Anger and irritability mostly. Sometimes little sleep, excessive cleaning and spending sprees....
I just picked up my monthly supply of all my medications the other night. It cost $186, and that is with insurance. I almost can't afford to be bipolar any more. Maybe I should just have anxiety...
Zyprexa...
200 mg and still not stupid...
Thanks for the replies. I'm up to 150mg now. I've lost 10 lbs. in the last three weeks after gaining 40 lbs. on Seroquel. My mood is significantly better, my energy is up, despite decreased hours of...
I have mixed states which manifest themselves in irritiability and rage (punching holes in walls, etc.). I couldn't do anything to control them until I got on the right medication, which took a...
My pdoc is considering putting me on topamax, which I don't know much about . Have others used it successfully? How bad are the side effects, such as memory loss? Thanks....
can't sleep...
Has anyone else experienced weight gain? I'm pretty sure mine is due to Seroquel but am interested in what others have found....
I take 200mg at night along with 3mg of Lunesta. I get ok sleep but am sometimes lethargic the next day if I don't sleep long enough....
I have rapid cycling and mixed episodes and was put on Abilify for a mood stabilizer and Effexor. This has worked well for me, but as you know, it depends on the person. Good luck....
I'm going skiing at Winter Park, CO with my wife and 2 daughters (6 and 3). I will be glad to get away from work for a while....
That's a good point. I have to take Seroquel and I try to take it by 7:00 pm or I feel very tired the next day....
I would give it some time. I am on 30mg of abilify and it has worked when nothing else did (and I tried everything). The side effect I hade was an overall stiffness that made me walk like...
Thanks for the feedback....
My wife has recently been diagnosed with PMDD. Does anyone have any experience with this? What medications do you take for it? What seems to help?...
oops, meant to say 200mg...
I'm on Seroquel 2000mg and can't remember anything. I'm on a lot of other medications as well so who knows. But I think Seroquel makes me fat, lazy and stupid, but I could be wrong....
This is in response to arsen-1978 regarding the weird side-effect he got with Abilify. This is called Parkinsonian Syndrome. The same thing happened to me; however there is a medication called...
I am on abilify (30mg) and have the same issue. It's not a huge deal, but I feel odd when talking to people and I can feel it start twitching. I don't have an answer for how to stop it. It's a small...
Has anyone ever been on Vyvanse? What were your experiences?...
The generic name for cogentin is benztropine. When I got on my current regimen of Abilify and Effexor, I was walking very stiff, like Frankenstein, or someone with Parkinsons. I take this only to get...
I am 200mg of Seroquel and have also experienced weight gain; however, I have found that this can be mitigated with exercise and eating right. I gained 25 pounds in 3 months; however some of this was...
I thought if you had mixed states then you are Bipolar I according the the DSM. I have been recently diagnosed as Bipolar I with mixed states and rapid cycling. I can related to your unstable moods...
Here is some information on Neurontin (gabapentin): Gabapentin has had been successful in controlling rapid cycling and mixed bipolar states in a few people who have not received adequate relief from...
Got the results back today. Part of my brain (or my brain in general) is going too fast and causing anxiety and the first thing we need to do is slow it down. Basically, I do not process one thought...
I am making this post to make people aware of an option for med selection, particularly for treatment resistant cases, like mine. As a brief history, I have had several diagnoses including...
debaser, I wouldn't fear coming off Klonopin. Everyone reacts differently so you may not have any problem. It also depends on the dosage and length of time you have been taking it. For example, high...
Thanks Olivia, That's the current thinking on my diagnosis. I have a tremendous amount of anxiety, and massive outbursts of rage. I have been taking Seroquel, Depakote and Klonopin for months now and...
Any one received a diagnosis of bipolar mixed? If so, what meds are you taking?...
debaser, I think I did my math backwards on the dosage. I think it was 2 mg, not 4. I don't think I've noticed much physical difference going from 1 to .75, but mentally it is hard. Aussie, I can...
debaser, I'm sure that people on a low dose of benzos or those that take them only as needed can stop taking them without a lot of withdrawl symptoms. I don't fit into either category. Here is my...
Twiggy, One does not just turn this off; however, from my experience, and many others I've talked to in AA, there comes a point where the compulsion to drink goes away. This will only happen, from my...
I am an alcoholic and used to have the same exact feeling. However, at some point it will turn on you and the high won't be as good as it used to and the low the next day will be lower. At the end of...
I take it regulary at pretty high doses and have never had an nausea or upset stomach. Some people take it regularly, some only as needed. If you only take it as needed there shouldn't be a problem...
gaz, Depending on what your doc says and what it is for, you may consider reducing your dose. I currently take 200mg and it knocks me out like a light, but I only sleep 8 or 9 hours and feel great...
Queenb, If I read your post correctly you were taking a total of 1.5mg/day. If your next step down was to a total of .75mg/day, that may be a little to fast. I've been coming down from 3mg/day for a...
I don't know how to label myself, nor do some expensive pdocs, but that sounds a lot like me....
all the meds that we take for are anxiety disorder just tend to depress the brains way of dealing with anxiety and depression This part of your post really struck home with me. I have really been...
Trazadone helped my sleep a little bit. Now I take 100 mg seroquel at night and I'm out like a light. I'm kinda like you with the tolerance thing. Before seroquel, I was taking 6mg lunesta plus 6 mg...
I took Geodon for a while and it didn't help a thing. Didn't help depression, didn't help anxiety, didn't even notice a difference. I kind of got the impression my pdoc didn't put a lot of stock in...
For the past year I have been on Xanax, up to 6 mg per day. I too hae experienced some of the anger problems that 2freedom mentioned. I've been trying to taper down over the last few months, but I...
We talk about it. I tell her when I'm stuck in the peed off at everything all day mood and she tells we when I'm being an ass on an otherwise good day. We talk about ways to work around the days when...
I sound very similar to your boyfriend: moody, irritable, agitated, don't want to talk, etc. I was originally diagnosed with depression and anxiety disorder but antidepressants didn't help the...
If anything, taking more seroquel should slow you down. I only take 100mg and can only take it a night because it puts me out like a light. Good luck....
Your last statement is dead on. She has to do it for herself. The first time I went to AA, I did it to get my wife off my back. Same for the first time I went to rehab. This time, I'm doing it for...
I'm an alcoholic/drug addict as well. I tried a 30-day inpatient rehab, but left after 2 days. I started drinking again. I tried AA several times and stayed sober for a while, but never did any of...
I take Xanax on a daily basis because it was the only thing that made me able to function most days. It was a godsend and got me through some really tough times. I had to take an extremely high dose...
I have had very weird reactions to various meds so take this for what it is worth. The first time I tried Lamactil, I was on it for 2 weeks, 25mg for a week, then 50 for a week, trying to get to a...
It helps me get to sleep, but then when I wakeup, the anxiety symptoms are worse than before. Almost when I used to use alcohol to get rid of anxiety....