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Old Aug 15, 2013, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Skittles56 View Post
Not sure why you are on both Tegretol and Seroquel. My doctor gave me one or the other, but not both, to control mania. I couldn't take the Tegretol because it made me dizzy. When he decreased the dose, the dizziness went away, but I immediately went hypomanic, so he changed me to an antipsychotic. Maybe you could talk to him about that.
My bipolar is very unstable. I have mixed episodes a lot or you could call it rapid cycling. Seroquel has been FDA approved to treat bipolar depression, but it has never helped me in that way.
I am trying to wean off it because of weight gain, it makes feel like I am in a fog and other health concerns about it.

I am on a minimal dose of Tegretol. I don't even know why I take it. It is the next to go after the Seroquel.

I have been on every mood stabilizer but had to stop all of them because of bad side effects.
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