Posted by katia on December 11, 2003, at 15:06:53
In reply to Re: neuroleptic weight gain and response., posted by jtevers on December 10, 2003, at 16:41:55
Hi Gals (and guys?)
Those dosages that I said are correct. i only take Seroquel for sleep and I find that a 1/4 or less of a 25mg pill does it for me; mostly in conjunction with 600-900mg of Neurontin. AND THEN I sleep unreasonable amounts - 10-12 hrs. a night. It's ridiculous, I'm sleeping the days away esp. with the winter days. I'm thinking about lower this and eliminating one. For me, it's falling asleep that's an issue - once I"m out I sleep. I used to the be the opposite and I used to not be able to fall asleep OR stay asleep. I'm definitely turning into one of those strange cases that sleeps best in the early morning hours 'til the early afternoon. I work nights so I can do this. It's odd. I'd prefer it the other way - not being able to keep my eyes open at 9-10 and wake up at 6-7ish. Even when I'm exhausted, I still can't sleep 'til 12ish.Just today, I started the Atkin's diet. It's pretty strict during the "induction" phase which is two weeks. The one thing I'm not willing to give up is my one cup of coffee per day - it ain't happening. But apart from that - I'm only allowed 20gs of carbs per day! That's hard - one piece of bread is like 30-40gs! Basically I can have about three veggies a day and then meat, cheese, oils - no nuts, no beans, no fruits, no starchy veggies. It's suppose to work - he goes into the mechanics of it in his book.
So i'll give my own weight loss regime a good go before I start the Topamax simply for the weight loss properties. I only need to lose 10-15lbs. anyway. But I've gained 20lbs in the past 8-9 months and it just keeps creeping upward. I'm as heavy as I've ever been. it doesn't feel good.I'm on 200mg of Lamictal as of yesterday. Apart from twinges of sadness and lower energy and minimal tolerance for social activity (being around people), I'm not that severely depressed anymore. However, I know I could feel better. I still have those dark hours that come out of nowhere and scare the *hit out of me. I might augment with lithium in a couple of weeks, if being at 200mg of Lam. (theuraptic dose) doesn't do me 100% right. Has anyone here tried Lithium Orotate in combo with another med to augment?
I'm apparently BPII/Mixed/rapid cycler.
So those are my experiences.
Katia
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