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Antipsychotics: I have been experiencing rapid cycling for months.
Mental Health | Last Active: Nov 18, 2018 | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
I'm bipolar 2 - got off Saroquel, changed to Lamictal and much better. Still take Welbutrin every AM as I did with the Saroquel but no more am brain fog and stupor. It takes a long time to get your dose of Lamictal to the effective amount and the same amount of time to wean off Saroquel but it's worth it. Prob 90-120 days of slowly shifting. I'm happy I'm off the Saroquel. I had been on it for 4 straight years and it was starting to affect my short-term memory big time and i was like a zombie til noon every day. I still take a very small dose of kratom powder each am rather than coffee because it focuses my mind without giving me anxiety or jitters like coffee.
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Hi, @mizmaui444 - I can imagine it is good to feel like less of a zombie now being off of the quetiapine (Seroquel).
I'd like to invite @hoffman and @amberpep @peach414144 @parus to return to this discussion and offer any thoughts about your experiences with bipolar II and/or transitioning to lamotrigine (Lamictal) from quetiapine (Seroquel). I'd also like to encourage @lingram @hopeful123 @barnowl53 @brittanyann576 @renwald to join this discussion
You mentioned that the quetiapine (Seroquel) affected your short-term memory during the 4 years you were on it. Now that you are off, have you noticed changes in this?