"i am 59 years old, worked as a psych nurse for 28 years &amp; am bipolar. my symptoms manifest in severe depression, anxiety &amp; insomnia so bad i retired early. i have now been on seroquel for 6 years &amp; in combination with lamictal * requip i have been able to enjoy life, sleep well and managed well as an outpatient. seroquel is for me a miracle. i spent many years addicted to xanax &amp; other benzodiazepines in a futile attempt to sleep &amp; decrease the anxiety. i know that many psyche meds were originally meant to treat other illnesses &amp; found to be beneficial in others so i feel extremely fortunate to finally have a medicine that works! i often joke with my friends that whoever discovered this medicine should get a nobel prize in medicine."