[greyshroom]

I am new here and started Seroquel 200mg last night. I also take Brintellix. I was looking for info on Seroquel and found Psych Central. I hope this works because in the past I have tried many different drugs that did not help and some made me worse. I hope I will check in here often and maybe help others.

[CANDC]

Welcome to Psych Central (PC). Glad you are part of our community. Glad to see you are trying therapies to help stabilize yourself. Tell your psychiatrist if the meds are not doing what they should be and they may adjust them.

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[youngm357]

"Slurroquel" is the only med I take that I can really notice dosage changes. It is wonderful for anxiety and mania for me. Be careful as there was a dwi in WA that was caused by seroquel.

[raspberrytorte]

Sluuroquel... I like that. Totally accurate. How I was on it. lol

[healingme4me]

Hi greyshroom,

Welcome to PC!

Hope you find this community as warm and supportive, as I have.

If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to ask any of the Community Liasons for help and gentle board guidance.

[Crazy Hitch]

Hi greyshroom,

Great to see you on this forum!

Seroquel is great for me for my sleep issues and helps maintain some degree of sanity for me when I'm manic it can help pull me out of episodes.

It's all dose dependent for me but it does help somewhat with the paranoia.

Here's holding thumbs that seroquel works for you too!

[behappynow]

Originally Posted by greyshroom

I am new here and started Seroquel 200mg last night. I also take Brintellix. I was looking for info on Seroquel and found Psych Central. I hope this works because in the past I have tried many different drugs that did not help and some made me worse. I hope I will check in here often and maybe help others.

Hello greyshroom, I am also new here and have tried Seroquel, but not Brintellix. In my opinion, seroquel just slowed me down and made me feel drowsy/sleepy all the time. I don't even know how I managed to pass high school when I was on it. Although it may help you sleep and help with mania, I feel that all it really does is leave you emotionless and non-energetic. I found Abilify and lithium to help me more than Seroquel did.

[Ruftin]

Hello and welcome to Psych Central greyshroom!!! It's nice to meet you. You have joined a community of warm and caring members who will want to offer you support and advice. Yours is welcome as well.

Please feel free to contact any community liaison or moderator by left clicking on their name in blue to the left of their post if you need help navigating the forums. It will take some time for your first five posts to appear as they are being evaluated and then you will be able to join chats.

You'll find we have a safe and supportive community. I'm glad you've joined us.

I look forward to seeing you around!!!

[shelee441]

Hi! Right now, I'm tapering off Seroquel and Cymbalta and titrating on Lamictal. Seroquel puts me to sleep and makes me too groggy throughout the day. That's the only side effect for me. I didn't gain weight or have those horrible cravings, but I was just too groggy to be productive. The Cymbalta keeps me awake so I hope that when I'm just on Lamictal, things even out.