I was wondering what are some good mood stabilizers that you take with an antipsychotic that helps with stabilizing mood and doesn’t have weight gain as a side effect?
Best sleep aids? I currently am on seroquel for sleep anxiety bipolar and only sleep 4-5 hours.. any combination of meds you take that help you sleep longer?
I want to bring up more med options to my psychiatric nurse practitioner than the ones he offers me that don’t really help or have severe side effects? Any tips appreciated.
I am looking for a new psychiatrist in the meantime but so hard to find. Thank you
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I have known people that have taken it but you need regular blood tests to check how much is actually in your bloodstream.So the level can be adjusted so it doesn’t become toxic.I knew someone who had to stop taking it because of this.When she was taking it she felt very well.
lithium is very hard on the kidneys. Just a warning. I know it can be a very effective drug for some. Was hell for me ! Made me feel so out of it. I have kidney disease and found out to late that it can damage the kidneys
I hated Seroquel, I'd get high then pass out for 14 hours. Maybe it was too high of a dose?
I've always had trouble sleeping and lots of nightmares. Mirtazapine has been a god send for me, mixed with some melatonin and an audiobook in the evenings.
oh no! What dose were you on? I am at 200 mg for sleep with trazadone and I must have very severe insomnia since it knocks me out for 4-5 hours. It also makes me moody, irritable.. but nothing has worked. I take melatonin but it doesn’t work for me.
I read that mirtazapine causes weight gain and increased appetite. Is that true? I’be tried so many meds nothing works.
Maybe I’m too lazy since I lay in bed on my time off mainly due to high anxiety.
Too many drugs cause weight gain! I take my Mirtazapine in the evening and I didn't notice any big gains so... I don't know, everyone is effected differently.
PTSD and anxiety have always been hell on my sleep, for as far back as I can remember, I feel for you!
Hi I take syonell or Depakote 2 x 500 mg tablets a day for my mood stabilizers and have abilify maintena depot once a month for the psychosis. I sleep like a log . I did put on weight as it increases your appetite and does change your metabolism and I was on letrozole a hormone tablet as well to stop my cancer re-occurring. I have however joined a slimming club and managed to loose 3 stone, I eat loads but it is the right kind of food , I wish that I had known what to eat earlier instead of bread and all the wrong things . My weight is now stable. I also do not have to take the letrozole anymore so that probably helped. Hope you find a solution and all the best.
oh wow you really went thru a lot. I also am eating unhealthy but now maintaining weight and can’t risk any meds causing increase in appetite. That’s great that you were able to lose the weight and find the right foods to eat. I need to find the right satisfying meals that will make me to feel full and lose weight . How did yup start to change the foods you eat? Thanks so much for sharing and your support
I went to a slimming club and they advised on what was free food, which is food that does not pile on the weight like baked beans, pasta, salad, fruit, vegetables and lean, fat free meat and potatoes, 0% fat free yoghurt and eggs pulses to name a few, all of which you can eat as much as you want then cut down to one large piece of whole meal bread or 2 small pieces of whole meal bread a day or a whole meal pitta bread and either a pint of milk semi skimmed or low fat cheese about 30g x 2 a day. Hope that gives you some idea of what to go for and you can eat as much as you want of the free food and cut down on cake, biscuits, gravy, chocolate, fatty meat and sugary cereals as they call it syns. It really worked for me. If I get hungry in the evening I eat boiled eggs or make myself a salad with ham and even pasta with a stock pot. Hope this made sense and all the best. It is better if you can find a slimming group as they can advise you better than I can however.
Hi, I take a small dose of Depakote 500mg. at night along with rexulti and a small dose of mirtazapine which helps with sleep. I also take lamictal in the morning which is a wonderful mood stabilizer that has no weight gain and actually helps lift your mood if you are having depressive episodes. The lamictal can also be taken at night.
I see you live in the US, do you live in a state that has legalized it, if so go talk to someone at a good dispensary near you. The tinctures I got are from Sun God Medicinals in Oregon and I have the CBD Hypnos Tincture and the CBD Heka Tincture. The natural food stores here also carry CBD products so you could try there if it's legal in your state.
I have seen where Vraylar is being used for Bipolar depression and mania. It seems to have few side effects. Weight gain being one of them. I have never been on but it is worth checking out.
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