Posted by Hombre on April 5, 2010, at 0:46:45
In reply to Re: Who's taking Seroquel for (bipolar) depression?, posted by SLS on April 3, 2010, at 6:06:32
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> I'm glad that you are getting some sleep. I'll be interested to know what your doctor prescribes to improve the quality of your sleep.Hi Scott. Good to hear from you. Getting more rest is certainly helping. We are going to try 1mg lorazepam to see if that will take care of the mid-sleep anxiety. No zopliclone. Here I was thinking that the less benzos and hypnotics the better. It's weird how I feel more "guilty" taking a benzo or sleeping pill whereas I don't flinch at taking a handful of other meds.
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> > Right now I'm not sure how Remeron and Seroquel are interacting with Effexor. Before Seroquel I tried dropping Remeron to 15mg and felt a slow but steady drop in mood. At least on paper, Seroquel does a lot of what Remeron does, and so along with venlafaxine may complete the (New Wave) California Rocket Fuel combo that seems to have lifted me out of the depression. The only problem is getting a good night's rest.
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> Seroquel does not antagonize NE alpha2 receptors as does Remeron. I don't think there is enough overlap between the two drugs so as to call them equivalent in the California Rocket Fuel regime.
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> - ScottI thought Seroquel antagonized alpha 1 and alpha 2 adrenergic receptors. Maybe not to the same extent as Remeron or at a clinically significant level.
In any case, we're going to try 150mg Effexor and drop down to 15mg Remeron with the goal of eliminating it.
The Great Experiment continues...
150mg venlafaxine XR
15mg mirtazapine
50mg quetiapine
1mg lorazepamBest of luck to all in their own pursuit.
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