Seroquel- love it or hate it?

hated it. big time. fat, groggy and brainless.

that makes me so angry, when insurance's won't pay for something that is WORKING. it's going to cost them MORE for psychiatric visits and/or hospitalizations!!!

my provider filled out a pre-auth form telling insurance (i have state paid insurance) that this med and that med didn't work and to please pay for this one as it may. they are paying for it!!!!!!!!!!

When i first started taking it I had a love hate thing with taking it. I feel asleep easier and stayed asleep; waking up on the other hand was not fun. Yes it made me groggy. However with most meds I've learned you have to wait a month or so to see how you adjust to it. On that note not only do I sleep better I've been waking up easier as well.

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I have been on seroquel XR (25mg) (once daily at 6pm) for two weeks now following a drunken/high hospital visit. I let my demons get the best of me that night and decided it was time to test the waters with medications again, out of all the meds i have been on (being BP, quite a few in the last 2 years) i do not notice the small things that would bug me or frustrate me, although for me i have become a little more paranoid (mostly just in my head) i have kept track of my sleep, and any side effects this med has on me. Last night however i had a very heated fight with my younger sister, and almost all of my demons came out to play (alcohol, drugs, cutting and sexual antics) i wanted them to go away and since i have a full debit card i could easily go hangout with my demons again, i decided not to because i know seroquel is not to be mixed with alch. however i am still struggling with the pshycic pain and emotions. i am on a one month trail for seroquel and not having too much fun with it, my sleep is back on a normal pm-am pattern rather then staying up all night sleeping all day (hungover or doped out). i do get dizzy sometimes and i also find myself zoning out more with small behind the eyes headaches.

other then me ranting and raving. i do enjoy this medication and because i am being monitered by my parents and all my doctors, i have yet to overdose on this one, which is what i have dine with every single medication i have been on in the past.

hopefully i havent bored you stupid but i think if anyone is going thru the whole process of finding the meds that work for you, you're going to have to be patient.