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julie1111
julie1111

Hi all I suffer with depression/anxiety. I was on amitripline for sleep but no longer works so been given 25mg quetiapine. Could any one give me some advice on this med

Thanks on advance

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  • shauni94117
    shauni94117 julie1111

    Posted

    Hi julie1111,

    I have been on Quetiapine for over 2 years now. It has saved my life. It helped me sleep and took away mi irritability. In the past 2 years, they have raised my MG a few times and I am now at 200mg. I now take it with an antidepressant and I'm happier than I've been in a very long time. I hope this helped.

    • julie1111
      julie1111 shauni94117

      Posted

      Thank you hun going to call gp today as he gave me a few to see how I went with it. They scared me to death when I read up on them and told the gp but tried them over the weekend and feel better xxx hope he says yes
  • Zenna
    Zenna julie1111

    Posted

    Hi Julie  25 mg is the lowest dose which is good,as it will make you really tired quite quickly..it will take a bit of getting used to,it's a antipsychotic drug,when u take I it take it  do it when your ready to go to bed...as it's quite a strong affect when you first take it.goodluck.hope it goes well,u will get a good nights sleep.
    • julie1111
      julie1111 Zenna

      Posted

      Hi hun thank ypu for your reply I'm gonna call gp and tell him I tired them as he gave me 7 to try but wen I went home I read up on them scared me so told them what's this you've given me. But over weekend I've given them a go and feel calmer. Will I gain weight on them hun ? X
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