Posted by Sad Panda on September 26, 2004, at 7:59:05
In reply to Re: Seroquel as a Mood Stabilizer?Clarification, posted by D minor on September 25, 2004, at 4:34:23
> - I've been in the hospital 6 times. My drug cocktail is result of many, many doctors. My parents say they like me better off the Topamax. They say I was a little zombie-like on it. I felt that way too. I don't know what to do.
>Lots of people on this board complain that Topamax makes them stupid. Lamictal is probably the most popular AED for BP.
> > How well do you tolerate Abilify & does taking more of it stop hallucinations?
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> - I get akathisia and anxiety on any higher doses of Abilify. It does work well to stop the hallucinations. But at such a low dose, I'm not sure how thigs are going. I think I'm still haullunating.
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>Probably why your doc wants to try Seroquel. Have you tried Geodon, Zyprexa & Risperdal?
> - My doctor is counting on Remeron to get me to sleep at night. It was the first AD that acutally worked for me so every doctor has been afraid of dropping it. Remeron I've been on for over a year, and Wellbutrin and Seroquel I've been on for about a year. They wouldn't still be making me cranky, would they?
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>Wellbutrin can. Have you gone very high with the doseage of Seroquel?
> If you have BP, it would be BP2. BP1 is the illness foremely known as manic-depression. BP2 has hypomania or mixed stated but no severe mania.
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> - Thanks, that makes sense. Another question though. Even with psychosis you can be BP2?
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>Yes, but it really is the other way around as you first said it: Bipolar with psychotic features, or you could be Unipolar with psychotic features.
Cheers,
Paul.
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