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Posted by deli on May 30, 2002, at 9:14:37
I have been given Seroquel as an addition to my
Remeron/Prozac Martini, and I hate it. I makes me feel flat. Better said, I just don't feel. It is the worst feeling. I think I rather feel the depression and anxiety, at least I know them. Also, it is supposed to be sedating but it prevents me from falling asleep. Also my Remeron was upped to 45 mg from 30mg and I just don't sleep the same. I takes me a long time to fall asleep. Has anyone have this happened?
Hugs
Deli
Posted by Mimi on May 31, 2002, at 11:30:36
In reply to Seroquel I hate it, posted by deli on May 30, 2002, at 9:14:37
> Deli,
Yes, I have the sleep problem on Seroquel after having been on Zyprexa and sleeping soundly. Now I wake up early in the a.m. and have difficulty falling asleep. Good luck. Try Risperdal--that's a friendly drug, but may cause lactation which can be counteracted by Bromocriptine. I'm thinking of going back to that combo. Mimi
I have been given Seroquel as an addition to my
> Remeron/Prozac Martini, and I hate it. I makes me feel flat. Better said, I just don't feel. It is the worst feeling. I think I rather feel the depression and anxiety, at least I know them. Also, it is supposed to be sedating but it prevents me from falling asleep. Also my Remeron was upped to 45 mg from 30mg and I just don't sleep the same. I takes me a long time to fall asleep. Has anyone have this happened?
> Hugs
> Deli
Posted by deli on May 31, 2002, at 14:20:21
In reply to Re: Seroquel I hate it, posted by Mimi on May 31, 2002, at 11:30:36
What do you mean lactation? If these drugs are not AD's how do they help my depression. I just feel like this will never end..
Thanks Mimi
deli
Posted by adamie on May 31, 2002, at 15:55:56
In reply to Re: Seroquel I hate it, posted by deli on May 31, 2002, at 14:20:21
they are anti psychotics but they also work for depression. in my case zyprexa and risperdal have been the only class of meds to be 100% reliable in creating some form of improvement in my severe depression.
and they tend to work very fast also. no need to wait 3 weeks or so to see a noticable effect.
Posted by JonW on May 31, 2002, at 16:19:38
In reply to Re: Seroquel I hate it » deli, posted by adamie on May 31, 2002, at 15:55:56
> they are anti psychotics but they also work for depression. in my case zyprexa and risperdal have been the only class of meds to be 100% reliable in creating some form of improvement in my severe depression.
>
> and they tend to work very fast also. no need to wait 3 weeks or so to see a noticable effect.Adamie,
How would you compare Zyprexa to Risperdal? What were the effects and side-effects like on each?
Thanks,
Jon
Posted by Mimi on May 31, 2002, at 16:36:57
In reply to Re: Seroquel I hate it, posted by deli on May 31, 2002, at 14:20:21
>
> What do you mean lactation? If these drugs are not AD's how do they help my depression. I just feel like this will never end..
> Thanks Mimi
> deliDeli,
Lactation means the making of breast milk. I don't know if this happens in men.
Even though they're not ADs, they work by acting on dopamine receptors in the brain. Illegal narcotics also act on dopamine receptors.
ADs work on serotonin and norepinephrine and some other one. Hang in there--there is a solution.
Mimi
Posted by adamie on May 31, 2002, at 16:45:55
In reply to Zyprexa vs. Risperdal » adamie, posted by JonW on May 31, 2002, at 16:19:38
it is hard to remember but zyprexa at first made me feel quite better. but sitll big depression left, when i took it a second time it relieved me from a severely suicidal state that celexa put me in. the longer i took celexa in the hospital the more mind torture came around. and i absolutely had to stop it. they put me into a maximum security hospital ward in some other hospital for mentally ill youth. every moment painful to be alive. the first dose of zyprexa i was put on at that time suddenly and VERY quickly began to have a claming effect and i became all drowsy too and easily fell asleep... i had severe insomnia at that time due to my ear ringing loudly and celexa causing sleep trouble. zyprexa put me to sleep very well.as the days went by i started the feel better. 3 days after i was sent home. no longer suicidal. but i still felt very bleh. i stopped getting better but i think it was very livable on the zyprexa. i didn't have thoughts of suicide. oh and in the hospital i began to have a big appetite. the next day after the first dose. i had quite the appetite back. or maybe the day after. at home i kept taking it for weeks but i just began to become more and more tired on it. so much day time sleepiness. i didn't want to settle for that. so i went on to try new things. also it made my length of sleep very long. i would sleep 12-14 hours a day. and my dreams would be very vivid and clear. which means very low quality sleep. i dont remember much else.
oh and risperdal. i went on it when i was taking ativan 0.5mg 3 times a day and also immovane for sleep since it was a bit hard for me to sleep. risperdal after a few days had quite the effect. i suddenly had motivation to do some level design for a certain game and was doing things. being more motivated. i felt actually quite okay. that effect deminished over time. i was on risperdal for maybe 3 months. in the end the evenings would turn to hell, i would have so much fear and anxiety in late evenings. right at the time when i would take the risperdal. perhaps i needed a higher dose. the dirty doctor gave up on me though and never wanted to change anything. so i never saw her again. i dunno what kind of side effects i had on risperdal. i tend to almost never have any physical side effects from any of the meds i try. except from sexual disfunction from certain types.
> How would you compare Zyprexa to Risperdal? What were the effects and side-effects like on each?
>
> Thanks,
> Jon
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