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Posted by cee on May 9, 2009, at 18:24:19
Hello good people
Has anyone else been treated for bad anxiety and mood swings successfuly with seroquel i would sure like to hear from you. how long does it take to work?
god bless
cee
Posted by Relapse on May 9, 2009, at 19:22:13
In reply to Seroquel how long till it works?, posted by cee on May 9, 2009, at 18:24:19
Hi cee - I'm on 200mg for anxiety/depression. Also on lithium and Zoloft. The Seroquel had an effect on me the first night I took it. I felt drugged for about 24 hours. Very strange. Then for about 3 or 4 weeks, it would just make me tired. Which was a good thing for me. I guess it was just my brain adjusting to it. Now I really don't have any reaction to it, other than I expect it is helping with my anxiety. This particular combo of the 3 meds took about 4 weeks for me to really help my symptoms.
Dave
Posted by cee on May 9, 2009, at 20:34:12
In reply to Re: Seroquel how long till it works?, posted by Relapse on May 9, 2009, at 19:22:13
Hello relapse
thanks for the info do you have a bipolar depresion?
cee
Posted by Jeroen on May 10, 2009, at 10:58:10
In reply to Re: Seroquel how long till it works?, posted by cee on May 9, 2009, at 20:34:12
worked wonders for 2 months, kicks in after 12-14 days
Posted by cee on May 10, 2009, at 12:44:21
In reply to Re: Seroquel how long till it works?, posted by Jeroen on May 10, 2009, at 10:58:10
Hello jeroen
thanks for your advice what dosage are you on ?
cee
Posted by Jeroen on May 10, 2009, at 12:53:55
In reply to Re: Seroquel how long till it works?, posted by cee on May 10, 2009, at 12:44:21
i no longer take it, but will get on it again very soon on high dosage
Posted by Relapse on May 10, 2009, at 22:55:20
In reply to Re: Seroquel how long till it works?, posted by Jeroen on May 10, 2009, at 12:53:55
Not bipolar. Anxiety that stops my life then pushes me into depression. Other than that little issue, I'm great.
Posted by SLS on May 11, 2009, at 5:41:08
In reply to Re: Seroquel how long till it works?, posted by Jeroen on May 10, 2009, at 12:53:55
Hi Jeroen.
Regarding Seroquel, you wrote:
"i no longer take it, but will get on it again very soon on high dosage"
Will you be continuing with Invega at the same time? If not, why not?
A friend of mine has needed to take Seroquel 800mg for a case of psychotic bipolar depression with paranoia. She also takes Abilify 30mg. She is to ask her doctor about lowering the Abilify. I will let you know if her reducing the dosage of Abilify allows her to take *less* Seroquel. I am becoming increasingly suspicious that, for some people, Abilify might be acting against the therapeutic activity of other neuroleptics.
- Scott
Posted by Jeroen on May 11, 2009, at 5:57:48
In reply to Re: Seroquel how long till it works? » Jeroen, posted by SLS on May 11, 2009, at 5:41:08
the abilify thing is true
Posted by SLS on May 11, 2009, at 6:36:04
In reply to to SLS, posted by Jeroen on May 11, 2009, at 5:57:48
> the abilify thing is true
I guess that leaves you in the difficult position of having to find an effective medication before you can try to discontinue the Abilify. Of course, the paradox is that there might be no medication that will be able to get past the DA receptor agonist actions of Abilify and demonstrate a therapeutic benefit. I would go with the high dosage of Seroquel and begin to taper the Abilify if the Seroquel is even moderately effective. Removing the Abilify will be an experiment. In actuality, it might be that you can then justify combining the Seroquel with moderate dosages of either Risperdal or Invega if you feel that Seroquel alone is inadequate.
I know, I know...
I am pushing a certain drug combination for you to try. In real life, I have seen 3mg of Risperdal work magic when combined with low dosages of Seroquel. If I hadn't witnessed this for myself, I would not recommend the treatment so strongly.
- Scott
Posted by Jeroen on May 11, 2009, at 10:01:48
In reply to Re: to SLS » Jeroen, posted by SLS on May 11, 2009, at 6:36:04
thanks SLS, but im still hoping high dosage seroquel will get rid of the psychosis
did you mean 3 mg of Risperdal or 3 mg of Invega?
Posted by SLS on May 12, 2009, at 7:24:20
In reply to Re: to SLS, posted by Jeroen on May 11, 2009, at 10:01:48
> thanks SLS, but im still hoping high dosage seroquel will get rid of the psychosis
>
> did you mean 3 mg of Risperdal or 3 mg of Invega?Invega is the daughter drug of Risperdal. Risperdal is converted into Invega in the body. As far as I am concerned, I think using either drug in combination with Seroquel would work. It seems that the two drugs are about the same with regard to dosage ranges. Therefore, you might do very well with either drug at a dosage of 3.0mg were you to combine them with Seroquel. Without Seroquel, you probably would be placed on 6.0mg.
- Scott
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