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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
seroquel
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
seroquel
by s1975k, Oct 27, 2007 11:02AM
Ive been diagnosed with OCD with anxiety since 1997 and in that time since Ive been on luvox and klonopin and respidol. At one point I stopped taking all the meds ( i weaned off ) and I managed several months without them. I started to get the ocd back with the anxiety and I went back on luvox and klonopin and ive been fine since but Ive been having syptoms (symptoms) again and my doctor decided to start me on seroquel and in time to take me off luvox slowly... Ive been on seroquel
for about a week starting with 12.5mg and now at 25mg. I sleep fine now wake up a little groggy. My ocd symptoms are reduced suddenly. I got worried last night last night when I researched seroquel and read it causes cataracts. Im 32 and I dont want to go blind. Im starting to worry and I plan to talk to my doc on monday.
for about a week starting with 12.5mg and now at 25mg. I sleep fine now wake up a little groggy. My ocd symptoms are reduced suddenly. I got worried last night last night when I researched seroquel and read it causes cataracts. Im 32 and I dont want to go blind. Im starting to worry and I plan to talk to my doc on monday.
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Oct 27, 2007 04:40PM
, Oct 27, 2007 04:40PMTo: s1975
All of the medications you mentioned have some worrisome side effects, but most are reversible, and they actually occur so seldom that we can't be absolutely sure that they are from the medication. Think about that as you talk to your doctor.
