Posted by Techno'n'PillBottles on April 25, 2010, at 5:23:51
Howdy y'all this is my first post on here.
I have never been compelled to do much research on my meds or other potential meds because I usually trust the doctors to do something that works for me but I'm starting to think differently about that and I intend to learn as much as I can to find some solutions.I have been taking welbutrin and seroquel for a couple years now and I am having more and more problems with them. I am bipolar and have a tendency to be more depressed than manic. I also have delayed sleep phase disorder.
I started taking seroquel only at night to get to sleep and that has worked for a long time but since I have started my latest regiment (300mg at night and 25/50 during the day as needed for anxiety) I have noticed all the effects fading more and more everyday. I have been getting 4 hours of sleep on average a night and have nights when I don't sleep at all. the 25 or 50 during the day has never done wonders for me (it tends to make me antisocial and grumpy)but now i barely notice it.
I think the welbutrin (200mg bupropion sr) is making me agitated, anxious, and interfering greatly with my focus. I stopped taking it for two days and I have felt calmer, but I don't want to fall into any kind of deep depression.
I am looking for a different medication that will help these symptoms. A close friend of mine has been taking trazidone (hope i spelled that ok) and he says it helps him sleep and helps anxiety alot.
he says its an AD too. so i was gonna ask my doc about that. any ideas would be great help.Thanks for taking the time to read this and thank you for any response.
poster:Techno'n'PillBottles
thread:944995
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