michael drach

It seams that OCDs are sentenced to live with antipsychotics. As I live in
Croatia the newest one we have here on our health insurance list is
Seroquel. Abilify for example, one must pay by himself if wants to have it.
I am in doubt is it wort to pay for that med and what should I get with it
in comparison to Seroquel? So I would be glad if someone who uses Abilify
tell me what are his/hers experiences?! It would be even better if he/she
has used Seroquel before and has switched to Abilify to give me some short
comparison?!

Apart what official statistics says about Seroquel the main disadvantage of
that med for me are drowsiness and increased appetite. Is it real that
Abilify does not have this side effects? Even they call him miracle drug it
must have some bad sides for shure? As there is no ideal one.

I would also like to know, what would be corresponding dose Abilify -
Seroquel?. I take 200 mg of Seroquel per day (that would correspond to 2 mg
of Risperidon for example) according to my approximate calculation!? I made
this calculation by takin initial Schizophrenia doses of each drug that are
300 mg/day for Seroquel and 3 mg/day for Risperidon. This question is
important because Id like to know how much would that cost me?!

So, if someone is willing to deal some of my dilemmas I would be thankful!

Sincerely
Michael

http://profiles.yahoo.com/mursa5a

michael drach

It seams that OCDs are sentenced to live with antipsychotics. As I live in
Croatia the newest one we have here on our health insurance list is
Seroquel. Abilify for example, one must pay by himself if wants to have it.
I am in doubt is it wort to pay for that med and what should I get with it
in comparison to Seroquel? So I would be glad if someone who uses Abilify
tell me what are his/hers experiences?! It would be even better if he/she
has used Seroquel before and has switched to Abilify to give me some short
comparison?!

Apart what official statistics says about Seroquel the main disadvantage of
that med for me are drowsiness and increased appetite. Is it real that
Abilify does not have this side effects? Even they call him miracle drug it
must have some bad sides for shure? As there is no ideal one.

I would also like to know, what would be corresponding dose Abilify -
Seroquel?. I take 200 mg of Seroquel per day (that would correspond to 2 mg
of Risperidon for example) according to my approximate calculation!? I made
this calculation by takin initial Schizophrenia doses of each drug that are
300 mg/day for Seroquel and 3 mg/day for Risperidon. This question is
important because Id like to know how much would that cost me?!

So, if someone is willing to deal some of my dilemmas I would be thankful!

Sincerely
Michael

http://profiles.yahoo.com/mursa5a

velvet elvis

I've never been on Ability. I have been on Zyprexa, Risperdal, Geodon
and most recently Serequel. I've found Serequel to be the most effective
verses my OCD symptoms. Yes, it makes me drowsy, but I take it at night
about an hour before bed when it does a nice job of making my head shut up
so I can sleep. I awake feeling well rested and not particularly hung
over like I did on Zyprexa and Rispidal. For what it's worth, Geodon also
does not have the side effects that you mention. Unfortunately, I didn't
find it particularly effective. Keep in mind that you have OCD. Your
worries about side effects are likely to be worse than what they actually
are. 100 mgs of Serequel at night combined with 60mgs a day of generic
prozac do well enough to keep my OCD symptoms tolerable. Larger doses of
Serequel decrease the symptoms even further, but at the expense of
cognitive functioning. I prefer mild OCD symptoms (I'm a pure obsessive
with a touch of Tourette's Syndrome, FWIW) and mild side effects to no OCD
symptoms and severe side effects. Are you taking a SSRI in addition to
the anti-psychotic? Combining the two is a big part of what lets me get
by with a low enough dose of Serequel that I have minimal side effects.


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michael drach

Wow, I did not expect to get such a competent answer! Thank you very much!

Sincerely,
MD

michael drach

Excuse me, I would like to ask you one more question:

1. How do you cope with weight gain that Seroquel causes?

MD

velvet elvis

I keep a closer eye on my diet. Basicly, Seroquel causes weight gain
because it makes you hungry. I make a point of snacking on vegetables and
the like, so it's not too bad. I'm also trying to drink more liquor and
less beer. That's my idea of a diet. I'm also 6'5" and 250lbs. If I
gain or loose ten pounds here or there, it's not much of a difference.

I actually think that in the long run Serequel is going to help me loose
weight. I've had trouble exercising for the past few years because I was
scared to leave my brain idle and subject to obsessions for the time
required to work out. I'm now finding myself able to go out and walk
around outdoors and burn off calories without getting caught in paranoid
thought loops.

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THANX

luka

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