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update re new meds

jlapinska
jlapinska
so i did it i went to my psych and told her everything that i had told my sister . about the finger spelling and out of control twitching. she double my ativan dose (which does not seem to be working for some reason) and she took me right off the SAPHIR and gave me another round of seroquel, 400 mg at bedtime. so far so good. twitching is gone, ive also stopped waking up choking from the seroquel. One of the side effects of cogentin is dry mouth so it helps me when im asleep. now im just not sure what to do about the anxiety, 2 ativan doesn't touch it. i might ask her if i can try klonopin again at a higher dosage. but for now im giving what i have a few weeks before i go for another med change. finally i am not twitching, i was getting really scared. but cogentin is something they give parkinson's patients so me being on it doesn't mean the twitching was cause from a mental state it could still be something else. she did tell me to get to a neurologist as soon as i could. im taking a break from doctors right now until i need a med refill lol. oh and i am sleeping like 12 hours on seroquel so need to do something about that since i have t gt up with my daughter. if i drink coffee it brings on anxiety. suggestions??
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
Going through the med trial and error stage sucks for sure jl... I need my coffee in the AM .. I have 2 cups and that's it for me and caffeine for the day as it really effects me as well

Ultimately I think the only thing to do if caffeine makes you anxious is to stop using it altogether unfortunately...

The twitching was probably a side effect of meds and Cogentin was often used with some of the older AP's and probably still is

I hope find the right combo that works well... I would be careful of high benzo doses... They're very addictive and can do an about face on you over time... I would stick to the lowest dosage possible to control the symptoms

Do you use anything other then meds?? like therapy, journaling, exercise etc??... These thinks in conjunction with meds can really help
jlapinska
jlapinska
I have a 10 month old so i don't really have time to do anything, when shes awake she gets into everything and when she is asleep i clean lol. The twitching has just about stopped now thanks to the cogentin. I actually havent taken any of my ativan for the last 5 days because it wasnt helping. I have stopped drinking coffee alltogether. I am feeling a bit better, not so high up as i was. I think 400mg seroquel is helping, and the cogentin also stops me from waking up choking which is also another side effect of the seroquel. I have a new add on to my diagnoses which is OCD but she didn't tell me any details about it. When i said i would ask for klonopin at a higher dose, i meant like 2mg a day. Before, she had me on .5 twice a day. Anyway i forgot to ask her about the klonopins and she upped my intake of ativan of course and i'm not taking it at all. I am tolerant to all benzos except klonopin it seems... ativan USED to work.. I am thinking the seroquel is causing them not to work but thats just a wild guess. Crappy 1 med i need helps with one thing but gives me stupid side effects. Wish i could try something else but i dont want to go without sleep lol
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