I have put on like 40 pounds since I started taking 200 to 400mg's in like 6 months!!! Any other responses about this "phenomenom"....It just plain makes me hungry after I take it! I have been trying to resist!!! Answers?!?!?!
2006-12-19 08:05:01 · 9 answers · asked by phunkykiml 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Seroquel belongs to a class of anti-psychotics ("atypical") that are notorious for causing weight gain. They're discovering that they can cause a person to develop diabetes, too (in most cases, the diabetes goes away when the patient stops taking the drug).
There are other kinds of anti-psychotic medications that are less likely to cause sedation and weight gain. Geodon and Abilify are two of them. They aren't appropriate for everyone, though. They're contraindicated in people with heart problems (I took Abilify for a while, and my doctor ordered an EKG before I started). Also, they aren't as effective for certain symptoms as drugs like Seroquel and Zyprexa are.
You'd be much better off discussing this with the doctor who prescribed your Seroquel. Many psychiatrists recognize the importance of a patient's feelings about weight gain - primarily for reasons of compliance. If a person feels strongly about not wanting to gain weight, they aren't as likely to take the medication, which could result in a potentially-dangerous manifestation of symptoms. Doctors want to help. If you tell them you don't want to take anything that'll cause weight gain - especially if you tell them that it's for health reasons - they SHOULD be willing to adjust your medications if at all possible.
I'd also recommend that you seek information from a website like WebMD.com or NAMI.org. The answers you get there will be more accurate and, therefore, safer. Armchair doctors mean well, but when you're talking about your mental health, you really should get your advice from people who know what they're talking about.
2006-12-19 09:27:45 · answer #1 · answered by between2wrlds 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey,
I've been going through the same thing for atleast 5 years and I am huge!!! Over the course of ten years of taking different meds I have put on 90 pounds. Seroquel does cause major carb and sweet cravings. I hate it, but it helps me to sleep and stay level headed (I've got bipolar). I'm going to try geodon and see if that works.
2006-12-20 13:03:14 · answer #2 · answered by CeeCee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
400mg??? What is your illness? I have bipolar disorder, and I take 125mg MAXIMUM per day. The weight gains I have had were the result of increased sluggishness from all the meds I take, not just one.
2006-12-19 08:29:39 · answer #3 · answered by Angela M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-18 12:13:03 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've never known anyone to gain weight from it, just..fall asleep. maybe thats what the weight gain is from? when i was on depakote, i gained 90lbs in 3 months! a 3 to a 13!!! i took myself off, against doc's orders, and now i'm back down to a 5-7.
good luck! ask your doc about the specific side effects.
2006-12-19 09:10:45 · answer #5 · answered by Team_Sleep205 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I HAVE BEEN ON THIS MED AND OTHER'S FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS...SEROQUEL LIKE MANY OTHER PSYCH MEDS WILL CAUSE INITIAL WEIGHT GAIN..IT CAN TAKE UP TO A YEAR FOR YOUR METABOLISM TO AJUST....I GAINED 100 LBS OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD AFTER STARTING PSYCH MEDS..I DECIDED IT WAS TO BETTER TO GET MENTALLY STABLE THEN TO WORRY ABOUT WEIGHT GAIN
END RESUST...I NOW BACK TO MY ORIGINAL WEIGHT OF 125 AND HAVE BEEN STABLE SINCE 1997 WHILE STILL ON THIS AND OTHER MEDS...
GOOD LUCK,
DODA
2006-12-19 11:29:42 · answer #6 · answered by Simply D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hehehehe...yup! I take 600 mg/day and I gained 70 pounds. What sucks even more.....the weight is so hard to get off with this medicine.
We are doomed.....
2006-12-19 08:39:44 · answer #7 · answered by riptide_71 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please be careful Sequel it can cause severe jerks.
my mom is on a higher dosage of sequel it helps her out allot . she takes 1000 milligrams a day. and I've noticed with her the jerks with her and it also causes hallucinations like your seeing things that are not really there. Do you take hyderal its another anticotic drug that causes the severe jerks.
2006-12-19 12:40:15 · answer #8 · answered by RENEE B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im bipolar and i take 1200mg and yes weight gain is a problem
ask your dr to help topomax can sometimes help.
2006-12-20 14:23:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋