Side Affects : Long hours of sleeping. Always early nights some...

Side Affects : Long hours of sleeping. Always early nights sometimes 7pm excessive weight gain. Appetite increased to eat carbohydrate foods. Totally disappointed with the medication. Been on it for nearly 5 years. Am going off medication this week. (was on such a low dose, down to 100 gm.) Feeling a bit sleepless - I was told it wasn't addictive medication however now that I'm off the medication I have had sleepless nights. Active efforts/Improvements since going off. Have now increased excercise 40minute walks at least 3 times a week. And swimming and sometimes aerobics. Also increased salad intake Concerned because the Dr "encouraged seroquel medication" over a previous medication that was causing lactation. Felt that Dr was just marketing medications pushed by giant pharmaceutical companies. Disappointed and Concerned. Totally upset over this felt psycho therapy would help constantly concerned with this medication dropped from 300 gm to 100 gm. This still didn't help with side affects.