sonicwhite Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Okay I have been off my seroquel for two days....it already feels like my mind could think clearer. More motivation and what not......Is there anyone here who has had the same similair reaction from Seroquel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 seroquel can make me groggy. But, I have problems with motivation and focusing without it, too. It is definitely sedating for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Sonic, does your doctor know you are coming off these meds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicwhite Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 I told the nurse and she said that if I get worse than they will make a earlier appt.....but, I'm bound to stay off this drug.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowan77 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I am on Seroquel XR 800mg and do not experience apathy on this medication. In fact I feel really good on it. The times I have had apathy are times when I was unwell and not coping. So basically in my case Seroquel takes away the apathy, not cause it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Why do you want to go off your meds, sonic? I remember what it was like when you were sick. It wasn't too long ago. To me, it looks like you are just finally getting stable. I'd hate to see you get sick again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiaB Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 What's really going on here, sonic? And why did you dodge jt07's direct question about whether your doctor knows that you're doing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicwhite Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) Well ok, what happened was I was taking them and ran out and have no gas until tommorrow so I could go pick that with the rest of my meds up.......no ride will take me or lend me money for co payment so that is it. And yes seroquel to me has the worst apathy. It is true tho that being crazy would cause a deeper debiltating apathy. Edited April 30, 2014 by sonicwhite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiaB Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Completely aside from whether or not you think it makes you apathetic, if there are serious financial reasons why you can't continue on seroquel, then you need to have a conversation with your pdoc as soon as possible. You were prescribed it for a reason, and if you are no longer able to take it, then your care provider has to know in order to make adjustments to your cocktail. At the time that you have that conversation, you can discuss what levels of side effects are and are not acceptable for your day-to-day functioning. The one thing that is a bad idea is to delay acting instead of taking this seriously. If it helps, use the people who are telling you here that you do not do well off meds as a reality check. I don't know when your next scheduled appointment is, but it's time to speak to that nurse again and ask that it be shifted to an earlier date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicwhite Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 I'm on a waiting list if anybody has canceled than I see him monday.....I can pay for it I just live 30 minutes awat from anywhere I can get it plus the 721 I make off SSDI doesn't really cover everything....I guess budgetting better would help and try to quit smoking but, that lightbulb hasn't went off in my head......I was just stuck having to wait it out until tomorrow when I get some of my money.That way it takes care of the co pay and gas if that's a little clearer to understand.....The nurse like all of you suggested that I do not quit until I see him si I'm going to listen to y'all and get it tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiaB Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 The nurse like all of you suggested that I do not quit until I see him si I'm going to listen to y'all and get it tomorrow. Okay, that definitely wasn't clear earlier. I still suggest talking to your pdoc if you're worried about side effects. Personally, I'm on a high dose of seroquel and I do not experience apathy on it. In fact, it's the main thing that keeps me functioning well enough to both work and study. However, if you're not feeling right, or if you're perpetually sluggish, then that's the kind of thing you need to raise with him. It's a two-way relationship, and he can only act if you're reporting all the information to him. Good luck, and hang in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjs190 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Seroquel does not cause me any apathy. I take 200 mg of the XR. The sedation went away after a few weeks. Now I can function like a normal human without severe anxiety and crippling depression that wasn't able to be fully controlled until I was prescribed Seroquel XR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts