Seroquel And Weight Gain (Page 2)
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Is anyone else experiencing weight gain from seroquel? I still work out the same as always, and eat the same way, but I have gained over 20 pounds since i started seroquel 2 months ago. I dont want to stop taking it becasue i finally found a drug that helps, but this is an unacceptable side effect to me, anyone have any tips for dealing with this?

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44 year old female on Seroquel for 10 years. It was added to my Zoloft when I was pregnant with my daughter. Zoloft seemed to help at the time. Seroquel did turn me into a zombie 20 minutes after taking it & It is 100% addictive. However unlike most I DID like the weight I gained on it. Off now for 1yr and lost ALL my voluptuousness. NOT happy with the drastic weight loss but I will NEVER poison myself with antidepressants again. I have permanent twitching in my face, eye, leg muscles, hip and joint pain. I watch what I eat, meditate and partake in good ole cannabis and am more emotionally stable than I've ever been. Just my experience. Thanks.

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Not imaginary. It has physical effects , which was how I was diagnosed. All sufferers share the same effects and it runs within families. As medical technology moves forward many physical brain illnesses will be easier to see. There is promising research originally intended to help Parkinson's sufferers that now is being used to help those with bipolar. It involves brain surgery performed while the patient is awake and reacts to stimuli that doctors use as they explore certain specific places. This will be a tremendous leap forward.

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I gained weight in a very strange place. Very lower back. Almost like a fat storage. Did help me sleep but gained a stone very quickly. Come off it a stone to lose and feel horrendous

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Get off it man , seriously ! The sooner the better . The long term side effects are not worth it . There will be something better out there for you . Trust me , do it now !

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I've been on seroquel for 12 years.I used to weigh 134 lbs @ 5.2 inches. In a year and half I was@ 280 lbs. My dose has ranged anywhere to 200 mg- 600, depending on the need for adjusting. I'm down to 210 lbs and recently been working out and doing low carb diet. I'm scared to go off medicine for sleep reasons. send my body is used to this med and nothing else has worked so far. I'm currently only taking 25 mg for sleep because my mood is stable with lamictal and welbutrin. Is there still evidence that suggests that such a small dose is and will keep effecting my metabolism? scientific wise? Or am I doomed until I stop altogether?

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I have bipolar and went on seroquel in 2008...100 mg at first then 400 mg months later. I walked into my psychiatrist's office weighing 112 pounds, and by last spring weighed 175. I went on low carb diets, worked out at least an hour or more a day, six days a week and then resorted to restricting calories to 600-800 per day. The most I lost was 10 pounds. It was insane!! I felt awful. It's worse when people around you and even nutritionists tell you it's all about calories in vs. calories expended and assumed I wasn't being truthful. Truth is, people who take this drug are gaining massive amounts of weight and are becoming diabetic as a result. I switched to Lamictal a month ago and am waiting for weight loss. Add the sleepwalking and lethargy side effects and sleeping 16 hours a day, and it was a horrible way to live. Google different legal cases and add your story or information... There are many people who were lied to about the serious side effects, especially diabetes. The company that makes seroquel knew the side effects early on but did not disclose them. Good luck.

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I have been on seroquel now for 8 yrs (800mg @ bedtime) and find that about 30 min later I have the munchies, usually for something sweet. I found that eating something small, with a LARGE drink helps to fill me up and satisfy that craving. I did manage to get it under control with the large drink, whether it's water, skim milk, diet Pepsi, or something else that is low calorie. Give it a shot, it worked for me, I've been doing it for 8 yrs with no weight gain. Good luck! :)

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That's because you need a baseline EKG before taking it and a follow up EKG 2-4 weeks after you're on it. This drug can stop your heart in your sleep. They don't do regular EKGs on Alzheimer patients; they die from the drug. That's according to my neurologist who insisted I have an EKG before starting and while on it.

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I just had a kidney transplant and I can tell you that excess water like that is kidney issues. I would consult a doctor

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It helped me a great deal and now I have put on so much weight I went from a size 6 sometimes 8 to a size 12 14 I have decided to stop it because I can not deal with the weight. I stopped the pill three days ago and the side effects from coming off of it is horrible but you got to decide do you feel great or be depressed of the weight gain. I went to the gym and everything and still put on the weight

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Very dangerous med. Can cause premature death in older people and alzheimers. There are natural methods to help you sleep.

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It is a terrible bunk drug for an imaginary disorder stop taking it right away it will only damage your brain, heart, nervous system and cause you to gain enough weight you will have diabetes. Doctors hand these out like candy just so they can get a paycheck.

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i have been on this med for 10 yrs i take it for sleep disorders and its either take it and sleep or dont and be a zombie !!! can this drug be fixed so this side effect isnt so un healthy ??

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I'm 63 and my doctor just put me on Seroquel to help me sleep. I have bad insomnia, lots of real things to worry about. 100 MG did not do much, 200mg helped me sleep. I have 2 problems however 1) I'm up at night eating anything I get my hands on, like the munchies with marijuana. I can feel myself gaining weight after 2 weeks and I'm already 50 lbs. overweight 2) I can't get out of bed in the morning. I could sleep till 1:00 if I didn't have to get up. I think I'll just stop taking it and see if there is an alternative med to help me sleep.

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I know that feeling about the sweating, and the weight gain, I'm stopping the meds, because of this problem!

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Seroquel causes weight gain by disrupting fat metabolism. It enhances the storage of fat in white adipocytes and hinders metabolism of brown adipose cells, which are a more active type of fat cell involved in temperature regulation of the body. In short, increased appetite isn't the main issue. Don't think the weight gain is due to poor self control. It is not.

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I as well have gained weight almost 40 pounds...I am ony way to titration off it..I started at 250mg and found it worked incredible but than the weight gain started. I'm now at 1 week left of 25 mgs hopefully things get better for us all

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Hi! I went on Seroquel about 3.5 years ago. I am on 100 mg but still have gained 40 pounds in those 3 years. I eat really well, and even my doctors can't find anything else that could cause the weight gain. I have been through every blood test and there is nothing wrong with me, so it seems that even the 100 mg can cause serious weight gain. I am so frustrated at this point I am considering going off the Seroquel, and just staying on the Wellbutrin and Lamictal that were introduced recently. Also, I ran out of Seroquel a few nights ago and had to go one night without it. I still slept well that night, but the real difference was how I woke up. I woke up on my own 2 hours before I needed to be up, felt less irritable than I usually do, and not lethargic like I normally am. I remember Seroquel being really helpful when I first went on it, but now with the Lamictal and Wellbutrin I am questioning if it is really necessary.

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This just happened to me. I ended up in the ER last Sunday. I've been prescribed hydrochlorot caps 12.5 mg, one cap twice daily. I had gained 25 lbs. I began the meds on Wednesday night and when I weighed this morning I had lost 10 lbs water weight. It's easier to breathe, I feel more agile, more energy... more normal.

I hope this helps you.
Jen

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I started seroquel xr 400mg in 2008 gained 100 in the first year I mentioned in May I had lost 30lbs from no longer eating at night which has been hard BC my boyfriend is childhood diabetic he is always hungry and I work 1 to 10 at night but its now December and I wear a 9 in pants. I have lost 4 pant sizes and in my stomach went from xl shirt to a medium. The total pounds gone from then to now is 61lbs. From 209 heaviest to 148 and I still take my medication daily it has been hard fighting those food cravings but I just think how much better I feel and how happy I am and I know its all worth it.

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