Posted by polarbear206 on June 29, 2007, at 11:42:04
In reply to Re: Glycine, posted by Fivefires on June 29, 2007, at 11:26:14
> I just erased a long response .. dang it.
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> It began w/ my saying I'm not diabetic.
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> I then mentioned my TRD and I've only not been on Cymbalta and MAOIs, so that's why trying Cymbalta.
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> There's an article in Elle July about peeps w/ TRD being treated w/ narcotics i.e. Vicodin, and the article speaks of a doc that believes this to be true, although he is more interested in 'reopening MAOIs for a closer look'. It was really interesting, but I couldn't afford it. Maybe will still be on rack first week July.
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> I need to tell u all something, as u might wonder why I am so interested in an atypical antipsychotic. That is what Seroquel is, right? It is used for bipolar, psychosis, and depression, right?
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> Ok. When had nervous system breakdown, of course was given Valium and received great relief, but these two docs also gave me Seroquel. A week later when I was at home and still taking the Seroquel, I looked down at my stomach and starting laughing. I mean, I was feeling happy. I was laughing about my fat stomach. I called a friend and she laughed w/ me. She said 'see ... you shouldn't be on ADs ... you're mean when you're on them'. (I also have increased ideation on ADs.)
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> Unfortunately, the humor abated rather quickly. The tummy was getting bigger and bigger and I'm little. I stopped Seroquel. I lost the 'happy feeling and fat tummy', and started to look like me again.
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> Please don't judge me too harshly for caring to look nice as I am single again and not ready to 'just cuddle' ya know? Please understand.
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> Anyway, this is my reason for seeking whatever knowledge I can about something to take alongside, say, Seroquel, so as not to gain weight.
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> I don't know if the experience means I am bipolar. I know there are like a whole bunch of different types of biplar now.
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> They also had me on Trileptal, but it gave me a headache, as did Lamictal, and I don't think I was on one of those when I left the hospital, and upon getting home and laughing at my stomach!
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> So, please Zyprexa, would u keep me in your loop? I'm open to babblemail.
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> I don't really don't understand this whole blood sugar thing. I've always been able to eat a cow and not gain weight. I know; I'm spoiled. I've never been overweight.
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> So don't know much about it. Do we get alot of fat from sugars Zyprexa?
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> tks, 5f
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>Have you considered to give Lamictal another try? This is the ONLY mood stabilizer that has not caused weight gain for me. I don't even know I am on a mood stabilizer. No blunted or cognitive side effects. Do you think you titrated the dose too quickly? Headaches are usually a common side effect during initial start-up and go away. There has been good results with others who got unwanted side-effects when they started, so they tried it again with slower or lower increases, and had good results.
Polarbear
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