Seroquel Overdose/Coma

[kahn gil]

Kacey wrote:

well.. i have been in a mental institute in sacramento three different times. i suffer from PTSD, borderline personality disorder, and severe depression. i have overdosed on ambien and used to sever my arm by cutting. Ambien just got me put in a mental hospital after getting out of the ER and put on many more medications that fucked me up and made my sucidal attemps and thoughts worse. i felt better on seroquel after i got off of every other fucking anti depressant anti anxiety sleeping medications i was on to keep me "sain". i think seroquel helps when prescribed in the appropriate mannor. tonight i have a thirty day supplies of 200mg and some 100mg seroquel left for this month. i feel like commiting suicide tonight, not because of medication, but i simply cant deal with society. everyones story is different. the reason im on right now is to try and possibly convince myself to not overdose again. to actually succeed this time and not get throw back into the looney bin and go through that whole process again. i pray for everyone out there. you have to find your own thing that works for you. do whatever the fuck makes you happy and get through your day. if you want to cut off all your hair, pierce yourself, run naked through town, smoke weed and stair into the sun, go out and fucking do it. whatever brings you peace. go for it. i have tried to find self peace and self sanity, but i have nothing left in myself. seroquel has helped me the most, but im not sure in this situation it will help me actually leave the earth this time. i have yet to decide. i guess all i wanted to say is dont turn to bible humpers that say jesus is the only way, or this medication should be illegal. it just depends on the person. you cant make a generalization for everyone cause everyone is different. its also hard to call 1 800 suicide for myself because i am so numb right now i can barely speak. im sure people out there understand where im coming from...i hope. im just scared. very very very scared cause tonight is exactly one year from the first time i overdosed. i made it a year. i have tried everything from jesus, piercings, cutting, medications, drugs, meditation, therapy, mental hospitals, moving schools, living with friends, and its like no matter what i do i cannot find self peace. i have completely lost my sense of self. i pray for everyone out there that have similar feelings. it is the most horrible thing that could possibly exist to be so numb that you would try and take your own life. i wish those feelings upon no one. i hope you find what makes you happy. go out and see the world, try new things, live to love, love to live, laugh to remember, remember to laugh.

what makes you feel good there must be something somthing you like to do work wise capitalize on that like i should talk I am f**cked up have been for forty years find something that works makes you feel good and stick to it there is alot of help out there it is somtimes difficult to find sometimes i feel i have a self defeating prophesyi am just getting tired of fighting all the time

[becca]

I actually was looking up how many pills I would have to take to commit suicide. 6 to 8 should do the trick. Nobody seems to really understand the lonlyness and the worthlessness that a person feels when it comes to quiting life. My parents just tell me to get over myself, my boyfriend thinks that sex cures all, and my grown son, he probable understands most since he sometimes feels the same way. I take the seroquel, it is suppose to help with the bi-polar, I can't hold down a job to save my life, I cant get therapy without a job to pay for it. I can get the meds, PAP is a great resource. Call the suicide hotline? are they going to give me a job? so the power stays on, the phone stays on, I have a roof over my head? Don't think so. Having a mental illness is really a disability, but don't tell anyone that you have one...they will think that you are nuts...all I want to do is live a normal life, work at what I do best, and pay my bills, but nothing ever seems to go that way. I will be fine for a year or so and then everything hits the fan. I am only 42 and I have started over due to this mental illness atleast 10 times in my life time. I am tired, so very tired.

[Bobo]

Seroquel is a useful but very dangerous drug. I was put on 300mg a day just over a year ago, suffering from major depression but with suspected bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder. Within a few weeks, I had overdosed and over the following year, despite intensive therapy, I overdosed regularly and started to cut myself more and more. I had not harmed myself before I started on Seroquel. I took myself off this drug a few weeks ago and I am back to myself apart from being unable to sleep without its sedating effects - except that I am a 26 year old woman with an arm heavily scarred and have to wear long sleeves constantly despite the tropical climate in which I live. I took a massive overdose a few days ago (I don't want to say how much because I don't want to give out self harm hints) and was unconscious for 24 hours - I didn't even make it to the hospital 15 minutes away without the ambulance having to stop and restart my heart. When I eventually came around and was discharged from ED, I experienced serious hallucinations for another 12 hours or so. Very scary. Seroquel may be effective for some, but it had seriously bad effects on me. It is not necessarily an enemy, but do treat it with caution.

Michael wrote:

My 14 year old cousin just overdosed from this terrible med. I used to take it scheduled for bipolar disorder and it turned me into a schizophrenic paranoid. I was seeing hallucinations and wanted to kill my self. My cousin on the other hand attempted suicide by taking 3 1/2 times the highest recommended dose. She was in a coma for 2 days and still cannot accomplish simple tasks. Seroquel is evil and should be taken off the market immediately. These pharmacuticals and doctors hand these pills out like candy not knowing the long term side effects or withdrawels. Seroquel is dangerous.

[jamie]

ive overdosed on seroquel before. my junior year, after me and my boyfriend since freshman year broke up. i took 8 or 10 200 mg pills, around 1 am, and went to school the next day. i walked into the classroom (it was a vo-tech class so there was 2 other schools there too), and i walked to my seat. my best friend knew there was something wrong right away. when she looked in my eyes, she said there was nothing in there, like i was hollow. she asked what was wrong and i tried to tell her what happened, but i couldnt say more than 2 syllables of a word without taking a deep breath. i tried to write it out, but it took like 2 minutes to write 3 words. we had a fire drill that day, and i almost passed out outside. the principal told me to go to his office, and he was like, "are you on drugs?" and i was like "no,*breathe* im really *breathe* tired". i was gone. i went home. my dad wouldnt let me sleep it off.

[jamie]

wtf, im not from denver, im from north dakota./
id like to LIVE in denver though :]

[becca]

So, I made it another few days. Talked to friends, shrinks, and my son. I know how many I would have to take, hell I have three bottles with 60 tablets in each. Not to mention the other medications that they have me on.

For some reason today is better then yesterday, and yesterday was better then the day before. Nothing has changed, I'm still bi-polar with PTSD and anxiety, it just doesn't feel as hopeless today. Who knows what tomorrow holds, as they say: Take one day at a time, and make sure to take all of your medications according to plan.

Good luck to all and may God watch over us as we proceed through the hellish days ahead.

(I am actually from Yakima WA)

[B_DaGhost]

i take seroquel 300 mgs everyday i think about how many mgs will kill me so yeah seroquel sucks and i to hear shit when im alone seroquel turns me in to a zombie i can see when it kicks in and sometimes i wake up in the middle of the night and find myself on the floor i think i have it all and i dont i got a beautiful girl friend and shes the only thing that keeps me happy right now if i didnt have here then yeah i go get a refill and take the whole bottle but that just how i feel and for those who come across who know me from myspace then u found out the truth didnt u hahah

[girl interupted]

you are an IDIOT..i am bi polar and have been very religiuos and gone to church,,my whole family is born again...mental illness is REAL>>>>>> >>>>IF YOU BELIEVE IN JESUS YOU knoe He defeated the Devil a long time ago ..Christ si more powerful than Satan you asshole,,people suffer anbd they dont wan to and it is NOT SATAN....

Ricardo wrote:

Mental illnesses are created by Satan. It is just a pity that people don't want to believe in GOD anymore. These medications are EVIL too. They are created by the DEVIL in order to keep you away from GOD. The DEVIL is here to steal, to kill and to destroy, but God has given Satan certain power only. You have to confess your sins, ask for forgiveness and accept Jesus of Nazareth as your only SAVIOR...nothing else...and fight the devil and he will flee from you, but you won't believe what I am saying. You will say that I am another one with a mental illness. Don't you remember that Jesus was called insane and possessed by Satan just because HE was with GOD? When you look for GOD society will call you crazy and they will try to lock you up...and they will try to intoxicate you with medication in order to destroy your mind...you know why? Because your mind is God's mind and Satan will try to destroy that communion.

[missingdawn]

I was prescribed seroquel recently in the hospital, and all I want to do is figure out how much I can take so it will knock me out forever, and with no pain.....

[meeee]

seroquel can be a good thing but like all things it has its ups and downs. possible to overdose SURE but likely not very. i drink occasonially and pop a few too many of them. i just end up sleeping the next day away.....

[Jason]

Linda wrote:

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For just me,
There is a cure for self hatred... Literally hand it all over to Jesus, complete surrender, ask Him to carry you through your valley...No matter if you believe or not He is always there and if you give it all to him he will get you right, just don't give it to him and then take it back...Let JESUS RUN THE SHOW...don't make a move without Him... You will be amazed. God Bless you!

Jesus my ass!... There is no jesus. When one is mentally ill, there is nothing but complete confusion and darkness. I should know, I am on Seroquel and have taken so many different anti depressants. Some days are better than others, but I have wanted to suicide for many,many,many years now. I can't wait to die, life and being me = HELL!

[messed up]

wat r some doses u guys r on for seroquel, im on 700mg i take 3 200mg and 1 100mg ..plus 1200mg of lithium. plus 1500mg of depakote plus 40mg of adderal
i have anxiety, manic deprision, something bipolar(the violent uncontrollable kind), adhd(bullshit)
ive always wanted to kill myself, and still do. in the last 4 years i havent fallen asleep before 5am. most nights i dnt fall asleep at all, im trapped inside myself, some time i just want to cry, i cant breath. and the 3440mg of meddicine i take everyday has me so tranqualised so i cant kill myself i wonder if im going to wake up everymorning, for those of u that know medical stuff my normal pulse is 140 and my blood pressure is 160/120,(should be around 80 for pulse, and 120/80 for bp) o ya im on high blood pressure at 19 years old to counteract all this medicine, FYI im an emt( seeing people die in front of me doesnt help), and im in the fire academy to become a firefigher

[trying]

Jason wrote:

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Jesus my ass!... There is no jesus. When one is mentally ill, there is nothing but complete confusion and darkness. I should know, I am on Seroquel and have taken so many different anti depressants. Some days are better than others, but I have wanted to suicide for many,many,many years now. I can't wait to die, life and being me = HELL!

Does it help at all to know others feel the same way? I feel like I have tried everything and the oblivion of death is the only answer. Nothing seems to help although all the advertising says to "get help".

[Tim From Templeton Ma]

I wish I wax strong enough. All i want to do now is not live.

[Dianna]

Meeeee wrote:

I've been on Seroquel for many years. I am currently taking 1000 mg at night. I think I started at 200 and worked my way up....waaaaaay up. LOL
In 2005, I took 13,000 mg of Seroquel. Yes, you read that right. I fell asleep almost immediately and my husband knew I'd ODed. He called 911. I was in a coma for 3 days in the ICU with a breathing tube. Seems this stuff won't really kill you. You have to expect a coma that equals the half-life of the dosage you took. So, if you're looking to die, Seroquel probably isn't your best bet.

How can you even state that sequel is probably not your best bet to die. I just lost someone that I loved that OD on this drug. Don't talk about things you know nothing about. Kid's read this, so don't think you know it all. Watch what you say!

[messed up]

Dianna wrote:

<quoted text>How can you even state that sequel is probably not your best bet to die. I just lost someone that I loved that OD on this drug. Don't talk about things you know nothing about. Kid's read this, so don't think you know it all. Watch what you say!

i take 700mg a night and took 11,000mg of it and an hour later passed out my gf tried waking me up and noticed i killed 2 newly filled bottles of serequel, i got my stomach pumped 8 hours after i took it AKA they already did there damage, slept for 17 hours woke up fine.... so ya ud have to take about 25,000mg to killurself. not worth it theres quicker and easier ways

[joey]

i am on seroquel, fluvoxamine, epilim, nexium, diclofenac and fefol. i am just sitting here thinking about committing suicide. my dr says if i feel suicidal take one more seroquel and go to bed! it just occurred to me that the side effect of takin asprin when on diclofenac is heart attack. good thing i have a friend coming over hey?

[blackkisses]

i just overdosed on seroquil tuesday night i was out for 2 days. cold sweats and my pulse sky rockted to 158 i took 3000mgs that was my 3 time killing myself oh and charcoal taste like crap but now that i look back on it not only did i hurt myself i hurt my family too. it was really stupid. there are better ways of dealing wit depression take a walk listen to music talk to ur friends because killing ur self is a selfish act very one around u will suffer

[Lynn]

I'm not any med's. I have never hurt my self. But Wed. was a really bad night. I normally take 100mig, of my BF's @ night to help me sleep. I took about 3,000mig, like they were skittles. I self induced vomiting, Ems came. By the time they got there I couldn't walk, talk, and I had Hallucinations. 2 days intubation, & ventilator later I wake up. I was still seein stuff (i never mentioned it to them though), still clumsy, but I signed the against med advice form. I'm out. I woke up Fri, it's sunday. I'm still seeing things out out the corner of my eyes, espically in dim lighting. I have slept 2 hrs, out of the past 72. I cant eat, I've lost 15lbs..WTF is wrong..does it take some time to get outta your system. And the fingers in my right hand constantly tingle, esp. when my arm is above my head...Are their gonna be Serious long term affects? And My skin has a yellow jaundice look goin on?

[ashley]

Jack wrote:

I took 6 300mg seroquel pills the other day thinking that I was taking Tylenol. They look almost identical. I am 6'1 260lbs and I felt like I was tripping. I ended up in the ER because I couldn't walk, Talk, formulate scentences or even reach for a glass of water. My equilibrium was completely off. I couldnt pick things up, or stay concsious. I took 1800mgs in one does. It's the only time I've ever taking this drug, and I was never so sure I would die. I thought I was a goner. Please be careful with this drug everyone. it's wayyyy too strong to just be handed out.

hey i wanted to know if you coulf tell me more about your experience because my bf just did the same thing and its almost been 24hrs and his speech isnt all that great and im so worried hes been in the icu now for two almost