Posted by SLS on July 18, 2006, at 18:36:49
In reply to Re: SLS - reply, posted by UgottaHaveHope on July 18, 2006, at 15:17:50
Hi Michael.
I don't know.
My first reaction is to agree with your doctor that your condition is predominantly one of anxiety and not of mania, although that does not preclude a comorbid bipolar disorder. The trouble with wanting to give a diagnoses over the Internet is:
1. I am not a doctor
2. I don't have enough information about you
3. I am not a doctorHave you had your thyroid checked? Perhaps you are hyperthyroid.
Let us say that you have an Axis I disorder. Let us say that it is an anxiety disorder. As you describe your experience, it would probably be GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder)
What drugs have you tried so far, and at what dosages? How did they affect you?
Seroquel seems to be a very poor answer, even though it might be the best one you have come up with so far. It isn't really reducing your level of anxiety so much as it is reducing your state of awareness due to its soporific properties.
It's time to find a better solution.
- Scott
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