BabyRachel
02-05-10, 11:38
I will try and keep it short.
Approx five weeks ago I started taking 25 mg seroquel as a mood stabiliser. I have what is best discribed as the low moods of bipolar but not the highs. Happens irregularly and for short time periods so it is not general depression.
I also take 20mg Lexapro and Maxalon (anti emet).
After taking seroquel for three weeks, I ended up in A&E because of muscle twitches which I thought was tardive dyskinesa. Doc was hopeless, told me to stop maxalon and seroquel.
Saw a gp (not my regular) who consulted with a psychiatrist who advised stopping seroquel and maxalon and take 4mg benztropine per day for 10 days.
I experienced withdrawals, anxiety, depression, nausea, headaches etc.. After 10 days I stopped benztropine and everything was ten times worse. I googled it and it turns out benztropine is a dopamine reuptake inhibitor (similar to SSRIs) so I continued to take it.
Now I feel terrible. I wake up okay but during the evening and afternoon I have HORRIBLE stomach pains, nausea, migraines, constipation, anxiety and frequent depressive episodes.
I've waited two weeks (will be three before I see) my psychiatrist so he can help me out. I just don't understand how I am still feeling SO horrible. Each night I want to go admit myself to hospital. Pharmacist said I shouldnt be having withdrawals for this long. The bloody doctors didnt taper the meds OR give me anything to help.
I feel like Ive gone back a thousand steps. Im tired of feeling so ill all the time. I don't have health anxiety but Im worried something more sinister is wrong.
Has anyone got any information or wisdom for me? Im sorry for the long post, I just wanted to give most of the information. Please help me if you can. :hugs:
Approx five weeks ago I started taking 25 mg seroquel as a mood stabiliser. I have what is best discribed as the low moods of bipolar but not the highs. Happens irregularly and for short time periods so it is not general depression.
I also take 20mg Lexapro and Maxalon (anti emet).
After taking seroquel for three weeks, I ended up in A&E because of muscle twitches which I thought was tardive dyskinesa. Doc was hopeless, told me to stop maxalon and seroquel.
Saw a gp (not my regular) who consulted with a psychiatrist who advised stopping seroquel and maxalon and take 4mg benztropine per day for 10 days.
I experienced withdrawals, anxiety, depression, nausea, headaches etc.. After 10 days I stopped benztropine and everything was ten times worse. I googled it and it turns out benztropine is a dopamine reuptake inhibitor (similar to SSRIs) so I continued to take it.
Now I feel terrible. I wake up okay but during the evening and afternoon I have HORRIBLE stomach pains, nausea, migraines, constipation, anxiety and frequent depressive episodes.
I've waited two weeks (will be three before I see) my psychiatrist so he can help me out. I just don't understand how I am still feeling SO horrible. Each night I want to go admit myself to hospital. Pharmacist said I shouldnt be having withdrawals for this long. The bloody doctors didnt taper the meds OR give me anything to help.
I feel like Ive gone back a thousand steps. Im tired of feeling so ill all the time. I don't have health anxiety but Im worried something more sinister is wrong.
Has anyone got any information or wisdom for me? Im sorry for the long post, I just wanted to give most of the information. Please help me if you can. :hugs: