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Tapering off 25 mg of quetiapine/Seroquel
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I've been on QUEtiapine XR as well as Venlafaxine for about 15 years. I'm bipolar with severe bipolar depression. My current dosage is 400 mg of QUEtiapine and 300 mg of Venlafaxine. I have a new psychiatrist and since I'm no longer stable he is weaning me off both so he can change my medication in a month. How hard is this going to be considering how long I've been on it? He has prescribed Ativan to help me through the rough days but he doesn't want me to take it every day. I have to admit I'm worried about coming off both if these meds.
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@lindaluf how did you do? I am on 150 mg quetiapine/seroquel for 20 years to treat bipolar 2, just started to reduce dose by 25 mg per night, only few nights so far ut ok so far. This is first time on this site, just found it. Is it difficult to reduce dose?
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My psychiatrist used the Prozac bridge to get me off Venlafaxine and I didn't experience any side effects at all. You might want to talk to your psychiatrist about this and seee if it is a viable option. Good luck!