"i&#039;ve been in and out of mental health clinics for a long time..just trying to find something to slow my racing thoughts and make me feel like life is bearable. i&#039;ve taken benzodiazepines..only to become drug seeking and take too many and need early refils, thereby being forced by prescriber to wean off. done ssri&#039;s with no effect whatsoever. remeron made me gain 40 pounds in like 2 months time and didn&#039;t help me sleep. marijuana made me paranoid. i just started some new therapy and was diagnosed with bipolar 2 and post traumatic stress disorder. she gave me seroquel xr and my mind is calm and i sleep good on it. i&#039;m still on a pretty low dose..going up to 100mg tonight and then 150mg on 2 days. just hope i don&#039;t gain weight but so far i feel productive and my mind is quiet."