I have taken Seroquel for a couple of weeks, and it really helped my insomnia and anxiety. My dr admits that although I'm already overweight that this is the best med choice for me, for a variety of reasons. I've researched as much as I can, but it seems I can only find stories online about people who were not overweight and then gained weight on Seroquel. Has anyone started this med with a weight problem? Has it made it worse? I'm scared. Thanks.
2007-01-09 04:02:30 · 4 answers · asked by Corynne113 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I have a friend who is on Seroquel, he was overweight when he started it and yes he gained more weight once on it. He spoke to me about it and all i could suggest to him is to keep up with his exercise. He is now biking, working out at the gym and watching what he eats. He has lost 30lbs since last summer and is feeling great about himself. Continues to take Seroquel due to being bi-polar so that is still in check as well. You have to figure out a way to burn up what u take in and hopefully that will balance in the end. Good luck!
2007-01-09 04:10:48 · answer #1 · answered by snowbunny67ss 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have this same problem..Seroquel works well for me but cause all kinds of symptoms in me like weight gain which is not good for me because it triggers diabetic like symptoms and cushing syndrome. It seems to react with some sort of hormone to trigger carb cravings and binging. Maybe you could ask your doctor for some advice on an appetite suppressant to balance it out. If he won't help ask a naturalpath.
2007-01-09 04:23:36 · answer #2 · answered by tunafish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-03 18:57:35 · answer #3 · answered by erlene 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was about 190 at 5'6" when i started Seroquel and it made me get to 222..... i am a girl so this was quite a lot of weight...
i went off of it a long time ago now though....and am still struggling to get back to 190..and beyond!
2007-01-09 06:01:17 · answer #4 · answered by myheartisjames 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋