Posted by rentalmuse on February 24, 2008, at 9:57:18
hi
i recently had mild "hypomania" with the main problem being insomnia. My pdoc prescribed seroquel 25mg-50mg which i took for about 12 days. Here i was after a long, long spell of depression feeling great, confident and motivated - but soon after taking seroquel I started experiencing low energy, sluggishness, slow thinking and low mood. After nearly a month of being on a highroll i feel crushed to be on a downswing again-all due to a drug reaction.
I stopped taking seroquel after 12 days as it was making me feel like a zombie again. Its now been a one week gap off seroquel but my energy and zest are not returning.
My questions are:Is it normal to experience this kind of crash after taking an antipsychotic?
( my pdoc said it will stabilize me and prevent a crash! i dont know why it was prescribed in the first place -is it technically so dangerious to be unable to sleep ?)Will the seroquel effect wear off soon or do i need to modify my meds ?
Has the seroquel intervention cut off my high mood swing abruptly and clamped down my mood longterm or will i be able to revert back to my mild and pleasant "hypomanic" wave soon?
what kind of neurotransmitters does seroquel work on...Are there any supplements i can take to boost me back on the mood upswing .
btw-i am supposed to be bipolar 2 with mostly depression and mild occassional hypomania which is mostly 'soft" ie-antidepressant reactive.
When they say that mood stabilizers will stabilize you at your "baseline" could it mean a return to a low, dull, mundane, lethargic self? my pdoc has now prescribed me lamotrogine(with zoloft) but i am wary to start it since i am afraid that it could stave off my energy and flamboyance.
Do mood stabilizers like lamotrigine clamp down on imagination, creativity and high energy and lateral thinking? Does it slow down thinking and affect memory and word/idea flow?
i work in the advertising field where you need to be a little hypomanic to be a good brainstormer.help ! anything i can do now to hitch back quickly on the interrupted hypomanic wave???
any suggestions and experiences appreciated-esp from creative folks.
thx
poster:rentalmuse
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