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Okay so i have recently found out that there is a history of diabetes in my family. Right now i take between 300-400mg's of quetiapine a day for bipolar disorder and my doctor is already wary of prescribing anti-psychotics so i imagine if i tell him about my family history that will be the end of the quetiapine. Unfortunately the only other atypical my insurance covers is risperidone which also causes type 2 diabetes along with making me feel like a zombie. So this pretty much leaves the typicals of which i have taken chlorpromazine, methotrimeprazine aka Levomepromazine and prochlorperazine. I have only taken the Thorazine/largactil and Compazine for nausea and vomiting and i have taken the methotrimeprazine for both sleep and nausea. I didn't find the Thorazine to be as bad in terms of side effects as some of the atypical anti-psychotics even in the 100mg range so i would be willing to try that as a add on to the lamotrigine i take as my mood stabilizer.
Are the typicals as bad for causing diabetes as the atypicals? I couldn't find alot of info on that so any advice would be appreciated
Are the typicals as bad for causing diabetes as the atypicals? I couldn't find alot of info on that so any advice would be appreciated