Furious Seasons

August 27, 2007

Search Terms

Since it's a slow week, I thought I'd let readers know about what search terms drive non-regulars to this site. I am fascinated by peoples' searches because it tells me a lot about what's going on in the mental health world, at least on the patient end of things.

Over the last month, I've gotten a couple of hundred visitors looking for information about "lamictal withdrawal." People put that search in Google and I come up as one of the top hits. Same thing with adhdroadmap.com. People go to the 'Net after seeing an add for that site, pump in that term and I come up again as a top search. The nice folks at Shire ought to know that people aren't just going to their site, but are looking for skeptical information.

Interestingly, there haven't been so many Cymbalta searchers of late, but there sure have been a lot of ones for "snorting Seroquel."

Fascinating stuff, I know. Or maybe not.

Posted by Philip Dawdy at August 27, 2007 03:08 PM

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Comments

SNORTING Seroquel? That never even crossed my mind (snorting doesn't in general, actually)...but that's so funny! Now it makes me wonder...what happens when you DO snort Seroquel???

Posted by: KansasSunflower at August 27, 2007 05:07 PM

Seroquel withdrawals, nightmares and snorting are my top google searches, every single day. Here's one my posts that has some of Philip's "Q Ball" info too. Maybe we should all thank AstraZeneca for such a wonder drug. It's all purpose! Legally Bombed

Posted by: Stephany at August 27, 2007 07:58 PM

Lamictal withdrawal/side effects is how I found your site a few months ago, I had just started on the drug and was desperate for a first person narrative on the pros and cons of the substance, not just what doctors and drug companies want you to hear

Posted by: Abby at August 28, 2007 06:35 AM

OH yeah, snorting seroquel, we get that a lot, street value of seroquel and seroquel + date rape. It's a daily thing.

Posted by: d at September 2, 2007 07:00 AM

I think it's rediculous all these people snorting Seroquel. The "calming" affects of Seroquel do not increase between 175mg and 1200mg. The "buzz" that people feel are just the histamines being blocked. Snorting 200mg of Seroquel is the same as orally ingesting 200mg. It may work a little faster, but really, If you are truly bi-polar manic, you have lots of time, you can wait the extra 20 minutes. Besides, is the drip, irritation, and nasty taste worth it?

Posted by: Thom Di Pol at September 7, 2007 09:51 AM

So how much per unit is it worth on da' tuff streets? (colloquial spelling alterations added for empahsis)

Posted by: s at April 16, 2008 09:26 PM

Hey I do have Bi-polar issuses and do take Seroquel, in terms of snorting it, PLEASE dont. It is a sedative and even with my manic bi-polar dissorder I get a huge calm by simply taking it oraly, if you cant wait 10 mins for it to absorb in your tummy then leave the medication alone.

Im also a recovering drug addict so I understand why people want that "huge high" but Seroquel is not a good place to look for that, so please only use it as a sleep aid or as a treatment of bi-polar disorder.

Posted by: JoRdAnRoSs at October 4, 2009 04:39 PM