rapidly cycling bipolar
Regarding seroquel for bipolar?
I have rapid cycling bipolar. My doctor prescribed me 100mg before bed and 100mg in the morning. It cured my insomnia no doubt but I'm having trouble with the day. It balances me out perfectly but I cant handle the drowsiness because I have to work..also it seems to stop working in the afternoon while I'm still at work and the mood decreases rapidly and I get a killer headache. Kinda like before-morning-coffee haha.
My doctor has referred me to a psychiartrist to discuss the meds but I cant see her till next week. Would it be bad if I cut my day pill in half and took 50mg in the morning and 50 in the afternoon? Will this have any ill effects??
Thanks for your help guys! I start work at 6am and I'm so groggy that it LITERALLY takes 3 coffees to get out of bed and taking the 100mg just undoes those coffees and I need another 3 to wakeup.. Its too much on my body so I think 50mgx2 is the go
Hi there, your dose is 100 mg twice daily, once in the morning and once before bed time. Since you are having a side effect of drowsiness in the morning, it should be perfectly fine 50 mg taken twice to make it up to 100 mg. The most important thing should be the fact that you are getting the total 200 mg dose as prescribed but the spreading of the dose because of the side effect should be fine since this should not affect the level of Seroquel in your blood.
Rapid Cycling
