Posted by TatteredandTorn on April 28, 2008, at 7:24:32
Hi, I'm new to this forum, I'm 22, and have read many people's threads on Cyclothymia. I was diagnosed with Cyclothymia a year ago after suffering for 9/10 years with Severe Depression, Anxiety and Insomnia [I had a nervous breakdown when I was 12 years old] - to start with I could not get out of bed, I did nothing but sleep, my mum had to wake me up and make me drink some water periodically. I ended up with an eating disorder, when I came out of this black time of sleeping all day, I started with Insomnia, very severe Insomnia. I rarely went out but on the occasions when I wanted to go out my mum had to bribe me to eat something, or I wasn't allowed out. I dropped out of school because I was too ill.
I was prescribed Mirtazipine, which worked for a time, helped me sleep and made me eat. That only worked for a time and I was prescribed Effexor, which I had a severe reaction to - I hallucinated, and rang all of my friends convinced that I was going to die - I begged my boyfriend at the time not to go to work and come see me becuase I wouldn't see him again. It made me very ill.
All medication was stopped for a few weeks and I was then given Citalopram. As with the Mirtazipine this only worked for a time and I was given Ecitalopram, this wasn't much different from the Citalopram.
The next one I was given was Moclobemide, which was brilliant until I suffered yet again serious side effects.In the end my mum hit the roof with my Psychiatrist and I was given Lamictal - I have now been on Lamictal for approximately 3 years and am currently taking 200mg daily, although this is still under observation.
I was not told when I was given Lamicatal that my condition had changed. The Lamictal helped, but not enough, I was still at this stage suffering fromn really severe anxiety and I was given Propranolol.
Things seemed to just sort of stick, Nothing got better, and sometimes they got worse.
I was at the time seeing an SHO So I never saw the same person twice, again my mum hit the roof and I was changed over to see the Consultant Psychiatrist - who diagnosed me, from my records, with Cyclothymia. He gave me Duloxetine 60mg alongside the Lamictal [at the time it was 150mg]
Again I had a severe side effect and was taken off the Duloxetine and I was given Seroquel 50mg at night to help me sleep as the Insomnia had returned with avengence!Since January I have taken Seroquel, increased over 4 weeks to 200mg morning and night and the Lamictal was increased to 200mg.
These seem to be working, however I still get bad depression episodes and my moods cycle like mad - literally one minute I'm fine and the next I'm like a monster or really depressed.
I'm not sure if Seroquel is doing a good enough job on it's own - and also since I went on it in January my weigh has ballooned massively - I used to be a steady weight and dress size [12-14 english sizing] and now I'm lucky to get into a size 18[english sizing]
Has anyone else had this problem with Seroquel? Has anyone had to have any other meds along with Seroquel and or Lamictal?
I feel like I'm in Limbo right now - I'm waiting for my next appointment with my Psychiatrist to discover whether it is Cyclothymia I have or if it is something else - basically get some answers....
Any help or advice from people would be very much appreciated
TatteredandTorn
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