Posted by desolationrower on April 8, 2009, at 7:57:01
In reply to Re: Seroquel XR 200, posted by Kenya on April 7, 2009, at 16:12:06
> Hi Jay,
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> 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 don't know how good your doctor is, but (given that he seems to be working in with time constraints b/c of insurance which i doubt he likes either) telling you a diagnosis isn't necessarily a bad thing. i've had doctors who won't give diagnosis or say much at all about what they are thinking other than tell me what med they are prescribing. knowing what he's thinking can be useful.
>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.
most drug for sleep/ptsd will cause weight gain to some extent (since the point is to slow down your brain, and they aren't targeted perfectly). much of the problem with APs is you don't get satiety signal (not the whole problem, but wild guess is more than 50%) so its very easy to overeat. otoh, the weight gain seems worse the closer to a healthy weight you are.
> 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.
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> Do you know if the weight gain effect fades as you continue taking it? Or does it stay relatively consistent?
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> - Kenyasince they usually cause weight gain, and weight gain inhibits weight gain through multiple mechanisms (in the short term, becoming obese and diabetic f*cks with metabolism), it tends to slow down.
personally i don't think the antihistamine part is going to help at all with the PTSD, but will make weight gain worse.
i'm not sure if you've tried other drugs. if maintaining weight is already something you have to work hard at to do, quetiepine doesn't seem like a good drug to start on.
-d/r
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