Oh gosh I really need some help! I've been
calling my Psychiatrist every other day
because I am becoming more and more
unstable and can feel myself slipping into
a mixed bipolar episode.
Tonight We decided to up My Depakote from
375mg a day to 500mg a day. And added 10mg
of Ambien to help me sleep. But so far it
isn't enough.
1 week ago My Psychiatrist put me on 20mg
of Geodon a day (for depression and mood
stabilization) and 50mg of Trazodone each
night to help with my Insomnia and to
maybe get some added antidepressant
action.
Well for the 1st couple of days I felt
well. And on day 3 I started to notice
some side effects, but fully expected it.
The Trazodone was not helping me sleep and
I still had to rely on the Seroquel I had
previously been taking in order to sleep.
As the days wore on, I started to feel
kind of weird. First depressed then just
weird. So I called my Psychiatrist and
told her and she suggested I stop the
Trazodone and I agreed that might ne
making me unstable. So we did and then
added Ambien the next night.
Well I'm still on the Geodon and am still
unstable at only 20mg (I did take 40mg for
2 days but can't handle it.) This is not
my 1st time on Geodon and have always
noticed an increase in irritation,
anxiety, agitation and mania when on it so
I don't want to take it anymore.
Would Trazodone at 25-50mg a day cause me
to become unglued like this? Because I do
need something for depression but SSRI's
and SNRI's are out as I've tried them all
except for Remeron and I don't wanna go
there as I am already battling my weight.
Oh gosh I am so desperate and scared! I
don't know what to do! My Man is supposed
to be leaving tomorrow to go away for a
long weekend and here I am flipping out
and calling the hospital to see about
being admitted for inpatient therapy. And
I do believe knowing he's going to be gone
until late Sunday night is making me so
much worse.
Can anyone please find it in their hearts
to offer up any advice or knowledge they
may have about Geodon or Trazodone related
Mania? And I also ask for a prayer. Not
only for myself but for my family as they
suffer right along with me and I love them
more than anything in the world.
So can Geodon or Trazodone cause a Bipolar
person to totally become unstable? What
about Ambien? Can that make things worse?
Oh gosh I'm a wreck and don't know what to
do. I'm just freaking out!
Thank you all and God Bless!
