Please post your Seroquel/Quetiapine experiences here, positive or negative.

>> Note: This is for the regular release, not Seroquel XR or Quetiapine XR!

My experiences:

I was too sedated on Seroquel. I started off on a measly dose of 25mg and could barely stay awake, sleeping approx 12-14 hrs a night! I even went up to 50mg at one point because supposedly sedation lessens with higher doses; however, the sedation remained the same for me.

The Seroquel was mostly a PRN for me, though. I'd use it when I wasn't getting much sleep, as it would put me to sleep rather fast. So I'd say from that perspective, it was a pretty good med. Otherwise, I really couldn't tolerate it.

My grandmother was on Seroquel and would take 50mg three times a day. She did not get sedated from it and it kept her stable, actually. So I do know that there are people out there who can tolerate it!