Some Other, Off-Label Uses of Seroquel - Seroquel is also prescribed to treat the following, but without official approval:

• Anxiety. 
• Children with Tourette's disorder.  Sorry adults, no one seems to care.
• Autism.  Loser!  Didn't do squat, and the kids hated it.  Same in this study.  Not that the researchers and parents will stop using autistic children as non-consensual guinea pigs in future studies.  Why the hell don't these parents just go see Doctor Arnie to work with their kids' strengths instead of against the kids' weaknesses?  Is it really that easier to drug the kids into non-embarrassing submission?
• Obsessive-Compulsive disorder (OCD) (augmenting an SSRI).  
• Alcoholism. 
• Treating tardive dysdinesia. 
• Treatment-resistant (refractory) major depressive disorder augmenting a variety of antidepressants in this study, showing how the combination works in the real world, it's just a matter of finding the right cocktail for you. 
• Parkinson's Disease symptoms.  Just the most recent of a buttload of studies out there on Seroquel and Parkinson's.  I've picked up a lot of anecdotal data to that suggests Seroquel as being helpful in treating Parkinson's symptoms. 
• Insomnia  Oddly the only study I could find, but Seroquel totally rules for insomnia.  Go figue.
  

Click on the above links to see the various trials, studies and case reports for approved and off-label uses.

Seroquel's pros and cons:

Pros: If you're agitated, jumping out of your skin and you just can't sleep, then Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate) might be just what you're looking for.  At least, if your doctor recommends you try it and you feel like that, you probably should.  As the mildest of all antipsychotics it doesn't really carry the "antipsychotic" stigma as heavily as the other meds.  Doesn't mess with your prolactin as much as any other atypical antipsychotic.  Also the least likely to cause EPS and TD.

Cons:You'll sleep until next Tuesday.  Of course, that could be a good thing, depending on how your life is at this moment.  Other than the sleep thing, it takes longer than any other atypical antipsychotic to work.   You might come down with type 2 diabetes.  You'll probably gain weight.  But those things are going to be issues only if you take Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate) at medium-to-high dosages for a long time.  Except for the sleeping - that's more of a low-to-medium dosage thing from day one.   

To learn more about Seroquel, click on these links:

How Seroquel Works & Compares with Other Meds  Seroquel Side Effects  How To Take Seroquel   Comments  Where to Buy Seroquel / Ratings

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