Posted by yxibow on April 26, 2008, at 0:45:20
In reply to Re: Long term problems with Abilify or Seroquel?, posted by Basia on April 25, 2008, at 14:05:52
> I've just been off work for 3 months after switching to Seroquel from Sulpiride and I've actually lost weight through just eating lightly and going to the gym five times a week, just forcing myself to. I had a very tough time adjusting, hence the 3 months off work as I was hallucinating a lot (won't go into detail but hellish). I definitely think it's a hunger thing as I'd feel starving and just eat loads of oranges. It worked. I am now taking 550mg.
The fibre in oranges is great (Citrucel, e.g.) , but yeah, they have carbohydrates> I am okayish now, back to work and tapering off the Valium that helped with the panic attacks. My sex drive is getting back to normal too, but that may be due to easing off of stress. I reckon Benzos killed my sex drive more than any AP. I was on Sulpiride for 10 yrs but had to switch due to sky high prolactin. For some strange reason, that never affected my libido. It was all I thought about most of the time! :)
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> As for sedation, it went for me. I never take it during the daytime. At first, I slept for 10 hours at night but now I don't even feel groggy in the morning.
The sulprides aren't always considered true APs but I'm glad that it is working for you.-- good luck
-- Jay
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