Posted by sparkinark on June 19, 2002, at 16:56:53
In reply to Re: Seroquel for bipolar, posted by kookycat on April 23, 2002, at 18:35:08
> I just started on Seroquel as a mood stabilizer also and I seem to be doing well with it. I'm on Seroquel+Prozac+Buspar. What dose of Seroquel are you taking?
I've been diagnosed with BPII-Cyclothymia and nothing so far has seemed to work for me to control the hypomania and cycling. My pdoc just upped me to 400mg of Seroquel per night. I'm also taking 300mg Serzone because I cannot tolerate any of the other anti-depressants.
So far (up to 300mg) I've noticed a small but not really significant decrease in my cycling and hypomania (which includes some horrible anxiety and just plain pain in the cycles). Let's hope going up to 400mg will help even more.
I'm not sure what my other options are if this doesn't work other than trying Depakote or Tegretal (or maybe Lamictal). I've tried Topomax in the past and while I felt really good on it in the beginning, it turned into a really bad experience, only agitating me worse and creating a really nasty 24-hour anxiety state. I finally had to drop taking it completely. If the Seroquel doesn't work I guess I'm going to lobby for one of the mood stabilizers and see how things go with it.
By the way, the Seroquel pretty much knocks me out sleep-wise for 12-hours or more each night, although I'm finding that the longer I take it the less I'm sleeping and the less groggy in the morning I feel.
Anyone with BPII (with or without ultra-rapid cycling) taking more than 400mg of Seroquel? Has it worked for you?
sparkinark
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