Posted by HappyGirl on December 19, 2003, at 15:29:29
In reply to Re: Help! I'm scared., posted by Camille Dumont on December 19, 2003, at 9:49:36
Hi Camilla:
I know that most of atypical psycho-meds. have 'sedating effect,' especially 'Zyprexa. When I started on this med.even with just 2.5 mg., practically most of days were like 'sleeping/sedating' hell. However, the decrease of Zyprexa was quite helpful, ... even the tiniest pill, 2.5 mg., I cut it in a half, ... that is just 1.25 mg.
Then, I have no idea of the dosage of Seroquel you were on, ... but try to reduce the dosage by cutting in a half that does not cause the effectiveness of the med.
Most of time, why some of people complains about the med.'s 'side effect/adverse' is because of the dosage, ... more than your system/chemical could adjust/handle. Like anything else, even the med. needs the time to get through, ... 'adjustment,' in other words, to give the time for the brain to adjust new med., espeically powerful meds. like atypical meds. If this does NOT work, then you may need other form of meds, ... like Lamical that is reputable for serious form of depressive episodes. Also, two different form of anti-dep./Anti-dep. combo.,... one AD is for 'waking-up'/stimulant effect and the other is for 'calming effect/sleep well,' and the like.Either way, in psycho-world, there is no concrete and scientific tools to rx, then 'trial and error' is VERY common. Took two years for me to find the right combo.
H.G.
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