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Seroquel XR

Posted by Amanda29 on August 5, 2008, at 16:05:49

I started Seroquel XR 200mg last night for anxiety and I was on it previously for a long time and developed TD ..tardive...whatever it is...(i dont remember the full name). Anyway, so they put me on Amandidine to fix the tremors and shaking..which thankfully it DID. When I was on it, I was on only 25 mg. NOW..I have a differnet psychiatrist and she put me on 200...but I am freaking out because of the side effects...the weight gain, possible cataracts, possible breast cancer, TD, possible diabetes, no alcohol...(dont drink much but like to have one or two...) I just didnt want to risk getting any of the side effects..plus my weight to me is a major issue and I cannot afford to gain 30-50 more pounds.

So, I called my psychiatrist and she was exasperated and said that OBVIOUSLY I wasnt anxious enough to where I would just ignore the side effects and take the medcine anyway..(IM SORRY BUT I AM NOT GOING TO IGNORE THE SIDE EFFECTS IF THEY ARE AS MAJOR AS THEY COULD BE) I am ok with it making me sleepy or dizzy or maybe upsetting my stomach but Seroquel packs on SEVERE side effects. She laughed and told me I was out of luck on medication for anxiety...

I became addicted to Benzos so I cannot use them anymore...and they were what helped me the best. I have tried almost every SSRI and she cannot find anything else to help me...There is Miltown but it is addictive.

I just got really upset that there is nothing I can take for anixety and this is the thing...I am having at least 3 anxiety attacks a day...and about one panic attack a week....(which is good...it used to be a lot worse).

I dont like the idea that I have to live with my anxiety ...severe anxiety WITHOUT medication. I know there are other ways to deal with it like Mediatation and exercise...but I need a chemical.

I am scared that I am going to turn to alcohol to try and stop my anxiey...which isnt good because drug addicts tend to turn to alcohol when they cannot get drugs and well, that is me..and I dont want it to be me.

HELP!!!
If anyone knows of a drug I could try for anxiety please let me know ...I will let you know if I have tried it or not...

Thanks.
A


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