Hi everyone,

Has anyone here had problems breathing with Seroquel? Sort of similar to congestion? Or have you heard of such a thing? I've been on Seroquel for a long time, but it wasn't until going up on my dosage that I experienced this problem. Actually, even on a high dose, I didn't experience this until months later. Basically what I experience on high doses is congestion where I cannot breathe through my nose. It basically feels like my nose is closed up and that I can only breathe through my mouth. At times, it is kind of scary and makes it hard to go to sleep, because my heart beats fast. I get nervous about not breathing properly. I do have some history of sinus problems, but this felt different. I didn't have to blow my nose....it was just a closed up feeling. The heavy sedation at night makes it even worse.

My pdoc looked up "stuffy nose/congestion" and learned it was a side effect, but she never heard of that until she saw me recently. I experienced this on 600-800 mg. She reduced my dose to 400 to see if this still occurs. Most nights, I've been okay, but I feel it to an extent. There was one night so far that I experienced it though. It's only recently that I switched to 400 mg, so the jury is still out regarding whether this dosage change will work.

Does anyone here know about this? As I've said before, my pdoc just learned about this.