Posted by viridis on March 7, 2003, at 22:34:13
In reply to Re: Please help, it's 5am-effexor mania » Ron Hill, posted by KrissyP on March 7, 2003, at 21:12:46
"Psychosis" indicates a break with reality -- hearing voices (and believing them), imagining people and things that aren't really there, and so on. It doesn't sound like that's what you're experiencing, so I wonder why you're taking an antipsychotic (AP) drug like Seroquel. I have no experience with APs, since I've never had a psychotic episode, but my understanding is that there are risks of movement disorders etc, with this class of meds. And, although I've never used Effexor, I definitely know the bizarre side effects that can occur with the related SSRIs, and can't tolerate them at all.
It sounds like you need a new psychiatrist, however much trouble that may be.
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