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Old Nov 20, 2017, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by still_crazy View Post
hi. you're young. younger people are more sensitive to psych drugs in general, especially the tranquilizers. i got intense adverse effects from a similar dose of seroquel when i was your age. its also your 1st major episode, right? 1st episode people/patients tend to do well with lower doses, and they're also more prone to adverse effects.

maybe a different tranquilizer? abilify comes to mind. its generally non-sedating, less weight gain than many other 'atypical' tranquilizers, good tolerability for a lot of people.

lithium is still sometimes used in psychotic depression. i wouldn't be gung-ho about lithium, but it -might- be a viable option, if you don't do well on tranquilizers.

hope this helps.
This is my second depressive episode. My first one was three years ago when I was 15. I didn't have an anxiety disorder back then, but I have that now so that's the main difference between then and now.
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Dx:
Psychotic Depression, GAD, Social Anxiety, OCD
Rx:
Remeron 45 mg
Seroquel ER 150 mg