Seroquell questions
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From: paulfoel on 16 Nov 2005 07:23 How does it work? Does it work? What sort of dose is effective? I currently take 60mg paroxetine (seroxat) and my doc has given me 25mg seroquell to take twice a day as well. Have tried it and it seems to make me v. v. tired....
From: kez on 16 Nov 2005 07:47 "paulfoel" <BertieBigBollox(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1132143800.102359.271770(a)o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com... > How does it work? > Does it work? > > What sort of dose is effective? > > I currently take 60mg paroxetine (seroxat) and my doc has given me 25mg > seroquell to take twice a day as well. > > Have tried it and it seems to make me v. v. tired.... it's a new generation antipsychotic which has been around for about 8 years i have a friend who takes it. He sleeps a lot, but he says the initial sleepyness wore off a bit as he built up a tolerance to it. He is on a high dose for schizophrenia, but it is used for other things too such as anxiety. it works directly on your brain chemistry to dampen it down and has a tranquilizing and also an antispychotic effect i didn't get on with it, it fried me, but I was unlucky good luck -- kez
From: paulfoel on 17 Nov 2005 05:35 > it's a new generation antipsychotic which has been around for about 8 years > i have a friend who takes it. He sleeps a lot, but he says the initial > sleepyness wore off a bit as he built up a tolerance to it. He is on a high > dose for schizophrenia, but it is used for other things too such as anxiety. > > it works directly on your brain chemistry to dampen it down and has a > tranquilizing and also an antispychotic effect > > i didn't get on with it, it fried me, but I was unlucky > > good luck > I'm only on 25Mg twice a day which, I presume, is a low dose.... How long does Seroquell take to make a difference. Is it 4-6 weeks like the ADs. Might stick with it a bit longer to see if the sleepyness wears off.
From: paulfoel on 17 Nov 2005 09:03 > > Dopamine is the "reward" chemical in the brain, so if you're on a drug that > blocks dopamine you might not feel so good. It is also involved in moving, > so the drug may make you stiff and shaky. Low levels of dopamine are the > cause of Parkinson's Disease, and street drugs like cocaine will make your > dopamine levels shoot up for a while. Smoking a cigarette also gives a > little dopamine burst. One theory is that certain people such as > schizophrenics have an excess of dopamine, which over time causes repeated > psychosis. Lowering the dopamine is supposed to have a general dampening > effect, aid concentration and thinking, make you more rational and able to > deal with your environment. Antispsychotic drugs also help with > hallucinations and voices if you have any of that > > -- kez Hmm. So if I'm dampening the rewards and/or happy bits in my brain, how I am going to feel better? Like I said I get panicky, and anxious but what I need to feel is happy.
From: dave @ stejonda on 17 Nov 2005 13:22
In message <1132236204.738077.171410(a)g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, paulfoel <BertieBigBollox(a)gmail.com> writes >Hmm. So if I'm dampening the rewards and/or happy bits in my brain, how >I am going to feel better? > >Like I said I get panicky, and anxious cos the panicky and anxious feelings might be lessened? > but what I need to feel is happy. > likely to make you calmer & less worried about things and maybe that might be a happier state? -- dave @ stejonda Beyond the farmyard the wind in the trees. |