Seroquel ? Have you ever taken it?

I am bipolar and the medicine I have been teking is not helping. My doctor's appt is next week. I have read many articles about this medication. What are your experiences with it. Good? Bad? Thank you..

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Seroquel, as others have stated, is an anti-psychotic that helps for sleep and anxiety. For bipolar, it is usually given with a mood stabilizer. If you make a list of your symptoms and side effects, your psychiatrist will talk to you about what medicine he believes is the best for your situation. Since it takes around 4 weeks to know if a medication is helping, try to be patient because there are many different combinations to try. If you take your medicine as prescribed, relief is almost always obtained.

It is really more for sleep then an antidepressant. I've taken it for sleep.
it knocks you out like a light
It does not work for everyone, also the dose is an important factor, you might be still on a low dose. It is a good medicine, but again it does not work for everyone.
It is termed as a major tranquilizer and an anti-psychotic, and it knocks me out good. otherwise I would lay there and never get to sleep. and I would be crying all the d*mn time.
I have been on it for 6+ years. It has been reported to cause some weight gain, but I have ED's to help with that. I was anorexic when I started it so I didnt gain. But it is hard to go off of it, and you cant just stop it cold turkey.
talk to your doctor for sure.
I have been on it for 2 years now and it works well. I take 600mg,
it makes you real sleepy and hungry. you will gain weight because the hunger is uncontrollable. hope you find a better medicine to take.
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