Reviewer: freaked out, 13-18 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Just one week and extreme agitation, hallucinations and not knowing who my own family is. Crazy behavior like taking the sheets off the bed and hiding clothing items. Insisting all electric powered items be turned off like the tv or computer or ceiling fans. Not able to sleep and is causing paranoid feelings that I have never had before.

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Just one week and extreme agitation, hallucinations and not knowing who my own family is. Crazy behavior like taking the sheets off the bed and hiding clothing items. Insisting all electric powered items be turned off like the tv or computer or ceiling fans. Not able to sleep and is causing paranoid feelings that I have never had before.
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Reviewer: Bipolar, but not stupid, 45-54 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I am Bipolar-I Mix States, Rapid Cycler, Medication Resistant, with Psychotic tendencies, and this was my second attempt attrying this medication in as many months: Both attempts fail due to extreme lethargy and inability to function, even after twelve hours of continuous sleep. I would wake and remain useless and tire for an addition two hours. My behavior is far more irritable than ever before, ... Show Full Comment

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I am Bipolar-I Mix States, Rapid Cycler, Medication Resistant, with Psychotic tendencies, and this was my second attempt attrying this medication in as many months: Both attempts fail due to extreme lethargy and inability to function, even after twelve hours of continuous sleep. I would wake and remain useless and tire for an addition two hours. My behavior is far more irritable than ever before, and I find myself full of anger and wanting to pound my fists through the wall, or destroy sometime just because it was within arms reach. I find the taste of this medication absolutely repulsive. My appetite has spiraled out of control and I have gained 17 pounds in the last two months. My Diabetes is hyperglycemic with blood sugars above 200, thus requiring higher than normal insulin injections with greater CC's of insulin per injection. Finally, the copayment is prohibitive, even after insurance pays their pittance-share. I do not reccommend this medication whatsoever. I will never try it for a third time. D. Gordon Tipton
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Reviewer: 45-54 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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made me feel worse dizzy very tired.did not like it at all.

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made me feel worse dizzy very tired.did not like it at all.
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Reviewer: andie, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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On it for a week thus far...when I took in 2aday I couldn't function in the day at all..per MD consult switch to night only with an antidepressent in the morning. Nightmares/night paraylsis from Seraquel stopped immediantly. Wake up in the morning rested. It does make me hungary all the time, but I am cheating and taking an anti appeite pill (OTC) but again talked to the MD (I hate being bipol ... Show Full Comment

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On it for a week thus far...when I took in 2aday I couldn't function in the day at all..per MD consult switch to night only with an antidepressent in the morning. Nightmares/night paraylsis from Seraquel stopped immediantly. Wake up in the morning rested. It does make me hungary all the time, but I am cheating and taking an anti appeite pill (OTC) but again talked to the MD (I hate being bipolar and am terrified of going off the deepend so I ask a lot before I let my meds get messed up). If I start gaining weight I will probably stop the meds though. I found (per the recommeded of another rating on this site) that rinsing with mouthwash before taking the pill really helps a lot. And I put it in my check instead of under my tongue
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Reviewer: parrk, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I did have some water retention when taking two tablets,but after reducing back down to one tablet the problem was quickly rememdied. So far this is thye best medication for bi-polar that I have been on it has also helped my chronic hiccups I've noticed. A problem I've suffrered with for a very long time.

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I did have some water retention when taking two tablets,but after reducing back down to one tablet the problem was quickly rememdied. So far this is thye best medication for bi-polar that I have been on it has also helped my chronic hiccups I've noticed. A problem I've suffrered with for a very long time.
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