How do you view quetiapine?

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Seroquel at 100mg used to help me sleep however the thought of going higher than that scared me olanzapine was hard enough I’m no longer on seroquel thank god

Edit: I’m sorry i thought this was a recent post

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It made my heart skip beats and gave me restless legs badly.

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I started on 25 mg for sleep, now taking 100 mg. Been a lifesaver for sleep. Tried it alone and had big psych setback.

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You have a point of view until you get another. I got diagnosed with pre diabetes one month ago so I got the idea that it was caused by qutiapine so I’ve begun to tapper down to detox the lever. And yesterday I drank loads lesser amounts of water. I think that Qutiapine works well for detoxing from other drugs. And I think that Qutiapine is an excellent meds. for detox from other harmfull drugs.
I am of the opinion that Qutiapine was the only atypical I could find any use for.

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I used a benzo and 25mg of quetiapine to sleep. And stop anxiety. It was my first antipsychotic. My situation was ■■■■■■ up. I don’t remember it did much. Except change me into a train wreck when I quit.

I used it a second time. 100mg. I had a real bad response, it left me forever terrified of antipsychotics.

Not my med. Sorry. Hope it does better things for you. :slight_smile:

My friend was fine on it. She said it felt like a sugar pill, with no side effects. Reactions vary.

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It helped me finally sleep after several years of night terrors. It also made me gain 90 pounds (40.82 kg) in 1 year!!! No thank you!!! I stopped taking it. I slept constantly and ate constantly. Ugh. Good riddance!

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I dont take it but my gf does. I ended up popping one last night and slept really well. But i also feel a bit brain-foggy this morning from it. Im more used to the non sedating abilify kind of ap med. Which i am currently on.

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I do agree with all of you because I had most of the effects and side effects you all mentioned.
I will never forget how well that good drug worked on the with drawl from the drug I got off.
I don’t want to say anything bad about the meds. I just had to get off of qutiapine because the large amount of meds I was on was making me borderline diabetic.

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The same thing happened to me on quetiapine. I gained so much weight!! Olanzapine is much better. I don’t gain. It’s sorta hard to lose, but at least I don’t gain gain gain.

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@Lickety-split I gained some weight on olanzapine. But it’s plateaued. I really need to lose though. I’m quite obese now.

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I may not be the “normal” experience. But I don’t sleep at all if I don’t take it now that I’ve started. I also lost more than 90lbs after being on it for a year. I take 400mg a day. It has been a positive for me. It’s not an exaggeration I really don’t sleep when I miss doses. I’m not tired I’m just awake. For days at a time. We all have different experiences with this drug. It is a miracle drug for some folks.

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Seroquel and clozapine are what I call pass out with low blood pressure pills. If it works for ya move forward.

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Clozapine caused my tachycardia and actually raised my blood pressure a bit…

I still take it though at a small dose

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I had a lot of weight gain on it. I had no beneficial effect whatsoever.

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I take amisulpride too… and it’s the best for me… how do u rate it ?

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I lowered my Qutiapine to 400 mg and the water dinking problem has really improved.
I really like the way qutiapine and Clopixol makes me feel. So content and quiet and non combative. Yes it really makes my brain feel like a mild and gentle lobotomy that makes me manageable and peacefully. Thumbs :+1: up to Seroquel.