well i made a decision

[worrysomemore]

I decided i am going to give the seroquel a try and see if it works for me. i was in such a dark funk yesterday and that was kinda the last straw for me. i want out of this depression. anyone who believes in orayer please pray for me and i will keep you posted as i make progress on this new drug.

[sammijo]

I have taken it...it will (some or most) people feel sleepy or you may sleep for many hours. Remember, you have been emotional and mentally tired and drained, you need the sleep. After a week or so (depending on the person) you (if ) you were prescribed it for daytime also (anti psychotic medication) you will not have the sleepy feelings. It does help. If you have it at your home that you can take out this time to sleep and rest...DO IT !!!!!!!!! Your body and mind are screaming for a rest. Hang in there sweetie ... you will be OK !! IF I am still alive...there is hope for all !!! Jesus loves you..we will be praying for you !! Prayer is miraculous !!

[jen21287]

what dosage are you on? the key is increasing the dosage slowly. but yes, it is very sedating in the beginning. definitely take it in the evening before bed. don't worry, it gets easier.

[ames67]

Unfortunately that is part of the depression symptom picture. That is the gross thing about it too. All you want to do is sleep then feel awful for doing it. Sometimes you just have to give yourself credit for getting up at all and getting through another day. Break things down into little doable tasks, try one load of laundry a day versus getting it all done in one day. Cook a meal, call one friend. You won't feel like doing any of it, but once you do it it makes you feel better. I push myself hard to do at least one productive thing a day when I feel how you do now. Hang in there.

[worrysomemore]

i well i just slept like 13 hours and i feel like sh**. I have 0 energy to think or even go pee let alone bathe. is this normal?

[ames67]

I am glad you decided to try the Seroquel, it works for alot of people. In terms of the depression, I know how bad it can get, but it can and will lift. Be sure to do things as much as normal as possible, even if you don't feel like doing anything. Make yourself do things that usually bring you happiness, listen to some music, take a walk (exercise is great for depression), go out with friends, even if it feels like the last thing you want to do. Eventually these things will once again bring you joy and you will remember "hey, that was kind of fun". For me, my depression starts to lift and others around me see it before I do. Then I wake up and realize I am doing better. I am in the process of getting out of a depression as we speak so this hits home for me too. It can be so frustrating that even a shower takes so much energy, but we gotta do it. FYI, laundry still sucks, dont think that one will ever change (Tee Hee!)