Seroquel for anxiety, social anxiety & PTSD

Posted by Missyb57 @missyb57, Apr 2, 2016

I have had anxiety & social anxiety since childhood, i am 59 female. My PCP has always treated me I have been on Xanax for at least 15 years I currently take a half milligram at bedtime on a regular basis and I take a half a milligram whenever I'm having an anxiety issue. I only get 24 1 milligram pills per month so I make them last all month. I have tried Prozac but I did not like the way that it made me feel. I also tried Cymbalta and had a major panic attack after just two pills and had to go on high doses of Xanax and Xanax XR to get through that. My PCP now wants me to take Seroquel titrated up to 200 milligrams per night. After reading all the side effects of it it literally gave me an anxiety attack just reading it. I know when I tell him that I can't take this pill he's going to be upset with me has that's the way he is. Anyone have used Seroquel for anxiety and PTSD here. Thank you.

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barbaradh | @barbaradh | 4 days ago

Somnapure product has been discontinued by its manufacturer, Force Factor. Are you still using it in 2025? I can’t find it anywhere in my area.

daveshaw | @daveshaw | 3 days ago

You can’t focus on the side effects or you will never take anything including aspirin.
I just want to make a comment regarding psychiatrists today compared to psychiatrists when I first realized what depression was after Prozac was on the cover of Time Magazine.
Years ago Psychiatrists used to get to know their patients and also prescribe antidepressants.
Today there are psychiatrists whose only function is to prescribe pills and another group that wants to do talk therapy. Because of the shortage of mental health professionals in our country that will probably never happen again and all of you out there struggling with which medication to take will not find satisfaction with a psychiatrist that never gets to know you and thinks their job is just through trial and error try different medications.
For all those people on this site try to find a Doctor that does both. In my case it is now my primary care physician. I am not sure a combination of the two exists anymore and if you find one you are one of the lucky ones.
SSRI’s have been a great breakthrough and to see some of you suffer taking medication to treat depression from the medications that preceded SSRI’s or some of the crazy things you are being prescribed frustrates me.
This is only my opinion and good luck to all of you.