I’ve only had my bpd diagnosis a week but since talking to a psychiatrist and starting quetiapine I’ve already seen huge improvements. I’m finally able to sleep and no longer waking up with panic attacks. In fact my anxiety just feels like butterfly’s and I don’t really get it until later in the day. I used to get overwhelmed with anxiety multiple times a day but I’m not even feeling overwhelmed by it anymore. I didn’t realise how bad my anxiety still was until now, I now can just sit with it, accept it and carry on with my life. I also haven’t snapped at my best friend since taking the meds nor did I feel too bad about him going home. Normally I cry and feel like shit whenever he leaves but for the first time in a long time I only felt a little bit crap. They also haven’t made me feel completely numb to things like antidepressants tend to, i just feel content. 

I haven’t had many side effects either, i struggle a lot more to get out of bed in the morning than when I got no sleep. I feel a bit cloudy in the mornings as well and slight dizziness sometimes but nothing too intense. My appetites increased but that isn’t really a negative thing. It’s nice to wake up and actually want to eat breakfast. 


I know I haven’t been on these long but I have a lot of hope for the future and it feels like after years of struggling I’m finally making progress. I really hope these meds keep on working for me and I don’t have to increase my dose.