When i was in 7th grade, because of extreme behavioral issues, i was put on Seroquel XR for my newly diagnosed Bipolar disorder at the time. It's been approximately 5 years now since i've started taking it, and i've realized a few things: i gained 80 pounds and it was nearly impossible to lose any of it, even going from a diet of 2-3 packs of cookies a night and no exercise, to rarely small somewhat healthy snacks and exercising occasionally over the course of those 5 years. About a month and a half ago, i suddenly stopped taking Seroquel XR because of intuition and with research i found out that it was the sole cause of my weight gain, not only that, but i was feeling really depressed and hopeless also. Anyways, it's been a month and a half now, and i feel more self confident and social then i have over the 4 years of being on it, but i haven't noticed any change in my weight yet, my psychiatrist said that i will start losing all the weight i've gained on that, but how long will that take? Will exercising and watching what i eat help me lose weight now that i'm off it? I'm just looking for more opinions, people who know of the drug and/or have taken it in the past. Thanks for taking your time to read and respond to this.