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LittleGirlHeart -> Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/10/2013 2:42:38 AM)
i don't understand what's going on. i think it's the seroquil. it's 2:45 am i will be again calling the dr and my pych in the morning to ask them too. but i can't at 2:46.

lilmissdefiant -> RE: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/10/2013 2:52:07 AM)
Seroquil can be used as akind of date rape drug, I know I've had it and barely remember anything of what happened. make sure you've got someone to chill you out after you wake up because I can pretty much assure you your gonna feel scared and lost as fuck when you wake just like I did.

LittleGirlHeart -> RE: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/10/2013 3:01:17 AM)
It usually makes me feel super sleepy and calm. and drugged and stupid as shit, and last few days i am feeling like a sterotpical loony toon person you see being steropically made fun of on tv. i've never been pychotic before. not until taking seroquil. I've been on it since before October. quote: ORIGINAL: lilmissdefiant Seroquil can be used as akind of date rape drug, I know I've had it and barely remember anything of what happened. make sure you've got someone to chill you out after you wake up because I can pretty much assure you your gonna feel scared and lost as fuck when you wake just like I did.

angelikaJ -> RE: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/10/2013 5:17:59 AM)
Uncontrolled mania can make you feel psychotic; it may not be the medication it itself. Also Seroquel can cause issues with your blood sugar.

Kana -> RE: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/10/2013 6:19:27 AM)
quote: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic I dunno,but we used to get loopy on it in prison. We'd even have each guy in the tier get a scrip,grind em up and smoke em at night. That shit man-did some strange stuff

sheisreeds -> RE: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/10/2013 8:10:36 AM)
When I was on the psych ward they put me on Seroquel, and it made me severely suicidal, I was worse than when I went in. To the point where they were going to cert me, make it so I could not leave on my own volition at all. In a moment of clarity I refused my meds and signed a 72. Within 48 hours I could hold a conversation, and didn't feel 100% dead set on dying. They decided it was best to let me go. I don't remember much about being on the drug other than every waking moment being about death, and I didn't have many moments awake thanks to the drug. I seem to remember being on a high dose too, I believe it was 800mg? Today folks I work with are very rarely on more than 200, and if it is going to be the primary drug we titrate up very slowly. They gave it to me back in 2002 when it was still pretty new.

SassySarijane -> RE: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/10/2013 8:22:46 AM)
~Fast Reply~ Are you missing doses of it? I doubt it's the Seroquel making you feel that way. Missing/forgetting/refusing to take it as prescribed means you aren't getting the full benefit of it and it's not working as it should to control the illness you're taking it for. You have to take your meds as prescribed and see your counselor. Use the crisis line if you need to to get some help at the times you're having break through type issues/episodes. It's work to get to a manageable level and work to maintain it. My 14 year old takes 400mg every night and does fantastic on it, but he takes it every night, no missing doses. He's very different on the medication than off of it. He's not someone you want to be around without his meds. I have issues with remembering to take my meds, or remembering whether I took them or not, so I have to make a list every day of what I need to do that day and check each item off as I do it; and taking my meds is on that list for each time of day I need to take it. I wish you all the best and hope you get things back under control soon. http://www.rxlist.com/seroquel-side-effects-drug-center.htm

tiggerspoohbear -> RE: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/10/2013 8:30:57 AM)
I'm taking seroqel now, 50 mg at bedtime. Very low dose for me, but supposed to help me sleep. Not much help at this point, but trying to get my psychiatrist to change my meds is like pulling teeth. Any psychiatric medication taken may have the side effect you've described. Hell, even coming off any off of the drugs too fast can do that too. Or starting new ones. There's still so much research to be done about the brain, and getting docs to agree on a prescribed course, it's ridiculous! So until then, those of us being treated for various mental illnesses get to play guinea pigs to a lot of psychiatrists who know diddly squat about our own personal situations. There are some really good ones out there, but not easy to find.

dollparts85 -> RE: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/10/2013 8:35:05 AM)
Maybe you should go back into the hospital for a while? Seemed to help last time.

kalikshama -> RE: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/10/2013 8:37:53 AM)
FR, My man's father was taken from the nursing home to the hospital last week. The hospital took him off a bunch of medication, including pain meds. Now he is complaining about ants and other bugs in the hospital. I wonder if he is experiencing withdrawal from the pain meds.

LittleGirlHeart -> RE: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/10/2013 9:01:02 AM)
Im thinking so. Or force the pych dr to work with me closely with me to find out whats going on. quote: ORIGINAL: dollparts85 Maybe you should go back into the hospital for a while? Seemed to help last time.

PheonixRose -> RE: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/10/2013 9:12:02 AM)
well i can say this i titrated up and down with the seroquil XR i was taking while prego with my daughter and i was suicidal and a mess during the pregnacy it sucked. I went into the hospital for 3 days. it helped some but not much soooooooooo shortly after delivery i decided to change doctors because the doctor i had pretty much put the control of when and how much in my hands and it didnt work. i went and seen the new doc i got and told him not to let me sway the decisions as to what would be best for me. we tried saphris and Abilify but they made me really sleepy to the point that i wasnt able to properly care for my daughter. The abilify also made me start to get tardive dyskinesia, involentary muscle twitching, so i went back in and got a change. I am now on geodon and its working beautifully i have never felt so good in a long time. Im not as tempermental sensitive and moods stay nice and calm and i sleep a little late but not much im acutually able to take care of my daughter with a little aid when im busy with school and such so yea. If your not feeling right on it and have an idea of what its causing tell the DR and get it changed because that means that its not the right one for you if its not working and causing negative side effects that you dont like. wish you well.

LittleGirlHeart -> RE: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/10/2013 9:24:32 AM)
I went from 25 mg or so to 150 in a mere matter of days, the pych dr at safe harbor thouggt 25 wasnt strong enough , because i was having nightmares n trouble sleeping due to, the new place. And i still wanted to hurtself.

LittleGirlHeart -> RE: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/10/2013 10:02:07 AM)
I started taking it becuz i couldnt sleep or control the desire to hurt myself. It was a stop gap between restarting my meds and they are not working and pych hospital at sierra vista, which id rather seriiusly harm myself than go, that place is so bad. Im a very diff person on than off too. I feel better off it, than i do on it. On it it makes me feel slow, and stupid and non functional. Non capable of functioning. The tiredness was fine when sleeping was the only way to keep from either slamming my head into the wall till something bad gave way, or pyche. Now im not wishing to feel tired and stupid, and incapable of functioning after taking it. Thats detremental to to feeling functional n like i want to be a fun active contributing person n not just a lump who sleeps n does nothing. quote: ORIGINAL: SassySarijane ~Fast Reply~ Are you missing doses of it? I doubt it's the Seroquel making you feel that way. Missing/forgetting/refusing to take it as prescribed means you aren't getting the full benefit of it and it's not working as it should to control the illness you're taking it for. You have to take your meds as prescribed and see your counselor. Use the crisis line if you need to to get some help at the times you're having break through type issues/episodes. It's work to get to a manageable level and work to maintain it. My 14 year old takes 400mg every night and does fantastic on it, but he takes it every night, no missing doses. He's very different on the medication than off of it. He's not someone you want to be around without his meds. I have issues with remembering to take my meds, or remembering whether I took them or not, so I have to make a list every day of what I need to do that day and check each item off as I do it; and taking my meds is on that list for each time of day I need to take it. I wish you all the best and hope you get things back under control soon. http://www.rxlist.com/seroquel-side-effects-drug-center.htm

dollparts85 -> RE: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/10/2013 10:23:27 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LittleGirlHeart Im thinking so. Or force the pych dr to work with me closely with me to find out whats going on. quote: ORIGINAL: dollparts85 Maybe you should go back into the hospital for a while? Seemed to help last time. I hope they can figure out a way to make you feel better.

LittleGirlHeart -> RE: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/10/2013 12:28:44 PM)
Me too. this sucks, and it's hard on every one involved. and honestly if it wasn't the month of December which is a really important month to me, and if i could take calley may with me , I'd say fuck this and let go, and just call 911. I am struggling very very hard to hang on to stay rational through the parinoa and shit, and ride it out and then get to my dr. quote: ORIGINAL: dollparts85 quote: ORIGINAL: LittleGirlHeart Im thinking so. Or force the pych dr to work with me closely with me to find out whats going on. quote: ORIGINAL: dollparts85 Maybe you should go back into the hospital for a while? Seemed to help last time. I hope they can figure out a way to make you feel better.

SassySarijane -> RE: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/10/2013 12:46:13 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LittleGirlHeart I started taking it becuz i couldnt sleep or control the desire to hurt myself. It was a stop gap between restarting my meds and they are not working and pych hospital at sierra vista, which id rather seriiusly harm myself than go, that place is so bad. Im a very diff person on than off too. I feel better off it, than i do on it. On it it makes me feel slow, and stupid and non functional. Non capable of functioning. The tiredness was fine when sleeping was the only way to keep from either slamming my head into the wall till something bad gave way, or pyche. Now im not wishing to feel tired and stupid, and incapable of functioning after taking it. Thats detremental to to feeling functional n like i want to be a fun active contributing person n not just a lump who sleeps n does nothing. My son has had to deal with the side effects of it and yes they do suck especially at first. Over time, they've been easing up for him and the benefits for him far outweigh the side effects. He handles things much better, stress, anxiety, anger and such. He badly hurt someone who was his friend with no warning, put him in the hospital with a concussion, and that was the catalyst that finally got him evaluated and started on the meds he actually needs. His grades are improving, he's better able to focus and get his school work done, and things that used to really upset him, spark rage, or give him panic/anxiety attacks don't affect him nearly as bad. He is a lot more happy and upbeat than I've seen him in several years now also. Goofy, funny, and loving. I'm curious as to how long you've been on Seroquel so far? It took a few months before the side effects started easing up for him, but dealing with them until they did, pushing through it, we are seeing the rewards of continuing it. He was basically knocked loopy and then out cold for the night within an hour tops of taking his dose and it took him awhile to wake up fully in the mornings and be alert and thinking clearly. It's way better now. He hated the side effects too, but given the choice between dealing with them or going to jail motivated him greatly to keep taking it. I'll keep you in my thoughts and hopefully soon you will be on the meds you need and seeing an improvement.

tiggerspoohbear -> RE: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/10/2013 12:56:24 PM)
Regardless of the month, and I guess no one can make you go, you should NOT be putting this off. Especially not the way you're feeling. I'm not trying to be mean but you're an adult, you have to act like one and look after yourself first. The love of my life has been in a 10 unit facility at a hospital an hour from here since November 17th. We were given 4 days notice that he was going in for treatment, it's now gone from 2 to possibly 5 months. We may well miss our first Christmas and my birthday in mid January. But as much as I miss him terribly and I find it terribly tough to be on my own due to my own mental health issues, I know he needs to be treated for his PTSD after years of no help from the Canadian gov't. They came through for him, so I have to make do myself for his sake. I do this exactly because I love him too much to see him suffer anymore. He's been given an opportunity we never thought he'd get, a few holidays aren't going to get in the way of that!

angelikaJ -> RE: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/10/2013 4:39:42 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LittleGirlHeart Me too. this sucks, and it's hard on every one involved. and honestly if it wasn't the month of December which is a really important month to me, and if i could take calley may with me , I'd say fuck this and let go, and just call 911. I am struggling very very hard to hang on to stay rational through the parinoa and shit, and ride it out and then get to my dr. quote: ORIGINAL: dollparts85 quote: ORIGINAL: LittleGirlHeart Im thinking so. Or force the pych dr to work with me closely with me to find out whats going on. quote: ORIGINAL: dollparts85 Maybe you should go back into the hospital for a while? Seemed to help last time. I hope they can figure out a way to make you feel better. It is still early in the month. There are 2 weeks til Christmas Eve; what's the point of putting it off as you continue to get worse? You enter voluntarily, you get yourself stabilised and you come home. You continue to feel this way and it doesn't matter what month it is: you can't enjoy it while you are feeling like this (or predictably worse over time). The further you let this go on, the more difficult getting stable will be and the longer it will take. And you posted here that the last place you went to was not too bad. You thought the people were nice.

DesFIP -> RE: Can seroquil , an anti pychotic actually make people feel pychotic? (12/11/2013 1:49:15 PM)
If you have just recently been switched from 25 to 150, then that's too fast a rise. You should go up by 25 mg every week or two until you get to the right dosage. However if you've been on 150 mg for more than two weeks and only now are having these symptoms it probably is not the Seroquel. Side effects of medication occur most commonly in the first two weeks of taking a new medication or within two weeks of a dosage change.

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