[Kathyanita]

why would you need that when the dr says tyou are not psychotic? is it for dis sociation too?
prescrition keeps getting thrown out anyway

[wi_fighter]

Which medication Kathy? Maybe I can dig up some info for you.

[Kathyanita]

its called seroquel i dont know what else they call it. its called a atypical antypsychotic. i should probably ask them in the drugs forum but they never answer there when i ask something.

[h0kie]

Hi Kathy. My husband took Seroquel for about a year. His pdoc prescribed it because of an "episode" (our word). It happened once and eventually, he stopped taking it. Mainly, he said it made him feel calmer. It stopped his racing thoughts. And it made him sleep well. He was dissocciating at the time too.

Hope that helps. Let me know if I can answer any more questions for you (I am NO expert).

Take care.

[wi_fighter]

Here's what I found on a site I use for work sometimes.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Zeneca's Seroquel (R) (quetiapine fumarate) tablets, an oral medication indicated for the management of the manifestations of psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia. Seroquel was shown to be effective in treating both the positive symptoms (i.e., hallucinations, delusions) and negative symptoms (i.e., emotional withdrawal, blunted affect) associated with schizophrenia.

I also found a page for a clinical trial that's using it for dysphoric hypomania and depression.

[Kathyanita]

wow that was fast shirly- thank you.
but i dont know why he says im not and then prescribes it anyway. unless they use it for disociation too? and why i keep having it disappearing. im all out of it.

[wi_fighter]

Would he prescribe it as prophylaxis? Have you had a history of psychosis before? You don't have to answer if you don't want. I'm just wondering if they use it as a maintenance drug, kind of like I should stay on antidepressants even when I think I don't need them, to prevent getting depressed.

[Kathyanita]

i dont know. i use d to get dx of schizo phrenia and shizo affect and all every time in the hospital would be a different one from a diffrent Dr.

[wi_fighter]

Hmmmmm, then I guess they want you on it as a preventative.

I hope someone can come in with more information for you.

[Mahali]

Kathyanita,

If you were psychotic then I could see taking it. I have never taken it.

My guess is somebody with you is throwing it out.

I don't know if it would help anything or not. I suggest you talk to Dr and pharmacist. (sp) ask every question until they give you the answers you need. It is part of their job.

I would hate to say if it helps you or not. Is one of the ones there psychotic??

Wish I could help more.

take care.

[Kathyanita]

place- i dont know i cant tell whats what whos who , whos doing what maybe the dr is ********ting me about the dx he puts the code on the insurance paper for diss. but then theres the seroqel which is antispychotic maybe he doesnt beleive any thing i say

[Mahali]

The Dr would not put the code wrong to the insurance company. That is his payment source and he would keep it accurate. I don't know why he gives you that med but ask him and demand an answer.

I don't know much about it. But I do know if you are on a med you have the right to know why and for what.

I think he does believe or he would not have put the Dx on for the insurance.

[SweetCrusader]

Kathy,

Are you all switching a lot lately? I think that some drs prescribe antipsychotics to make people switch less.

they can also be used to treat depression and anxiety sometimes.

i don't know anything about seroquel specifically, though.

[Kathyanita]

yaeh i guess i am/was today - after that gross %#@&#! this am fro that one poster- i mean YESTERDAY- i know hes gone-
and my profile does say psychotic episodes- i guess its good to look yourself up to be sure lol in-the-dark-

[Zorah]

They tried one of me on anti-psychotics once, but if none of the parts are psychotic I wouldn`t take them.
They didn`t help me at all, just made it worse, harder to do everything.
Still, you should ask t why he prescribe them.
Agree with what place said, you have to dig for the answers, they won`t offer them.

[SweetCrusader]

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They tried one of me on anti-psychotics once, but if none of the parts are psychotic I wouldn`t take them.
They didn`t help me at all, just made it worse, harder to do everything.
Still, you should ask t why he prescribe them.
Agree with what place said, you have to dig for the answers, they won`t offer them.

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I agree with dawntreader. Kathy, i would suggest that you look up all the info you can find on seroquel. i believe most antipsychotics can have some bad side effects. i suggest looking it up, and confronting your doctor about it.

[kerria]

Hi kathyanita,
when i was hospitalized after a part took too much valium they gave me seroquel, trying to find something that helped switching and anxiety.....other than valium.
we're really sensitive to effects of this class of meds as well as anti depressants- they give me migraines.
Seroquel is given to people with DID as well as resperdal, zyprexa and geoden. Some ppl with DID in another forum take them and my dr has asked me to try everytime things become unmanageable.
i think that it calms things down inside if we have majorly conflicting parts.

Take care,
kerria

[RhysMadison]

A lot of docs prescribe anti-psych. to help us. For some reason, I guess, it helps balance out the stuff going on inside. It does NOT mean you are psychotic. A truly psychotic person wouldn't ask that question. Just like they found anti-seizures meds seem to help those of us w/ DID. Don't know how, just works w/ the chemicals in the brain.
I liked Seroquel, had no side effects. It knocked me out w/in 30 min. I used it a few years back when I couldn't sleep at night. Now we have a system going in the Body so we all can sleep at a reasonable time so we don't need sleep meds (much anyways!)
Love,
RM

[wi_fighter]

Kathy, Rhys just reminded me that sometimes antidepressants are used to treat people with chronic pain. I don't know how it works, but it does. A lot of people balk at the idea of taking an AD when they aren't necessarily depressed though. I'd try to put it into that context. It could just be an off-label use. If it helps you function better, I'd try to get everyone on board with it. I'm sure that's difficult. I have a hard enough time telling myself to stay on ADs when I think I don't need them full time, and I only have one of me pulling the strings. (Well, OK, that inner voice likes to be a nuicance sometimes and tell me I'm weak for needing meds, but I just try to shoo her away )

[SS8282]

I take seroquel and respirdal, both are antipsychotic meds. Sometimes these meds are prescribe for reasons other than psychotic symptoms. For example seroquel are sometimes prescribed to help deal with insomnia. It is not as addicting as other sleeping pills like valium.

I find that taking these meds help me stay more 'grounded' and sleep better. They help control my anger and other 'bad thoughts'.

I do agree that you should ask your doctor why he/she prescribed seroquel to you. I'm sorry if you said this already, but do you find a difference in whether you take the med or not? Does it help?

[Kathyanita]

he has said his reason -to help with intrusive images weather they are flashbacks in physical and emotional technicolor or hallucinations which are clearly halucinations- such as the furniture tending to jump out away from the wall at me for example-
as well as delusions and paranoid ideas driven by flashbacks. I guess i could see that as helpfull but ill only take it to be able to sleep. Unless a delusion became so elaborate as to lead to self- destructive intentions again, then id hope i catch myself.
Thanks to all for your feedback.