Posted by CEK on March 24, 2006, at 19:07:05
I'm wondering if anyone out there has had any experience taking the combination of medicines that I am currently taking or have had any of the side effects that I am experiencing. My psychiatrist has put me on Lamactil( I'm up to 50mg and have been taking it for 3 weeks)Seroquel(100mg for 8days now) and Zoloft.(up to 50mg for 8 days) The doctor had put me on these meds for my anxiety, depression and Bipolar2 with mixed episodes. I have suffered with the depression and mixed freguent mood swings for at least 10 years, severely in the last 6. The only thing that I had ever been prescribed prior to this year was antidepressants. I had a classic nervous breakdown (not going insane just complete lack of functioning and sever suicidal thoughts)back in January and have been in bad shape ever since. The Seroquel is completely new to me and really knocks me out 45 min after I take it. I sleep a good 10 hours without wakening. When I do wake and start to move my whole body jerks and shakes terribly for about 10minutes. I'm really kind of duh in the morning but once I am fully awake, I'm so nervous that I could literally climb the walls. My heart pounds in my chest, I constantly shake(worse than before the meds) and I feel wired and very irritable. I've tried to wait it out to see if it'll get better but each day it seems to get worse. If I try to sit still, my body will jump or jerk like someone with Parkinsons. The anxiety, depression and anger that I was having is all still here,and I am never happy. I guess it will take a while for the medicine to really kick in. I finally called my doctor today and he told me to cut back on the Zoloft to 25mg. I see him again on the 30th. I don't feel like this is the Zoloft giving me the side effects because I have taken it before at 100mg and didn't have this side effect unless it has to do with the combination of meds. Also, instead of restless legs syndrom, I have it in my arms. I could just scream wanting to wave my arms around all day. Has anyone gone through this before or have any suggestions?
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