Tag Archives: Quetiapine

The naked brain

Posted on June 9, 2016 by purplepersuasion

Ever wanted to run off to a cave and hide for a couple of weeks? Today it was agreed that after everything I described in my last post, my symptoms are “clearly iatrogenic” (medically induced) and “clearly intolerable” and that … Continue reading →

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Not back on track

Posted on June 6, 2016 by purplepersuasion

***TRIGGER WARNING SUICIDE*** Uh-oh. My rate of blogging is always a sign I could be unwell and here we are, two in two days. I mentioned medication change and aripiprazole (brand name Abilify) almost in passing yesterday. Truth is, I was using … Continue reading →

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Unpinned

Posted on June 5, 2016 by purplepersuasion

It is not always a bad thing to be pinned down. Rather like a tent, I need underpinnings in order to be who I want to be, to feel like me. I can’t erect the life I want unless some fundamentals … Continue reading →

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Prankxiety

Posted on May 29, 2016 by purplepersuasion

Oh anxiety, you trickster, you joker, you fiddler with minds. Anxiety is all over me at the moment. There are probable reasons for this; I’m on a therapeutic dose of aripiprazole, which is well known for causing agitation and  anxiety, and I … Continue reading →

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Arrested adjustment

Posted on May 23, 2016 by purplepersuasion

They always say the period after a hospital admission is a difficult one, but I didn’t expect it to go on and on being difficult. My mood was good in the first three weeks or so, which I at least partly … Continue reading →

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Where there is no spring and no autumn: the world of rapid cycling

Posted on December 3, 2014 by purplepersuasion

Seasons are funny things. If you live in a equatorial region, you may barely experience them at all; if you live in a polar region you probably live part of the year in unremitting darkness which eventually gives way to … Continue reading →

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Back under Their spell

Posted on September 15, 2014 by purplepersuasion

So here I am back dealing with Them. I’ve been almost entirely well now for five months and had honestly started to feel that I was completely in remission. A couple of months ago I reduced my dose of quetiapine … Continue reading →

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The tipping point

Posted on July 1, 2014 by purplepersuasion

After a few “issue” posts I thought it was time for a more personal update. I am amazed to be able to say that my mood has now been pretty much stable for around ten weeks. This feels like an … Continue reading →

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Everywhere you go

Posted on July 27, 2013 by purplepersuasion

I’ve been quiet for the last couple of week because I have been away on holiday. As some of you will have seen on Twitter, I was pretty anxious before we left. I knew my partner had taken great care … Continue reading →

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Five hundred miles: remission versus recovery

Posted on April 2, 2013 by purplepersuasion

My partner and I are going to France over the Easter weekend. I’ve been looking forward to the trip for months, believing that being virtually symptom-free will mean being able to enjoy myself in the way I used to when … Continue reading →

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