Bipolar Support Group

Every time after I have an increase in Seroquel I experience relief, but after a few months I start becoming hypomanic again and don't last through the day. Is my body getting used to the medication and needing more? Why do I keep on having to increase my dose? I really want to eliminate this medication instead. I'm on 200mg every evening. Its interesting how my kids get their moods from me. When I'm hyper/hypomanic my kids bounce off the walls, when I'm irritable my kids are impossible and when I'm depressed they are not interested in doing anything. They really mirror me.

Tomorrow is a school day and now is 10:30pm. I'm an hour after taking the Seroquel so I calmed down a bit but my kids are still all over the house laughing and screaming while chasing each other. I started it.

My husband complains of a headache.

I hope it's safe to assume you are a fellow nurse. I then went on to be a R.D., and then P.A. I've been retired/disabled sine the late 80s. The meds change but the basics stay the same. Usually bipolars need a cocktail of two or three drugs to get under control. I A M NOT GIVING y medical advice. I can't type all those capital letters. Serially, you need to see your doctor who controls your meds NOW. Here is what I - Me - as in see your doctor - think is happening. I'm only telling you to calm you, because you need to chill. Your probably getting all you're going to get on serequel sp and you need to add on. Don't let that scare you. With the utmost of respect, please get your kids checked out. You may be playing off them - plural - instead of visa versa. Nothing to be worried about. Great drugs out there. Just need to find the right cocktail.

Charmainemay, Yup, you are right. I am on Lamictal 300mg, Zoloft 25 mg, Topomax 25mg, Adderall 10mg TID. I think my hyperactivity and unfocused feeling gets worse in the evening after my last dose is out of my system.

I think the Zoloft may cause some of the hypomanic feelings as I was running for hours when my pdoc increased my Zoloft to 50mg for anxiety. I really want a whole med revamp.

Also, my daughter has issues and sees a counselor weekly. I still need to schedule an appointment with the psychiatrist for her. I think she might have to be on meds too.

Sigh

I take seroquel and we've had to increase it a few times. I also see that after a while it seems to not be as effective. I won't be going up for a while.

As for the kids they will mirror your mood. If you are like me you project your energy and it creats the aura of the room. It's an odd things but people and animals will sense. My cats totally stay away from me when I'm manic or in a super bad mood. If I am sad they are on me like glue.

My kids know now that when I am manic/pissed off to try to limit their energy but when they were young they would deffinitly go for adding their madness to the mix.

It's not the same but a few years back I went horse back riding and about 1/2 a mile up on the trail I saw a 4wheeler and as soon as I noticed it my horse stopped and would not move....it could sense my anxiety and the guide had to walk me past it. In a split second it knew.

At work I can also set the tone for the shift and when I'm really bad it can ruin everyones night. I've figured out now that I just tell them when I walk in that I need to be left alone and it sorta keeps that channel open. They know I am not in a good place so they leave me alone.