question about parnters medication

[davexj9]

hi all,

my partner has bipolar/depression for several years now.  his psychiatrist has changed his medications to:

serouquel 300
wellbutrin 250
klonopin .5

my question is, is it normal for him to be in catatonic and lying in bed more that usual, normally he would at least get up to grab a drink or eat something and thats about it, but just doesn't move now? he has not really moved in days since starting the new pills.  is this long term affect of the medication?

[ExyLexy]

Hi sweetie,

Well the klonopin should relax him, but not to the point where he steady lays in bed. That medication should just take care of his anxiety if he has any.

Now the seroquel, Iv had patients take that medicine and quite a few of them cannot handle it because it makes them go into a zombie,- like trance.

The wellbutrin, its mainly for depression, but is also used to gain back sex drive which is lost due to other depression medications, it also can give person a boost of energy.

I would recommend calling his psychiatrist and maybe have a consultation regarding the seroquel. As soon as you can.

Out of the medications you listed, I believe the seroquel is having an extreme effect on him. That's how that medication is unfortunately. It works good as an antipsychotic, it does, but being lethargic all the time is not good. His doctor might want to find a more suitable medication for him.

Good luck! I hope it goes well....

Much Love, Lexis

[Anonymouse88]

First off, call the doctor about this.  Whatever the reason, it's worrisome.

Second off, what was he taking before?  Suddenly starting on 300 mg Seroquel could make you extremely sedated, although as a rule Seroquel gets a bit less sedating at higher doses, because it's weird like that.  Klonopin could also contribute to being stuporous.  The Wellbutrin should be activating, but it's clearly not doing enough.  

If you can't get through to the psychiatrist, and you're really worried or he's not eating or drinking at all, he should go to the ER.  You can call an ambulance if you can't get him to get out of bed to go.