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07-12-2025

I 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.

UPDATE: 17-12-2025 I'm on 200 mg daily, I half-consciously turned my alarm clock off today, but went to school on time; I think I only do it sometimes, as I did while not taking any drugs.

I don't think I feel better than before taking quetiapine, and panic attacks are more frequent. If I feel confident enough, I will ask for a different medication, preferably a benzodiazepine, to take as needed. I will call the doctor in 2 days. But I don't think benzos can be prescribed over the phone. Also, I don't think the doctor will agree to prescribe me benzos, but he had an advertisment for lorazepam in his office, so maybe something can be worked out. Maybe I will take 0.25 mg alprazolam before calling, if I will ask someone I know who has this for one pill.