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I am sure Julie in the first answer meant well, but seroquel is not an antidepressant. It is an antipsychotic that is usually used for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and sometimes other psychiatric problems.
As you probably know, people can react to psych meds very differently. I will tell you my story, but it may not apply to you. I suffer from major depression and one of my meds was klonopin. My new shrink did not want me on klonopin and he switched me to seroquel to help me sleep.
My first month on seroquel was pretty good, but my 2nd month was a disaster. First my hips became very stiff and just walking down the street became hard (and I do yoga and stretching almost everyday). Then my ankles and feet swelled up like balloons (edema). In two months, I put on 20 pounds. I felt awful and my shrink switched me back to klonopin.
I hope your experience is better than mine. As I said, people can react very differently to psych meds. I wish you well.
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