Meds calming body, but not my mind

Does anyone ever have the experience that the meds are helping as far as physical symptoms go (heart beating fast from anxiety, severe agitation, crying spells, pacing), but they are not helping emotionally? I am sleeping, but I still feel symptoms indicative of an underlying episode.

I feel like beneath the surface of the meds, I am angry, irritable, sad a lot, experience flight of ideas (maybe mixed features?), still worries a lot without the physical sensation of anxiety. Klonopin won't even work, because it does not help with the worry... only the physical problems I used to have from anxiety that I do not have as much anymore. I wonder if anyone else feels this way a lot?

Recently Seroquel was bumped from 200 mg to 300 mg, which is my only recent med change. I don't know if it is just masking things, but not really resolving the symptoms, if that makes any sense. I feel an inner calm with it, but maybe it is more of a numbness. But the emotional problems are still there.

Yes, I think I know exactly what you've described. In my experience, that happens when the med dose isn't quite high enough. How long have you been on the 300?

Seroquel made me feel calm in my body but I was angry and irrationally mean. Unlike me! I can’t take it.

I have only been on the 300 mg for about a month now.

The one thing to remember is the lower of the dose of Seroquel the better it is for sleep. The higher doses are to manage symptoms of depression mania etc.

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Yes. A long time ago, I was on the 600-800mg range. It was still very sedating for me, and at times it felt as if my blood pressure would drop. I didn't feel right so after a while, my dose was reduced significantly.

I am hoping that 300mg will be a good middle ground for me since I read some research that it has some mood stabilizing properties at that dose..