Thanks Gypsy! It's been a tough time at the moment with other things going on, so I really hope this increase takes the edge off! 
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Posts: 1 (08/05/09 14:37:45) |
Lamictal worked wonders for me. It stabilised me psychiatrically so I could work on the psychological issues.
I don't feel 'medicated' on it. Just normal. It also cured some seemingly unrelated symptoms such as irregular periods and excessive weight due to endochronlogy problems. I recently tried to add welbutrine but it stopped me eating. And my main depression symptom right now is not eating. So it was pointless. And because I really ate nothing at all during the day, I was then not absorbing the lamictal which made things worse. |
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Posts: 7 (08/08/09 19:18:42) |
I was just put on abilify and so far, nothing yet. It's day two so I'm not expecting much. I'm just worried about the negative side effects.
I'm a student and I'm taking summer school, so I need to sit in class for over 2 1/2 hours at a time. I don't want that restlessness because I need
to focus.
I took Seroquel and it made me drink water non-stop AND it made everything zoom in and out of focus. I had no depth perception when it came to Seroquel. Zyprexa worked pretty well but it made me feel like I was in a cloud. I'm always tired so I don't think the abilify is what is contributing to my situation. I wonder if anyone here had some positive experiences with abilify? |
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Posts: 1 (09/24/09 07:19:51) |
i take seroquel as a mood stabalizer, even though its an anti-psychotic, but ive been on it for a few years, and it works well for me.
also doubles as a sleeping pill, which is great coz i cant afford stilnox (ambien) at the moment, too expensive. i used to take 100mg 3 times a day, but now i take the full 300mg at night and it puts me to sleep, and still have the same effect on my moods. |
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myriad15 |
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Posts: 2482 (09/24/09 15:00:47) |
seroquel is a godsend to me for many reasons..
m y r i a d
of my mind ..i quote 'I don't know whats in there, but its weird and its pissed off' J.Carpenters 'The Thing' |
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Posts: 11 (09/29/09 17:08:02) |
I have major depression along with BPD , and PTSD, with dissacitiotve eposoides. The psychatrist had placed me on Lithium at one time, than took me off ,
because I also have low thyroid, the Dr. said that the lithium interferrs with thyroid function. Than he placed me on Zonegram .It is in the same family as the
rest of anti seizure meds. I also take Lexapro, for the depression, and some other meds. Clonidine, Colozapam , levothyroxin for the thyroid, folci acid.
SO far they help, but still experience the unreal , numbing . This is what is the most difficult to deal with> |
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kat sprat |
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Posts: 9 (09/29/09 19:39:20) |
wow! everyone here seems to be on a pharmacy catologue of pills, im just on two, citalipram and serequel. used to be on respiridone, and before that something
else but i cant remember sorry. they seem to be doing something, thats all i have to say.xxx
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myriad15 |
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Posts: 2504 (10/02/09 14:13:48) |
i'm on those two as well and both are working well for me...
 though with the winter nights i'm finding my mood is intensifying  but the
first winter on med's so we'll see what happens
m y r i a d
of my mind ..i quote 'I don't know whats in there, but its weird and its pissed off' J.Carpenters 'The Thing' |
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jEm23 |
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Posts: 10 (10/03/09 18:52:21) |
ive been taking seroquel, in conjunction with an SSRI antidepressant citalopram, and benzo's xanax and clonazepam. i was already on the SSRI for 8 years
prior, and the benzos for about 2 years. ive found that theseroquel works really well, my mood is a lot more stable, ive stopped taking stilnox (ambien in the
US im in AUS) also because i take my dose at night, and because my dose is so high, 600mg, it helps me sleep. i used to take 200mg 3x a day, but would also
need to use sleepers. and they are just too expensive, so i spoke to my gp about other options. she said it would be ok for me to take all 600mg at once, and
that it might help me sleep, and it totally does, give it half an hour to an hour and im fast asleep. it also stopped me having broken sleep, i used to make up
a lot during the n€ight.
the only downside is that i got the worst side effect of them all i reckon....weight gain and fluid retention. this sux, because i have an eating disorder. im actually going to see my psychiatrist this week to ask to change meds, try something that hopefully wont make me fat. so im interested to know what peoples experiences are too.
"I know what
it's like to want to die. How it hurts to smile. How you try to fit in but
you can't. How you hurt yourself on the outside to try to kill the thing on the inside"
"there is no TRY, only DO" 5'5" cw: 143lbs gw1: 130lbs gw2: 115lbs ugw: 99lbs |
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