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Posted by SheilaC on June 28, 2009, at 14:24:36
I have been a terrible, cranky, irritable person lately. I really need to do something, but I am a bit of a rare case of what I can tolerate.
I have been taking a tiny dose (25 mg) of seroquel along with .5 mg of klonopin at night and I sleep great. But I tend to be mean, bossy and irritable.
Am I just being hypo-manic and need more seroquel (my prescription is written for me to take up to 100mg a night) I can also take up to 1 mg of klonopin a day. The only problem with upping my seroquel is that I feel goofy and groggy.
SSRIs and SNRIs hurt my bladder (frequency, urgency, pain, etc), plus they make me a little manic.
I tend of suffer more from anxiety. I have been under a lot of stress lately. Also, I notice an increase in my irritability during the spring and summer months. You would think with the nice weather I could be a nice person - not so.
My shrink did mention adding a small dose of parnate, but I take tramadol sometimes for a chronic pain condition I have. I have been afraid to take parnate.
Any thoughts on what I should do? If I up my seroquel, do you think it will help and I will eventually get over the goofiness?
Posted by Frustratedmama on June 28, 2009, at 15:46:15
In reply to What to do???, posted by SheilaC on June 28, 2009, at 14:24:36
Gabapentin has helped my irritability, bossiness, and mood quite a bit at a low dose and I can not handle seroquel. First couple of days I was a bit spacy but not too bad that I had to stop....
Posted by Phillipa on June 29, 2009, at 0:20:02
In reply to Re: What to do???, posted by Frustratedmama on June 28, 2009, at 15:46:15
Are you diagnosed as bipolar? Phillipa
Posted by SheilaC on June 29, 2009, at 7:16:22
In reply to Re: What to do???, posted by Phillipa on June 29, 2009, at 0:20:02
Yes, I have more BP depression and anxiety. 20 years ago when I used to take antidepressants I would be very manic and then crash. Now I just take klonopin and seroquel. I guess I miss even a wee bit of the antidepressant mania. Probably normal.
But, I just want to be a nice person and not soo mean and grumpy.
Posted by morganpmiller on June 30, 2009, at 5:30:09
In reply to Re: What to do???, posted by SheilaC on June 29, 2009, at 7:16:22
neurontin, lithium, depakote, or any other mood stabilizer? Small dose lithium/depakote combo may be a good one. Otherwise, start hitting the gym hard.
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