Posted by JadeKelly on March 15, 2009, at 20:37:18
In reply to seroquel for anxiety, posted by obsidian on March 14, 2009, at 22:49:27
> do people find that it works for them?
> thanks,
> sidSeroquel was a lifesaver for my son. However, he is bi-polar 1 and his "episodes" are angry to put it mildly. So in that sense, it does have an excellent calming effect.
As for weight gain, I'd call it neutral. He gained a lot of wieght on abilify and respirdal, its coming off slowly on Seroquel. He takes 300mg day. Completely controls the worst of his bi-polar.
Hope that helps,
~Jade
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