Help! I need answers about seroquel-PLEASE - Mental Health Message Board

canyonspirit72 · 10-21-2002, 03:05 PM

Hi guys,
I need to ask people who are or have been on seroquel aquestion. Here is my situation- I have had ot take seroquel in very high dosages when i got my meds straight and lately it has gone down I take 25mg in am 25 in late afternoon and 50mg at bedtime...in the meantime i am quit smoking and I experiencing burning and itching sensations on my arms and it seems to move to other parts of my body....I aske dmy Rn and she told me she thinks its the smoking and not seroquel...so has anyone has the burning or itching when taking seroquel and has to stop or anybody go thru what i am going thru.....I keep getting the run around with my rn who prescribes the meds...i see her in 2 days but I am scared that is might be the seroquel and that is the only thing that helps me sleep.....can someone response please.....

Megherc · 10-27-2002, 11:41 AM

Do a search on the drug. I did and it mentions rash as a common side effect and I suppose itching and burning is a lesser version of a rash. So maybe it could be the drug.

clouds · 11-01-2002, 11:17 AM

bite it in half and take half a tablet

dawnmargaret · 12-14-2002, 05:37 PM

I take it for sleep at night and I get bad headaches in the morning but no itching or burning.

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~Dawn~

carjol · 12-18-2002, 12:57 PM

Hi there. I haven't been on a board for years. But I just discovered this one last night.

I've been taking Seroquel for more than 3 years and I LOVE IT! I have never experienced what you are tho. I looked at the patient information leaflet that comes with the prescription and it says 'SIDE EFFECTS: Unlikely but report promptly any skin rash, itching or trouble breathing.'

My only side effects were an initial weight gain of 50lbs that is just now reversing (which is good). And I still have such vivid dreams that I wake up kind of drained from them. But that's it. Seroquel works so well for me that the weight gain & vivid dreams are worth it. People used to bug me so bad that I'd get very upset and angry. Thanks to Seroquel it's much easier to let it go and not get so bothered. Some people will always get me but it's so much better.
I'm also on Paxil since 1997 which has taken care of my Death Anxiety really well.

I'm Borderline, Schizoid, Schizotypal, Schizoaffective, Post Tramatic Disorders among others. I was granted Social Security Disability in 1999.

I am taking 100mg Seroquel & 30mg Paxil in the AM and 200mg Seroquel in the PM.

Why were you prescribed Seroquel to begin with?

I hope I've helped in any way.