Posted by med_empowered on October 27, 2005, at 7:40:33
In reply to Re: Seroquel is a miracle drug, posted by UgottaHaveHope on October 27, 2005, at 5:58:53
hi! Horror stories and success stories are out there for anything and everything imaginable so..I wouldn't put too much stock in them. You realy have to go by: 1) large scale studies 2) clinical experience (try reading what shrinks have to say about certain drugs) 3) your own experiences. Seroquel isn't perfect--I HATED it--but it might help you. If it doesn't, or you have bad side effects, tell your doc to switch it to something else. Personally, I hated seroquel, hated geodon, hated zyprexa, but did reasonably well on low-dose abilify (higher-dose abilify was pure hell, though). My only concern about your combo would be the combined effects of Elavil+seroquel on blood pressure (both can cause orthostatic hypotension), weight (both can cause marked weight gain), and sedation (both tend to be pretty sedating and dulling). I can understand not wanting to take seroquel 2X daily; its awfully sedating. Have you considered abilify? Its non-sedating, like geodon, but it doesn't cause very much EPS, there seems to be a low tardive dyskinesia risk, and it doesn't cause weight gain (watch out for blood sugar issues, though). Plus, dosage adjustment is easy; if you **NEED** an antipsychotic, you can start at 10mgs (I'd recommend starting at 2 or so and trying to keep it at or under 10). Good luck!
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