Seroquel and bi polar

Seroquel is awesome. I, at the age of 50 realized that most likely I was Bi-Polar. My swings we not drastic but were hard on me and people close to me. I am taking 300mg at bedtime. I sleep like a rock, wake up with a slight haze which disappears after my first cup of coffee. I feel on top of my problems and not underneath them.
I have a theory about the weight gain, something that may possible help. I noticed I was becoming constipated a bit. I think that when your food stays in too long, your body sucks out every bit of fat, etc. I bought some Metamucil, which works great to keep things moving quickly. I also have modified my diet to lean eating.
I am having one problem. I have a crick in my neck, on the left side. It is very painful, kind of like I have pulled something. We went out to a Christmas Party last night and I had a few drinks. The neck pain came on quickly. Anybody else have this?

I have been "self-medicating" with Seroquel for more than 4 years. I often take just 50 mg to get me to at least fall asleep for a couple of hours. When I tale the 100 mg tablet I sleep better for almost a whole 6 hours! I am a victim of my own distruction though; I drink coffee in massive quantities and smoke heavily. I do not have the weight gain but do have the surreal dreams and often a lower back ache which I normally atribute to the crummy mattress I sleep on. My main problem i; I start my regimine of meds and stop when I think I am better. I end up losing any job(s) I have and have to restart the drugs all over again. My doctor's have found a mix of epival (divol-proex) 1500 mg, for mood swings and the Seroquel should help my depression and bi-polar. I assume if I ever manage to stay on them both long enough to actually have a full affect I could be more helpful in suggesting this regimine to others. But a viscious circle starts with the drugs, when you are covered by any disability plan the drugs are accessible; but when you start working and exceed a certain income, the drug plan stops and becomes too costly to buy.

I feel like the only side effect that I had was when I take it at night it kicks my butt! I have gained weight and can't seem to lose it and I am also on meds for depression and bi-polar which I think is ridiculous.

I am a recovering IV drug addict and Seroquel has helped me through alot of rough times. I am also Bi-polar and my attitude has also improved a great deal. I havent gained any weight or lost any for that matter, but I can say that I feel much better when I take the medication. I also suffer from ADHD, SEROQUEL has helped this condition too. I am very greatful to my doctor, if not for this drug I truely believe that I would still be shooting thousands of dollars of Cocaine a week.
I realize there are side effects but for this reason I dont really care what they are, I believe that I can live with them as long as Im not in active addiction.

Thanks for listening
CHILL FROM ALABAMA