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Originally Posted by whatever2013
Hi FluffyDinosaur!
So sorry to hear you are feeling so bad.
As for meds, Wellbutrin and Celexa catalyzed hypomania for me. This is different from saying they induced it. What i mean is that i was ripe for an episode of hypomania being that it was Spring or Fall. Those are my regular times of year for hypomania. The anti-depressants just ignited the hypomania. Otherwise i might have skipped it. I didn't really mind. The risks associated with the depression were greater than the risks associated with hypomania.
Perhaps it would be helpful to weigh the risks?
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Thank you, and that's a very good point. To be honest I really like being hypomanic, so having that as a side-effect would not be a bad thing to me. My Pdoc would probably disagree with that, but I think he feels safe giving an anti-depressant a try as long as I'm on Lithium. The downside of adding another drug would be the risk of other side-effects.
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It does make sense that you want to try something. It sounds like you're really suffering. Increased Seroquel only gives me akathisia. I'm only on 100mg. It makes me sleep soundly, tho it gives me crazy dreams. I feel it also prevents my hypomanias from escalating and improves my recovery-time.
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It sounds like your experiences with Seroquel are very similar to mine. I also sleep very soundly (much more soundly than I've ever slept) and get these weird dreams. I kind of feel like it's helping me think creatively in the period of time just before I go to bed. I had a bit of akathisia when I started, but that has since gone away. I definitely would not like for that to come back. I think there's a fair chance it will because I appear to get a lot of extrapyramidal symptoms from both the Lithium and Seroquel (tremors, clumsiness and such).
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Anyways, that's all about me. Sorry you are feeling so rotten. You seem very caring and considerate and don't deserve that. Did you say once that you have schizoid? If that was you, you sure are doing a good job of managing it. You're one of the most pleasant people here!
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Thank you, I'm glad you think so! I do have schizoid features, but I still try to be friendly. I also find written communication to be easier than the spoken word.