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Is anyone else experiencing weight gain from seroquel? I still work out the same as always, and eat the same way, but I have gained over 20 pounds since i started seroquel 2 months ago. I dont want to stop taking it becasue i finally found a drug that helps, but this is an unacceptable side effect to me, anyone have any tips for dealing with this?

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I know that on abilify you are less limely to gain weight! Good look ;)

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I have been on Seroquel for 5 years now I am bipolar after not sleeping for a few years my psych prescribed it and I slept like a baby, now as always I seem to have resilience with drugs and I cannot sleep again, I am just about to be on abilify anyone knows the difference between seroquel and abilify with regards to weight gain? Thanks

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I HAVE GREAT NEWS FOR YOU! I've been on Seroquel for 6 years now, and I kind of tryed all! The medicine made me gain something about 10kg. I stopped taking it and lost 8kg. I had to come back to seroquel and gain 10kg again. I switched to Risperidone, in hope that I would loose some weight but I put up 6kg more. So I switched to Geodon and lost 14kg. But the Geodon wasn't working for depression and bipolar disorder, so I switched back to Seroquel - which works best for me for depression, but now taking Metaformim (blood sugar regulator) to stop the weight gain and it worked perfectly! I've been on seroquel 200mg and metaformim 500mg twice a day for 3 months now and I actually lost 3kg! Can't believe ho well metaformin helped.

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Does anyone know of a drug which is AS effective as Seroquel XR but does not cause weight gain? I have been on Seroquel XR (150mg) for 6 months, gained 8kgs and now cannot seem to lose any of it. I find I have an unstoppable appetite as soon as I take the medication. Please let me know.

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I am a 14 year old and have been prescribed to 25 MG of Seroquel. I want to know if this will make me gain weight? I am terrified at all these comments, but found that they are high doses. So in hopes that someone please answer if I will gain weight on 25 MG of Seroquel?

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I have been on serequel for the last 5 years. I too experienced weight gain, as one of the side effects is an almost incessant desire to binge eat. One tip that has worked for me...I just bump my meals back. For example: If I eat at bedtime (after serequel of course) I consider this supper.
The following day, I'm not usually hungry until 2-3 o'clock. I will eat something small. This is breakfast.
Between 5-6 I will eat "lunch"
Then "supper" at bed time.
This has been a good way to incorporate my "Serequel Meal" without the extra calories.

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I took Seroquel for almost 3 years, and I gained over 70 lbs. I have ALWAYS been fit and healthy, and despite maintaining a healthy diet I gained that weight, became borderline diabetic, and dependent on the medication. The drug does cause dependence, and there is a very pronounced and unpleasant withdrawal syndrome to go through if you discontinue the medication. It did help me sleep, but the benefits did not outweigh the liabilities and I discontinued the medication. I kept the same diet and exercise regiment and I have lost 35 pounds. Hope this helps.

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I've been on Seroquel for about a year and a half, and during that time I've gone from a size 4 to a size 12. I've had a thorough sleep study, and apparently it's because of an odd sleeping/eating disorder called SRED (Sleep-Related Eating Disorder). Essentially, I sleep-walk out to the kitchen and binge eat. I wake with no memory of it until I find the mess in the kitchen.
This is a pretty uncommon disorder, but I've been surprised by how many times it's come up in context of Seroquel. For those of you who've put on a lot of weight for no apparent reason, it's something worth thinking about.

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I was just prescribed this by my psychiatrist so I can't comment on weight gain I've experienced. But he did have me promise that I will reduce my calories and really exercise. Even I want to maintain my current weight I have to cut calories. I am very nervous and hope I will not gain weight. Iam taking Chrome (have for months) as an appetite suppressant and it seems to help.

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I have severe Type I Bipolar Disorder to the point that I am 31 years old and on Disability. I take a combo of Lexapro, Klonopin, Lamictal and Seroquel. My meds at night consist of Klonopin, Lamictal and Seroquel. I had been taking the Klonopin first then waiting until I was just going to sleep to take the other 2 meds. Just recently, I started taking them all at the same time at night because my sleep is still so horrible. I cannot believe how ravenous I am after the Seroquel kicks in. I am an athlete so I am in excellent shape, BUT I won't be if I continue this med regime. It defitintely helps me fall asleep, but the hunger I feel is uncontrollable. I also get RLS from the meds so that's why I was taking them right before I fell asleep. Looks like I'm going to have to go back to irregular sleep patterns because weight gain is not an option for me. Needless to say, this sucks. I need adequate rest, but do not want to suffer the depression of gaining a ton of weight. Ugh. I know those of you with this disorder understand my dilemna. I cannot control myself after the Seroquel takes effect which is something new to me. All I want to eat is sugar and crappy food. Even though I try to refrain and eat an apple, string cheese and a glass of milk, that isn't enough.

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Weight Gain on Seroquel

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I have gained about 49lbs after taking seroquel.. I take 800mg at night time and it makes me so tired when I wake up in the morning, when I get 8 hours of sleep. Before I took the medication, I was find with even 6hours of sleep. I go to college and it's extremely hard to focus especially in the morning lectures since it's hard to keep my eyes open. I would feel so drowsy. On the weekends, I would wake up and eat a whole bunch of food and go back to sleep gain. The medication has given me a big appetite and it has changed my metabolism. I am 5'8'' and I used to be skinny, like 116lbs. I would eat a lot but I would gain much weight but after taking seroquel, I have steadly been gaining weight - about 10lbs at least each month. The medication is general makes you eat a lot and sleep alot meaning a lot of calorie intake and no exercise. I also take 200mg of lamictal in the morning and that makes me sleepy too but i don't know whether that actually affects your appetite. I just wanna quit taking seroquel cold turkey but I don't wanna relapse on being bipolar... I just hate being this fat, I've never been so big in my whole life and all of my clothes, I had to throw them away because it wouldn't fit. My jeans wouldn't even go up my calves, it's just plain horrible.

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Thank God...I could not understand why I gained 25 lbs in 5 months. I have been taking this drug and did not know that weight gain was a possible side effect. I am taking Seroquel to help me sleep. I want to get off this immediately. I decrease my eating, been exercising like crazy and not losing a pound. I do not like that all my clothes are tight. I am so glad to find out why I was gaining this weight. Thanks everyone for the information.

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I take 12.5 mg of Seroquel for sleep. I experience an immediate
weight gain that in my opinion can
only come from fluid retention. I
then use an alternative med and the
weight goes back to normal. So I
alternate the Seroquel with alternative meds to prevent permanent weight gain and avoid
tolerance to the drug.

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I also have been taking seroquel (600 mg) a night for about five years now.. I started out in a size 3, weighing 135, looked great. Before I knew it, bam, now I weigh 165 although I am 5'8, I am still very thick and that has depressed me.. I can't even stand to look in the mirror. I have weaned myself off as of two days ago.. No more late night eating.. I have lost 2 pounds and hope to god I lose even more. I now take ambien or halcion for sleep.. And take lamictal now for a mood stabalizer instead of seroquel.. Will keep you posted on the weight loss..

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I have been on Seroquel for three months and have put on 20 pounds I don't feel like i eat anymore then i did before, but it does make me hungry about 20 minutes after i take it, I try to stay in bed but sometimes i just can't control myself from alittle snack, I can't stand it but it seems to be the only thing that helps me sleep at night

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I am on efflexor and seroquel and gained weight. At first l was a bit and stayed there but now I look like the good year blimp or michilen man. :( I am only 5' . I have been on it for sometime but the last two months I have piled on the lbs and have not changed my eating habits. I am very uncomfortable and it is depressing. I have very vivid techno coloured dreams. Some very scary, some just plain off the charts and some that I actually have to stop and think if it was a dream or reality. I also get the sweats I look like I just came out of a sauna most of the time.

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I have been on seroquel for 10 months for sleep disorder. I have gained 30 pounds and I am so depressed. and discouraged. It has helped with sleeping but this is not worth it. Can I stop taking it cold turkey? I also take effexor amd alprazolam. I am up 3 sizes and hate myself and my doctor for ever perscribing this.

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seroquel was the first thing that i found that had worked for me after many trials of sleep meds that actually put me to sleep and kept me to sleep with my pain from migranes and fibromyalgia and neck and back pain. unfortunately, it started making me gain, quickly. i eliminated everything else that it could have been because my neuologist swore that that just could not be the case with saroquel and if it was it was rare. by then, it was too late and went from a size 2 that i have been all my 35 years to a quick size 6 before i could do anything. i have gone back on lunesta, but it just does not work as great and now i am depressed because i had put on 20 lbs in 5 months and can't get it off. any suggestions for sleep instead of lunest or seroquel.

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I gained about 90 pounds. I then lost 35 -40 pounds. I made sure to get enough lean protein in me to keep me from being voracious. I used Power-bars-Protein +/or WHEY PROTEIN POWDER in MILK. Especially for breakfast. Then I ate under 1200 calories a day. It only worked when I ate protein.
I hope this will also help You. It saved my basic self-worth +/or mojo. 207 down to 165 helped - it took time.

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