Hi Philip~

I would compare Seroquel to Old Milwaukee beer. Belch. Seroquel is sedating. Forget all your troubles with Seroquel. Forget everything.

Cheers,
Moira

Hi Philip,

I would not voluntarily take Seroquel if it wasn't necessary. Just taking it knocks me out cold. I can only imagine that snorting it would knock you cold in two minutes. How could that possible be fun or something you would want do?

I hope Seroquel does not become a restricted drug - it is hard enough getting my Klonopin refilled when I need it.

Thanks as always for the interesting posts.

- az

This totally reminded me of my former hippy roommates from years ago.

Though they weren't serious drug users, they both did engage in the occasional recreational drug use (mushrooms, marijuana, etc.)

At one point, one of them was prescribed an SSRI. (I forget how this came about. I don't think she ever took any.) When she came home with the bottle of pills the other hippy roommate said, "I would like to try one."

Years later I still find myself dumbfounded by this.

I'm glad you brought up this issue. A friend of mine pops a Seroquel on occasion (borrowed from her sister's stash) when she wants to escape life. I asked her why she does it and her response is, "I know it will knock me out, and I don't have to feel anything." I wonder how many people are doing what she's doing.

I think seroquel is kind of like the ultimate tranquilizer: anxiety, apprehension, agitation is annhilated, you can sleep, so on, so forth...
From what I've read, there have always been people using antipsychotics as an escape. Apparently in prisons there's long been a subset of the population with will feign psychosis for low-to-moderate dosages of low-potency neuroleptics. Loxapine has also apparently been abused--god only knows why.

In this fast paced high stress modern world how can it be a mystery as to why people would want to pop a MAJOR TRANQUILIZER every now and then?

I have had many friends ask me for a few Seroquels when they find out that's what I am taking.

And honestly, despite the fact that I hate this drug on so many levels (the wieght gain, the apathy, the brain fog) I still can't wait to get home every night so I can take it and just forget about the world.

I think ANYONE who is the type that likes downers would like Seroquel if they tried it (barring an adverse/wierd reaction or too high of a dose). It's the ultimate escape from all your worries. So as long as you don't mind being completely useless in a mental fog and spening a lot more time sleeping and eating than any human being should, it's the perfect drug.

I've been on seroquel for 7 years now (since i was 14) because I was diagnosed with childhood schizophrenia...

I can sort of see why people would want it (it is a very very good sleep aid) but jeez... taking it for fun? buying it on the street? snorting it? injecting it? come on now... trust me, you don't want to be on it 24/7 because you are always dragged down and tired... not to mention some of its long-term side effects...I wish everyday that I wouldn't have to be on any meds... even though I know damn well that's unrealistic in my situation.

I agree with az, I hope that it doesn't become hard to get seroquel now and I guess I can somewhat expect to be looked at when I order my seroquel soon -- I'm still young (21) and despite my serious illness I still get looked at by pharmacy cashiers for some of my meds -- as if I'm abusing them... even though I have been on them for 7 years and ordered always on time and never before.. it's frustrating.

Hi, Philip. Glad you brought this up. Yes, indeed, Seroquel has street value. I don't like to snort it myself (darn pills keep falling out of my nose!) but if I swallow two, I can go to bed for 14 hours or more without worrying about anything (like feeding myself or answering the phone). Out here in the wilderness, with no cable television, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

P.S. I also have a healthy stash of Lithium which I'm saving for an art project. I'm wanting to make a greeting card that reads "Sorry I missed your wedding. I was in a mental institution."

Cheers.

I haven't taken Seroquel for a few months, had horrific withdrawals on it. BUT,[honestly speaking here]2 nights in a row last week I took a 25mg to knock me out. I knew it would knock me out for sleep that I was lacking, due to using it before and having the morning fog that was awful. I allowed myself 2 nights sleep using it.[purposeful short-term use] It worked. I was able to sleep and didnt continue to use it on purpose--knowing how fast I became addicted to it and reminding myself how much withdrawals were equal to a living hell.
I'm pretty sure this is why people are abusing it--for complete shut down and escape.

Stephany, I also found it addictive and am glad I broke the cycle and now only use it as an emergency brake. My treatment team assured me that it was merely a "psychological addiction." I don't really know what that means but I do know that whenever I felt like screaming I would pop a 100 mg and stare at something instead.

In the hospital, they made me take 600 mg and I was completely obliterated (and manageable). It's a horrible drug -- "morning fog" is an apt description -- but, for me, if I can get my sleep back on track, I can avert disaster.

I seriously had no idea anyone would snort a friggin seroquel.. wtf. I have to take 1000 mg a day, and thats plenty enough of not knowing what the hell is going on for me... I cant even imagine how out of it i would be if I snorted the crap..

my shrink won't give me any benzo's because I used to smoke pot, he says I mkay get addicted. So for an alternative I am now on 800mg of seroquel a day. All I really wanted was some valium or xanex to keep me from being so pissed off all the time. I never knew you snort seroquels, gonna have to give it a try, fortuetly my shrink gave me a ton of 200mg samples. gonna have to give this a try.

I have been on seroquel for the past year. I love it but not when my doctor forgets to give me a refill and is on vacation for two weeks...
Its hell you can't sleep you're very jumpy and you can't concentrate. My friends love it when i tell them i'm getting a refill, they think they'll get some. I know a lot of my fellow freshmen are really into popping seroquel here and there, but why?

I am addicted, though my doc said it wasn't possible to be addicted to it, a lie.

I hope that this seroquel on the street thing clears up soon its already gone too wild.

Still hoping

i have been taking astra-zeneca seroquel 200mg tablets for years and i feel good ever since. if i do not take seroquel in timely basis i hear wierd voices and i become disoriented. seroquel is life saver for me. what i do not understand is my doctor prescribing it to me too much than i am willing to take in, he had me taking seroquel 400mg in the morning and 600mg at night. as long as i am taking seroquel my view of the world is like a nice landscape full of joy. seroquel is very powerful legal drug that can make you forget your trouble in life for a while. for me if i do not take seroquel in time a voices come very loud asking me to hurt myself then my doctor will bring me back to the mental hospital (i am back in forth in mental hospital because i have serious schizophrenia and if i behave good for two weeks straight they allow me to go home.) i hate to be in mental hospital because in there you do not have any freedom and if you try to break free they will inject you a liquid medicine. my second problem is i have over two thousands astra-zeneca seroquel 200mg tablets and it keep coming in monthly basis from walmart pharmacy authomatic mail order refill. they authomatically charge my walmart credit card $400.00 every month with insurance coverage pay the extra $415.00 do you want to reimburse me $400.00 + $10.00 shipping per 100 tablets astra-zeneca 200mg seroquel? like i said i have over two thousand tablets. if you taking astra-zeneca 200mg seroquel prescribe to you by a qualified doctors and would like to reimburse me $410.00 i give this seroquel to you under two condition. you must mail me your prescription seroquel bottle and promise me not to used this seroquel for illegal purposes. seroquel working perfectly wonderful to treat my schizophrenia, with seroquel i am able to finish my bachelor degree in accounting but there is none company would willing to hire me when they learned that i have serious schizophernia. having schizophrenia is a major defect on the way i live, i did not ask to have this disease nor want to have it or intentionaly acquired. i also do not understand why people would snort this seroquel to get high while they can easily buy a medical marijuana to get high fast. i am not taking any illegal drug so i do not know the feeling of getting high with marijuana and illegal drug. my friends is seriously very interested to get my seroquel at any price but i do not like to give them any because i know for sure that they will abuse it and will use for illegal purposes, i would rather give this seroquel to someone who really in need of this medications. if you interested to have my astra-zeneca seroquel 200mg tablets and have the cash and would like to pay less than usa pharmacy price look no further. e-mail me at shalalabetty@aol.com. i only accept cashier check, money order, personal check, it takes four business day for the bank to cleared the check. i only will commence the shipping of the seroquel after one minute recieving the fund from the bank. please do not proceed to purchase my seroquel if you just going to pay me with bogus or fake check. i ask only $410.00 if you pay me more than that amount and ask me to refund you the extra by western union please do not proceed because i will not cooperate with you.

Betty, that's illegal. If this is an authentic offer, I personally would warn consumers not to purchase prescription medication off of a web post such as this.Just my opinion.

Seroquel makes you groggy by working on the hystamine receptors in the brain. If you like that feeling, just take a large dose of Benadryl. Look for cheap generics on the shelf. BTW: I take 600mg Seroquel per day for my alledged Bipolar Disorder and I hate taking it.

wow my doctor gave me a scrip for the stuff and im spose to take 100mg on top of 5 mg of klonopin and still hav trouble sleeping. so is that a low doseage or should i talk to my doc about increasing one of the 2? and along the lines of being addicted to it im not at all but maybe cuz its a low doeage or sumthin.

If the 5 MG's of Klonopin aren't enough then who knows what you need. Wouldn't hurt to ask him that's for sure.

Yeah I take Seroquel(300 mg) daily for Bipolar Syndrome. I mean seriously eh it gets me to sleep, sometimes... sometimes it doesn't work for shit. I've popped two and a half and slept for about 16 hours, which is FUCKED! Not a good idea by me.

My doctors have given me multiple diagnoses over the past few months. At first I had schizophrenia, which was obviously complete bullshit, seeing as I showed hardly any symptoms of such a psychosis. They put me in a stress center for a week and gave me lithium, abilify, seroquel, and ativan.

After outpatient I got a new doctor who said I had ADHD, and he gave me some pretty little amphetamine capsules, and to my relief, took away all of my downers. Now the fuck says I'm bipolar and need the seroquel again. Last night I took the first 100 mg dose I've had since October on the way home from the doctor... and it was FUCKED UP! I passed out in a restaurant, had the weirdest dreams ever, then I woke up and my side was killing me and I couldn't yell for help. I was convinced I had gone mute. Stumbled into my car like a dumbass, and swerved my way home. Jesus Christ. WTF happened.

I have been on Seroquel and Lexapro for depression, anxietiy, PTSD, and post-partum depression/psychosis. Family and friends have said that I look high and out of it. My eyes are half closed and I operate in slow motion for up to 3 hours after taking an afternoon dose of 50 mg. Also, I have slept in late many times - totally missing the alarm clock and cell phone alarms. Also, sleepwalking and performing chores in a semi-conscious state in the middle of the night. Are these normal side effects that people have reported? Do you think that they will go away after I adjust to the medicine or maybe I am over-medicating. I take anywhere from 200 to 500 mg a day - psychiatrist said to vary the dose depending on how I felt. Have been on it for about six weeks. Any help would be appreciated.

I have Borderline Personality Disorder,
I've been on Seroquel for 6 months.
It's horrible, I've gained weight, I have weird dreams and nightmares every night.
One hour after I take it at night my skin crawls and I am very anxious then suddenly. ZONK.
I'm out, I don't wake up once during the night.
The only good affect I've gotten from this drug is my psychotic anger is now gone.
Apart from that I'm constantly tired, I always feel sick. And I'm still depressed quite often.
Seroquel is NOT COOL!

Well,suffered from severe anxiety have been on Valium 10mg tds,now Ativan 2.5mg tds,and then i sarted hearing voices thought hell now i am really going bonkers,told the Dr he put me on Seroquel 100mg at night and Remeron 30mg,I just sleeped and i would wake up with my mouth drier than Gandi`s flip flops,have very weird and convincing dreams i was just out of it,when i eventually waked up i was like a zombi,the voices were gone but i was just a meat puppet on Seroquel,i sopped taking it after about 3weeks,and just drank the Remeron 30mg at night,since then i only drink the Remeron sometimes maybe just half,but the Ativan i cant leave,because if i do then i really feel like crap and the anxiety gets unbearable,so if it improves the quality of your life i dont see any problem with any tranquilizers be it major or minor,I just feel that Seroquel takes away your emotions it just shuts you down,and thats not for me,but hey the voices are back and i argue with myself inside but thats life

Ive been taking seoquel for bout 10months now and i take 900mg every night,but im able to take 300mg anytime during the day and it makes me feel like i took a xanax,why is this and what does it mean?

Wow! My APRN has been giving me Seroquel for over 2 years now. I'm supposed to take between 100mg to 300mg (of the 100mg tablets) per night for sleep and mood stablezation. Since I was also taking 5mg of Zyprexa at that time I found no need for the Seroquel. So now I have like an extra 500 of the 100mg tablets. And people have certainly approached me to get their hands on them.

Well debbie first of all Lexapro and Seroquel are not good mixes, Most deffinetly not mates, when i was younger i was diagnosed many things from many different psychiatrists. I was too on them both for Manic Depression and psychosis. Things just got worse so my family decided that we needed to take me to a gynecologist come to find out these were most definetly not supposed to be taken at the same time. We decided to experiment and put be on birth control. Things havent been better.

I have a prescription of seroquel and stattera. Seroquel = very angering when you don't have it. Snorting is... as i say this... worth it, as long as you remove the fillers properly.
Well worth it in the sense that a country with health care cover lets you get 90 for $5 :P

I have been taking seroquel for about 6 months for major depressive disorder. thats the only"diagnosis" that seems valid to me... ive gained like 15 pounds at least. it does help me sleep really well, they say to take it at night. but ive been breaking out A LOT and I eat really healthy and take multi vitamins, and before i took seroquel i didnt break out at all. No doctor has even given me a real diagnosis, they just say things like "oh you might have bipolar disorder" and that sounds almost right because of my major mood swings, but mood swings with bipolar disorder dont happen within seconds. then my doctor gave me abilify, and i noticed it treats manic depression and schizophrenia, um. thats not right at all. i havent had any manic episodes. so i am also taking paxil, and i noticed through my research online that abilify reacts with paxil. and i just lost any speck of trust i had in my psychiatrist. so i immediately stopped taking paxil and abilify, i didnt have any withdrawel reactions to paxil the first week and a half, the second week one day i was about to throw up, but all that can up was a bunch of stomach acid. then all of a sudden it just went away...i also lost some weight coming off of paxil. i cant really attribute those side effects to any withdrawel because i have gotten nauseous before just because of a very emotional day. i think that taking these prescriptions is more dangerous than illegal drugs because most scientists that have discovered them still dont even know half of what they can do to you. they can really fuck up the chemicals in your brain, if you dont already have an imbalance. i just cant believe that someone who is supposed to be a real fucking doctor would make such a stupid mistake. they are all in it to make money. they dont really give a shit about helping poeple. they'll just put you on the next worse drug until you eventually kill yourself and then thats the end of their problem

You guys are all talking about a serious anti-psych. med that'll knock you out cold. You want to be K.O.'d the best med to take for ya would be Trazodone. It's much more powerful than Seroquel...or any other tranq/antipsych. for that matter. 300mg might put you in a come. 50mg will put you to sleep for awhiiiiile. I prefer Klonopin...anti anxiety meds give you the "i don't really care about life" feeling, without the "straight to sleep can't wake up if the world was ending" effect. Also, you really should take a anti-convulsant with your recreational Seroquel. Cogentin aka Benzotropine is a good, easy to find way to go, plus it has some calming...I guess "fun" side effects.

So I hear, of course I've never tried any of these.

"Seroquel makes you groggy by working on the hystamine receptors in the brain. If you like that feeling, just take a large dose of Benadryl."

I'd really advise against that. Large doses of Benadryl cause SEVERE hallucinations. And I don't mean the patterns and pretty colors you get from acid. I mean full-blown hallucinations, with the complete inability to tell whether it's real or imagined. It can be VERY dangerous, especially if you're not expecting it.

http://www.erowid.org/experiences/subs/exp_Diphenhydramine_Bad_Trips.shtml

I was cleaning my boyfriends room the other day and I had found some seroquel on the floor of his room(which he uses recreationally). We both used to smoke pot and occationally take pain killers!! Since I had gotten pregnant and gave birth to my daughter almost 5 months ago I do use unless she is at her grandmothers which is like maybe once a month. I wanted to try it (seroquel) but I am scared to because of the side effect. Often I feel depressed and angry at people who have done nothing to me. Should I try it???
I also believe my father is bipolar but takes any drug he can either get off the street or trick his doctors into giving him.I have asked him why he does this and he says that It is the only thing that makes him feel normal should I tell him to ask his doctor to presribe Seroquel to him or not because of his other drug habits???

If you don't need help sleeping then Seroquel will make you feel groggy in the morning. I have ADHD and take 15mg instant relief when I wake up, 30mg XR before leaving and another 30mg xr if needed for longer work days. Once the adderall wears off I wait about an hour before taking seroquel which takes about 45 minutes to kick in. I have the 50mg tablets and can take 1/2 - 2 before bed. My doctor gave me this cool pill splitter to cut them in half. Once the seroquel kicks in i pretty much feel like one of those people in movies who gets shot with a tranquilizer gun. (like Will Ferrel in old school). I quickly fall asleep and don't wake up until my alarm goes off. I always feel well rested. My ADHD was starting to cause insomnia and I would go days without sleep (even when not taking adderall). I've let a couple of my friends try it and they have felt completely drained for the next 24+hours. But, in conclusion, Seroquel is amazing in low doses if ADD or ADHD is keeping you up at night. If you're prescribed anything more than 150mg your doctor must think you are bipolar but is unsure of how to tell you.

my exp seroquel is much much stronger than trazadone. I take both. I take 100 mg of trazadone and 4oo of serqouel.

i take 1000 millagrams of seraquel each day for my anxiety, but the thing is i really dont want to take it any more but if i dont i get horribal withdralls, worse then comming off heavy iv heroin use, so im pretty much fucked and dont plan on living much longer, at least if this lifestyle continues

Mike,

Seroquel, let alone 100 mg, for anxiety is so utterly inappropriate I don't know what to say. You need to find another physician right away. Whoever prescribed this treatment can't possibly be competent imo.

Withdrawal form this major tranquillizer will likely be protracted and difficult. I'm not trying to scare, but this is a common truth for many people prescribed this medication. You're not fucked. You can do this, but it will take, perhaps, the biggest effort on your part to see it through. Prepare for a possible long haul. Yes, you may have setbacks, but keep at it.

Find a doctor willing to help you get through the withdrawal process. You need to treat your doctor like a used car - there's a time when it's no longer useful to throw away good money after bad...

There are several easily found resources for withdrawing from psychotropics. Have a look about and I think you will find many brothers and sisters walking the same path who you need to lean on from time to time.