A member asked:

How, why is seroquel (quetiapine) helping my mom's ftd? before started taking it she was delusional, now she is way more calm and normal. still not normal, but ..

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Dr. Krishna Kumar answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Psychosis, FTD: You are a Caring son being concerned about your mother’s Emotional Health. Seroquel helped the delusions and improved her functioning. It can help manage aggressive, irrational and compulsive behaviors with Fronto-Temporal Dementia (FTD) See treating Psychiatrist of your mother to discuss side effects of Seroquel, (quetiapine) discontinuing it; and consider SSRI Medication with fewer side effects in FTD.

Answered 10/25/2015

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