ARIPIPRAZOLE LAUROXIL vs QUETIAPINE

I hope this is allowed on this sub, sorry if not. My sister was a fit 29 y.o. with a history of anemia, and an eating disorder as a teenager. She had a head injury at 17 that caused her to lose her sense of smell, as well as experiencing aches on the bump when it got too hot. Also occasional heart p

I was given quetiapine when I was 15 to treat my bipolar. It is an “irreversible” drug as it can shrink gray matter, impair sexual function (another TERF argument) and cause heart problems (QT prolongation). And yet, it has improved my life by stabilising my mood. Yes, sometimes I am pissed that it

I've been severely ill for years. I crashed hard in June 2020 and I never recovered. I spent two years bedridden. I was diagnosed with MECFS two years later. I have struggled even after 4 1/2 years of recovery to do more than walk 50 feet without being out of breath. Recovery seemed impossible impro

Hey everyone, This is kind of vulnerable for me to share, but I think I need to get it out. I’ve lost 30lbs so far, started by walking like crazy, and now I work with a personal trainer and train 4 times a week. I’m stronger and more consistent than I’ve ever been. But the scale has been stuck betwe

I turned 26 last year and got booted off my dad's insurance. I was still in school at the time and not working. I looked for coverage on the exchange and none of the plans would cover my antipsychotic (quetiapine/seroquel). I had to go on COBRA which meant I would be getting the same coverage that I

Yeah, it's been a bit weird. My psych and I are lowering my quetiapine in the hopes to get off it entirely because frankly, I'm suffocating under it. I knew I'd be signing up for some discomfort through this process; the balancing act is keeping it in the green and not tanking into someplace scary.

I finally started medication (quetiapine + lamotrigine) today, after a really long mental battle, so I was feeling pretty proud and good after my psych appointment today. Then I came home, decided to tell my Mum (because she always complains I don’t tell her enough, I still live with her as I’m stil

I'm so tired. I've been suffering for months due to medication side effects. Olanzapine triggered my POTS and I haven't recovered since August. I'm constantly dizzy and I can barely leave the house. Ive only been to the store 5 times since then. I constantly have anxiety and panic attacks fearing I'

I feel a weird sense of relief having a name to this perpetual cycle of sadness and mania. I was apprehensive at first to seek help since there would be times I'd be happy and I used to downplay my sadness as being overreactions to heartbreaks or failures. I'm excited to start my medications (lamot

I've lived in the same place for about 2 years and there's a pharmacy right across the street where I go to fill my prescriptions. They have low turnover so it's always the same people who see me. And of course by now they know what I have since I buy all the classic stuff: lithium, lamotrigine, que

I need to share this with someone because if I tell my family they will freak out. I am currently travelling Asia, in Vietnam. Last night a depressive episode hit me like a ton of bricks despite slow release venlafaxine, 500mg quetiapine and propanol in my system. I went to the 8th floor of my hote