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Originally Posted by Miswimmy1
Have you spoken to your pdoc about this? Why does he keep putting you on Seroquel if it makes it so difficult for you to focus on your studies? Surely you aren't the first student to come into his office.
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because unfortunately it's the only thing that helps me with my insomnia (I came off seroquel for a while and was tried on other things but nothing helped for long hence being put back on it) and I guess if I have to weigh up meds and sleep but not being able to study vs not sleeping I will choose meds but surely there must be a cocktail that would work well for me and will make study easier?
at the moment I'm on:
200mg anafranil (it's one of the older AD's)
1500mg epilim
300mg seroquel
1mg benztrop (I get a bad and rare side effect from the seroquel)
10mg valium PRN.
and for the first time in a long time I feel this cocktail is working, well minus the lack/ poor concentration..
it just makes me feel even more depressed because I feel like I can't achieve anything and I cant even work due to my anxiety being so bad and well the no concentration too..
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Originally Posted by DesigningWoman
I'm not on seroquel. But I have this issue pretty seriously. I just finished reading my first novel in years. I try and read but it is so difficult to stay focused and not get disappointed in myself. I used to read Shakespeare plays for fun. Now I struggle with a mass market paperback. I find the words don't stay in place on the page like they should.
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I'm sorry you are having this trouble too
I see my pdoc again in 2 days but I don't even know if I should mention this to him cuz what if he changes meds again and it makes me worse off? I feel like I am stable some what with what I'm currently on..
I just don't know what to do I just feel hopeless and like I am still losing cuz I can't even do the things I use to enjoy like reading!
I don't see the point of living cuz it's not like I can do anything worthwhile anymore.