I've had a pretty awful week here, sorry need to vent. I'm pretty depressed about this Bi-Polar stuff, found out today my boss is bi-polar too, so at least that makes it a little easier. The seroquel that I'm on makes me feel like I should hvae drool comming out of the corner of my mouth and sitting in a mental hospital. I havent drawn anything all week long, need to, missed my art class on tues cause i was so depressed. missing it again because I have tosee the psychiatrist on the same day as my class, that is the pits.curse this ativan, I dont like the feeling it gives me one bit. No one is around for trooper here tonight, guess Ill catch you guys in the morning!!!!!!
Hi Trooper,
I am new to the board. My husband was put on serequel also. It made him a zombie. Now, he's not taking anything but heroin. Hang in there!
I am new to the board. My husband was put on serequel also. It made him a zombie. Now, he's not taking anything but heroin. Hang in there!
hey trooper,
im bipolar too (stage 2) even with the meds i have a hard time functioning,but certinlly better than without them!sometimes it takes a few weeks to get over the unpleasent side affects.stay strong things will get bettter!
im bipolar too (stage 2) even with the meds i have a hard time functioning,but certinlly better than without them!sometimes it takes a few weeks to get over the unpleasent side affects.stay strong things will get bettter!
hey everybody thanks. I started taking my dose of seroquel at night. I think it only has a half life of 6 hours, maybe I'll take it in the morning on my days off. I'm hoping maybe they can put me on something else, but well see on tues!
Hi trooper........sorry tohear u r having a bad time of it.....I am also diagnosed bi-polar and HATED HATED the seroquil....they had everyone in my rehab on that s***, must have been geting a kickback from the drug company or sumthin......I had a bad experience with it..didnt slow me down but HYPED me up......put me into a panic attack...i know it puts many to sleep.but then again, i was just a lil bit clean when they started giving it to me.........like three days.....then used again, and went into a full blown panic attack......after i got REALLY clean....<2 yrs in june.YEA !!!>my pysch put me on anti-depressants and this lamictal ......now off the anti-depresants but take my lamictal every day....feel no different on it.in fact think ithelps my anxiety a bit, when i start to feel my heart racing it seems to calm it a bit.....I have fought with my doctor about being bi-polar.......but he told me if i didnt take meds, I would probably relapse.so i have.but like i said.feel no side effects at all...go about my business, work, dont feel depressed........I also have risperdal <1mg> to take for my anxiety, but rarely ever take that........only for those nights when I really can't sleep and I'm chasing my tail round my head all night wit those racing thoughts........u should ask your doctor about the lamictal....
as for the ativan..not sure but i do think they r a benzo......which r addictive.....I remeber once as a kid stealing some from my brother-in-law hoping to get high off them..some-one told me they were like valium......all i know is that i couldnt blink my eyes for hours.........for real.........couldnt blink...was starting catonically for hours.........NEVER took them again.
hope this helped in some way...jut my expereince
as for the ativan..not sure but i do think they r a benzo......which r addictive.....I remeber once as a kid stealing some from my brother-in-law hoping to get high off them..some-one told me they were like valium......all i know is that i couldnt blink my eyes for hours.........for real.........couldnt blink...was starting catonically for hours.........NEVER took them again.
hope this helped in some way...jut my expereince
Hey, I've only been on the seroquel for a couple days, seems like they try to put everydody on this stuff, but I cant tell if its working because It's too soon really. I am in a manic period right now, mixed with depression, yesterday I was talking so fast I thought I was going to be dizzy. Anti-depressants dont work really well for me, make me more manic or don't work at all. The ativan is pretty good for when I am having a panic attack, I take 1mg and it calms me down. I've heard they are very addictive. I used to be addicted to xanax before being addicted to heroin, and comming off of the xanax was like being trapped in a burlap sacks full of angry cats!
well I think coming off the ativan might be the same as the xanax...........does yer doctor know u r an addict..always god to let them know.......mine is a recovery pysch.knows not to give us anythig the least bit addicitve
Feel better Trooper.....lamacitil....I posted about that before to Trooper.
How come all at once everyone is given the same medication.....that's the script I ripped up.....maybe it does help, but no way am I taking anything...you guys have that horrible anxiety, and I would do anything in the world to stop that so I can understand, but after my SSRI kick.....nooooo way as the cure was worse than the disease......never again.
Feel better.
How come all at once everyone is given the same medication.....that's the script I ripped up.....maybe it does help, but no way am I taking anything...you guys have that horrible anxiety, and I would do anything in the world to stop that so I can understand, but after my SSRI kick.....nooooo way as the cure was worse than the disease......never again.
Feel better.
Yeah he knows I'm an addict, but I dont dig the benzos after I found heroin, dont like the way benzos make me feel, but they are good for when i want to tear my hair out like right now...
Brynn, you are so right about everyone getting the same medications! I think it's because the pharmy manufacturers give the Dr's a little insentive to oush, but my doc gave me free samples of seroquel to start, he is a nice guy!
Brynn, you are so right about everyone getting the same medications! I think it's because the pharmy manufacturers give the Dr's a little insentive to oush, but my doc gave me free samples of seroquel to start, he is a nice guy!
I hope u feel better soon trooper........perhaps its just going to take a little bit for the seroquil to settle and work properly...is it still making u feel real drowsy and drool-like :-)
Hey Tres, well, I took 200mg last night and it actually took a while to knock me out, and I woke up feeling pretty great! I can feel a little anxiety coming on now, dont know why, so Im going to get up and move around after I have my coffee.
Hi there. I have Borderline Personality Disorder and I take Seroquel for it too. I'm 20 years old.
I started on 150mg a day and it made me feel like a zombie too... I can now go up to 750mg a day if I need it. I take mine at night and this helps me sleep which helps me keep off the alcohol as that was my problem. Keep on with the meds as they really do help.
I started on 150mg a day and it made me feel like a zombie too... I can now go up to 750mg a day if I need it. I take mine at night and this helps me sleep which helps me keep off the alcohol as that was my problem. Keep on with the meds as they really do help.
Hey Izzy, be carefull with the dosage of seroquel. The pharmy companies push up to 800 mgs, but at the dosage it is very likley to cause brain damage. Pharmacists seem to know more about meds than a GP oddly enough, speak to one about it if your GP percsribes a higher dose. I have BPD too, on meds for that now as well.
