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Experience with Seroquel anyone?
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 160092" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>YEAH SEROQUEL!</p><p> </p><p>My son has been on Seroquel since December. We were very wary about trialing it because he had a severe dystonic reaction to Risperdal (uncontrollable mouth opening, tongue thrusting and lip licking to the point of causing a staph infection around his mouth). We were so spooked by his reaction that we wouldn't allow him to trial an AP for 2.5 years!</p><p> </p><p>J's attending psychiatrist at his day treatment urged us to give Seroquel a try because J was manic and staying up all night (and he was already at therapeutic doses of Lamictal and Zonegran). Not only did it stop the mania, but it also lifted his unrelenting depression. We've lowered the dose some since day treatment -- J was falling asleep during his morning classes -- but he is still doing great 6 months later. We couldn't be happier that we tried Seroquel.</p><p> </p><p>Our neuro, by the way, told us that Seroquel is a lot "softer" of an AP than Risperdal. Just so you know, about 1 mg Risperdal = 200 mg Seroquel. For sleep and anxiety, the dose is generally between 25 mg and 200 mg. For mania, the dose is generally between 300 mg and 600 mg. If you're worried about dystonia, insist on slow titration.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 160092, member: 2423"] YEAH SEROQUEL! My son has been on Seroquel since December. We were very wary about trialing it because he had a severe dystonic reaction to Risperdal (uncontrollable mouth opening, tongue thrusting and lip licking to the point of causing a staph infection around his mouth). We were so spooked by his reaction that we wouldn't allow him to trial an AP for 2.5 years! J's attending psychiatrist at his day treatment urged us to give Seroquel a try because J was manic and staying up all night (and he was already at therapeutic doses of Lamictal and Zonegran). Not only did it stop the mania, but it also lifted his unrelenting depression. We've lowered the dose some since day treatment -- J was falling asleep during his morning classes -- but he is still doing great 6 months later. We couldn't be happier that we tried Seroquel. Our neuro, by the way, told us that Seroquel is a lot "softer" of an AP than Risperdal. Just so you know, about 1 mg Risperdal = 200 mg Seroquel. For sleep and anxiety, the dose is generally between 25 mg and 200 mg. For mania, the dose is generally between 300 mg and 600 mg. If you're worried about dystonia, insist on slow titration. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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