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Originally Posted by Pookyl
Thanks everyone. I might just stick to Seroquel.
I’m embarrassed to admit it but last week when I had to take extra prn Seroquel to manage the hypomania I slept so deeply that I wet the bed.
So I’m looking for an option that I can take that puts me into a sleep when I’m manic but not too deep a sleep - if that makes sense?
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That deep, deep, impossibly deep sleep phase of Seroquel may be transient. You may become accustomed to it.
That said, I always vote for Zyprexa if you need "sleep when manic, but not too deep a sleep" and in general vote for Zyprexa as the #1 goto anti-manic prn.
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Bipolar I w/Psychotic features
Zyprexa Zydis 5 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg
Melatonin 10 mg
Levoxyl 75 mcg (because I took Lithium in the past)
past medications: Depakote, Lamictal, Lithium, Seroquel, Trazodone, Risperdal, Cogentin, Remerol, Prozac, Amitriptyline, Ambien, Lorazepam, Klonopin, Saphris, Trileptal, Clozapine and Clozapine+Wellbutrin, Topamax
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