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I was on Seroquel & I gained 25# in 3months, I did not like it cricket Greg Leeman wrote: > Hello, > > I did not see the earlier post about xanax. I used it quite successfully > for panic attacks and anxiety. They (the doctors at Maine Medical Center) > told me it affected my symptoms of PD (Worsened them). I did not feel the > worsening I have with resperdal. But they gave me clonazepam instead. It > works almost as well, but I don't see much of a sleep benefit that xanax had > given me. And you know us PWP's, don't sleep at night, but nap during the > day. Does anyone know what seroquel offers? It supposedly would quell > psychoses without worsening PD symptoms. > > I am of sound mind these days, well mostly. But, it takes a lot of hard work > and effort to coordinate psychiatric medications with Parkinson's meds. I > say that almost tongue and cheek, because I don't know many sane PWP's after > the first couple of stages. I have spent a great deal of time with Ivan in > the previous 2 years to this one, and we often joked that we were both > mental. It is something that deserves more attention. I am living proof of > that. > > Janet, if you have any article pertaining to speach therapy, would you > please repost them. > > Just some ramblings! > > Greg Leeman 40/30/28