Posted by Gracie2 on February 19, 2003, at 10:04:03
In reply to Re: Jodie did you talk to your doctor about Seroqu » Gracie2, posted by jodie on February 19, 2003, at 1:35:49
The important thing to remember is that your sleeplessness and ADD are symptoms of an illness or chemical imbalance - whatever you want to call it - symptoms that can be relieved with the proper medication. In other words, it's not your fault, and these symptoms are not part of your personality. THE DISEASE IS NOT THE PERSON, any more than cancer or diabetes is part of a personality. With proper diagnosis and treatment,
you WILL get better, so don't lose hope! It often takes awhile to find the right medication or combination of medications, and this "testing" phase is really tough. It took a couple of years to find the right combination and dosage to treat my bipolar symptoms (400 mg Seroquel/40 mg Paxil),
although I extended the "experimental stage" myself quite a bit with noncompliance - I kept fooling around with different medications and dosages because I wanted something to work faster and better, I wanted to be well RIGHT NOW. Or I would stop taking the medication on my own because I didn't like the side effects. At the time, I didn't understand that all of these psychiatric drugs need time to work, that none of them would show immediate improvement. I also didn't know that the dreaded "side effects" (lethergy, weight gain, sexual dysfunction) would gradually subside as my body adjusted to the medication.
So you hang in there, girl! It's gonna be alright.
If I can get better, anybody can!
-Gracie
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