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Posted by Estella on August 30, 2006, at 5:55:56
I went to the GP. Fairly hopeless... What I wanted was a good clean out with anti-biotics. Yes, I'm well aware that it isn't so good to prescribe anti-biotics for every little sniffle but fact is I've been getting sick every couple weeks / month in the last 6 months and a good clean out is probably exactly what my system needs. Got a blood test though. Iron. Yay.
Another thing I wanted was a teeny tiny dosage of valium. Maybe 15 tablets. 5mgs. Just for when I freak out. One tablet every fortnight max. But no can do. Not on either score. She launched into how prescribing them is 'old' and 'there are much better things available now'. Yeah sure. I bet I've had more contact with psych meds than YOU have had in your lifetime lady and I know what is best for ME. Yeah okay so I'm having slightly more sympathy for peoples on the meds board now.
I got Seroquel. 25mg. She scrolls through the info online at a rapid rate of knotts saying 'mmm hmm shouldn't be any problems'. I know for a fact I'll be so zoned out for the next week that I simply won't get much work done. One f*cking week. If she had given me the valium as directed I wouldn't be having this f*cking hassle now. I wonder how much a bottle of valium would have cost me? Seroquel is costing me around $60 and the drug companies get richer.
Pretty f*cking ropable about now...
Why?
Because we had fire drills last night. One around midnight. I must have been zonked because it felt like 3am. But the clock said midnight. I'm not f*cked off because of that, though, I'm f*cked off because that wasn't the only fire alarm apparantly. There were two more a couple of hours later. I didn't hear them. I didn't f*cking hear them. WHAT IS THIS MEDICATION DOING TO ME? For f*cks sake lady.
On the upside... I have a referral to see a p-doc. A p-doc who seems to have their clinic closed for around half the week, however.
F*cking drugs.
Posted by Phillipa on August 30, 2006, at 11:20:02
In reply to Adjusting to Seroquel, posted by Estella on August 30, 2006, at 5:55:56
I e-mail with someone in Australia who takes valium. He's in Sydney. So more benzophobics. And when a certain someone on the board if she reads this she will add that she saw a prominent pdoc in Boston who believes in benzos and says they are making a come back. To many long term diabetes etc with the atypicals. Now I'm sure you're find as you only take them once in a while. Love Phillipa
Posted by james K on August 30, 2006, at 13:14:42
In reply to Adjusting to Seroquel, posted by Estella on August 30, 2006, at 5:55:56
Seroquel is bad news for me. I swore I would never take it again, but I needed a calm down when I was in the hospital, so I took .25. I lost the whole afternoon.
Later when I was home, I was so desperate for any kind of sleep that I tore through all the old medecine trying to find anything. I thought I had kept some seroquel for emergencies, but fortunately I had throw 90 days worth away earlier. No sleep is better than something that strong.
I'm willing to admit it may be a proper medicine for schizophrenia or other psychotic illness, but used as a sedative, I just can't go there again.
James k
Posted by Estella on August 30, 2006, at 21:04:04
In reply to Re: Adjusting to Seroquel » Estella, posted by james K on August 30, 2006, at 13:14:42
I imagine there would be variation between different doctors in different countries. I saw a GP not a P-doc. Some GP's are more conservative with meds than P-docs. I imagine the doctors on campus have fairly strict instructions. I'm not sure how I feel about benzo's 'making a come back'. They are a mixed blessing methinks and for every person who benefits there are probably 5 who don't (though I'm making up numbers really).
I'm not going to continue with the seroquel. It is 12.00. I took my dose last night and it zonked me out around 10am. This is crazy. I know it takes your system a while to adjust... But you know what? I'm not going to do this to myself anymore.
Posted by UgottaHaveHope on August 31, 2006, at 3:13:00
In reply to Re: Adjusting to Seroquel, posted by Estella on August 30, 2006, at 21:04:04
It is strong, and feels like being shot by an elephant dart. I would encourage you to cut the 25mg tablet either in half or in quarters.
Posted by Estella on August 31, 2006, at 18:10:51
In reply to Seroquel is great, posted by UgottaHaveHope on August 31, 2006, at 3:13:00
> It is strong, and feels like being shot by an elephant dart. I would encourage you to cut the 25mg tablet either in half or in quarters.
Hmm. I never thought of trying to cut it. It is'nt scored, but I guess you could try and get it close enough. Yeah, being shot by an elephant dart is about right. I used to be on 500 per day, I'm pretty sure. 250 morning and 250 evening. now just a 25 tablet is about killing me. I think... I might just not take it.
I was thinking last night... The GP didn't understand. I should have told her about the side effects from Seroquel. Her argument seemed to hinge on 'there are better options out there'. I should have said 'oh yeah, like what'.
Posted by TJO on September 1, 2006, at 5:48:08
In reply to Re: Seroquel is great, posted by Estella on August 31, 2006, at 18:10:51
Hi,
I take a lot (800 mg) of Seroquel, and it made me sleepy for a long time. I recently tried Topamax (100 mg)and while I had to discontinue it due to some nasty side effects, it left a residual effect of more energy and less sleepiness from the Seroquel. :-)
Tammy
Posted by tessellated on October 10, 2006, at 15:09:51
In reply to Re: Seroquel is great, posted by TJO on September 1, 2006, at 5:48:08
Ok, so i've had two bouts with seroquel.
Most recently due to a serious round of exogenous stressors that combined with parnate w/drwals gave me a psychotic episode.Having done several trials I find seroquel to knock me out even at .25 for over 14 hrs, and increase depression, anhedonia, amotivation, basically it exacerbates everything bad.
Zombie med in my book.
To be used only in extreme cases.
Of course all our brains are vastly different, but I think much of the hype behind the seroquel discussion is dollar driven.Just my humble opinion.
t8
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