Found this video while searching 'seroquel side effects'. Back when I was 17 I was prescribed seroquel for 'mood disorder not otherwise specified, NOS'. Don't remember the exact time but I believe I was on 50mg for about 2 years, once daily at bedtime. One night, or should I say early morning around 4am, I woke up (which all of us seroquel victims know is very difficult to do) to use the bathroom. Had it not been for my urge to urinate I would've remained asleep, completely zombified. As I got up and opened the door to my room, I realized I was deaf. I couldn't hear anything at all! I had never experienced anything like that in my entire life. Thus terrified I went to my parents room and woke them up, crying, and banging on their door exclaiming that I couldn't hear. My mother held me in her arms, and I slowly calmed down. My hearing came back about 5 minutes after waking up but it was a horrifying ordeal. Since then I have not taken it again. I am 25 now, but I still feel as if it might've caused some damage. I too have memory problems, amongst other things. I really hope anyone else on here can make a change before the point of no return. I've heard of people committing suicide. I've heard of people with the nightmares. I've been there. Be strong. Messiah Yahushua is Lord and His father Yaweh, our Father, is God. He loves us, he loves you, and all else who repent and seek healing. I still struggle but without pills I have made a greater change for the better. God bless you all!
@sangeetalambh6389
3 жыл бұрын
Noble jester how are u now.i also take this drug 100 mg for one month.now I hav sleep problems
@user-cw3tf9tq9v
2 жыл бұрын
I've taken seroquel for a 3 month period. I was so restless at that time that I NEEDED something to calm me down. I was taking aso a bit of rivotril and escitalopram 10 mg-20 mg. I am 30 years old. I have problems with anxiety and obsessive thinking. I have starting taking medicines for a short time about 4 times and I quit, but I can't stand the agitation without them. I remember the first time I was prescribed before 7-8 years prozac, afterwards I took effexor but in high dose and it made me manic. I know that these meds are dangerous and they are no cure and I am afraid of longtime use health problems and addiction. I took Luvox for 2 days one week before and I quit because of the numb and dumb feeling it gave me and it made me more depressed. I need something to relax and keep going. What about benzodiazepines?
@a14n71
Жыл бұрын
Antidepressants destroyed me, so much memory loss, no emotion. Suicidal thoughts, I've even lost all hunger and thirst sensations, I can't think I just feel soulless tbh and that my life is over now
@AllThings80s
Жыл бұрын
I’m very sorry to hear that.
@AjayKumar-ef6df
2 ай бұрын
Once try gba drops
@AjayKumar-ef6df
2 ай бұрын
Gut brain axis drops
@GOLDENEYEAL
4 жыл бұрын
As someone who has taken antipsycotics, i can relate to what youre talking about. But i must say in all honesty your speech sounds impeccable to me. Stay strong & stay away from those drugs from hell!
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
I've been off that junk for about 20 months now and I haven't felt better. As each month goes by, I feel myself getting sharper and sharper. Hopefully, I'll get back to being how I was pre-seroquel.
@GOLDENEYEAL
4 жыл бұрын
All Things 80s may i ask you how long you have been taking it? Ive been on mine for about 3 months. Glad to hear youre feeling better
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
@@GOLDENEYEAL I was on it for about ten years. I got to the point where I just couldn't live with the side effects any longer and when the psychiatrist wouldn't let me taper off, I took things into my own hands and quit cold turkey.
@babynaysc
Жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s I will never use quetiapine again. The doctor gave me 25mg for sleep and it was terrible, I had nightmares, sedation, dizziness, a limp body, even an anxiety attack when I woke up, I couldn't get out of bed I was so lazy NOTE: I don't want to use it as a stabilizer, I started using lamotrigine, quetiapine would be just for sleep because I'm in hypomania, I'd rather not sleep until the consultation than take it again
@beckjane5765
8 ай бұрын
@AllThings80s been looking for how to recover post seroquel. Its so great to see that is it actually possible
@macorourke2222
2 жыл бұрын
My Mom was on antidepressants medication for over 3 decades. She noticed that words didn't come easily for Her. Her memory was getting worse as well. I have been on antidepressants for almost 10 years. And have experienced brain fog and memory problems. Thanks for sharing Brother 😀👍♥️🏴🇺🇸🇨🇦💯💯
@AllThings80s
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, these drugs have way too many negative side effects.
@TaysonPlaysGuitar
4 жыл бұрын
I've been on this damn pill for 2 years now and have taken a week off of work to hopefully get off of it. Ever since I started taking it I've become more and more zombified. I have major speech problems, if I'm carrying something pretty heavy my muscles twitch and jerk causing me to drop whatever I'm carrying, I went from 117 pounds to 176, I feel zero emotion, I have a hard time waking up in the morning, I have zero motivation, zero desire to pursue anything in life, feel apathetic and unable to enjoy anything, act very neurotic and nervous around people I don't know, and before I started taking this stupid drug I was the exact opposite. I was very driven and constantly played guitar and was very social around anybody. I use to be the kind of person to build others up. Now I don't because I'm a zombie. I started taking it because I experienced some serious emotional and psychological trauma. I was very happy with seroquel at first but the only good thing I can still say about it is that it helps me sleep. Over time, way too many side effects that are not only physical but mental. Do you have any tips to help the withdrawal process?
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
You've described everything I went through on Seroquel. The only advice I can give is just persevere. The withdrawals are horrible and I mean HORRIBLE but once you get passed them, you'll start feeling great.
@TaysonPlaysGuitar
4 жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s I've tried tapering off 2 times and both times my worst symptom was mood swings. Everything else wasn't that bad. Now that I don't have to be at work or deal with people for a week, I'm praying that the 3rd times the charm. Thank you for the words of encouragement and thank you for the video!
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
@@TaysonPlaysGuitar You're welcome.
@dianecampbell8049
2 жыл бұрын
I have been on Seroquel for two years and after reading your comment I noticed I had the same symptoms. I am thinking of getting off it next year. I am so drowsy in the morning hard to wake up, I went from 120 to 150lbs, and I have horrible cravings at night causing me to gain more weight. I lose motivation at times because the drowsiness makes me just want to sleep all day and be lazy.
@jonathanwiggins5366
3 жыл бұрын
It's a different class of drugs, but I was on Paxil (SSRI) for about 8 years when the drug completely turned on me. Took another 2.5 years for me to (largely) recover after going cold turkey. Those first few months were horrendous. I went from being a fairly well-spoken person to sounding as if I had suffered a stroke (no exaggeration). My once great memory has never fully returned, and I suffer from a degree of brain fog still. I will say that overall, I feel immensely better than I did when the drug was attacking my system. Do not lose hope. The process can be incredibly slow and frustrating, but your body can heal if you take care of it.
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. It takes a while, but it is possible to return to normal after stopping these drugs.
@SuperSausage777
2 жыл бұрын
Any antipsychotic medication can cause cognitive impairment disorder which is early onset of alzhiemers...
@ednakazuya12
3 жыл бұрын
I’m taking seraquel 50 mg and I’m loosing memory of many things
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
You should definitely tell your doctor this.
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
@Munin Mistweaver Agreed.
@educateentertainyourself7092
3 жыл бұрын
There need to be studies on how seroquel and dreams are related
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
@@educateentertainyourself7092 Definitely.
@Lanja1991
5 жыл бұрын
I have been on seroquel for almost two years and I can relate to what you say. I have similar issues specially with my speech and memory.
@AllThings80s
5 жыл бұрын
I've been off Seroquel for 8 months now, and I think that my speech and memory has definitely improved since I made this video.
@Stardust-q9o
3 жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s How is your recover today? Did you notice balance issues, and if have they improved as well?
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
@@Stardust-q9o I've been off it for over 2 years now and I'm back to normal.
@MylarBalloonLover
3 жыл бұрын
I have been on Sulpiride since 2009 and now Amisulpride and I have a hard time to remember my early childhood... anything to do with the meds?
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
@@MylarBalloonLover yes
@digxx
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting. I quit Seroquel 15 years ago, having taken 500mg daily for 15month prior. I can relate to almost everything you say and was shocked and at the same time could not feel the pain (probably due to some ongoing effect related to the neuroleptic even after having withdrawn from it) but I know I should have felt it. I had issues remembering words, I felt dull - as you say - almost having a completely different personality as before which I didn't like. I felt worn out, withdrawn from strength almost robotic. I felt stupid and dumb, because I lost large parts of my creativity and emotional attachment to things I used to like before. Since then I have very slowly recovered and regained some emotionality, but some things - when time went by - I realized were that I had to sort of relearn basic natural instincts. I can not really explain; those things of which I would before have never thought of it having such an impact or being something that you actually learn, because it is something you naturally grow into. But when it is gone, you realize this is some major part of a human and nobody seems to be that much aware of it. Lots of times I have also thought about somebody has to be held accountable for this mess. These ruthless companies like AstraZeneca don't give a fuck about helping. This is all about money, which I couldn't have imagined back then when I started taking it (I was 20). This is not "helping" as it was praised to me and it was my parents who got me on it. I think humans in general are mostly not aware of what instinctively drives them and makes them do things such as working for a living you do out of emotional need and self-sustainment. But when that emotional need is completely gone you don't seem to have purpose and just vegetate and ironically this is what is supposed to be the help. No Thank You!
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
Very well put. Thank you for sharing your story.
@digxx
4 жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s Looking back what sort of hurts most, is that I feel I emotionally missed out on my 20s. Could have been a much more fulfilled life when I would have been able to emotionally engage in my interests.
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
@@digxx I know exactly what you mean. I had a decade of being a useless, lazy mess but having quit seroquel for almost two years, I'm making up for lost time.
@emergentlyadaptive2760
2 жыл бұрын
The same happened to me while on Latuda (lurasidone). I was on it for four years before transitioning completely to Lithium Carbonate only. I did manage to recover a lot of my cognitive function back but not all of it. Antipsychotics DO in fact cause brain shrinkage/damage over time. One year on antipsychotics has been linked to 11% loss in brain matter. You can confirm this by reviewing the plethora of scientific literature on this topic. They've known about this for over ten years yet there is no warning given at any level to patients, including by the regulatory bodies. The government should require this information and warning to be in the insert, especially given the nature of the side effect (brain tissue loss) and likely long term effects/consequences on cognition and earlier than normal mental decline. I know this is horrible to hear as it was for me. Please spread the word so that we can eventually take some action. This medication should NEVER have been prescribed to you or anyone else that is not experiencing severe psychosis. Now they are prescribing it for sleep and to children as well. This has to stop. We really need to spread the word and awareness about this, especially given how widespread the usage of these neurotoxins is now.
@debbielouiseborza60
6 ай бұрын
Wtf thats not what Ive been told. How do i come off this crap
@forgetfulninja5780
3 жыл бұрын
I completely understand what you're saying. I started seroquel at 16 years old 300 mg a day. I was on it for 2 years (my life was hell with it) but it was the cheapest option that my Dr was offering and it just turned me into a zombie, and processing what's going on and if you want to change meds when you're in that state is hard especially with how young I was. I finally left that Dr because I felt he didn't have my best interest in his heart and saw another one. He told me I didn't need seroquel and weened me off of it. It's been about a year now that I've been off of seroquel and I feel that I've been getting my personality and life back, but it comes with the cost that I felt like my brain was running a lot slower, I felt stupid. As someone who was very intelligent before it frightened me that I didn't have a good memory anymore and processing information has been slower. I sincerely hope it is not permanent. I have been making some progress but not to the point I was before. I am also no longer on any meds. I wish the best for you. I don't know if these Doctors understand or care what permanent damage they do to their patients, they're all so focused on the quick fix and have little time for patience.
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
I honestly believe that the doctors don't care. I've been off this junk for almost two years now and I'm finally feeling great again. This drug is so dangerous, yet these doctors hand it out like candy.
@motionplays3637
3 жыл бұрын
the brain will find a way around any issue and reality will always present itself to you the same way regardless of any small notches you may have made on the way Mr Ninja.
@user-xx1qd7th3g
Жыл бұрын
How are you today?
@LostLevelMusic
9 ай бұрын
How are you now? Can you still feel happiness?
@carluvrsd9374
4 жыл бұрын
I just watched your video from Oct 2019 and noticed the slow pace of your speech. You had already improved a lot in this vid 6 months later.
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
I've been off Seroquel for 17 months now and my life has improved so much. I still struggle getting my words out now and then but it's much better than it was.
@seriall1337
3 жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s Do you still think there is some permanent damage there or do you feel like you could recover completely?
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
@@seriall1337 I would say I'm back to about 97% of where I was before I ever took Seroquel.
@gc9343
3 жыл бұрын
I’m like this from these and the worst part is I love to write music and now I can’t even get the words out, can’t learn to play an instrument even though I know I’m usually a quick learner and my vocabulary is usually on point, it feels like they are taking bits of my brain away and the biggest question is why would a doctor want that for anyone, I struggle to even remember childhood memories up to now and I’m 23 or even memories from the day before today but I’m to scared to give them up because of headaches, nausea, not being able to sleep nights on end to the point I’d probably go insane, feels like my identity has faded away to the point it’s hard knowing who I am at all
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
I can relate to everything you said.
@gnothiseauton8684
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly the same - feel like I’ve lost part of my personality- but rest assured you sound totally and absolutely normal to me
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks. This video is quite old and I feel as if I've now returned to how I was before ever taking seroquel.
@sephiclou362
6 ай бұрын
@@AllThings80sglad to hear 👂
@AllThings80s
6 ай бұрын
@@sephiclou362 👍🏻
@sarahhack1931
3 жыл бұрын
I feel like disconnected / detached on seroquel... but it’s also so calming and relaxing that it’s difficult to give up. I was given it for insomnia originally, and it does give the happy carefree feeling sometimes / relieves anxiety. I definitely feel like less of a person on it tho, more numb. Did you feel like this? I can’t sleep without it now. Did you find insomnia came when you stopped taking it also? Another thing... makes me not want to eat or feel like eating at all and that’s also addictive in my case (eating disorder)
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
I still struggle with sleep but I use an over the counter sleep aid like Unisom and that works a treat.
@Mowpets
Жыл бұрын
Yeah it made me feel drunk I use to stumble and everything
@whatistrue0293
5 жыл бұрын
In April of 2018 my world was becoming very dark. No drive, no emotions and little physical activity. I started major research and determined it was my Poly drugged body. Went to my doctors and they said I will be on meds for life. The truth was they didn’t know how to taper someone off them. Now September 2019 and drug free. In many ways I feel so much better but I still have a way to go... It’s all good. This too shall pass...... Keep fighting the good fight my friends...
@AllThings80s
5 жыл бұрын
That's great news. It really annoys me when doctors say that you will be on medication for life as they're more concerned about getting the commission from the pharma companies than they are about the wellness of their patients.
@whatistrue0293
4 жыл бұрын
All Things 80s So true my brother..... Money is there only care. Definitely not there patients....
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
@@whatistrue0293 Yup. They prioritize greed over the wellbeing of their patients.
@beataannanowak659
4 жыл бұрын
I am addicted to it I cannot sleep without it feeling suicidal for a few months and I am on it
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry to hear that.
@spitefulraven
3 жыл бұрын
I know everyone says it but have you tried CBD or medical marijuana? Don't give up!
@Caboose1396
3 жыл бұрын
When I was a teen, my parents had me hospitalized cause I wouldn't break up with someone they didn't approve of. The real mental hospitals diagnosed me with severe depression, but otherwise fine. They put me on 10mg of seroquel, and kept letting me back out. That displeased my parents, so they kept looking until they found a place that didn't care as long as you had the money. Day one of that facility, they uped the seroquel to 900mg, added 1000mg of depakote. Every day. For a year and a half. Ever since I have never been the same. Perhaps it's all anecdotal. But before then, I had a near photographic memory, had a verbose vocabulary and was very articulate. Ever since then, now 14 years later, I have constant memory issues. I'm always forgetting words, short term memory is shot to hell, always forgetting recent events. Forget what I'm doing all the time, lose items, coordination's been kinda messy at best. It's been a real hoot. Oh well. Sometimes, life sucks and then you die. What's one more thing, right?
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry you had to go through that.
@Stardust-q9o
3 жыл бұрын
I also have coordination problems; balance, posture etc. How long have you been off, and have you seen improvement with the coordination?
@Caboose1396
3 жыл бұрын
@@Stardust-q9o it's been 14ish years. I haven't seen any real improvement or deterioration in the side effects. Pretty sure, at this point, it's permanent
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
@@Stardust-q9o I've been off for two and a half years and I've seen improvement in every aspect.
@KrispyDoughnut
4 жыл бұрын
thank you for your insight on this. I was unable to talk on that medication. be careful.
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome.
@nathansyoutubechannel7842
Жыл бұрын
I took antidepressants for three years and different kinds of antipsychotics as treatment for supposed delusions and erratic behavior. It 100 percent left me changed...idk how to socialize anymore. I can't sing or write as I used to. My speech has slowed and I have trouble remembering things and thinking efficiently. It is really disappointing. Luckily I believe that if I be as good as possible I'll go to a perfect place in the end. So I don't get too down about the terrible effects from mental health treatment I had. My sister died from suicide and I'd like to say, don't attempt it again. Be strong and realize there's always a reason to live if you head down that path again. Hope you're well.
@AllThings80s
Жыл бұрын
I'm doing well. thank you and I wish you all the best.
@RSYTBC
7 ай бұрын
I am currently struggling with Seroquel withdrawal, even while being recently diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed Adderall my mind is super foggy I'm very forgetful and I can't seem to focus. I too feel very stupid but I'm realizing that is only the perception I have of myself and nobody I know seems to think I'm stupid but it's actually the opposite a lot of people say I'm very thoughtful. I also thought what you said was very thoughtful and wise so maybe this is just another one of those cases where we just feel dumb because our emotions aren't letting us feel any sort of positive things about ourselves. I think this was a great video and it's just what I needed right now I'm going to fully quit Seroquel
@peterJoseph33
7 ай бұрын
There is no ADHD it’s another ploy based on no medical test , as a former child psychologist Sydney AU the head professor could not rule out child abuse as a plausible explanation for problems with attention hyperactivity and alike . Have formed support group below
@peterJoseph33
7 ай бұрын
I have been off Seroquel 8 months . There is information on “alternative to Meds Center “ on seroquel, yes brain 🧠 damage is reported you can invest in a heap of vitamins grill oil magnesium vitamin B, “Psych drug withdrawal support group - alternatives” I am a former psychologist and victim of long term sedation for no reason, the bi polar is not based on any specific test , classifications change over time , your psychiatric doctor will use a check list to give you a diagnosis if you go to Mad in America you will find researchers distributing paper and reports against us having a disease.
@RSYTBC
7 ай бұрын
@@peterJoseph33 while I agree that a clear cut diagnosis simply doesn't exist, Adderall helps me and I don't plan on using it permanently.
@Cadetx99
2 жыл бұрын
I took seroquel and it made me gain a lot of weight. I became violent on the medication. Lost my job, my car, my boyfriend. Now I'm on haldol. It's the only thing that's keeping me sane even with sucidal thoughts. I now have a nurse come to my house to give me haldol (antipsychotic) injections. I now have a team of mental health professionals coming to my home for mental health interventions telling me to move out of my parents home. Being on these medications isnt fun I do believe it causes brain damage but then again I was also using cannabis and was told I had schizophrenia. Just like you I had insecurities about my speech. It really dulled down my personality and I was going to the hospital for psychiatric reasons for years. My finances took a huge hit. Now I'm amovitivational and dont see the joy in having a normal life. I've lost interest entirely about life.
@AllThings80s
2 жыл бұрын
I'm really sorry to hear that you're going through that. These drugs have a lot to answer to.
@HelloKitty-fs4mt
3 жыл бұрын
I was on the antipsychotic Risperdol and it made my speech slurred so bad that at the gym the lady thought I was retarded who was showing me the treadmill. She says "When the big hand is on the 1, and the little hand is on the 5 - that will be 30 minutes and you can stop." I was mortified. I'm very intelligent if I do say so myself. My hand would shake when trying to eat, I had restless legs syndrome. This was a treatment for bipolar 2 and depression. I've been off that for 20 years and now a new doctor suggested Seroquel. Hell no! I'm going to try CBD oil
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
These drugs are all terrible. I'm thinking about trying CBD for anxiety.
@ashrodway4695
3 жыл бұрын
Did the shaking stop mate?
@HelloKitty-fs4mt
3 жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s I am too! It's so expensive though!
@HelloKitty-fs4mt
3 жыл бұрын
@@ashrodway4695 It stopped after I stopped taking it.
@ashrodway4695
3 жыл бұрын
@@HelloKitty-fs4mt thank you
@dougpineau6356
3 жыл бұрын
I feel the same way. I'm bi-polar with psychotic/manic features and I've been taking various psych meds for about 9 years now. To prevent mania/psychotic breaks I've been put on 500 mg of Seroquel. I know anti-psychotics lower cognitive functioning by default but I've felt Significantly slower since being put on it. Word recall, stuttering/slowed down speech, stiff movement, etc... My memory is poor as well but I'm also getting Electro Convulsive Therapy which is the biggest side effect of that treatment. I feel for you it's scary seeing a significant change in your brain's performance. I constantly question if I sound dumb around my friends or just out in public. Keep fighting
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that you're going through all of that. I quit Seroquel two years ago and I'm doing much better now. Still not as sharp as I was before taking it, but getting there.
@gnothiseauton8684
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly the same - feel like I’ve lost part of my personality- but rest assured you sound totally normal to me
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
👍🏻
@aarmunoz10
Жыл бұрын
Day 2 off seroquel slept 3 hrs last night currently experiencing brain fog brain zaps when falling asleep waves of sadness it’s really tough right now gods bless anyone coming off this medication
@gabrielgreenboy5733
3 жыл бұрын
NO MORE SEROQUEL
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it.
@AgirlRachel
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for these videos you are so inspirational! I've been on seroquel for 5+ years and I miss the girl I once was. I'm starting university in September and am so scared of the thought of how I'm going to get through it. I need to sleep at least 12hrs a day and if I'm up at 8am in the morning I'm a zombie atleast until 2pm which does not help when I study art. So scared of coming off it BUT so scared of continuing to be on it 😣 I hope you're doing well 🌞
@Lanja1991
5 жыл бұрын
Rachel Robinson what dose are you on?? I am ok 25mlg and started on 400mlg. What you are describing sounds exactly like my life. I haven’t been able to work for the last year and a half
@AgirlRachel
5 жыл бұрын
@@Lanja1991 I'm on 350mg slow release. It sucks so much, I just read your comment about memory, my memory is absolutely awful too and during the day I'm so boring and when I try to have a laugh it's so forced. I feel my thinking has slowed down a lot and that doesn't help with studying art and studying in general!
@AgirlRachel
5 жыл бұрын
@@Lanja1991 have you not been able to work due to the medication? How do you think it's effected or changed you?
@AllThings80s
5 жыл бұрын
I'm doing much better, thanks. It's not right that you are in a position where you're scared to come off Seroquel but at the same time, you're scared to stay on it. It's such a horrible drug that should only be prescribed for extreme cases. I hope you can find a safe solution.
@Lanja1991
5 жыл бұрын
Rachel Robinson yes I haven’t been able to work due to this medication because it makes me feel so fatigue and weak and just can’t go to work stand all day teaching. I am on my last dose and hoping to get off it. Seroquel gives you a different personality and you feel like a zombie most of the day. It also increases your suicidal thinking and make you hate life even more.
@Filthycoffin
Жыл бұрын
Zyprexa for me I’ve been offered the drug now for four years and still wanna die every day and cannot feel anything other than that
@AllThings80s
Жыл бұрын
Stay strong and look for another doctor
@cedargrayson190
4 ай бұрын
Ive been on this medication since I was 14... Im 18 now... Going from 400 mg to now 130mg Ive been weening off of it for a few mouths now, and I think that as much as I once believed this medication helped me Its the thing I regret most in my life. I was prescribed it for phycosis then stayed on it for insomnia. I had memory loss due to trauma for years and although ive healed and recovered from the amnesia. Im left empty and my ability to remember and prosess information embarrassingly slow. Every fiber of my being hope that I will heal from this. That there will come a time when I see and feel the difference. I do not remember who i was before this medication.
@AllThings80s
4 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear that. It will take time, but you will eventually get your old self back.
@mr.giggles4995
3 ай бұрын
These drugs will strip you off your self-identity and make you lose interest in everything, including your passions and dreams. I'ma guitarist/musician and I even stopped listening to music altogether because it sounded like noise, I stopped getting any emotional response from it except anger... I was on a cocktail of pharmaceuticals including quetiapine and was forgetting the names of my best friends for days on end... I recently had a neuro-psych evaluation, it was 4 hours of testing my memory. They told me I have damage to my memory but it's 100% due to "my depression", like I'm the problem and not the drugs they put me on that are proven to cause memory loss and cognitive dysfunction....
@AllThings80s
3 ай бұрын
@@mr.giggles4995 You're absolutely right. All I can say is that six years after quitting, I'm able to once again enjoy the things that I used to enjoy and my memory is 100 times better than it was when on that junk.
@jadefree8788
3 жыл бұрын
I KNOW Seroquel caused brain damage for me. I was only on it for a short time and it was prescribed for insomnia. Oh yes, it did cause me to sleep. Soon after I started using it, I had a psychotic breakdown. The psychosis ended almost to the day that I stopped taking it. But I had some unhappy long term effects. My memory is poor. When I do remember I cannot put anything in order that happened more than a few days or weeks ago. (What happened first, second, etc and how long ago.) I have a tremor in my right hand and often drop or accidently throw things. I lost my sense of balance. My math skills and vocabulary have suffered. Can't make decisions and when I do make them sometimes they are terrible. Incredibly fast weight gain that I still battle with. My sense of humor is replaced with numbness. Worse depression than I had before. Poor decision making skills. Can't find the words I need in conversation or in writing. I cry a lot but I don't know if its related to the drug or the losses I've suffered as a result of taking the drug. Don't understand what others are saying to me sometimes. It's like the adults in Charlie Brown; blah blah blah. I just can't make out the words. I have lost interest in all creative pursuits and doubt I would have the abilities to do what I used to do. I could go on but KNOW THIS; Seroquel may help some people but it is poison for others. I have had small improvement in certain areas over the years, but it has been slow going. It has been perhaps ten years since I took it. Can't remember. Good luck to you. Hope you fare better than I have.
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry to hear all that you've gone through because of this drug. It's absolutely ridiculous that it gets prescribed for insomnia.
@kamenliter
Жыл бұрын
My wife with early on-set dementia was prescribed this for insomnia and two days into taking it (50 mg) she had an aggressive psychotic breakdown that put her in the ER. She’s still in the hospital seven days later (after they pumped her up with it again, Zyprexa, Xanax (caused another episode), and Remeron. She’s in a much worse state now than before and it’s obviously from the Seroquil (and other meds they gave her); my pharmacist friend said ‘ugh, I don’t like that drug’ when I told him her psychiatrist prescribed it for her. I should have listened to him.
@Bree-dy4np
8 ай бұрын
can you tell me how long you took it and what dose?
@jxntxn1462
4 жыл бұрын
I've been on seroquel 2 years now, started on 800+ mg daily. About a year ago I started noticing some side effects such as disrupted speech, muscle/joint weakness, short-term memory loss, massive weight gain, and hair thinning. It has pretty much destroyed my confidence in social settings. I'm down to >30mg/day now and am going to stop taking it altogether when I can get a few days off work. I just hope that it hasn't permanently affected my mind.
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
I'm coming up for being two years free of Seroquel and I can honestly say that my mind has improved greatly in these two years and is pretty much back to how I was before Seroquel.
@jxntxn1462
4 жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s Thank you for the reply man that is really encouraging. What about your sleep?
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
@@jxntxn1462 Sleep is still an issue but I take Unisom (sleep aid) and sleep like a baby.
@brockachoo
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video, need to know what I'm about to put myself through. I've been on 800mg for 8 years and my weight gain has been crazy, I doubled my weight in the 8 years. I'm going to lower my dose.
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
The weight gain was one of the main reasons for me quitting. I'll be honest, quitting was torture but I'm now almost two years free of Seroquel and I feel great now.
@AxelBrzostowski
3 жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s Thank you for this reply! I have a question about it: Do you feel now that you have recovered what you thought you have lost at the time you recorded the video? Thank you so much!
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
@@AxelBrzostowski Yes, I've been off Seroquel for two years now and I feel much more like my old self.
@kerrydavies3169
3 жыл бұрын
I had this medication for 4 years, i now suffer with hyperprolactinaemia. Suspected pituitary tumors, changes to my fertility. Constant brain fog. I have delayed speech delayed words i say the wrongbwords and dont recognise people straight away but i know i know them. Sonethings go to fast and my mental ability is seriously so bad. It can cause brain damage, pituitary tumors. Loss of eyesighg. Infertility and much worse. But nobody is taking responsibility for the damages
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry you have gone through all of that. This stuff is pure poison and it makes me so angry at how easily it is prescribed.
@foxemartin
4 жыл бұрын
(Speaking slowly doesn't make someone an idiot.) I was only on it a year and a half and I felt permanently altered after coming off. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I know things aren't the same. I feel less fluid.
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
It will take time, but you will return to "normal" in due course.
@whatistrue0293
5 жыл бұрын
Here I am on day 15 off Seroquel. 2 to 3 hours of sleep each night. Major left leg pain. Beyond that no other symptoms.
@AllThings80s
5 жыл бұрын
That's great. Keep it going.
@ayofro3377
4 жыл бұрын
Whatistrue 02 look up yogi sleep tea, and cbd products for sleep
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
@@ayofro3377 Thanks. I'll look into that.
@whatistrue0293
4 жыл бұрын
Ayo Fro thanks brother, 100 days off today. Still have sleep problems and Seroquel mess up my sinuses pretty bad. I have improved over last month so I’ll keep praying and fighting the good fight till I’m healed.
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
@@whatistrue0293 I hope you can get through this. All the best!!!
@AlyTarmin
3 жыл бұрын
watch there be a class action suit in the future for one of the worst drugs.
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
👍🏻
@eviken1982
2 жыл бұрын
I took seroquel for 6 years only because of a sleeping problem. I had also a mild depression. The depression got worse when I took seroquel. My liver was not ok when I took seroquel, my thyroid was very low also. My blood sugar levels were high I had almost diabetes. I lost many teeth because of bruxism at night due to using seroquel. Coming off seroquel was a hell for me. Got many withdrawal symptoms, I couldn't sleep. I got a psychosis. I am very angry at the doctor who gave me that pill. Seroquel may not be given for a sleeping problem. My family doctor gave that to me. It's almost 2 years that I don't take it anymore and my body is still curing.
@SpaztasticTV
3 жыл бұрын
I started taking them for not even a week now and I can say i'm not gonna take them anymore especially considering I have a job and they prevent me from doing even remotely good work. The biggest concern I have is finding information on "Stop taking this medication if" part. I would rather just deal with my issues than medicate them away.
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
That's why I quit. I couldn't handle the side effects any longer. I still go through periods of depression now and again but at least I don't have to deal with the side effects of Seroquel.
@marienorman1477
4 жыл бұрын
Bobby Norman from Tennessee USA, been taking seroquel for 17years just now come of and having the same issue but hopefully will be healed from it,now taking lithium.
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
I hope you are doing well after quitting Seroquel.
@marienorman1477
4 жыл бұрын
Working on it. Having same issues with it as you are or were.
@PurpleSpiderwebs
4 жыл бұрын
I got put on seroquel about 4 years ago for mild anxiety and after 2 weeks they made me an instantly depressed zombie to the point where out of of nowhere I took over 30 of these tablets and for the life of me I can't remember the experience or being suicidal when I took them. I just did. Due to the large quantity of pills I was forced to go cold turkey and I've never took heroin but I imagine that's what it feels to withdraw. Since then I haven't been the same. Like you, I feel like I've lost parts of myself and my personality. Ever since thise drugs I developed severe nerve pain resulting in chronic tension migraines. My God the most pain I've ever endured. Every day is a struggle to live. I started taking meds for the pain but they made me put on 4 stone in 3 months so had to come off them too. I'm only 25 but feel like my life is over. It feels like I'm in my own personal hell reliving pain over and over until the end of eternity.
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
When I went through the seroquel withdrawals, it made me understand why junkies can't quit heroin. I've been free of seroquel for about 20 months now and I really do feel great. It does take time, but it is possible to get over the problems that seroquel causes.
@brentonreilly9904
3 жыл бұрын
The exact same thing has happened to me. How are you feeling now?
@PurpleSpiderwebs
3 жыл бұрын
I'm drug free and my pain is better than it was. Just coping with the anxiety and depression that so commonly comes with chronic pain. I think losing my job because of covid and being stuck alone with my thoughts for almost a year didn't help from lockdown. I keep having these panic attacks every day and before I go out which I think is due to the trauma from all the pain most of which happened outside. Stress makes the pain worse so you see the paradox. I've been taking valerian which has helped a little. I think I need something stronger for the anxiety though. Hopefully something without too many side effects. How are you doing? Thank you for asking by the way it's super sweet of you :)
@PurpleSpiderwebs
3 жыл бұрын
@@brentonreilly9904 I was seeing an award winning headache specialist just before lockdown and then I tried to contact her during lockdown and found out she got diagnosed with cancer during lockdown so fuck haha. She's the most compassionate doctor/nurse I've ever met in my life. Rightly so considering she has the exact same illness as me. It's awful for her having to live with this pain all her life then to get diagnosed with cancer. She's recovering though so I'm glad in that respect.
@PurpleSpiderwebs
3 жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s My nervous system is still recovering from the damage that happened about 3 years ago now. Diet helps extremely and also lots of emotional support.
@DMSteeley
4 жыл бұрын
I thought the gabapentin was what made me verbally challenged like this. Though I only take a low dose of Seroquel as a sleep aid.
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
It might be a combination of the two drugs.
@Tness360
5 жыл бұрын
Best of luck. I got put on Syraquel when I was 6 years old and ive been on it for 14 years. Im on day 7 of the withdrawal
@AllThings80s
5 жыл бұрын
Good luck with your withdrawal. I don't wish to alarm you, but the physical side effects for me anyway, were absolute torture. It took me about 2 full months of being off Seroquel for the physical side effects to stop.
@AllThings80s
5 жыл бұрын
How are you finding the phycical withdrawals? For me, it was the nausea combined with the insomnia that was the worst.
@matreen427
4 жыл бұрын
All Things 80s how did you do the withdrawal? Was it by tapering bit by bit or completely off? I tried to do it on my own (tapering) and even that I couldn’t sleep. It was the dependency on it. If I didn’t take it, I was unable to sleep even when I felt so tired physically. I am frightened by the third day (no sleep at all for three days) and went back on it
@yummy2043
2 жыл бұрын
It’s sad that when I went to the psych ward multiple times as a teen, this is what they instantly threw anyone on. Any age, just to turn them into a manageable zombie. I felt so dumb/slow and dull. One point having to reteach myself math I knew in the past on this and went off it by myself and had no side effects. I don’t understand why this is used off label for bipolar and depression. And why psychiatrists especially in teen psych wards give out anti psychotics like seroquel as a pill for anything.
@nicktkacz2052
Жыл бұрын
I went off of it as well after all everyone said it was super dangerous. Best decision of my life I came off fine no issues and in roughly a month I started to feel normal again less lost a 30 pounds
@qotu01
3 жыл бұрын
The pace of your speech is normal in this video and the others. Completely normal. You sound relaxed. You do not sound like a "weirdo" at all. I don't know if you have bipolar disorder, but as seroquel is a VERY standard treatment for that, I'm guessing you might ? Seroquel is not an anti - depressant; it is an "antipsychotic", which also has mood stabilising properties. Bipolar disease itself causes cognitive damage. ESPECIALLY if untreated. Fact. 60% of Bipolar sufferers have cognitive damage. Search "cognition in bipolar disorder" - SCREEDS of material. NB in this search you will see "Cognition in Bipolar Disorder" by www.isbd.org. It is an excellent PDF booklet with reputable authors. Highly recommended to anyone with Bipolar wondering about their cognition. (My psychiatrist was unaware of it and asked for a copy.) I'm one of the unlucky 60%. Neurocognitive testing by a PhD neuropsychologist revealed it. Bipolar causes a classic set of cognitive impairments. The "high end" of bipolar is characterised by rapid speech and euphoria +/- "irritability" (losing temper very easily; exploding etc). Some drugs have the side effect of "word finding difficulty". It can be easy to blame drugs, when in fact the disease is the problem. My pharmacist has been FANTASTIC at researching detailed answers to my many questions about my meds. Also dose and type of release can be the problem. I had ATROCIOUS side effects to seroquel and the psychiatrist switched most of the dose to XR (slow release over 12 hours) at 6pm with a smaller amount as IR (instant release) 1-2 hrs before sleep time - all fixed. My pharmacist suggested it and i took it to my psychiatrist, who agreed. It made a massive positive difference. I love experts ! Work WITH them. Talking to qualified psychiatrists psychologists, pharmacists and psych nurses about treatment problems has very much worked for me. There are plenty of alternative medications to try. There are DNA tests that show which psych meds suit / don't suit you per your genes. Look it up. Your pharmacist will know. It's well worth doing. My GP highly recommended it as she had had highly valuable info revealed re the management of her chronic pain. Mine was done via " MyDNA" . This helped me enormously. I was on meds unsuitable per my genes and was shaking and not improving. Those drugs were proven to be unsuitable via the DNA testing. However, Seroquel was a "green light" one for me. It isn't for everyone. Maybe it isn't for you. DNA testing willl give very clear answers and cut out the guesswork. Highly recommended. There is currently an international study of the genes of 100,000 people with bipolar which aims to pin down 1. How it is inherited 2. The best mood stabiliser for each individual. Again too cut out the guess work and experimentation. This is the Australian link : check your own country for their contributing branch of it. www.geneticsofbipolar.org.au/ It can be hard to separate if it's the drug or the disease causing the problem. "Red trucks cause fires. At every fire you see them. So red trucks cause fires".
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
👍🏻
@shanegoldsworthy9405
4 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry man, I'm so sorry, me too, for a decade I took 900mg of standard release serequel once a night. I believe you about your speach and your thinking as it has happened to me, I want to die and have felt this way since I started them I have been off them for 2 years now, doctors request. I suffered seizures, sleep deprivation, adrenaline spikes ECT for 4 months. My partner split up with me, my boss fired me I've dropped out of uni, I haven't had a job or a home ever since that day :(
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
This drug is so destructive, as I'm sure you're aware. It should be banned.
@GeraltOfRivia99
4 жыл бұрын
I feel your pain i can imagine because ive had struggles to. with drugs its really hit or miss this drug didnt seem to help you. but i have heard many others who said that seraquel was the only thing that lifted her mood. im not sided with drugs but we all have a different brain and these drugs can be helpful or destructive. i tried lexapro one time and it just made my anxiety even worse! i already had terrible anxiety that was a nitemare but i can honestly say celexa has helped me. its so hard in this world to find proper treatment how are you doing now a days? i think you should check out the video 87000 brain scans by dr amen because he really uses these brain scans of his to help and target areas of your brain that are not working right.
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
@@GeraltOfRivia99 I've been off this junk for over 18 months now and my brain function has definitely improved since I made this video. I'm not 100% back to "normal", but I'm getting there.
@GeraltOfRivia99
4 жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s thats great. see im having a problem of getting off the medication if i lower my dose my anxiety comes back and depression comes back 10 times worse so im stuck and dont know what to do really
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
@@GeraltOfRivia99 I know exactly what you mean. I still have anxiety from time to time, but I'd rather face that than the horrible side effects of seroquel.
@clausmehl8731
3 жыл бұрын
You are a honest man
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@clausmehl8731
3 жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s Unfortunately my englisch isnt so good that i can understand all Comments spoken. Blut i unterstand the Message. Thanks for this Video and hope for you.
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
@@clausmehl8731 Thank you. 👍🏻
@oliviarowe2296
3 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy that you've fully recovered! How long were you on Seroquel before you quit cold turkey? How high was your dose?
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
I was on various doses between 100 and 400mg. When I quit, I was on 100mg.
@SO-rg4pc
2 жыл бұрын
Yep, I'm sure that drug is what caused me long term damage. I have been off them for years and I'm still stammering and have to slow my brain down in order to try and form each word very carefully and there are many words I can't say at all. 🙏
@AllThings80s
2 жыл бұрын
It's a terrible drug.
@joshsutton324
3 жыл бұрын
Took it for 10+ years. Ur right exactly
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
👍🏻
@grimmcgrimon
3 жыл бұрын
A doctor recommended it to me and said I shouldn’t research it, due to nocebo. Fucking hell, does he want to kill me? I was on sertraline and abilify wich i suspect was the reason I forgot words. I feel very disrespected, like my life does not mean anything.
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
I know how you feel. I got the impression that the only thing the doctors cared about was making money.
@joshuataylor3550
3 жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s had a terrible experience. Doctors lied to me.
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
@@joshuataylor3550 Sadly, this seems quite common.
@joshuataylor3550
3 жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s are they on commision or something? With reterospect it was pushed on me way too forcefully. (Seroquel for insomnia after serotonin syndrome, wasn't hallucinating).
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
@@joshuataylor3550 I believe they are on commission. I’ve said it all along.
@oswaldorodriguez1453
3 жыл бұрын
I dont think quetiapine gives you brain damage. I think your levels of neurotransmitters are low. Quetiapine blocks dopamine and serotonin but you can fix neurotransmitter issues easily if you dont have any other issues like Bipolar. Low dopamine levels are related to brain fog, memory issues, depression and low motivation. I think you could try something that raise dopamine transmitters to normal levels like Burpropion, Modanifil. Also you could try a safer natural aproach like Tyrosine, Theanine, Ginseng, caffeine. Anything that raise dopamine levels should help. I recommend as well you take omega 3 and lions's mane mushroom.
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
I beg to differ. I've been free of Seroquel for almost 2 and a half years and my brain function has returned to the levels I had prior to taking it.
@oswaldorodriguez1453
3 жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s Thats nice to hear :)
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
@@oswaldorodriguez1453 👍🏻
@emergentlyadaptive2760
2 жыл бұрын
All antipsychotics cause brain damage/shrinkage. This fact has been confirmed in the scientific literature for over ten years now. A simple google search can confirm it for you.
@AmandaHugandKiss411
Жыл бұрын
Your brain does shrink between 10 to 18% from long-term use of seroquel. This has been proven in autopsy of patients and there are a considerable number of lawsuits worldwide because of this. Not to mention of fatty liver and fatty heart seen in these autopsies. Look it up.
@jenniferbrown6626
4 жыл бұрын
I am still on this medicine and I take 25mgs... I was on 50. But it's such a strong drug. I am loosen my thoughts and can't focuse very well.
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
I completely understand. I've now been off it for almost 18 months and I'm doing really well now.
@jenniferbrown6626
4 жыл бұрын
I find my self losen my rain of thought or I for get words. I am also in Effexor and I dont knowfor sure but today I keep seeing lighting and some time I see other things like bugs. But at night I will slip of to the REM sleep and for 3 second I would shake then I just stop ad fall a sleep. I am aware it happens but I cant wake up to stop it. But it's light enough of sleep to know what is happening to me.
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
@@jenniferbrown6626 I remember getting the body jerks when sleeping when I was taking seroquel. It's a horrible feeling.
@jenniferbrown6626
4 жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s I think I am going to stop taking it..
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
@@jenniferbrown6626 It's not for me to tell you that you should, but I can only share my experience of quitting and can say that for me, it was the right thing to do.
@qaissafrouk4492
4 жыл бұрын
Hey there, I was on 200mg of seroquel, February 12th my doctor reduced it down to 150mg and said to take that until Mid March when I dropped I felt some withdrawal from it for 2 weeks then adjusted to 150mg , then I dropped down to 100mg on 24th March, since then the withdrawal is horrible, I still sleep but in the day I feel anxious all the time, brain fog, feeling adrenaline surges down my back and legs
@qaissafrouk4492
4 жыл бұрын
How long will this last? I reduced seroquel because of the effects it has making me tired all the time and forgetful, but now I feel like I’m fatigued, racing thoughts, feels horrible, I wish I could quit it cold turkey but I fear this pain would be worse then, how long with this withdrawal last? I don’t want to go back up to 150mg or more, I’m just wondering when I’ll start to feel better again, I take CBD at night to help me sleep otherwise I’m too edgy to get a good nights sleep, still feel agitated with it, everything is bright outside since reducing this drug
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
@@qaissafrouk4492 I quit cold turkey and the withdrawal pain lasted for about six weeks. It was absolute torture, but once the pain stopped, I felt amazing. I've been free of seroquel for almost 18 months and the only problem I still have is difficulty sleeping, but I take an over the counter sleep aid and that works really well for me.
@qaissafrouk4492
4 жыл бұрын
All Things 80s do the light sensitivity, loss of appetite and other withdrawal effects go away?
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
@@qaissafrouk4492 Yes, all the withdrawal effects eventually went away.
@qaissafrouk4492
4 жыл бұрын
You are a legend and your videos inspired me to fight on and taper off seroquel, rn trying to adjust to 100mg before I see the doctor again in May and get another reduction
@ferrero673
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your experience ... there are many many things to say about that and thanks to you we are sharing our bad experiences... the wors thing is that most people who need a psychologist can't get therapy without being put under medications and this is fucking mean and unfair so that they loose all the support they need just because the can't handle being under meds
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
That's so true. There are so many benefits from therapy, but like you say, they put you on medication before you can see the therapist. They've got it totally the wrong way round. It should be therapy first, and if that isn't working, then introduce medication.
@alinalemanska2029
5 ай бұрын
Yes, I took Zoloft for about 2 months and permanent brain damage from it and fro a birth control shot I took that almost killed me. But I am focused on full recovery and believe in miracles. I learned what did not work.
@AllThings80s
5 ай бұрын
👍🏻
@craigsmith4022
3 жыл бұрын
I am now free from seroquel after ending up in hospital with neuroleptic malignant syndrome ,I am now on St. Johns wort and coq10 instead, I get slight mood dips but dont want to go back on meds
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
I hope you're doing well.
@craigsmith4022
3 жыл бұрын
Hi mate yes I’m getting there thanks , it’s feels very different not taking seroquel for 11 years I guess sleep wise it’s a lot better than expected,mood swings a little worse but hey ho it could be worse ,how are you doing yourself?
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
@@craigsmith4022 I'm glad to hear it. I'm doing well. I won't lie, my mood still sometimes goes up and down like a yo-yo, but it beats being on seroquel.
@craigsmith4022
3 жыл бұрын
Nice mate glad to hear ,I hope the mood swings ease a bit, take care man and keep well
@ilovejesusshorpe8176
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your videos. You're coming across as an intelligent narrator of your experiences. Your video has helped shine a light on the dangers of psychotropic drugs like Seroquel. All psychiatrists will do well to educate themselves from your experiences. If they are of God they will act accordingly going forward. If they are of Satan they will continue their genocidal activity. The love of money is indeed the root of all evil. Jesus loves you. God loves you, and He is in control of your destiny if you let Him. What God intended for good at the lowest possible dosages, Satan is using for evil at higher dosages than are necessary. I pray that God will bless you abundantly and grant you many happy, healthy years in His will for your life.
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind words. I really appreciate it.
@traceyhateley3925
3 жыл бұрын
Exellent video and Narrator. x
@tristanoioi2567
2 жыл бұрын
I blasted 600 300 mg for month's straight at 16 now I feel useless
@AllThings80s
2 жыл бұрын
Hey, take it easy.
@gnothiseauton8684
4 жыл бұрын
No you’re not coming across like that I agree has taken something away from me and memory very bad now
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
My speech pattern has improved a lot over the last year and I feel as if my memory recall has improved a lot too. I guess it takes time for things to return to the pre-seroquel days.
@gnothiseauton8684
4 жыл бұрын
I have managed to reduce from 300mg twice a day up until the few weeks I managed 250 twice a day but unfortunately the tremors and brain/body zaps are soooooo bad I’ve had to go back up by 50
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
@@gnothiseauton8684 That's a pity.
@kevinrb9532
8 ай бұрын
Hopefully it will heal more thoroughly. Seroquel is an antipsychotic, and they are notorious for brain damage.
@AllThings80s
8 ай бұрын
👍🏻
@JZGreengo
3 жыл бұрын
Quit right away after first injection I was wrongfully prescribed to treat my depression. Withdraw symptoms of feeling off and restless persisted 2 months after injection left my body. Still feel off, expected date of feeling some normalcy in my mind won’t be till the 6 month mark of being off I feel like
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, after six months you should start feeling normal again.
@simsim5919
3 жыл бұрын
Hi did you recover after 6 months?
@Personincrowd
2 жыл бұрын
I feel like im losing my memory. Maybe its the seroquel.
@AllThings80s
2 жыл бұрын
I'm certain it is.
@chg6365
2 жыл бұрын
Hey! Thank you a lot for sharing your experience!!! In one comment you wrote that you feel more like yourself now. That’s so nice to know!! What helped you?? I took Seroquel because of extreme restlessness and sleeping problems for about 1.5 to 2 months and I am quite sure that it damaged my brain. My condition is really bad and I am extremely worried about that. Sorry for my grammatical mistakes :/ I am from Germany
@AllThings80s
2 жыл бұрын
What helped me was getting Seroquel out of my system. 👍🏻
@chg6365
2 жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s Ok, so after a while when you stopped taking them you just got better without doing anything more? I stopped taking it 3 months ago and I still feel the symptoms : I can’t think abstractly and have problems with my memory. I feel as if I just exist in my body and don’t live.
@AllThings80s
2 жыл бұрын
@@chg6365 It took over two years for my brain to return to "normal".
@user-xx1qd7th3g
Жыл бұрын
Hi! Are you today?
@user-tp4rj2yw8b
2 ай бұрын
I have just came off after 12 years. I was quick witted, funny , and well spoken prior to my seriquil. Since coming off . I struggle to think. Communicate. Express my self or use the correct wording .
@AllThings80s
2 ай бұрын
Your old self will come back eventually .
@user-tp4rj2yw8b
2 ай бұрын
@@AllThings80s thankyou for the reassurance
@AllThings80s
2 ай бұрын
@@user-tp4rj2yw8b 👍🏻
@mrSkandalpolisen
3 жыл бұрын
I'm taking minimum 300mg every evening just to sleep. I'm more or less resistant against the more conventional sleeping meds.... Sometimes not even 300mg Seroquel get me to sleep - then I add another 200mg Seroquel plus 80mg of Nozinan (Levomepromazin). Tonight not even this bring me to sleep. Oh, and was going to answer your question. Yes I feel more and more distansed from my former kind of sharp brain. I used to work as an aviation engineer for several years and after that I worked as a production engineer and projectmanager for larger projects. Today I struggle with finding my words just in an ordinary friend to friend talk. I can go slient for seconds befor I find a word. Sometimes i don't find the word and I have to describe it instead. I also forget a lot. Its not like the common case where you forget something where something might rmember you about it. It's more like "oh no, I have never said that, agreed to that, or been told that instruction". It doesent end there..... I can even totally black out and don't recognise people I have met a few times or places where I have been.
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
I completely understand.
@geraldvaughn8403
3 жыл бұрын
My mom is 93 and takes 25mg daily. How do I get her off it as the nursing home wants to keep her on it. It really slows dowager speech and movement.
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
You must speak with her doctor.
@Maranatha7557
3 жыл бұрын
Do you know why they are prescribing it? Yes, talk to her doctor.
@KarleeAnnSharpe
3 күн бұрын
Hey im karlee and I'm currently doing the journey of going off the seroquel. I've been tapering for 4 weeks now. Last few month I've become more aware that my speech has deteriated. I've been taking seroquel for 14 years now. Even the taper has been extremely difficult so far. I've started relapsing but also am aware that this is normal. Just wondering do have any tips on how to continue tapering? 😃
@AllThings80s
2 күн бұрын
The only tip I can give is to keep going. I quit cold turkey and it was hell for a year, but I kept at it and I feel great for it.
@tomnoodles8768
3 жыл бұрын
I have a feeling that the damage caused by seroquel can actually be healed. But I don't know how to do that. But I really do think that if a thing can be damaged then it can also be repaired. The damaged caused by seroquel CAN be repaired. But they don't want you to know how.
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
I'm coming up for being free of Seroquel for three years and I'm definitely more like my old self again. It's taken a while, but I got there in the end.
@hamishmcmonkeypants5672
3 жыл бұрын
Ive read that it doesn't come back. The scientific paper from 2015 I read says Grey matter doesn't return.
@maikondouglasdesouza7681
Жыл бұрын
@@hamishmcmonkeypants5672 you have a link?
@Alyeah_
5 жыл бұрын
I’ve been on different anti depressants since 2009
@clausmehl8731
3 жыл бұрын
My god
@ivangarcia5098
4 жыл бұрын
I'm 18 years old I've been taking Seroquel for a year I have them half those thoughts that you were talking about but I would never do that and I tried to tell my doctor I never work he of the milligrams now I'm up to 400 mg
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
I hope you can find a doctor that will listen to you.
@tommy1484
3 жыл бұрын
Just seeing this looking up seroquel efffects.. I’ve been on it for 8 years at least, starting on 25mg to sleep now taking up to 600-700mg and not getting near the sleep I use to get.. But all the other effects I’m getting still like the really bad memory, to the point I can’t even remember the tv show I watched the night before, slurred words here and there and slight tremors and next to no sex drive and e.d... I’ve tried getting off it and it was a nightmare where my body felt like it was shutting down it’s a nightmare of a medication but can not stop taking it even though it’s dragging my life down
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
I would suggest going to see and doctor and telling him to help you get off Seroquel.
@babynaysc
Жыл бұрын
I will never use quetiapine again. The doctor gave me 25mg for sleep and it was terrible, I had nightmares, sedation, dizziness, a limp body, even an anxiety attack when I woke up, I couldn't get out of bed I was so lazy NOTE: I don't want to use it as a stabilizer, I started using lamotrigine, quetiapine would be just for sleep because I'm in hypomania, I'd rather not sleep until the consultation than take it again
@noneofyourbusiness5091
5 жыл бұрын
I’ve also got issues with speech and remembering what I want to say or forgetting words but I can never tell if it’s from having been on medication, fibro fog from fibromyalgia, or the mental illnesses themselves. I was on psychotropics from 2011-2018
@AllThings80s
5 жыл бұрын
I was on psychotropics for over 10 years and now that I'm completely free of them, I'm aware that I'm something of a damaged case. Before taking any of these medications, I was always anxious and my speech was extremely fast, with a tendancy to stutter. Now, I sound like a stoner and I'm really troubled by the fact that I'm struggling to remember certain words when talking. .
@noneofyourbusiness5091
5 жыл бұрын
megadean that really sucks. And of course no doctor mentions that this happens. I was 14 when I started on medication and stopped it when I was 21.
@amenamen9300
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, how have you been feeling so far...
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
I've been off seroquel for about 2 and a half years now and I'm going great, thanks.
@logicthinker7229
3 жыл бұрын
I thought those side affects were from aging( im 30 yo) and it changed from me being 28 yo when i started this pill , never thought it was related cause well i trusted the system and i tend to think logical and i had a blind spot for the medicine area cause im no doctor never studied it so who am i to question that profession or what they prescribe me , thanks to you and others and me starting to get clarification to my situation i am starting to lookat things differently. Yes it happened to me to .
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
👍🏻
@christinabraithwhite5396
2 жыл бұрын
I feel like I can't organize as well. Like it's harder to get stuff done. I've been off it for years and I feel a little different. I miss the relief it gave me but the weight gain was not good. But I definitely feel like a different person after taking it.
@AllThings80s
2 жыл бұрын
👍🏻
@hornet6969
4 жыл бұрын
Taking for years. Was a voracious reader. Now rarely read. It has damaged my ability to concentrate. It does help my symptoms. It performs what its supposed to do. Like I said can't read anymore / concentrate. There's a price to be paid for anything. 😐
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, the side effects of this drug are extremely dangerous.
@musicjunkie136
2 жыл бұрын
When I take it I don't have a care in the world. I still hear them, but it did shush em up alot
@-suprapersonal
Жыл бұрын
My mother was prescribed this along with 6(prescribed 8 in all, didn't take the last) other medications from a psychiatrist who was forced into retirement from dementia barely 2 months after the fact. She took this for about a month then started having 3-4 seizures a day for a while. For the next 10 years she suffered from seizures. Luckily, she went to a neurologist and has been seizure free for 7 years now.
@AllThings80s
Жыл бұрын
Psychiatrists are too quick to prescribe these dangerous medications.
@honeyqk
9 ай бұрын
I was prescribed this medicine, and I only took it for one night and the next day, I was a zombie, and I could not make decisions. I was in the coffee drive-through, and I cannot think of what to order when I order the same thing every single day. I felt my anxiety, but it was numbed, so I felt, the nervousness within me, but it was behind jail bars where I couldn’t fully experience it but it was there , if that makes sense. It was very uncomfortable. I never took it again.
@AllThings80s
9 ай бұрын
👍🏻
@aplusmerchant2281
3 жыл бұрын
How are you now? Do you think your brain is functioning normally now that you are off of it? And how long did it take to get back to normal? I’m having issues with memory, speech and slowed thinking. It’s scary because I’m only 26 and was very intelligent before taking this drug. I’ve been taking 200 mg for about 5 or 6 years
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
It took about 18 months before I felt like my old self again. You just have to be patient.
@aplusmerchant2281
3 жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s Okay. That gives me a lot of hope. Thank you, I’m really glad you are feeling like your normal self.
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
@@aplusmerchant2281 Many thanks 👍🏻
@Sophie-sp9hw
4 жыл бұрын
I agree, I think that it causes cognitive impairments.
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
It definitely does. This is a terrible drug.
@danielandersson3910
3 жыл бұрын
this is poison!
@Erfi248
4 жыл бұрын
Same here. I was really intelligent and bright but now I feel the same as you feel. I’m on an antipsychotic. They decrease grey matter and brain volume. Fuck my life.
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
👍🏻
@King_Konga
2 жыл бұрын
Are these effects permanent? I've been on seroquel 400mg for almost a year and my memory has been terrible. I also feel like I've lost a lot of my personality. I feel like I've been a zombie. I've never been so terrified in my life that I'm going to lose myself forever. I'm starting to taper off of it. My personality has been shot as well. None of the energy or the passion I used to have. Definitely less intelligent. Did this drug ruin my brain permanently? I'm really scared and hope that's not the case.
@AllThings80s
2 жыл бұрын
I've been free of Seroquel for over three years now and I definitely feel more like my old self again.
@King_Konga
2 жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s But does it all come back? Or is it gone forever? Sorry I'm just really scared. I used to be very intelligent and funny. I feel like I've lost everything and I'm just now realizing this drug might be the cause. I can't live like this for the rest of my life. I'm 23 and I'm scared it's hurt my normal brain development permanently. Is there any hope for me?
@AllThings80s
2 жыл бұрын
@@King_Konga it’s all come back. It took a while, but I got there in the end.
@King_Konga
2 жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s Ok thank you. I'm feeling very hopeless as all my memories of my life are gone. I hope the drug didn't permanently destroy me. I'm glad you recovered. I hope the same for me.
@omarpro8626
2 жыл бұрын
@@King_Konga How do you feel now? hope things getting well for you.
@joeldecoster8816
Ай бұрын
antidepressants have ruined my life e
@AllThings80s
Ай бұрын
Sorry to hear that.
@asformeandmyhouse4665
4 жыл бұрын
Fellow Scot with mixed American accent here. Def don’t sound like an idiot.. shame though that these drugs can mess with you so badly, I know that’s true
@AllThings80s
4 жыл бұрын
It is a terrible drug and I'm happy to say that I've been off it for almost 18 months now and am doing so much better. You have a cool accent BTW.....lol
@mrslassiter2649
2 жыл бұрын
I am on 450 mg of Seroquel and I’ve been on it with a combination of other meds in some form for 15 years. I want to come of it because I am 194lbs and it has happened increasingly over the years. I started a keto diet about 5 days ago because I am prediabetic my cholesterol is bad so overall my health is just not good and I’m only 36. But to respond to your comment I too feel a bit slow and it is due to the Seroquel. I find it hard to think of words. It’s hard to spell words and my personality has changed. I’m not as witty as before. Hopefully I can find research to help with that.
@icyicek
2 жыл бұрын
Totally lost my personality and touch to life like it’s crazy just opening up my mind finding out that quetiapine was the problem and changes so much of my day to day life like I feel lost in thought and to reality and it’s so vivid now that this was all cause of that
@shareenbegum155
3 жыл бұрын
I need some serious advice i was on this sane drug for nearly 8 years and i was on 800mg daily..i gained around 5 stones without even noticing and was sleeping so much and i needed that and block other stuff that was going on...ive lost so much hair like so much..They weaned me off it earlier this year so im not on it anymore but i have blirry vision and boy my vision was great,when i lye in bed and close my eyes im hallucinating..When i go sleep my body is all jumpy like my arm just falls and my legs keep moving and my righy side of body too and my eyes go funny and my brain feels all over the place,face starts to twitch and it really scares me...ive never been so scarred as much as i am right now x
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
I had very similar symptoms when I quit, but two years later, most of them have gone away.
@shareenbegum155
3 жыл бұрын
Did you have problems witg your body that felt like tremors
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
@@shareenbegum155 I did but they have stopped now.
@shareenbegum155
3 жыл бұрын
Okay thank you so much
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
@@shareenbegum155 You're welcome.
@reverseit8931
3 жыл бұрын
Same here- I have been taking it for a little under and year and ive noticed that it makes me mess up my words-
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
I'm getting close to being off Seroquel for three years and my brain is definitely getting close to being where it was before I ever took Seroquel.
@tegelijkertijd
10 ай бұрын
How are you feeling now a few years later? It sounds extremely relatable to me. I’m now two months on Seroquel and my thinking has gotten very impaired. It’s difficult to think and I’m very slow. It feels like I’m sleep walking and everything goes in slow motion. My speaking pace became a lot slower and I have difficulties finding words and formulating. Especially systematically describing a problem or solution seems impossible. I just cannot do it anymore. Finally, I gained 20lbs without changing my diet and I’m just exhausted all the time. Overall this is a frightening experience and I hope I can recover from it. Curious to hear how you have been recovering over the last few years!
@AllThings80s
10 ай бұрын
I'm doing well, thanks. I still need to take a sleep aid each night though.
@tegelijkertijd
10 ай бұрын
@@AllThings80s Has your speech fastened and improved as well?
@AllThings80s
10 ай бұрын
@@tegelijkertijd yes
@annuhlisa
3 жыл бұрын
does this depend on the mg and for how long you're on it?
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
Obviously the lower dosage and for less time should cause less long term damage, but everyone is different.
@clausmehl8731
3 жыл бұрын
Thousand thanks for your Video. I was in mental hospital after breakdown. I got 75mg daily for sleeping disorder. I remembered tall concentration disorder and emotionally numbness. I didnt realize that ir was caused by seroquel. German Standard for increasing the effects of antidepressants. I got brainfog and difficulties of orientation. The numbness didnt get better.i should stay on it forever. I didnt trust the doctors. I didnt trust the doctors anymore. I felt like getting dementia. I got invalide. CFS Severe depression.
@tinafae-ju9hv
Жыл бұрын
I have severe sound sensitivity and hallucinations after taking this crap don't take it. It makes you worse.
@AllThings80s
Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that and yes, it's a terrible drug.
@tinafae-ju9hv
Жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s idk if I'll ever get back to normal. It's been five months. The sound sensitivity is killing me. Electronics make a whistling noise. I can't do it anymore. I make words out of noises it's driving me crazy. Every electronic imitates words. The government should pay for this. I can't do anything I barley feed myself.
@tinafae-ju9hv
Жыл бұрын
@@AllThings80s how long does it take to feel better?
@AllThings80s
Жыл бұрын
@@tinafae-ju9hv it took me over twelve months to feel normal again after quitting.
@lindagerena
2 жыл бұрын
You probably won't be able to stay without it.
@AllThings80s
2 жыл бұрын
Almost three days later and I'm doing fine without it.
@darrenwatson6667
Жыл бұрын
I’ve been on Seroquel for 13 years I now have walking problems and keep having falls at age 49
@AllThings80s
Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that.
@onbenoemdnaam6955
2 жыл бұрын
Yes , i got the same and forget and shaking quit Often , i also forget words , i should have know IT five years ago. Yes i lost Brain power to and cant Read i get tired
@AllThings80s
2 жыл бұрын
It's a terrible drug.
@OtakuJoker17
3 жыл бұрын
I was put on this drug (seroquel) recently was on it about 2 weeks and it made me feel like hell I can't think very irritable and lose of my memory and feel it was numbing my brain and light headedness, so I came of it now and getting serious headaches and nausea it's ruining my life I'm only 22 and I feel more suicidal than ever ...
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
It sounds like you're goin through withdrawals. As you were only on it for a few weeks, the withdrawals shouldn't last long.
@teamhuman2
3 жыл бұрын
I just got prescribed it but haven't taken it yet ,, my youtube research on it thus far has been yikes
@AllThings80s
3 жыл бұрын
@@teamhuman2 It's not to be taken lightly. This is a serious drug and you should have a good talk with your doctor about your concerns.
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