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Global Patient Feedback for Bipolar Disorder ( Post a comment )
Question/Comment:
i am bipolar 1. i take celexa geodon and now buspar. since i just started the buspar i feel a little drowsy but really relaxed. the only time i have any side effects from the geodon is when i forget to take it then my blood sugar drops signifigantly and i am real shaky and weak until the meds kick in again. other than that i have virtually no side effects and i am alot more level
25 year old Female
Posted: 2008-06-20 01:15:51
Question/Comment:
I've been taking Seroquel for about 9 years. Since then I have developed periodic high blood sugar, thyroid problems, cholesterol, high blood pressure, seizures & dramatic weight gain. I have been on as much as 700mg per day. I still don't sleep well. My legs tremble & shake & make it difficult for me to rest. I suffer from nightmares and night sweats every day of my life. I've been trying to get off this drug for 2 years. I'm down to 100 mg at bedtime. I have tried going without it altogether, and the withdrawals are nearly unbearable. I will go for 3-4 days without sleeping at all. I wish I had known these side effects 9 years ago. I feel like I'm being held hostage by this drug.
51 year old Female
Posted: 2008-06-16 11:11:07
Answer/Reply:
Maybe you could try another medicine besides Seroquel. There are quite a few newer ones out now since Seroquel. Like Abilify. Does your Dr. know you're going through all of those side effects? I would definitely try to change the Seroquel.
52 year old Female
Posted: 2008-08-04 19:27:09
Answer/Reply:
I too have been on seroquel for years, and there was a time when the dosage was high. I hated the weight gain. I eventually brought down my dosage to 100 mgs. at bedtime. I understand completely what you mean when you say you feel like a hostage to this pill. Every time I try to go off of it completely I can NOT sleep. sigh Maybe someday.
55 year old Female
Posted: 2009-09-13 10:08:27
Question/Comment:
I take Geodon and am expieriencing a high degree of dizziess and feeling tired or problems even speaking without feeling like I'm almost drunk after that passes the medication seems to work well but it's causing me alot of problems in the morning at work any suggestion or comments would be appreciated. Thanks
55 year old Male
Posted: 2008-05-11 17:36:19
Answer/Reply:
It takes time for the medication to be built up in your system. Give it three weeks and the drowzy side effects will disappear.
19 year old Male
Posted: 2008-05-20 04:55:56
iGuard.org Answer/Reply:
my Dr. told me to take it at evening time or bedtime.
Posted: 2008-05-30 17:05:53
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