Hoosier_Student Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I have been taking quetiapine as needed for several years now to help with an anxiety disorder and for insomnia which can get pretty severe at times. For several years, quetiapine was my go to med when I couldn’t sleep due to anxiety. It put me to sleep quickly and calmed me down. Recently, found that when I take it , it tends to have the opposite effect - I still get tired, but anything more than the minimal dose (25mg) gives me heart palpitations and anxiety. At first I thought it was because I had more stress than normal, but the last several times I took it I have gotten heart palpitations, so I figure it’s something with the medication. Has anyone had this experience? (A drug starts doing what it was supposed to be preventing?). What did you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceberg Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 41 minutes ago, Hoosier_Student said: I have been taking quetiapine as needed for several years now to help with an anxiety disorder and for insomnia which can get pretty severe at times. For several years, quetiapine was my go to med when I couldn’t sleep due to anxiety. It put me to sleep quickly and calmed me down. Recently, found that when I take it , it tends to have the opposite effect - I still get tired, but anything more than the minimal dose (25mg) gives me heart palpitations and anxiety. At first I thought it was because I had more stress than normal, but the last several times I took it I have gotten heart palpitations, so I figure it’s something with the medication. Has anyone had this experience? (A drug starts doing what it was supposed to be preventing?). What did you do? I have definitely had drugs change effect over time. When I was on PRN seroquel, it made me drowsy, but it was such a nasty feeling that it actually made me get more agitated. Unfortunately, if it’s not working even when you play with the dose, you may need a change. Obviously, that would be a conversation with your pdoc, to get his feelings on the cost/benefit analysis that comes with messing around with a med, especially one that has been working for awhile, so I’d say step one is to call your doc and see if you can get to the bottom of it. Obviously, I don’t know your homes history but the good thing is there are other PRN options if you do need a swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banana Smurf Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 I started getting agitation on seroquel on higher doses of it. It is definitely possible to get paradoxical effects and possible for effects to change over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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