Posted by crepuscular on March 16, 2002, at 14:09:35
In reply to Re: seroquel withdrawal syndromes? (side effects ) » Tony P, posted by helloieeees on March 15, 2002, at 23:01:07
hey fellow seroquel types,
i would imagine that there is a discontinuation effect of seroquel, and yet, this has been the case for every drug i have ever been on except lithium. So far, stopping elavil was the absolute worst - nausea central.on the other hand, i've been in manic/sleepless states all on my own, just good old fashioned bipolar disorder doing its own thing. i have to say i have found seroquel to be fairly benign in terms of side effects. the anti-epileptic mood stabilizers seem to have caused more cognitive problems for me, almost like i'm having early onset dementia. so aside from sedation - which is somewhat welcome - seroquel does not feel this way.
the medication circus is a pain in the ass, and bipolar folks have a very rough time indeed due to the push/pull effect of the very meds used to treat the disorder. but my impression 4 months into seroquel keeps improving and the mood cycling slowing down. to me this seems like progress, heck, almost like there's some actual repair going on up there in the noggin.
i have to think that a sustained experience of good sleep and ongoing mood stability is physically good for my brain. we know that over time our neurons display amazing plasticity, so if that spinning wheel in my head has found a good balance, without massive side effects, maybe i should jsut feel fortunate for the treatment and stick with it. at this point i don't see a reason to stop therapy with seroquel.
maybe this will be for life. maybe it should be. maybe i will go places & do things i never thought possible. and maybe my life won't end in suicide as i have been almost certain it would.
sometimes it's good to put drug therapy in the social context of how otheres perceive you. at my job, everyone can tell i'm doing better. i'm a better co-worker, and they benefit from not having have an explosive, stormy, then by turns brooding & suicidal person around. if i went off the meds, they would again suffer too. so what is the point of that? kind of selfish i'd say.
> > > Does anyone know how zyprexa or seroquel work on the brain chemical to cause sleep and when we stop it, we get chronic insomnia?
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