Needs a nap

Day 5 on Seroquel and I'm feeling a bit fuzzy and really sleepy. I've been Bipolar for 20+ years but I've only been aware of it for about a week. Now as I try to bring this mixed episode to a freaking halt so I can start working again and support my family, I'm also left with trying to figure out who the hell I really am. I thought I knew. But damn near all of my defining qualities and experiences have turned out to be nothing more than symptoms of mental illness. What the hell am I supposed to do with that information???

Maybe a nap will help.

M

Hi Murky; I was on 200 mg of Serequel for about 2 years and I was extremely groggy on it at first. It did pass after about 6 weeks, but I definitely needed 8 hours of sleep a night.

I've only had 1 mixed episodes. It was right before my diagnosis and it was by far one of the worst experiences I have had with this illness, so I do feel for you. I felt lost as well when I was first diagnosed. Educating myself on the illness really helped me.

You are the same person as yesterday, except that you have a deeper understanding of what is going on inside. Who I am when I am up, down and normal are all part of what makes up me.
Drowsiness with alot of meds decreases with time as blueoctober indicated, otherwise there are other alternative, talk with your pdoc and let them know how your side effects are going...

Hang in there on the Seroquil. i took it for a few years and it made me really groggy at first but aftera few weeks, that got a whole lot more managable. I also took mine at night and it helped me sleep.
About not knowing who you are... you are still the same person you always were you're just more special because you have Bipolar! Look at it this way, Anything that you have done over the past 20 + years that you have maybe wondered why you did it, now you know. I agree about educating yourself about this illness. It will make you feel better! Sending hugs your way!