I did not know about the 5X increase in suicide risk. Thank you for that information. I have three attempts in history (last was 8 years ago) and currently suffer from both insomnia and hypersomnia. Like you, I have found Elavil and Seroquel most helpful. Elavil led to weight gain and hypomania, so, unfortunately, I had to stop it. Seroquel saves the day on most nights now (no pun intended).
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Bipolar I w/psychotic features
Last inpatient stay in 2018
Lybalvi 10 mg
Naltrexone 75 mg
Gabapentin 1500 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects)
Long-term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued:
- Hypothyroidism
- Obesity BMI ~ 38
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