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Originally Posted by Scooter9
So my pdoc is increasing the Seroquel. I'll be on the XR version and the target is 200mg but I'm increasing it by 50mg every few days.
I think there are some others on Seroquel too, if I remember properly, @ Soupe du jour is on it.. Anyone else that can share their experience with it would be helpful.
My IOP program is going well. I'm learning a lot of coping skills. Bring with others in person that have similar issues is helpful. I'm making some acquaintances and maybe a friend or two. Most of my friends are family friends so it's nice having my own friends. |
I'm glad your IOP seems helpful, @
Scooter9! And making new friends. I made a handful during inpatient and IOPs, too. Be careful though. A couple turned out healthy and a couple not as much.
I have taken Seroquel XR for several years now. Maybe 9 or 10 years? My doses have been higher than 200 mg during these years, with perhaps my average being 550 to 600 mg. Lower doses can be more sedating than higher, but it's a published thing that doses in the 200 to 300 mg range are targets for bipolar depression. Higher ones more for mania control. The XR version does have many of the same advantages and side effects as IR, but I have always found XR a bit more weight friendly/neutral. Or just more so. I also take some IR with my XR at night for sleep. I didn't always have to. IR knocks me out better because of it's release action. I still take both only at night, unless mania is brewing, then some more is temporarily added to the morning.
I see Seroquel as a "lesser of the evils" antipsychotic, for me. It works fairly well at keeping me stable. Despite some side effects (metabolic effects, some weight gain) it doesn't give me others (particularly movement disorders, akathisia, hyperprolactinemia). Any initial oversedation I experienced years ago eased just fine. It can take patience, though.