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How long to recover from mania?

Mavieboy
Mavieboy
My husband is currenlty experiencing an episode of mania. He is now on 200mg of lomicatal and 300mg of seraquel. He has been on the seraquel for five weeks (exactly) and he is still maniac in terms of his grandious ideas. He is trying to start a new company and hire all sorts of people to implement his maniac idea's. He is extremely convincing, and he has the financial capability to pull this off. It is very stressful for me because (of course) he won't tell me who is trying to hire. My question is, how long does it usually take for the seraquel to work (so my husband realizes his grandious ideas are not practical or realistic - his thinks his new company is going to change the world.). He is sleeping about 8 hours a night so his psyciatrist assures me the seraquel is working, and says any higher dosage of seraquel would make him a zombie. Thanks for you responses.
Community Leaderacuriousfish
acuriousfish
It can take a while but I would hope by 5 weeks it would be sorted.

While it's important to get sleep because sleep deprivation is both a cause and symptom of mania, I'd suggest the psychiatrist also needs to attend to the grandiose ideas because people can seriously screw themselves in that state.

Is the psychiatrist aware the mania is continuing?

btw, people regularly take 1000mg of seroquel and I don't know how the doctor can predict the effect of a higher dose because it is very individual.
fakeblonde
fakeblonde
I agree, maybe he doesn't need 1000mg, but he needs something! I hope he stops before he makes decisions you all regret or ruin you financially. Call the doctor.
sigmund2
sigmund2
There is a chance his business could work though, i am guessing. Is this risk a completey intolerable one or just uncomfortable. There is a difference.
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