Hey all, I'm new here. Dx bipolar2 with generalized anxiety disorder (which does end up in panic attacks from time to time.
My doc just put me on seroquel, because i needed sonething ti moderate my anxiety alongside the lamictal i was on for bipolar. I had stopped taking the tiny bit of prozac with my usual lamictal months ago (I swear it started making the anxiety worse after being in that a couple yrs).
One of my anxiety focuses is on nausea/vomiting and worrying if any if the family members are going to get sick. So nausea as a side effect is a scary thing for me. I was also worried about feeling dizzy or sedated, because anytime I feel like I can't control my own body, anxiety goes thru the roof! And I worried that I might not wake up to our baby during the night.

Well I'm only about 4 days in and can barely take any in the am without getting really drowsy. Dizzy from time to time but just when getting up so that's not too bad. Gah I hope this wears off soon because as long as I'm drowsy, I WILL feel anxious about not being in control, and about my ability to look after our baby, and what if I pass out, etc etc.

I'm whittling down on lamictal and building up on seroquel but waaaay slower than my doc wanted. I feel sure I'd b passed out for 2 weeks straight if I followed his protocol!

Anyone else take seroquel and have the drowsiness go away eventually? If so, how long did it take?

Thanks!