Posted by yxibow on October 3, 2008, at 22:59:53
In reply to my friends - seroquel .... reverse psychosis, posted by Jeroen on October 3, 2008, at 11:48:34
> hi, i think seroquel is my last hope to cure the lamictal dopamine induced psychosis i suffer a year and a half now
I still wonder about the cause and effect issue on this one, but I'm not going to go over that one again -- if you truly believe that this is the case, I mean I suppose rare things do happen, I prefer not to think about some results of medications that I have for some indefinite period. But there again, does it serve one a purpose to continue to think of them? That is a very hard one for me. Anyhow -- that's just myself, I don't want do to too much transference.
> with cure i mean 800 mg, but theres a catch
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> i get heavy tachardia and pannick attacks on dosage above 200 mg
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> but 400 mg or 800 mg for 2 weeks might cure the damageThis part I'm not sure of -- if you're getting heavy heart side effects at the moment from Seroquel wouldn't it be more a better idea to back off and slowly go up?
Its likely that 400 or 800 would increase these side effects, unless as you say they aren't side effects but you're having heavy anxiety at the moment as I noted below.
That in itself can cause spells of tachychardia, or even the feeling of heavy heart even when it isn't actually measurable or even life threatening on a cuff measure.
More neuroleptics -- lots more, isn't necessarily better, its a matter of time at a dose sufficient to overcome the most significant problems you face.
> THIS IS HELL FOR ME THOSE TACHARDIA ATTACKS LASTS 1 HOUR, CAN I DIE FROM THIS
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> ITS LIKE HAVING A HEART ATTACK, but i think it can reverse psychosis in high dosage or just kill me
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> experts your opinion pleaseDefine tachycardia. Is it a feeling of anxiety or are you experiencing a pulse rate of 160+ ?
For someone that I think your age is about, that isn't not going kill you, if it is just an hour. Beta blockers would easily stop that, but that's up to your doctor.
On the other hand, it isn't a good idea to have medications and then have more medications to patch the previous one, unless it is necessary to have the first one in the first place.
I think you and your doctors have to settle whether you are having side effects or whether your panic and anxiety level are higher at the moment for some psychological reason or otherwise.
That's the best that I can say, I can't tell you what is the best agent, I can only say that when you are trying an agent, as I've mentioned before, a good trial has to be done.
Because when you find that combination, that is what you will be sticking to for quite some time to get your disorder under control, and I can't predict that for you any more than for myself -- that is if you want to continue to take it. That is up to you, I assume, unless you have no power of decision in a hospital.
But I would assume by now you would be in a clinic, you have been in the hospital quite some time, even for medication management.
I hope for you the best and a return to the outside world which I think would also benefit you, even if you cannot resolve everything. Sometimes we can't resolve everything, but we can certainly achieve better happiness.
But to return to the main topic -- no neuroleptic should be raised rapidly unless there is some compelling emergency reason.
-- best wishes
Jay
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