Posted by sk85 on April 22, 2011, at 13:06:46
In reply to Antipsychotic side effects?, posted by sheilac on April 21, 2011, at 16:22:25
> I can get by on low doses of meds (slow metabolizer or fast metabolizer, I don't know).
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> Anyway, I have tried several antipsychotics as my mood stabilizers and have a few questions.
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> I love Seroquel because it knocks me out and I get great sleep. I usually take 1mg of Klonopin and 25mg of Seroquel at night. If I try to take 50mg of Seroquel I am mean and irritable the next day. This seems weird to me since it is suppose to treat those issues NOT cause them.
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> When I tried Geodon, I did pretty good for awhile, but it made me feel hypomanic (as did Abilify). So, I don't understand again, why a drug used to treat this condition would CAUSE this condition.
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> I guess I am able to keep my BPII in check with low dose Prozac, 1 - 2 mg of Klonopin, Nuvigil for ADD and energy, and 25mg of Seroquel for sleep.
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> When I try to take "theraputic" levels of meds they just don't work.
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> Am I just a super light weight?The irritability subsides after awhile on the higher dose.
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