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Posted by Lucia Francisca on December 6, 2005, at 22:03:11
Hi Everyone. Since I am a vain female who has been socially constructed to try to be thin, plus I don't want to keep having to buy new, bigger clothes every few months, which I've done, can anyone tell me if they've gained weight or not on Seroquel? I'm taking 100mg per night right now. My pdoc says it probably won't make me gain weight. I was on Celexa and then Lexapro for 4 years, and I gained maybe 20-25 pounds, which for me, being petite, is rather a lot; I went from 105-110ish to 125ish. I had to buy new clothes every few months too when I went up a size or two! Any help is appreciated. Thanks so much!
Posted by UgottaHaveHope on December 7, 2005, at 0:58:40
In reply to Seroquel and weight gain, posted by Lucia Francisca on December 6, 2005, at 22:03:11
Seroquel works great for me in treating severe anxiety, but it does make me groggy sometimes during the day. Thats the tradeoff for me, and well worth it.
When I am tired, I tend not be as active. When I am not active, I tend to gain weight.
I guess what I am trying to say is this: You really have to make an effort to get routine exercise whether or not you are taking any meds, especially when you are taking meds that may make you drowsy or tired.
Posted by Lucia Francisca on December 9, 2005, at 14:24:17
In reply to Re: Well, it depends, posted by UgottaHaveHope on December 7, 2005, at 0:58:40
Hi UGHH. Thanks for the reply. Do you still feel groggy after taking Seroquel for some time now? I take 100mg per night, and the first couple of weeks I was pretty groggy in the mornings after I woke up. I teach a college class, and during those couple of weeks, I once even had a hard time staying awake and alert while I lectured to my class! :) But then it got better. May I ask what does you're on and how long you've been taking Seroquel? Thank you for your response to my other post too.
Best, Lucia
PS: Are you the one who works as a journalist too? Just curious, cuz I'm actually a literature teacher, and writing a dissertation, and always enjoy meeting other writers. Of course, if you're not, I'm still very happy to correspond with you and am thankful for your helpful responses.> Seroquel works great for me in treating severe anxiety, but it does make me groggy sometimes during the day. Thats the tradeoff for me, and well worth it.
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> When I am tired, I tend not be as active. When I am not active, I tend to gain weight.
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> I guess what I am trying to say is this: You really have to make an effort to get routine exercise whether or not you are taking any meds, especially when you are taking meds that may make you drowsy or tired.
Posted by UgottaHaveHOPE on December 10, 2005, at 6:15:00
In reply to Re: Well, it depends, posted by Lucia Francisca on December 9, 2005, at 14:24:17
LOL .. yes, I am the journalist. I am humbled to meet you.
Seroquel still makes me tired at the times to this day. The question you have to ask yourself: Is it worth the trade off? For me, it was a no-brainer. Being groggy throughout the day easily beats being ravaged by anxiety throughout the day.
I started on 100mg twice per day, down to 50 twice, and now I am taking just 25 once at night + 1 mg of Klonopin. I feel the best I've felt in eight years. Eight long years. Hope it is working for you as well.
Posted by Lucia Francisca on December 10, 2005, at 19:50:48
In reply to Re: Why thank you, posted by UgottaHaveHOPE on December 10, 2005, at 6:15:00
Hi again. I'm so glad you finally found a med that works for you. I've been on Seroquel for about a month now, and I am really feeling a lot better, so I'm optimistic about its therapeutic use for me. I also appreciated your post about there not being a "magic pill" one could take. That made me think a bit. I agree that a pill can't solve all our problems, and we do have to look at our thought patterns. And, of course, as someone remarked, people without mental illness have to deal with problems in their everyday lives all the time. But, and here's where my optimism comes in, I hope Seroquel as a mood stabilizer can really help the hypomanic and depressive periods I have as a result of bipolar II disorder. My pdoc says it should anyways. If Seroquel can help with the high and low periods, then I wouldn't have to suffer from those as much, and maybe I would be on a more "normal" ground for being able to deal with the problems of everyday life (whatever normal is anyways, right?). But life without those bipolar symptoms would be nice. Here's hoping anyways! Nice babbling with you. :) Lucia
> LOL .. yes, I am the journalist. I am humbled to meet you.
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> Seroquel still makes me tired at the times to this day. The question you have to ask yourself: Is it worth the trade off? For me, it was a no-brainer. Being groggy throughout the day easily beats being ravaged by anxiety throughout the day.
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> I started on 100mg twice per day, down to 50 twice, and now I am taking just 25 once at night + 1 mg of Klonopin. I feel the best I've felt in eight years. Eight long years. Hope it is working for you as well.
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