"i had a &quot;nervous breakdown&quot; in november of 2009 and ended up in a psych hospital where i was promptly given seroquel among other medicines. the seroquel was amazing. i felt like someone switched the on button in my brain and i finally woke up. when i got out of the hospital and sought out a new psychiatrist for treatment, he took me off of the seroquel because i am diabetic. after a year of unsuccessful treatment with other medicines, i begged to be put back on the seroquel because the depression was unbearable, and i wasn&#039;t responding to other medicines. so he agreed and once again that switch has been flipped on and i feel &quot;normal&quot;! i am only on 300mg. i have to take it early because it knocks me out. in the morning i am very dizzy and have slurred speech."