Posted by PM80 on April 15, 2005, at 13:19:38
In reply to Seroquel and weight gain?, posted by banga on April 15, 2005, at 8:04:13
I gained a little weight(10lb), but I was also kind of going through a drink-a-lot, eat-a-lot, and don't exercise kind of phase. I was on 300mg/day. I do believe that the weight gain generally attributed to Seroquel is definitely dose-dependent; anything under 100mg/day (and even this is a low estimate) won't affect weight. My take is that it does slow you down a bit, so this probably means less of the movements and muscle tension that burns calories all day long in anxious or (hypo)manic people. Some people report that serouqel gives them the munchies, but it doesn't for me. In my opinion, any weight gain actually due to seroquel can be managed by small diet and exercise changes. It would be extremely rare to take seroquel and gain weight like, say, someone with thyroid problems does - but this has happened to a few people.
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