olga Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Well, everyone here who has taken (or is taking) Seroquel is well aware of the side effects. You might be interested in this article, which talks about the various suits against the company by people who have developed Diabetes 2 and other ailments. Here's the link: http://uk.reuters.com/article/allBreakingN...736387920090227 The company (of course!) says that they spell everything out in the PI sheet. Read the article and judge for yourself. olga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceman Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Does it cause weight gain for most people . is there anyone taking it that feels it has helped them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryp Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I'm on 150 mg at night and an additional 50 PRN, and I haven't gained anything, despite the fact that I'm taking it with 45 mg of Remeron, which is also a notorious weight gain causer. They're both weight neutral for me. As to whether it's helped, I can't speak to the label/high dose uses, but it's helped me a lot. It's absolutely murdered my nighttime PTSD symptoms (I almost never have those anymore) and my insomnia specifically. It also seems to help with my anxiety/depression, though I'm less clear on what exactly is going on there. Anyway, I like quetiapine a whole lot, for what it's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grousemouse Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 double-edged sword. it's been a fantastic drug for me. at 150 mg it was excellent for my anxiety and made me feel 'normal' sort of. but i gained weight like mad on it. ymmv. grouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutmommy Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 My oldest son takes 200mg at night and he has definitely gained weight on it. He went from being a skeleton stick boy to being "normal" looking which is a good thing but dramatic none the less. He's about 5 feet tall and just under 100lbs now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SashaSue Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I'm a big fan of seroquel. My dosage has ranged from 50-400mg, without any real side effects, including weight gain. It's the only thing that's ever consistently helped me with sleep, and when the crazy starts ramping up, it does a good job of squashing it/making it more manageable & shorter, depending on how quickly I catch it & start increasing my dosage. Actually, come to think of it, there've been a couple of times when my dosage was up to around 800mg/day, for no more than a week though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resonance Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Virtually no one reads manuals, and I'm sure this extends to PI sheets; they are time-consuming to read and difficult to understand. I'm sure AstraZeneca knows that. "It's in the PI sheet" is CYA. I love seroquel, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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