Seroquel for Anxiety/Depression?

[xxpurplehazexx]

My pdoc prescribed me this medication yesterday after I told him that I've been suicidal and have slightly abused my klonopin script (probably a very stupid thing to say). He mentioned something about trying to get me off klonopin eventually and taking Seroquel instead (WTF?). Last night I took 50mg of Seroquel and have felt pretty "out of it" all day. Is Seroquel even any good for anxiety? I couldn't find much evidence online indicating that it was.

 

[Psychedelic Jay]

NOPE...

Your doctor although concerned is an asswipe for doing this to you.

Seroquel has a higher chance of creating anxiety than taking it away...

 

[alovesupreme]

seroquel is an antipsychotic drug that some doctors like to prescribe for all kinds of off label applications, who knows why, personally, i wouldn't suggest that someone take antipsychotics unless they are actually suffering from schizophrenia. taking the seroquel isn't going to do anything nice for you. i think that the doctor is just being vindictive.

 

[weekend addiction]

Its very good for eliminating anxiety, as well as personality, ambition, and thought. Its a very heavy sedative and you will realize its not for you very quickly. I keep some around in case I have a manic episode and can't sleep well for days. He should have gave you Vistoril, Neurontin, Librium or something like that. I can't function on low doses of it yet I can take MASSIVE benzo and opiate doses.

 

[AlphaMethylPhenyl]

Actually seroquel is supposed to be really good for generalized anxiety disorder, probably better than ssris. It comes with side effects I coujldnt talk, or I'd probably be on it.

 

[PurpleKush1]

Its very good for eliminating anxiety, as well as personality, ambition, and thought. Its a very heavy sedative and you will realize its not for you very quickly. I keep some around in case I have a manic episode and can't sleep well for days. He should have gave you Vistoril, Neurontin, Librium or something like that. I can't function on low doses of it yet I can take MASSIVE benzo and opiate doses.

sero doesnt do jackshit for anxiety. I dont kknow when people will realize that the best substances for anxiety are benzos. Not ssri's,not antipsychotics. I agree thats its pretty sedative though. But sometimes i would eat up to 300 mg and couldnt sleep, i had paradoxal effects i think from it. ANyways OP if i were you id switch doctors and tell the current one to go fuck himself, also NEVER mention susbtance abuse to a doctor, you are guarantee to have shit medication prescribed instead of the good ones. THe only time i told a doctor i abused abit my xanax he prescribed me atarax (hydroxyzine) and told me to buy valerian for an anxiety condition that i was having a panic attack every 5 min for a week. I hope SSRI'S cease to exist and that antipsychtoics would be prescribed only to people who are PSYCHOTIC, not anxious.

 

[Crashing]

Seroquel is posion

 

[bukweat]

Seroquel has the potential to move a person from pre-diabetic to type 2 diabetes. My gp prescribed 100 mg for sleep. Later at an appt. with my addiction dr. I told him about my new scripts ,tagamet and seroquel. He informed me of the dangers. It is def not a benign drug. Off-label uses, though well intentioned, have the capacity for harm.