Posted by Sabina on September 26, 2003, at 3:35:27
i've had great success with seroquel (100mg by 25mg increments through the day) over the last few months, after years of horrific experiences with AD's before i was dx'd BPII. i haven't had nearly the degree of racing thoughts, fear, worry, etc. that i had before. in short, it has been (literally) a life saver.
so i hate to complain...but i will. ;)
the only serious problem is that i've been getting *slammed* with a colossal depression that *seems* to occur premenstrually. (i'm not completely sure about this, but i think it was the same time last month). this isn't typical for me, as i generally tended to get a little weepy, if anything, as PMS goes.
this depression is something else. it's that, everything is meaningless, i should've been a pair of ragged claws scuttling across the floors of silent seas, existential angst of the highest order. alone, forever, adrift, horror. like all the rest of the time i'm deluded until i get a glimpse through to how things *really* are. the abyss.
aside from my sad rambling, my question is this: should i look into taking a mood stabilizer even though i'm not like this but a few days out of the month, and is is possible to only take a mood stabilzer for one week a month, as a preemptive strike against this hormonally induced hell? if so, does anyone have one to suggest that would be best in my case?
i'd rather not spend any (more) time in bed zonked out on xanax and ultram, until it passes; and drinking isn't an option, as i've lost all taste and tolerance for alcohol. (that's the best SE from seroquel. i used to drink when i was nervous.)
please help and/or advise me on this matter, if you can. thanks.
poster:Sabina
thread:263402
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