In the early 2000's, my doctor prescribed Seroquel for me when it was still new on the market. I took it for many years. Before I started taking Seroquel, I weighed approximately 130 lbs. After taking Seroquel, I gained weight. I weighed at 191 lbs. My doctor said to watch what I eat and said I could loose weight.
Before I started taking Seroquel, I was always skinny and could eat and eat whatever I wanted without gaining weight. A couple of years later, I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes. I was told by my other doctor that it was from my medicine. With another doctor's help, I was weaned off of the Seroquel. The doctor who first prescribed it left the mental health clinic without notice, approximately two years after he prescribed me Seroquel. I was also told by my current heart doctor that I had atrial fibrillation after many, many tests and irregular EKGs. Before Seroquel, I have always had normal EKGs. I also developed extreme uncontrollable shaking and jerking movements. I now have mild shaking since I stopped the Seroquel.
I have short term memory loss and I have a very hard time of knowing how much time has gone by between months and years. What I think is a few months turn out to be a year or more. Or one year is really several years. I did not have any of these before I started taking Seroquel. I was gradually brought up to 400 mg. After a few years, another doctor lowered my dose to 200 mg. Friends started telling me that Seroquel was dangerous and bad for me. I was a zombie and didn't realize what the Seroquel was doing to me. I didn't know these things were happening to other people.
It's been approximately two years since I was taking Seroquel. I now have permanent physical and emotional damage. Is there anything that I can do? Thank you very much for taking the time to read this.
