My pdoc had given me samples of seroquel when my depression was bad & other meds wouldn't work........I didn't take it at that time because I didn't like the dizzy & drunk, handover feeling I would have the next morning after taking it, or the absolutely drunk feeling I would have if I stayed awake after taking it.

However after the trauma I went through with the home care person when my Mother was dying of cancer, I needed something to stop the horrible nightmares & the depersonalization symptoms that were continually haunting me. He first tried the xanax & valium.....with absolutely no effect. I had lost so much weight I was in the hospital with IV nutrition & decided to try the samples I had leftover from before. They knocked me out allright, it was the only good night sleep I could get.......mine you, at that time, I was weighing only 93 pounds, & was on 600mg at night & then during the day, I would take a lesser dose if I needed to handle anxiety levels then.

Considering the horrible side effects I usually got from other med, like with thorzine, I got the parkinsons symptoms, etc., I was amaized that the only effect was feeling drunk. Compared to the horrible way I felt without it, it was a miracle drug for me & for several years after that while the PTSD really haunted me, I took the seroquel. I stopped taking it when I separated from my husband & moved from California to Kentucky. I didn't feel good having that drunk feeling while being alone.....if something happened & I needed to function quickly, it would have been out of the question......but honestly, since I have moved to Kentucky, it seems that I left the PTSD symptoms in California & I have started being able to live normally again without the need for the meds.

I am thankful the Seroquel worked when I needed it however......hope you find it works well for you......but one never knows how your body will react to a med until you try it.

Debbie