Posted by yxibow on May 22, 2006, at 5:28:19
In reply to update, posted by Jeroen on May 21, 2006, at 22:35:28
> there was a time where i experimented...
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> i only took 75 mg at PM when i went to bed for a short period 18 days, i felt good
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> but then the nightmare and withdrawal symptoms started
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> so if i take 400 mg only at PM is it enough to avoid the withdrawal, and might get cured from my social withdrawal?
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> im also taking tranxene, when i stop it i feel better with the seroquelI think as I said the tranxene may be making you feel depressed. I don't know your official diagnosis but it sounds like a combination of anxiety with psychotic features and an OC spectrum disorder. You may need to find a different benzodiazepine like Valium if you feel you still need one.
As for going up on the Seroquel, again, that should be something you should discuss with your doctor, but for what I am hearing you talk about your condition, somewhere upwards of 400 would probably be more effective, thats generally where most psychosis starts being helped better -- but Seroquel has a very wide dosing range.
The rapid heart beat -- do you know how to take your pulse? Put your finger on the underside of your wrist and count the beats for 15 seconds and multiply by 4. If you cant do this (I can never feel it there really, just touch your left chest instead). That would shed more light on just how rapid the heart beat is. If its more than 90 or 100 or so, something like a small dose of atenolol or a similar beta blocker might be calming. One could use propranolol also and that might help with anxiety, though it does have a tendency to cause depression in some at a higher dose.
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