Posted by yxibow on January 29, 2008, at 19:51:48
In reply to Seroquel - does it really help anxiety..?, posted by jms600 on January 29, 2008, at 17:19:02
> Hi everyone,
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> I've been taking Seroquel now for 13 days. My psychiatrist initially put me on 25mg at night, and then raised this again to 50mg last week. I saw him again yesterday and told him that there had been no improvement in my anxiety and crippling panic attacks.
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> He has now raised the dosage to 100mg (25mg in the morning and 75mg at night), but I still don't feel any better on the stuff.
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> Should it have kicked in by now? Is 13 days not really long enough to experience any positive effects?
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> I've been taking Mirtazapine - cycling between 45mg and 30mg. My psychiatrist has pulled me off it and is now trying me on 10mgs per day of Cipralex/Lexapro - I start tomorrow.
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> Is it time to give the Seroquel up as a no-hoper?
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> Thanks!
It depends on the person -- 200mg is really where a therapeutic dose begins as far as D2 activity and increased serotonergic ranges but if you're not taking it for its Dx activity then you may have to give the 100mg a while. It can take several months to give an optimum relief.-- Jay
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