Quetiapine ?

[Lan69]

I had lost a fair bit weight prior to taking this med, I just coupdnt eat so once my appetite came back I just went mad eating all sorts of rubbish so I have no one to blame but myself
Going to try sort myself out physically and mentally this new year

[slowfish]

GP has suggested adding 50mg quetiapine but I'm very worried it will make me very zombie like during the day and that I'll put on weight. Are these two side effects pretty much guaranteed if you take this drug?

Thanks

[Carolin]

I have been on quetiapine for 7 months now.

I have not gained any weight and am alert during the day . I take the extended release version at bedtime.
It has helped immensely with my sleep and racing mind.

[slowfish]

Thanks for your reply. What dose are you on?

[Carolin]

I'm on 200mg taken once, at night.

[Lan69]

50mg is quite a low dose so I wouldn't worry about it
I'm going to discuss tapering off as I've gained a lot of weight. It's not all down to the quetiapine as I'm on a mix of meds but also to my bad eating habits and I'm a lot less active

[slowfish]

So do you think 50mg will have any effect if its such a low dose?

[Lan69]

Different people need different doses
50mg may be all you need. My psychiatrist wanted me on 200mg

[slowfish]

So I picked up the quetiapine this morning as I had a really bad day yesterday and think maybe I just need to go for it and see if helps. Just really worried about the weight gain and feeling doped up and zombie like.

[Lan69]

You may aswell give them a go
I wasn't worried about the weight gain I just wanted to get well again
To me my mental health was more important than a few side effects. I started on 200mg and I wouldn't say I felt like a zombie to the extent I couldn't do anything I still managed to drive and get out and about
I am now trying to taper down the quetiapine as I'm on 3 meds and I feel the pregablin is doing more for me