Seroquel - I need a MEGA dose

[username]

I suffer from tourettes syndrome which is one of the reasons that I am medicated with an AP, but my anxiety has also been an issue.

[Todd]

I suffer from tourettes syndrome which is one of the reasons that I am medicated with an AP, but my anxiety has also been an issue.

[sepia]

Some psychiatrists are willing to prescribe larger-than-usual doses for particular patients.  Mine has mentioned one patient of his being on 1200mg daily for "psychosis plus."  Have you already exhausted your other med options for paranoia/anxiety?  If you've tried other drugs without success, your psychiatrist might be more willing to prescribe the high dose of Seroquel.  I have no idea whether or not it's medically advisable to do so, but that's my take on the situation, for what it's worth. 

[Guest Guest]

No

[username]

Some psychiatrists are willing to prescribe larger-than-usual doses for particular patients.

[Guest recoveringinsomniac]

I suffer from tourettes syndrome which is one of the reasons that I am medicated with an AP, but my anxiety has also been an issue.

[StrungOutOnLife]

I suffer from tourettes syndrome which is one of the reasons that I am medicated with an AP, but my anxiety has also been an issue.  My anxiety stems from paranoia, but since I recognise that it is paranoia, I probably am not a bona fide paranoid.  I will feel anxious from the moment I awaken, to the last few moments before I lose consciousness at bed time.  I am plagued by panic attacks which are characterized by a rapid heart beat, shortness of breath and a fear of death by suffocation. 

Because of this anxiety, my psychiatrist decided that seroquel would be a good option.  The dose was left in my hands, but I am advised to take 3*25mg tabs twice a day.  In order to rid myself of anxiety however, I have been taking too much.  In fact, I have hit the 1400mg mark before. 

Clearly I cannot continue to take this much, which is a shame because it really does the trick.  My pdoc still thinks that I am taking the advised amount, so I am running out of pills very quickly.  I think that 700 is the max dose, so I will need to, at least, cut it in half.

Do you guys know of another AP that I could perhaps take in addition to this in order to help my anxiety?

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Be careful about taking more than the amount approved by the FDA. Pharmaceutical reps for the company that makes Seroquel have been reported to the FDA for advocating amounts far in excess of the approved amounts, and for saying that the med is safe for young age ranges for which it has not been approved. Very aggressive marketing techniques might be influencing a doc who ups your dose. Do a medpub search on dose effectiveness as well. There is some stuff there about taking more than the FDA approved amount, but you will notice that for most illnesses far lower doses are effective.

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Enough said.

[username]

Well strung out, he said to take as much as I needed.  I just do not figure that he expected me to need as much.

[Guest Guest]

I was on a 1200 MEGA dose of this stuff and let me tell you to watch out. I won't go into any details because there going to erase this anyways but these quacks get big money with there med programs and don't care about your health, just there wallets.

[username]

I was on a 1200 MEGA dose of this stuff and let me tell you to watch out. I won't go into any details because there going to erase this anyways but these quacks get big money with there med programs and don't care about your health, just there wallets.

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But I feel fine on a huge dose.  Perhaps a little drowsy, but it is no big deal.

[StrungOutOnLife]

Well strung out, he said to take as much as I needed.  I just do not figure that he expected me to need as much.

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I know, I was just sick of people not really reading people's posts before responding. I'm talking about the guy who was posting as a guest, telling Rhonda that "mood stabilizers are heavy duty drugs" and insinuating that she was only diagnosed bipolar becaused she's on Adderall (nevermind that it was EFFEXOR on TOP of Adderall that got her off of the couch). He could have just asked, damn it!

Argh.

[Ocracoker16]

Username, I am not appreciative at all of your behavior on this board.  When I read this message, I immediately knew what kind of response you wanted.  Since you have taken Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Effexor, and beta blockers it would seem that that the answer would be taking a benzo.  At this point you would immediately start your ranting and raving about not being able to get a prescription for benzos in the UK despite your extreme anxiety.  The pity party would kickoff in the benzo board where you are collecting info on daily use of benzos.  This is so you can then talk about how this would never happen the UK thus implying that their benzo use was not really needed for their anxiety.  The story goes on with the random intention of taking Haldol and the query about it that attracts the attention of an unregistered user.  He sounded like that young law student in the UK who had tics in both eyes and severe auditory hallucinations.  He is an expert in self-hypnotism, but it doesn't sound like it works for what is killing him from the waist down.  Ha!

I feel uncomfortable knowing that a member of the board appears as an unregistered user.  I like to have trust of the peers that I rely on for information and support.  I like to feel that I can give feedback to someone and not get a hostile response that is obscene.  I understand that they might disagree with my opinion and be looking at the issue from a different perspective.

Katie

[username]

Katie, if you think that I employ an alias then feel free to take the matter up with the admin.

Secondly, you are way off about the benzo situation - I explained myself on a thread in the benzo forum that includes me admitting to obtaining them illegally.  I have no real need for a doctor to prescribe benzos at this point in time.

I am very encouraged by my response to Seroquel and whilst I am aware that some patients take up to 2000mg, I was looking for others who had personal experience at high doses.

The drug that killed me from the waist down was fluoxetine.  You sound as if you are childishly attempting to imply something else.

As for the Haldol

[username]

And I would also appreciate it if you would stop stalking me.

[Velvet Elvis]

I've heard many people here say they are in the 1200mg range.  1400 might be pushing it a little bit.  I don't know.  I do know that if you are taking that high a dose your pdoc should be aware of it. 

Please try and keep the squabbling to a minimum.  (directed at no one in particular)

How much time did you give it between dose increases btw?  I forget the specifics I think it takes between five and seven days for it to reach the full effect.  You should titrate up by 200-300mgs every three days at the absolute fastest.  I really wish you'd talk to your pdoc about how to do this and not fuck around with such large doses on your own.