u/Great_Upstairs_9702

I was prescribed 12.5-25mg seroquel as needed for sleep. I took my first dose last night. This morning I felt so extremely agitated. Theres nothing I’m particularly upset about, yet I feel such a strong urge to harm myself. I sobbed for about 30 minutes this morning, rocking back and forth while pulling at my hair. I want to rip the skin off my body. I had to fight the urge to use the pocket knife on my nightstand on my skin. I haven’t self harmed in almost 10 years. I am relatively stable these days. My psych said restlessness could be a side effect, but I pictured pacing around, not this. Even a whole 24 hours after taking it, I still want to hurt myself. I’ve seen people say this sort of thing will pass, but this is honestly unbearable.

My psych prescribed me 25mg for sleep as needed. I’d been on seroquel previously during a psychotic episode, don’t remember it doing a lot for me back then though. I took it last night for the first time. This morning I woke up groggy and so so upset. I have work in an hour and Im sitting in my bed rocking back and forth and sobbing and pulling at my hair. I feel like I want to claw my veins out of my wrists. I’m generally pretty stable these days, I haven’t wanted to hurt myself this bad in years. Is this something seroquel can cause?