Paulos

Been on Seroquil 150mg for like a week and it's making me more angry/irritable than ever, probably going back to 100mg... *seroquil is an anti physchotic* man this is a real bummer... so many meds I've tried to help improve my way of life, and nothings doing crap, Effectzor, Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac... nothin'. Christ...

barb dwyer

hey, Paulos !

Wow. that sucks, no argument there. Good to hear from ya though...

Viki

what about trazadone?

Paulos

hi, never heard of trazadone... and this has made me put on more weight than usual, 251lbs... what a train wreck I am, god damn it.

Missymae737

Hi Paulos.

How long have you been on Seraquil?

It generally takes up to six weeks for the medication to work properly..I always felt sluggish when on new antidepressants...This side effect does go away...

Weight gain with Seraquil is typical.

GrouchoTheCat

Hey Paulos, good to hear from you!

Don't have experience with those meds (I do take celexa) so I don't know what to tell you.

Just glad to see your name on the forum today!

Take care, and I hope this works out for you,

Ted

caraway

Hi Paulos, sorry your meds aren't working too well just now. Hope things improve for you.

CarolD

I am sorry you are having trouble with your med's.
However...this id between you and your doctors.

This is from our SR Policy & Rules Forum

Let's all remember our SR membership guidelines.
Thank you

carl11

what scares me is once you take psychotropic drugs, you have to fess up to that regards job interviews, paperwork etc...

Paulos

I wasn't giving medical advice, the hell? Christ Carol just looking for some place to speak my mind. ANYWAY, and along with 255lbs... man my ego is withering into an old banana.

Paulos

I think I've been on seroquil for like uh... 2 months now, I was on 50mg, then 75, then 100, now 150mb.

Anna

Paulos, hang in there.

Talk to your dr and don't give up on the idea that meds can help. It can be a frustrating journey, but perseverance can pay off.

Paulos

Perseverance ain't that the truth that's what I need more of even though I've had it a while, o well I'll live... I hope, 255lbs... got anxiety right now actually, man life sucks.

DoingWell

Hey Paulos, if you don't mind me asking, were you diagnosed with Bipolar?
I was too and I'm a recoverying alcoholic as well.
I've been off and on the medication merry-go round for a long time but think I finally got it right. It can take time for some med's to fully work and side effects to go away or diminish, and yes, weight gain is a B*$($

What helped me was that I found a great doctor who gave me some charts to track all of my moods and symptoms daily, by doing this he was able to get the right meds and doses.

A lot of addicts have underlying illness such as Bipolar or Borderline personality disorder, it's very common and is sometimes the reason why addicts turn to drugs or alchol to begin with (self-medication)

You should call your doctor and report how your feeling, don't wait if the symptoms are not tolerable!

I hope you feel better, I know exactly how you feel.

Tazman53

Good to see you back Paulos, the best person to talk to about your meds and what they are doing to/for you is your doc.

Now this may or may not help you, but try simply focusing on today and the good things in it that you have control over, take those goods things and use them to over ride the bad things.

Paulos

thank you taz/doingwell, it sure is nice to know people give a crap, really I mean it, thank you.

Tazman53

So what is up today Paulos?