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Old Feb 22, 2011, 03:31 PM
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Hi Melissa,
I'm sorry that you're having these thoughts and anxieties... and nobody's going give you a bad reaction here. I'm sure you can say anything you like.

I'm on seroquel as well, for schizoaffective disorder, and it's made a huge difference to me. I know those thoughts, that someone's spying on you, and how horrible and intrusive they are. When my husband was ill I went up into the attic of our house, looking for bugs, and was convinced I found one, peering down on our marital bed. The fact that this wasn't true in no way made me feel any better. I knew it was true, and was always putting duct tape over where I thought the camera was, and going up into the attic with a screw driver to get rid of the "bug." (It was usually a knot in the wood of the rafters, or a crack in the ceiling.) The fact is, you suffer as much anxiety, believing it to be true as though it was really happening.

I think the fact that you're thinking this kind of thing shows that you do need to be on the seroquel, or something like it. It took a while for me to reach an effective dose, and while I was waiting for that to happen I did find myself still wondering if there was a troll, or perhaps a giant spider under a nearby bridge, or if the telephone was bugged, or if I was being followed by enemies.

I'd talk to the doctor if I were you. I really know how hard it is to be honest with a doctor when a big part of you is paranoid. But you're right... you were prescribed an anti psychotic for a reason.

And I really hope that you're feeling better soon. (((hug)))