Is Seroquel Safe To Have For Depression And Anxiety?

Posted on Wed, 7 May 2014

Question: wanting to know if I could at least try Seroquel with depression, ptsd, anxiety and had left hip replacement. POST OP 8 YEARS, possible right knee replacement this summer, had 3 scopes, and all the shots including the new shot from chicken fat, nothing helped, I am not on narcotics and wish not be, my blood pressure is fine 120/81 pulse 76 weight 244 height 76 inches, just would like to get an answer with Seroquel, I am currently on generic lisinopril 40mg, but had very very bad depression swing that lasted for over 2 weeks, no sleep, no food, no hunger pangs, nothing attitude wize, and that was not me at all. please help with this question, XXXXXXX thank you, XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Manisha Gopal (41 minutes later)

Brief Answer: it is good but will increase weight Detailed Answer: Hello, Seroquel is a good drug for your symptoms and can treat them effevtively. But seroquel has a tendency to increase weight And increase cholesterol-- by increasing the appetite. So, if you can crub it and effectively control what you eat: then you can.proceed with this drug. If not, then i would advice that you should try paroxetine 12.5-37.5mg in morning. Take etizolam for acute attacks if anxiety ( taken on SOS basis). And for sleep you may need zolpidem 5-10mg for some days. The need for etizolam and zolpidem will reduce and finally stop. So, please look into the facts and then decide. If you have more doubts, i will be pleased to asnswer them. Wish you good health! Dr. Manisha Gopal MD Psychiatry

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar