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Posted by cycling on July 14, 2010, at 1:54:55
What were your experiences when you first started taking this drug? For me, it just makes me drowsy, not really clear headed which is what i'm prescribed for. It's only been two days, but I'm wondering when I'm going to see results. This is supposed to make me my head clear and I just don't know when thats going to happen because these intial side effects are intense. I just want to know, are they worth it?
Posted by emmanuel98 on July 14, 2010, at 19:46:41
In reply to Calling all Seroquel Users, posted by cycling on July 14, 2010, at 1:54:55
I used very low dose seroquel as a sleep aid for a while. But higher dose seroquel doesn't seem to make people sleepy. I was once on 300mg/day and, though it made me sleepy for a few days, soon it had no side effects at all.
Posted by angels78 on July 14, 2010, at 23:42:53
In reply to Calling all Seroquel Users, posted by cycling on July 14, 2010, at 1:54:55
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/wdrawl/20050822/msgs/553981.html
From Wikipedia
"Brain zaps" and sensations
Symptoms described as "brain zaps", "brain shocks," "brain shivers", "head shocks" or "cranial zings" are a withdrawal symptom experienced during discontinuation (or reduction of dose) of antidepressant drugs.[8][9] The symptoms are widely variable in description and of unknown etiology;[9] common descriptions include dizziness, electric shock-like sensations, sweating, nausea, insomnia, tremor, confusion, nightmares and vertigo.[8][9] The MedDRA "preferred term" for coding these types of symptoms in adverse drug reaction reports (for use in pharmacovigilance databases such as under the Yellow Card Scheme) is paraesthesia.[10][11]In a 1997 survey, a "sizable minority" of medical professionals were not confidently aware of the existence of antidepressant withdrawal symptoms.[12] A 2005 review of adverse event reporting showed that descriptions of "electric shocks" from patients on paroxetine had been reported more frequently than some other symptoms.[10]
I read that some Seroquel users experience brain zaps aswell, just be aware if u feel a slight "zap" in your brain :P
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