high blood pressure agents that are used in psychiatry.
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