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Originally Posted by Trippin2.0
Well you're on 3 Atypical Anti-Psychotics, which are also known as tranquilizers, so no wonder you're going to bed early. I'm impressed you stay awake at all really, Risperidone kept me in a coma for 3 months, I had to build up a tolerance to the sedating effects and so I lived on energy drinks because sleeping at work is a nono 
Med changes have been known to initially throw bipolar out of wack, but things usually settle down once our brains adjust to the new chemicals we're feeding it. |
I hope this is the case with me. In the past few weeks I have been rapid cycling which is not normal. I do not see these episodes as BP rapid cycling. Perhaps this is in response to events or thoughts that I overreact to in extreme ways over little things. These moods always level out to baseline by the end of the day, and sometimes to mild depression or positive mood, but a stable condition.
The last several week has seen an increase in Lamictal, from 200mg to 300mg, and Zyprexa, from 5mg to 10mg. I wonder if this new med combination does not work well with 60mg of Prozac? Or maybe it is related to an adjustment to meds that my brain needs to deal with. Either way, I think this is med related for the most part. I need to give this a chance for a month. I am in new ground with this being my first mood stabilizer that appears to be working, for the most part.
Anyways, I think the OP may find my situation illuminating. I hope this helps.