Posted by schleprock on October 26, 2012, at 15:49:00
In reply to New cocktail -- Nortriptyline + Seroquel ..., posted by TemporarilyBob on October 26, 2012, at 4:04:22
> + Clonazepam, for full disclosure.
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> Just interested in people's happy/sad face stories of Seroquel, which is new to me, particularly if you used it along with a TCA.
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> My new pdoc just put me on it. Mentioned some very positive results on low dosage with amitriptyline in particular, also anti-anxiety benefits tho not approved for such use (FDA does not like the side effect profile for Seroquel as anti-anxiety medication in single med therapy). Pdoc also doesn't like me on clonazepam with me having PTSD since benzo's are pretty much contraindicated in event-induced anxiety disorders like PTSD, but since I was on it before the PTSD event...we'll roll with it for now with thoughts of dropping it completely. That's right -- been on clonazepam longer that the trauma has been with me, but there is some small concern of it doing nothing to making the situation worse now that PTSD is a major driver of anxiety beyond my bipolar disorder.Did your Pdoc give any reasons why he chose Seroquel in particular over other antipsychotics (risperdone, abilify, etc.)? I've heard that seroquel is the most sedating.
By the way, what is it we're treating here exactly?
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