... 400mg at night... On top of the Lamictal twice a a day 200mg... I am having a hard time with fining someone who has survived and knows tips for having to take seroquel during the day... I am not getting off my meds I just need a survival guide
I have no choice but to take Seroquel during the day... I have to take 200mg during the day and?
- Posted:
- 1 Aug 2012 by jwilliams1980
- Topics:
- lamictal, seroquel, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder
Added 2 Aug 2012:
what I meant about survival Guide is how to cope with the having to take seroquel in during daytime hours and getting past the fog and lethargy
Answers (2)
2 Aug 2012
Im not sure what you mean by "a survival guide"... a means to cope? emotional support? This site is a good community of support for people with the conditions you listed. I have borderline personality disorder and have been put on seroquel during major depressive & psychotic episodes where I've needed to be hospitalized. I've never stayed on it for long after being out of the hospital. It is very hard to function on... just felt drugged and delirious, but kept me sedated and from harming myself at the time. Went from taking it through out the day to just at bedtime, but have been able to find better alternatives for me. If its what you need to manage your bipolar, BPD, etc. then I wish you the best and hope you can find the support, answers, you are looking for... ~anjeegyrl
2 Aug 2012
J,
I have been on psych meds for 43 years. I have been diagnosed with every mood disorder, including bipolar type 1, BPD, OCD, just about anything but schizophrenic. I have never taken an anti-psychotic. The meds I'm on control my symptoms and I am at the least functional. I refused all anti-psychotics because I don't need them.. Why did your shrink put you on yhem? Were you having psychotic breaks.
I am on two meds only, Lamictal 200 mg a day and 4 mgs Klonopin, 2 mg in morning and two at might.
I know everyone is different and require different meds to control symptoms, but in almost every case, I believe less is best with psych meds. Over the years, some docs over medicate and just because a pharmaceutical company says a drug will work for whatever doesn't mean you need it.
Hi Laura - I was on seroquel for a very long time but not during the day. I took it for sleep and to keep me calm through the next day. I cannot take this drug any more... it leaves me too lethargic and I am not on any psych meds at all. I got rid of the reason I needed them in the first place - it was called "divorce"! I then stopped doing all of the things that had me in hospitals under what felt like, "lock and key" or the psych wards. Geez... but I wouldn't trade those experiences for anything, know what I mean??? That is a part of who I am today and makes me more empathetic toward others. Good answer, Laura and thumbs up!!!
Mary
Thanks Mary,
I do know what you mean, stress, Los of stress and emotional issues, cause what I call... situational distress sometimes leading to a psychotic type episode, which truly suks. And the nut house adventures are nothing to forget. They truly change the way we perceive the world and people we interact with frequently.
We have walked a few steps together on this journey we call life...
Peace sister,
Laura
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Thanks for you response... I meant as you though how to cope "lol" anyways I have BPD to as well as Bipolar managing those too is complex... I have been curious to find out how one is supposed to function during the day if they are mandated by the doctor to take seroquel during the day for the long haul! I now, I am sympathetic towards those who have struggles and feel tempted to go off there meds... In the beginning I was fine with my meds but now its seems my body has been having to switch the meds up... Thanks for replying its nice to know I am not alone in this :)