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For the past two weeks I've been in an unbearable mixed state. Hallucinating things, paranoid, irritable, depressed you name it. My pdoc thought it might be a good idea to send me to the hospital, but since I begged her not to, she added seroquel and made me an appointment for less than a week later.
The good news is, the seroquel totally worked and I feel like I've come out of the episode.
The bad news is the seroquel, even if I take it at night, knocks me out so bad that I am sleeping 10-12 hours and still feel stoned when I wake up.
I can't believe that I am going to have to be stoned half of the day in order to have a mildly productive rest of the day. Am I asking too much? Should I just be happy with what I have and settle?
I don't want to go to this appointment with my pdoc and sound ungrateful or like I'm whining, but I really feel like if I have to live my life like this I'm not going to make it.
Is this temporary? What do you guys think?
The good news is, the seroquel totally worked and I feel like I've come out of the episode.
The bad news is the seroquel, even if I take it at night, knocks me out so bad that I am sleeping 10-12 hours and still feel stoned when I wake up.
I can't believe that I am going to have to be stoned half of the day in order to have a mildly productive rest of the day. Am I asking too much? Should I just be happy with what I have and settle?
I don't want to go to this appointment with my pdoc and sound ungrateful or like I'm whining, but I really feel like if I have to live my life like this I'm not going to make it.
Is this temporary? What do you guys think?
When I took seroquel (300mg/4x day) I was asleep for two weeks lol Then after I got used to it a cup of coffee or two would snap me out of it.
If it's working to keep the bad things at bay- try giving it a few weeks or a month. This could end up being a great med for you.
((((hugs))))
I take it as it as help so much, problem with me is all the other stuff they give me.
Any way I would continue taking it until the next appointment at least, then talk to your Dr and mabe she could reduce the dose.
But if your bi-polar is that bad at the moment maybe sleep is not such a bad thing, i find that rest does help me and those arround as it gives me time to not think and gives my femily time to recharge and be ready for me all over again.
Wonder if pdocs ever sample these meds for themselves? x