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Thanks for the replies to my post on EMDR. I really don't think it is for me but I do think DBT classes would be good.
Donna...thanks for the link. It has been years since my psych 101 class and though what he was talking about seemed familiar, I just couldn't place it. I was getting mentally stuck on attachment disorders.
So I met with my psychiatrist today. I told him how frustrated I am and how I hate the questionnaire that he has me fill out. I told him my mood ranges from ok...even good, to wanting to die or slap the crap out of anyone within reach, all within the span of a day.
I told him I was afraid to take the seroquel because of the weight gain. I told him I tried it the first time right after he prescribed it and I slept for over 9 hours then spent half the day in a brain fog. That was on the lowest dose (25 mg). I took it last night because the night before I had at least 4 panic attacks (mine come as I try to fall asleep) and I was hoping it would help. It did help. I only had 2 mild panic attacks but it did leave me feeling "foggy".
He said if I was reacting that strongly to the seroquel that there was no way I would be able to tolerate a therapeutic dose,. He suggested I try Risperidone. He said that the therapeutic dose is lower and I may tolerate it better. So I am trying it. I can't be going through the moods the way I have been.
One minute I am relatively happy, the next I have no hope. I think people are talking about me, I think I am going to be fired, others are laughing at me. Back and forth. It's tiring.
Donna...thanks for the link. It has been years since my psych 101 class and though what he was talking about seemed familiar, I just couldn't place it. I was getting mentally stuck on attachment disorders.
So I met with my psychiatrist today. I told him how frustrated I am and how I hate the questionnaire that he has me fill out. I told him my mood ranges from ok...even good, to wanting to die or slap the crap out of anyone within reach, all within the span of a day.
I told him I was afraid to take the seroquel because of the weight gain. I told him I tried it the first time right after he prescribed it and I slept for over 9 hours then spent half the day in a brain fog. That was on the lowest dose (25 mg). I took it last night because the night before I had at least 4 panic attacks (mine come as I try to fall asleep) and I was hoping it would help. It did help. I only had 2 mild panic attacks but it did leave me feeling "foggy".
He said if I was reacting that strongly to the seroquel that there was no way I would be able to tolerate a therapeutic dose,. He suggested I try Risperidone. He said that the therapeutic dose is lower and I may tolerate it better. So I am trying it. I can't be going through the moods the way I have been.
One minute I am relatively happy, the next I have no hope. I think people are talking about me, I think I am going to be fired, others are laughing at me. Back and forth. It's tiring.
As for meds, I was on Seroquel from 2006-2011, and it did me good for my nightmares. Though I didn't have good dreams either. No dreams at all. It did cause weight gain, but even though it's a powerful drug I wasn't as groggy on it as most people. Then I joined an experimental group my doc was overseeing that took high doses of it. I think that may have contributed to my kidney damage, though it's a moot point since I signed a release waiver.
So my experience was both good and bad. Risperidone may be a better bet, though I never took that one myself.
If you get into a DBT class, let us know how that is, ok?