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Originally Posted by rose1985
Yeah, in 2011 I experienced psychosis. It also had a ptsd component to it. Didn't sleep or eat for 5 days. Ended up in the hospital for like 2 weeks. They couldn't get me to sleep. I've been on a ap since then but have had a he'll of a time with them. The weight neutral ones have all given me bad akathasia. Ugh!! Zyprexa has been a life saver but I have just kept gaining weight on it....
I'm worried I'm gonna have to be on an ap forever too. Have you had weight gain on the seroquel? and if so how do you deal with it?
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I've been on Seroquel three times now. I gained seven pounds this last time, and probably about the same the second time I was on it. Every time I'm on Seroquel I can't lose weight, but as soon as I would come off of it the weight would just fall off. I crave chocolate like mad, so I'm working on that since I realized I had gained seven pounds. I've read that a lot of people gain weight on Seroquel. I wish I could be on another AP, but I'm either allergic or have akathasia, so I guess I'm stuck on this. It's the only med that lets me sleep and have stability.