OH ShhhhTTTT!!!

i hate to be making this post. but i have to tell you since apparently nobody else has. and maybe even your doc doesn't know given the propaganda the drug has received. ... this suxxxxxxxx dingy soxxxxxxxxxxx ... insurance aside.

Pam, if you are already hyperglycemic... or at familial risk for diabetes... this is NOT a good treatment option for you!

Seroquel is one of those drugs which, like Zyprexa which is more "famous for it," increases the likelyhood of diabetes & metabolic syndrome. Also, like Eli Lilly, apparently AstraZeneca - makers of Seroquel - underplayed and misrepresented these risks, as well as the degree of efficacy of the drug (not as good as it's made out to be).

Documents on Seroquel show drugmaker knew of risks
2/27/2009, 3:20 p.m. PST
By LINDA A. JOHNSON
The Associated Press

here's an article on a class action suit in FL... it's about to go under appeal. hard to prove the stuff if you read the art. you will see why.
Prescription Access Lawsuits - Seroquel

general info on some AP's/stabilizers and involved risks.
About.com: Bipolar Disorder Meds Increase Risk of Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes

if anything, this might be a hoop to get you on a stabilizer that does not have this issue, or back on Abilify. for that matter i am not aware of Abilify carrying these same risks.... in fact... i just found this:

[summary] An economic evaluation of aripiprazole vs olanzapine adapted to the Italian setting using outcomes of metabolic syndrome and risk for diabetes in patients with schizophrenia

~ waves ~ burnin' down the house (fire extinguisher, anyone??)