Robert Collins2 said:Look, those little things—mice, rats, whatever—they totally mess with how much of the med actually hits your system. And honestly, generics aren't always a perfect match. Like, I tried swapping my Loquen for Seroquel for a day once. Technically they're both just generic quetiapine, but Seroquel is the "pure" stuff, whereas Loquen is the salt version, the quetiapine fumarate.
With Seroquel, it knocked me out at first, then slowed me down, and then by evening, these weird-ass thoughts started messing with my head again. After that, I just took my Loquen, sliced it up, and called it a day! I'm really not buying this whole placebo thing people talk about.
I take Seroquel to help me sleep; even though that isn't its primary indication, it does the job, and frankly, that’s all that matters to me. I have noticed that you spend a significant amount of time acting as an advisor here. Perhaps you have even considered applying for a moderator position. If I may be blunt, I don't believe that would be a wise move for several reasons. First, there is the issue of internet addiction. Second, there is the possibility that sharing so much information is merely a way to compensate for one's own insecurities. Finally, by constantly researching, Googling, and obsessing over medications, you are overtaxing your mind and creating a psychological dependency on them. How exactly do you plan to detach from all of this one day when you have become so fixated on psychopharmaceuticals? It seems to me that you are far more preoccupied with medication than with psychotherapy, which is a problematic imbalance. If you were to tell your psychiatrist exactly how many hours you spend online dissecting drug data, I suspect you might get a very telling reaction. While it is perfectly fine to be informed about the medication you are prescribed, you seem to have crossed the line into obsession. I suspect you realize this yourself; the real question is whether you can find a way to step back.