HI, After a 12 week wait for an emergency psychiatrist appointment i finally got to see someone last friday. As i have moved many times over the years i had to literally give my life story as they didnt have much info on my past.
The psychiatrist then had to relay what was said to the main guy who's clinic this was..that took about half an hour, he came back and said at this stage they didnt want to give a formal diagnosis, it was evident that i had a recurrant depressive disorder with both low's and manic phases and that they would like to see me a few more times to establish what exactly it is.
He said in terms of medication i had two options, Lithium or Quetiapine to try alongside my current AD's. Lithium was their first choice but it struck the fear of god into me as i have an auntie with type one bipolar who has been on Lithium for 30 years, she is the size of a house, she has lost all her teeth, she has the first stages of renal failure and a thyroid problem, she has been told she needs to come off Lithium but the poor love is scared as mentally she is really stable and has been for a few years and doesnt want to get ill again. I told him this and he said well maybe it would be better that you go with the Quetiapine, i asked if there was any other options but he said at this stage no.
In the last few months my sister has been on quetiapine, she put on a stone in a month and slept all the time. The thing is i suffer from buliema at times i did tell him this and i am so paronoid at putting on weight, i also cant be sleepy all the time i have two small children to look after. We agreed in the end that he would start me on the lowest dosage and that if i have any bad side affects to contact them. I have an appointment again in 5 weeks.
I know that medication can react differently in different people so im giving them the benefit of the doubt. Although i must admit the prescription hasnt found it's way to the chemist yet, i will go today though.
Since friday i have felt dreadful, i dont know if it is because ive had to talk about the past that ive just stired up old feelings, i did cry in the appointment, infact im welling up now, i just feel so emotional. I went to bed last night at 7 and have slept right through until 7 this morning when my kids jumped on me lol! no alarm clocks needed in this house!
Sorry about my spelling and grammer my heads all over the place at the mo.
Just needed to off load and see what other people's experiences of these medications were really.
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Has anybody got any experiences of Lithium and Quetiapine, good or bad to share with me please
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