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Old Sep 16, 2023, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Tart Cherry Jam View Post
I use 50 mg of Seroquel for sleep with great results.

high doses of Seroquel gave me absolutely horrible akathisia in the past. It was torture-like. I know I was unusual in my reaction. I later retried Seroquel with Gabapentin which calmed down akathisia, but Seroquel was not effective as a mood stabilizer for me.

What I am referring to now as EPS is this weird sensation of my limbs becoming stiff and the subjective feeling that my body is about to go into a spasm. I also feel that I am not in control of my body. I wonder if this qualifies as dystonia.

I do not have TD but I have had instances of transient dyskinesia from combining APs with marijuana. I no longer use marijuana.

I would think/hope that your psychiatrist could determine which EPS it is. I would imagine that answer would help in determining the best treatment. I know there are a wide variety of medications used for such conditions. Perhaps something not yet tried would help more.

I've had akathisia from a few antipsychotics, with Geodon causing the most torturous case. When I had the dystonia crop up, mine showed as involuntary lip puckering, but I think dystonias show up in various ways/places. My doctor stopped that antipsychotic and the dystonia stopped.
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Dx: Bipolar type 1

Psych Medications:
* Tegretol XR (carbamazepine ER) 800 mg
* Lamictal (lamotrigine) 150 mg
* Seroquel XR (quetiapine ER) 500 mg

I also take meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, and tachycardia.