Posted by Sheilac on April 1, 2014, at 6:09:42
Well, I failed Tegretol due to sever cystitis. Very painful. So my doc had me go up,to 120mg at dinner of Geodon. Works great for depression and mood. No more irritability (had irritability at 60mg Geodon) and no more depression.
My mood is good but I feel like a zombie. I have insomnia at night, so I've been taking antihistamines to try and fall asleep along with melatonin and Klonopin! Still missing that awesome desire to sleep. Low dose Seroquel might be a possibility doc said, but I'm afraid to take 2 AAPs. But I'm desperate for good sleep.
Then, bizarrely enough, around lunchtime I get so tired I end up needing coffee to stay awake. Before you tell me the coffee is causing the insomnia, I've gone days without caffeine and instill have insomnia.
I feel like a zombie. Insomnia at night and afternoon sleepiness. But Geodon is great for my mood.
Doc also suggested a low dose of Wellbutrin, which I won't take (due to past mania) or low dose Adderall XR.
I know no one really gets away with one med. And I'm not full blown super BP. I'm more mildly BP my pdoc said.
So I'm wondering if I should take her advice and try Seroquel for sleep and low dose Adderall for daytime sleepiness.
Is Latuda as weird as Geodon? I love Geodon but just crave the great sleep and need to be alert during the day. I've even thought about going back to low dose Trileptal for sleep even though I had terrible painful swelling with it. It at least knocked me out.
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