Just got out of 5 days in the hospital that resulted in my seroquel going from 200 mg to 800 mg with an extra 200 mg to be used as needed. This is the normal seroquel, not the XR. Does this seem right to you guys? I’m worried about how big of a jump it is. I also take 300 mg of welbutrin XL and 600/900 of lithium as well as autoimmune arthritis meds that shouldn’t have any interactio issues.
I don’t know anything about this, but, I am going to bump it back into the latest so that maybe someone who does know can help. Unfortunately, med posts go forgotten sometimes.
I’ve taken 800 mg of Seroquel a day for about ten years. I don’t really notice it, unless I quit taking it. To me, it seems like a very good med.
I had only been on Seroquel 200 mg, combined with Risperidone 2 mg. Felt extremely depressed after sunset.
i have taken eight hundred seroquel before. not with the two hundred prn, but i had a daily dosage of eight hundred. it’s difficult for me memory wise to sort exactly and gauge passage of time, but i don’t recall my seroquel jumping that fast, but it really could have. (i’m on haldol and zyprexa now and the seroquel was quite awhile ago.)
i do recall that i was put on risperdal in the hospital once and i left there with a ten mg dosage and i wasn’t in for all that long, probably only a couple of weeks, and that seems fast to me now. it’s not the same medication, but in my experience, for me, they do tend to titrate up or be started on what seems to me a lot rather quickly. same with geodon (not ten mg, more a hundred something, but for that medication it was a lot fast). but it usually works for a good stretch or until i discontinue, so i can’t complain.
is it helping? as long as it’s helping, it seems like your medical folks are doing right by you. take care
It seems to be working I guess. I’m back to mostly happy hallucinations. But I’m still jittery and moving way faster than I should.
So I managed to get released from the hospital early enough to make a 4 day, 950 mile away business trip. What a mistake. I’m now sitting in the hotel restaurant in tears. Partially because the anklyosing spondilytis (an autoimmune thing) has my back screaming and since I was training yesterday and today I haven’t been comfortable taking pain meds. But I am actually feeling the effects of the Seroquel. 2 of my post class reviews mentioned my mumbling. I am usually quite articulate. Is this because of the Seroquel, or was it the exhaustion of being in constant pain for two days straight? If it’s the Seroquel, we’ve got to cut the doses. I can’t afford the professional hit otherwise… Have others gad to make this choice?
so sorry to hear you’re still struggling with it.
i would say with the mumbling, it could go either way. some meds have made me more mumbly/slurry, but then, i can kinda be mumbly to begin with…
fatigue does a number on me though. anything that stresses me, and then compounding that with lacking sleep…ohmy! that’s a combo straight outta hell for me and makes everything worse, even if the meds are otherwise doing their jobs.
i think it’s good to talk to your doctor ASAP upon arrival home to evaluate. it really could be a matter of adjusting to the increase, finding better (or any, depending on what you’re currently doing) ways to manage your stress, ensuring adequate rest… it could be all of the above. i think once you’re home and can talk to him/her you’ll be able to get a better handle on exactly what the cause is.
for now, i’d suggest just trying to get as much sleep as possible and doing whatever amount of relaxation you can given the circumstances.
as far as making that choice…i don’t work. i’m on disability, so, i guess my answer is no, i haven’t. sympathies that you are in this situation.