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Up until the end of August, 2007, I was on 20mg of Abilify a day....

Posted at 11:51 AM on Dec 11, 2007 by madst82, #25573
Up until the end of August, 2007, I was on 20mg of Abilify a day. I weened myself off of the Abilify before my wedding on October 20. Then, I went on my honeymoon to Germany. When I returned from Germany, I could not sleep. This lasted for 3 weeks, until I felt like I had to go to the hospital to get knocked out or I would die. My family doctor told me to see a psychiatrist because I went off my meds without medical supervision. The new psychiatrist prescribed Seroquel for my insomnia. She gradually increased it until I was getting about 6 hours a night. I'm now on 500 mg, which I take about two hours before bedtime. I've noticed an increase in my breast size in less than one month of use. I've also gained about 5-7 pounds. Some days, I feel hazy during the day and some nights I have difficulty taking a deep breath. I am seeing a new psychiatrist tomorrow to see about getting off of Seroquel and on something else. Its great for insomnia, but the side effects are immediate and troubling.
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Reply about 1 year ago on May 06, 2008 by medfed, #7973

I also want to get off of the seroquel but it seems almost impossible. I take 300mg.at bedtime. I was on 400mgs. It keeps me pretty stable. I am wondering if you got off of the seroquel yet and what did you get to substitute? I think Ambein CR helps me sleep better than seroquel. Of course I was taking seroquel 200mg. trying to decrease off of it and added a neurontin 300mgs.at bedtime as introducing it as a mood stabilizer. I don't think it works too well so I discontinued the neurontin and stopped taking the ambien cr. It took a few days to get back to normal but ambien works so well. I am afraid to take it with seroquel. I don't want to get addicted to that method. Sleep is most important to a bipolar. Why do we fight our medications? I am having serious side effects and I don't know if it is the zetia I take at bedtime with the seroquel? I am discontinuing the zetia at bedtime for a while to see if it helps the gastrointestinal problems I have been having.

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