Hi all. I am 23, female, and around 5'5" and am currently at 112 lbs. I am currently on 100mg quetiapine, 150mg venlafaxine ER, benztropine 1mg (for twitching and involuntary movements). I recently went off of 15mg of aripiprazole after 4 years-ish, roughly 5 months ago, and switched to quetiapine. Stopped Abilify as my impulse control was essentially shot. Began quetiapine as I was tapering. I feel mentally mostly there, significantly better than aripiprazole :).
I am diagnosed with autism, bipolar type 2, PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder. Some of my mental health professionals have told me its likely there's something else that's not necessarily bipolar type 2, although psych testing has been hard to come by around my area lately.
But, I've only heard that quetiapine causes quite the hunger, so I'm really not sure how odd this is. First two months I was starving. Gained a few pounds, I was probably 124 lbs shortly after I started, so maybe around this past February. But now, I have utterly no appetite whatsoever. I feel hunger pangs maybe a few times a week, but truthfully nothing looks good. I can't finish anything. Most of the meals I make go in the trash after sitting in a container I deemed as "leftovers" for a week. I want to eat. I don't like this, I have no energy anymore i think due to this. As previously stated, I am currently 112 lbs. My rings fall of my fingers now. I also have some dry mouth and am a bit lethargic, but maybe the latter is due to the lack of food.
I don't drink, but I smoke maybe 4 or 5 cigs a day. I was smoking a pack (20 cigs) a day for about a year and a half, though. Tapered nicotine usage down significantly after stopping aripiprazole.
I'm on supplements for iron and fiber. I know constipation happens with quetiapine, but bowel movements are still pretty regular I'd say. Maybe not as often as before, but once every 1-2 days. Sorry, gross, but its something I think is likely relevant here.
Please be kind. Thank you so much for your input.