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Posted by Jeroen on October 23, 2007, at 0:41:03
seroquel only worked once, how is that possible???
i am now 3 rth time on it, its 2 weeks and its not kicking in like last time..
the first time it worked like miracle for a 10 year old psychosis ...
i think it's very strange
Posted by sometimesblue on October 23, 2007, at 11:55:31
In reply to seroquel only worked once, how is that possible???, posted by Jeroen on October 23, 2007, at 0:41:03
There are a couple of drugs i have started then stopped then started again. And the second time is never like the first...sorry i can't provide a theory, but i've had the same thing happen to me as well.
-good luck!
Posted by Jeroen on October 23, 2007, at 12:18:03
In reply to Re: seroquel only worked once, how is that possible???, posted by sometimesblue on October 23, 2007, at 11:55:31
that is sooooooooooo not right..... : (
after years i found something that helped me feel great and it just stopped .
Posted by yxibow on October 26, 2007, at 9:57:14
In reply to seroquel only worked once, how is that possible???, posted by Jeroen on October 23, 2007, at 0:41:03
> seroquel only worked once, how is that possible???
>
> i am now 3 rth time on it, its 2 weeks and its not kicking in like last time..
>
> the first time it worked like miracle for a 10 year old psychosis ...
>
> i think it's very strange
2 weeks is a bit short in psychiatric time with the theory of neuroplasticity. I'm also finding it "not working the same" but I think its a matter of time.Seroquel XR has just been released, I dont know if that would make a difference.
Posted by Zyprexa on October 26, 2007, at 14:49:26
In reply to Re: seroquel only worked once, how is that possible???, posted by Jeroen on October 23, 2007, at 12:18:03
You might want to give it more time, to start working. Maybe take a higher dose for a while. Thats what I had to do with zyprexa, after quiting the Abilify. I think the Abilify made me worse, and the zyprexa didn't seem like it was doing anything at first, it took much higher doses for a while to get any effects that were noticable.
Posted by yxibow on October 27, 2007, at 1:19:38
In reply to Re: seroquel only worked once, how is that possible??? » Jeroen, posted by Zyprexa on October 26, 2007, at 14:49:26
> You might want to give it more time, to start working. Maybe take a higher dose for a while. Thats what I had to do with zyprexa, after quiting the Abilify. I think the Abilify made me worse, and the zyprexa didn't seem like it was doing anything at first, it took much higher doses for a while to get any effects that were noticable.
Giving things more time can be far better than raising the dose on a neuroleptic. But that varies by the case and the need. What works at one point for a psychoactive substance may take time at another point due to neuroplasticity, the sensitization to transmitters in the brain, a subject I don't even fully comprehend so I'm not going to post information without a medical degree.
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