Posted by Lucia Francisca on December 10, 2005, at 19:50:48
In reply to Re: Why thank you, posted by UgottaHaveHOPE on December 10, 2005, at 6:15:00
Hi again. I'm so glad you finally found a med that works for you. I've been on Seroquel for about a month now, and I am really feeling a lot better, so I'm optimistic about its therapeutic use for me. I also appreciated your post about there not being a "magic pill" one could take. That made me think a bit. I agree that a pill can't solve all our problems, and we do have to look at our thought patterns. And, of course, as someone remarked, people without mental illness have to deal with problems in their everyday lives all the time. But, and here's where my optimism comes in, I hope Seroquel as a mood stabilizer can really help the hypomanic and depressive periods I have as a result of bipolar II disorder. My pdoc says it should anyways. If Seroquel can help with the high and low periods, then I wouldn't have to suffer from those as much, and maybe I would be on a more "normal" ground for being able to deal with the problems of everyday life (whatever normal is anyways, right?). But life without those bipolar symptoms would be nice. Here's hoping anyways! Nice babbling with you. :) Lucia
> LOL .. yes, I am the journalist. I am humbled to meet you.
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> Seroquel still makes me tired at the times to this day. The question you have to ask yourself: Is it worth the trade off? For me, it was a no-brainer. Being groggy throughout the day easily beats being ravaged by anxiety throughout the day.
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> I started on 100mg twice per day, down to 50 twice, and now I am taking just 25 once at night + 1 mg of Klonopin. I feel the best I've felt in eight years. Eight long years. Hope it is working for you as well.
poster:Lucia Francisca
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URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20051203/msgs/587891.html