Bipolar Disorde
"I&#039;ve been in and out of mental health clinics for a long time..just trying to find something to slow my racing thoughts and make me feel like life is bearable. I&#039;ve taken benzodiazepines..only to become drug seeking and take too many and need early refils, thereby being forced by prescriber to wean off. Done SSRI&#039;s with no effect whatsoever. Remeron made me gain 40 pounds in like 2 months time and didn&#039;t help me sleep. Marijuana made me paranoid. I just started some new therapy and was diagnosed with bipolar 2 and post traumatic stress disorder. She gave me Seroquel XR and my mind is calm and I sleep good on it. I&#039;m still on a pretty low dose..going up to 100mg tonight and then 150mg on 2 days. Just hope I don&#039;t gain weight but so far I feel productive and my mind is quiet."