Fixes (updated)
07-12-2025I think my life has started to change for the better in the last month. I started taking quetiapine, an antipsychotic. I take it for mood stabilization and maybe managing anxiety. It doesn't work as intended yet, because I take it for only four days, started with 50 mg and now increasing by another 50 mg every two days. Today I will take 150 mg. I have over 100 of these pills and I think I will take them for a while. They are extended-release.
My observations:
- 50 mg had stronger sedative and anxiolytic effect on me than 100 mg, maybe because I have XR pills, maybe that's just how quetiapine works
- 50 mg of quetiapine has stronger sedative and anxiolytic effects than 0.25-0.5 mg of alprazolam, which I find quite weak
- quetiapine is not overrated, unlike alprazolam
- XR pills are waxy, hard and feel quite rubbery when you try to chew them
- sedation starts ~1 hour after taking the XR pill, not as good as diazepam, better than alprazolam
- I've heard that I'm calmer
I will try to take this every day, I don't have any unpleasant side effects, but I will stay at home for the next week.
UPDATE: 09-12-2025 I woke up at 11 AM, because I half-consciously turned off my alarm clock when it rang at 6AM. I was nervous because of it, as I had to do some chores. Guess I will have to test this weird drug for another few days until I can start living normally.