LAMOTRIGINE vs QUETIAPINE

I’m a writer. Maybe not a successful one at this point in my life, but it’s what I identify as. Writing has been such a big part of my life for as long as I can remember. Writing is one of the few things I am confident I can do, regardless of my mental state, and it has been my personal therapy for

Edit: I just got on new medication last week. I’m not looking to get attention I’m truly asking for help. I also just went through an episode of hitting myself. Which truly felt like it helped to let that out. I know that sounds terrible but I feel better now. I feel bad that my dog just saw me do a

soooo i just recently (in this last month) got diagnosed bcos i felt myself completely slipping. i sought out a doctor, homie did an evaluation and prescribed me meds. i was very unsure as far as whether he was correct abt the diagnosis or not so i went in for a second opinion and sure as hell, “you

I went to the eye doctor yesterday and when she saw i was lamotrigine i clarified i didn't have epilepsy but bipolar and she went on a rant about how i should get a second job because if i'm busy i wont have time to be mentally ill. like the whole appointment. girl i just wanted some new glasses. i

I was recently diagnosed with bipolar 1 about a month ago and I’ve been taking 200mg of Lamotrigine and 45 mg of latuda. My family is very VERY religious and they want me to go to a special priest hoping that I get cured of being bipolar. I know doing this will not bring me any harm, but I generally

Recently i had to find a new psychiatrist because my insurance changed. I told him I’ve been on lithium and lamotrigine for several years and he told me that he used to work at an inpatient facility and he’d only ever used lithium with those patients and would wean them off after they left. He sugge

Ok so first things first, the medicine works great for me. My complaint is the pill itself. Whoever designed them is the spawn of fucking satan and deserves the most awful of punishments. It’s just compressed powder. It dissolves in water, which is what spit is. Like who the fuck approved this shit.

Called the pharmacy Thursday to refill my prescriptions as usual, knowing I had at least one refill left, which would have gotten me through til my psych gets back July 4th. Pharmacist said it would be ready by 9am today (Saturday) because they didn't have the right size pills for my lamotrigine and

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