Seroquel- 2 questions.

[Dusk]

1. I've had minor involuntary movement of my fingers and problems gripping since I started it. It's not enough to come off of it, but it's bothersome. If anyone here had this, does it go away?

 

2. How high of a dose did you have to be on before your symptoms improved? 

 

Thanks

[rowan77]

I did not have those involuntary movements which you described. Did you tell your pdoc about it?

 

When I was depressed my mood improved when I got to 400mg. I remained on that dose for over 2 years.

 

When I became manic the pdoc increased my dose to 600mg which didn't really help and then the dose was increased to 800mg and that helped to bring my symptoms under control.

 

I still take 800mg 14 months on and am mostly  stable

[mjs190]

Involuntary movement in your fingers as in twitching? If so, I had that. I think its normal/benign. Never had nor heard of any issues with gripping. Perhaps its sedating you to the point where you're feeling a bit weak?

 

I took 100 mg of the XR to wipe out OCD associated anxiety when I was younger. Now I am taking between 200-300 mg XR for depression, and that seems to be helping.

[Savannah]

Every time I go on seroquel I get twitches in my large muscle groups. I asked my pdoc about them and he said it was nothing that would become permanent and didn't seem to concerned.

[mcjimjam]

I had involuntary movements of my limbs on Seroquel. They went away when I stopped taking it.

[Dusk]

Thanks so much everyone.

[electricbamboo]

I just started experiencing some small twitches, mainly in my legs, on 600mg xr - i'm on the 2nd week of this med...annoying for sure, but hasn't interfered with my sleep (i take the dose at night)

[Wonderful.Cheese]

I take 800 mg throughout the day. I get some minor eye or finger twitching. But who knows if the seroquel is causing that or not.

I took 600 mg before but find 800 mg more helpful. It just depends on the individual.