Posted by LisaP on July 16, 2003, at 21:22:08
In reply to stoned on seroquel...please help, posted by Sabina on July 15, 2003, at 16:28:08
Hi. I had muscle spasams on the Geodon and switched to Serequel mid-Feb. I started at 50mg the first night and felt really lousy, so I cut it back to 25 mg/nite for 2 weeks, then 50 mg, 100, 150, 200. I also had some vivid nightmares in the beginning too, but those eventually stopped happening so frequently. I only took the Serequel at night since I have to get up at 6am. I was really worried about weight gain, and counted every calorie for a few months and ended up losing 2lb. Since then I have gained 7.5lb due to overeating (rather than the Serequel I think) but hopefully will be able to lose it soon.
I've been put on the max dose of a drug instantly and it was always an awful experience. I found things to be much better when I increased the Serequel when I felt ready to w/o being pressured to do so before I was ready.
I can now run an hour per day, without problems. The Serequel would knock me out at night until I adjusted to it, but I usually felt fine by morning, if I took it early enough.
I hope this helps a bit, and if you have other q's I could try answering them. And I don't feel like a zombie anymore - the Serequel doesn't impair my ability to get work, studying, or anything done.
Lisa
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