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Quetiapine...?

Tears_before_bedtime

I'm bipolar and already on a mood stabiliser. The psychiatrist has just added quetiapine for mania. Starting low dose up to 200mg over time.

I know it's prescribed at low doses for insomnia and anxiety as well, but mine is specifically for bipolar. Although side effect of a good night's sleep would be welcome!

What I'd like to hear is if anyone has experience taking quetiapine. What effects/side-effects did you experience? Did you find it helpful?

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  • I was given it to augment my depression medication and to help with my insomnia. It caused depersonalisation and derealization for me, I had to stop taking it after 3 weeks.

    It was like living a video game, life felt less real somehow.

    Obviously this is just my experience.

  • in reply to Hergé

    Thank you for the heads up on a side effect to look out for. I had the "life as a video game" thing years and years ago. It wasn't pleasant so you have my sympathy. Hope you found a different way to help your symptoms. 

  • in reply to Tears_before_bedtime

    No not really, they decided after 30+ years that my depression and anxiety were treatment resistant.

    It did ultimately lead to my autism diagnosis, so I'm now officially a depressed, anxious autistic person that doesn't really sleep. At least I know, that's something, isn't it?

    I'm now on yet another waiting list for some sort of autism support. 

    Day by day 

  • in reply to Tears_before_bedtime

    I'm not even remotely religious or an alcoholic (it has been touch and go at times on that front) but the serenity prayer does seem to be rather pertinent. 

    grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference." 

     

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  • in reply to Tears_before_bedtime

    I'm not even remotely religious or an alcoholic (it has been touch and go at times on that front) but the serenity prayer does seem to be rather pertinent. 

    grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference." 

     

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