Posted by Mikey_C on March 2, 2003, at 3:04:05
In reply to Re: Any Seroquel Users Out There??? » Mikey_C, posted by KrissyP on March 1, 2003, at 23:04:30
Hey Krissy, Wow... seems like we have pretty much the exact same medication combination. I've been taking Klonopin every night now for about 8 months and my Doctors want to start me on Lamictal as well as soon as I get used to the Seroquel.I'm not Schizoprenic, that much I'm absolutely positive about, but apparently my Doctors think I'm Psychotic? I've never became extremely delusional or homicidal though.... I do however suffer from pretty severe depression, anxiety, and panic attack problems... seem to have quite a bit of post-traumatic stress thrown in as well, plus, except for the last 8 months, have abused just about every drug and alcohol that I could get my hands on for the majority of my life thus far except for using needles (I'm only 24 presently).
I went through the cycle of anti-depressants already (Zoloft, Paxil, Effexor XR, and Celexa) with some pretty horrible side effects...
Zoloft & Paxil made me into a zombie... kind of like I how I feel right now.... but I stayed with the two of them for about 2 1/2 months each and both had me almost unable to do anything.. complete vegetable...
Effexor XR seemed to hold me as stable as anything I've tried thus far, except, however, I was asked to stop it for a little while for some reason or another and the withdrawal was horrendous...
And Celexa made it impossible for me to have an orgasm as far as 3 months into taking it and made me feel like I was P'ing out razor blades after...
The only other medication that I've tried, which has really helped with about half of my problems, is Depakote... However, my depression has really become out of hand again and both of my Doctors seem to think that the Depakote could be a huge factor in that...
However, both have now agreed on the fact that my combination should include Seroquel, Lamictal (Lamotragene sp?), and Klonopin (Clonazepam). So I'm trying to get used to having to take those...
You said that this zombie-like effect lasts for a few months though? THAT I'm not looking forward too.... could be some big problems for me... I've been taking my Seroquel very early into the evening (10PM) every night, but still... The whole next day I'm just about too messed up to do anything. Pretty much just been sleeping or completely relaxing in front of the TV set. Can't really do anything that requires concentration (driving would be absolutely out of the question at the moment) and anything that requires physical effort has to be done VERY carefully because I seem to have acquired two left feet and the rest of my body seems to be moving as is underwater or something...
So the whole "few months" thing really isn't sitting too well... but I'm kind of running out of options here... I know I can't be functioning to as low of a degree as I am currently for a few months... but if I were to stop taking these meds, then I'd be in just about as bad of shape... Kind of stuck between a rock and a hard spot :-(
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