Posted by KrissyP on March 7, 2003, at 22:53:51
In reply to Re: Please help, it's 5am-effexor mania » KrissyP, posted by viridis on March 7, 2003, at 22:34:13
Yeah, I do need a new psychiatrist, but I'm going to see if it gets better with her. Use of AP's have the risk of developing Tardive something-that's the movement disorder you were talking about-I don't want to worry now-but maybe I should-that's why I am trying to wean myself down on the Seroquel. 2 docs have told me I don't need it-but I feel like I do---solely to get to sleep-and it does help me to sleep.
We'll see.............
Take care Ron
Kristen-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Psychosis" indicates a break with reality -- hearing voices (and believing them), imagining people and things that aren't really there, and so on. It doesn't sound like that's what you're experiencing, so I wonder why you're taking an antipsychotic (AP) drug like Seroquel. I have no experience with APs, since I've never had a psychotic episode, but my understanding is that there are risks of movement disorders etc, with this class of meds. And, although I've never used Effexor, I definitely know the bizarre side effects that can occur with the related SSRIs, and can't tolerate them at all.
It sounds like you need a new psychiatrist, however much trouble that may be.
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