CaptainYaaar Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I am currently titrating up on Seroquel and titrating down from Risperdone simulteneously. It has been a smooth transition so far but today my mood took a serious nosedive for no reason whatsoever. I know I can get really bitchy when I am off Risperdone, so I know that coming off of that is going to have an effect. In the meantime I just titrated up to 300mg on Seroquel. It's my understanding that this is the level that theraputic doses start at. How long does it take before you begin to feel the positive, mood boosting benefits of Seroquel? I have been very lucky so far, I have had hardly any side affects, no real sedation or sinus affects, Im not eating everything I can get my hands on, but today my mood has bounced between total rage and very deep, dark depression, just unusually BAD. I am hoping this is just from coming off of Risperdal, because thats what it feels like. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SashaSue Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I think the mood stabilization kicks in at a bit higher dosage, with Seroquel. More like 400-600. Once you get to an effective dosage, it should start working pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c- Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 hello: i've started seroquel titrated up to 300 mg so far over a period of 8 weeks. i suspect when the next six weeks are up, he may go up one more 100 mg. right now it has aggravated the hell out of my depression symptoms. a friend is at 1200 mg, and she does quite well with that dose, and has had the opposite response from what i experienced. so currently, for me has been a rough titration to find the therapudic dose which i suspect will go higher. it seems to be worth the trouble right now to go through a rough titration up, but everyone's experience is different. c- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainYaaar Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 Like, how long is pretty soon? A week? My Dr has me going up to 400mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 2--4 weeks for full effect, although you should start to have some partial effects before that. 300 is fairly low, still. It wouldn't surprise me if you had to go higher. I find risperdal very mood brightening, indeed, so the sudden increase in depression could definitely be from that. You might want to try a higher dose sooner, then taper down once you are through risperdal withdrawal, to help get you through it. Maybe. I could see that working, somewhat. Maybe. Anna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anelize Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 I recently made the switch from risperdal to seroquel. It took about 2 weeks, and 800mg a day before I started feeling like myself again. Be patient, and work with your doc on titrating up and you'll get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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