I loved seroquel when I first took it but had weight gain issues so I was willing to let it go. I hope they let you keep it since it helps you so well!
I believe he just thought that I was taking too many medications in general. So he cut out my class d and class c meds and kept those that were class b.
Do you feel ok with the meds you're on? Did you withdraw? If I go 24 hours without Seroquel, I'm on my knees throwing up (when I'm not pregnant), and I'm terrified they'll take me off of the only med that's ever worked for me.
I'm bipolar and cut all my meds out over a year and a half. I'm now on 100mgs of lamictal in case I need to jump to therapeutic dosage. I take 4 mg of folic acid to cancel out the risks of neural tube defects. It took me over a year of planning and working with my psychiatrist to get off the meds but I was on a lot of medications that were not safe for the baby at least until the second trimester. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions.
I was on 150 lamotragine and 12.5 seroquel and told to go off everything. My mania is mostly in extreme irritability and paranoia. I've definitely felt more depressed and more paranoid on and off but because I know I'm able to use my skills to move through. I'm worried I'll get PPD but I'll cross that bridge.
I feel really good with the meds I'm on now - but not at first. The biggest issue with my seroquel withdrawal was insomnia. Nothing else can get me to sleep. The first few weeks are definitely the hardest but I feel better now that I don't take them anymore.
Thank you for the responses guys! My mania is dangerous, I start to feel invincible and judgment goes out the window...and my anxiety and paranoia go through the roof, and I don't want to feel that way while pregnant. Without seroquel I don't sleep either...ugh I guess I'll see what the doctor says, thank so much guys, I'm glad I'm not the only one with this!
The pill that helped me was Wellbutrin XL 300mg. I went off of them in the spring/summer last year. I just got tired of taking pills. However I also had a low dose of ativan and got down to a pill a month, if any at all. My boyfriend is great. His mom is also bipolar and according to him, way worse than me. It was one clue for me about being pregnant, I thought that I was just having really bad mood swings, but I didn't feel like myself at all. Now that I know, I have a more piece of mind. I still get terrible mood swings, but the bf knows how to calm me back down. And I still do not want to go back on meds.
My doctor said it was my call on whether or not to stop meds. I had no interest in stopping since I know how I am without them. I take Lamictal and Cymbalta. We're keeping an eye my moods. The Emory college site has some research on the effects of meds; makes for some interesting reading.
Thank you for the responses guys! My mania is dangerous, I start to feel invincible and judgment goes out the window...and my anxiety and paranoia go through the roof, and I don't want to feel that way while pregnant. Without seroquel I don't sleep either...ugh I guess I'll see what the doctor says, thank so much guys, I'm glad I'm not the only one with this!
You are so not alone! It can be really scary to have a mental health problem and try to have a baby cuz, I know for me, any deviation off my routine can cause an episode!
I haven't had any episodes at all while pregnant which is complete opposite of what I expected! I occasionally cry over stupid things, but they're more like pregnant reactions, not bipolar ones. Emotionally I'm handing stress almost as well as I do while not pregnant, and I told my hubby to promise he wouldn't leave me if I end up having to go off meds...haha he of course told me he never would, but I feel like me/bipolar/pregnant/without meds would be a nightmare..
I was on 200 mg of lamictal , 15 mg of Buspar and 50 of Trazadone. My OB and psychiatrist wanted me to try and ween off all but the buspar. I have only been on buspar and Benadryl to help me sleep for two weeks now and I'm still feeling pretty good.
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