Anyone on quetiapine?

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I would like to know how is drug overall for hallucinations and psychosis and also weight gain ?

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@anon94176359 was on it :exploding_head::muscle::sunglasses:

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I’m on it and it works great. Pretty tired in the morning though. But when I can reduce my morning dose again, that won’t be such a big problem anymore. Also, I needed Zyprexa in addition to Quetiapine when I was doing worse than I am now.

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If you can control the munchies at night, you should be ok on weight.
I forced myself to go to sleep right after taking it, so I wouldn’t eat the house.

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Lol, I’m a night owl and I love sugar, so instead of snacking on sweets all night, I’ve started eating peanut butter and banana sandwiches instead of cake or brownies or anything like that. It’s nice because I still have the sweetness, but I’m not packing on the sugar.

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i used to take quetiapine. from what i remember it helped me to sleep significantly more

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I like quetiapine. Yeah I was really sedated at first but 4-6 weeks later things were better. Has been pretty weight neutral for me

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im on quetiapine 800mg…im doin fine…also i havent noticed this drug to be any different for weight gain

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But… peanut butter has loads of calories. Pretty sure even more than cake.

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It made my hallucinations stronger and made me eat. I hallucinated soooo strongly on this in jail, and after, I’d have these half-asleep cartoons that played in the air.

Now all I get is a voice now and then, I don’t even actively remember that time it was so scary. I’m sure it works for some people though.

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Yeah, the sandwiches have more calories but less added sugar. I don’t usually eat anything close to 2,000 calories per day unless it’s some special event like a birthday or holiday or something, but I do consume waaay too much sugar no matter what day it is.

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Ugh same. Soooo much sugar. :smile:

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I’m on quetiapine. Great for sleep, but it gives me dry mouth, making me thirsty as heck.
It can also be a bit sedating.

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