Posted by yxibow on April 9, 2009, at 2:12:21
In reply to Re: Seroquel XR 200, posted by Kenya on April 7, 2009, at 16:12:06
> Hi Jay,
>
> Just to rephrase, I wasn't offended by a diagnosis of bipolar. I was offended that he seemed to make a decision to label me without having much information about me. I am seeing him to begin with because of PTSD and sleeping problems from a recent traumatic event. I didn't expect a whole new diagnosis. I probably should have mentioned that to begin with, my apologies.I understand.
> Thank you for your input. I definitely will consider what you said about Seroquel having less side effects than other treatments. The diet/exercise plan would be easy for me because I already work out about 5 or 6 days a week.. I might just need to add some more cardio for a while.If you have an active lifestyle like that, and you can stand the possibility of a trade off of possibly gaining -some- weight but less than others who aren't active like that, I don't see why a medication that has more benefits than risks should be a problem.
> Do you know if the weight gain effect fades as you continue taking it? Or does it stay relatively consistent?
Unfortunately I think for most all people, the atypicals that are prone to weight gain stay consistent through treatment.
Geodon and possibly Abilify have fair to neutral weight gain. However they have more EPS for some people, specifically akathisia (the feeling of having to move, a squirminess that is NOT anxiety)
Geodon has been extensively analyzed twice for heart (QTc interval rate) anomalies and is generally considered to have passed that test. Still it does carry a very low (1/4000) -possible- risk of torsades de pointes.
On the other hand, so does the still marketed typical antipsychotic Mellaril, more frequently.
Seroquel and Zyprexa probably have the most weight gain, Risperdal has some but has more long term effects liability.
-- Jay
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