Getting off of Seroquel

I just stopped it cold turkey and feel much better ! Thank you for responding .

My son was recently in a psychiatric facility for severe depression and anxiety. While in the facility they started him on Lexapro 10 mg and Seroquel 100 mg. They were giving my son 200-300 mg of Seroquel per day. When they discharged him they only gave him a script for the Lexapro and when my son asked about the Seroquel they said they wouldn’t give him a script for that due to it being habit forming. On the 2 1/2 hr drive home I could tell he had some anxiety. He said he did not take the Seroquel that morning at the facility since he was being discharged. So that same night my son takes his Lexapro about 8 pm and literally hour later a full on panic attack. He has never had panic attacks just anxiety. He was freaking out , hyperventilating, sweating profusely, his legs went numb, his hands and finger tips were tingling , his chest got tight , his blood pressure shot up. He was crying. It was absolutely awful. He has had the shakes and I could literally see his legs trembling as he went down the stairs of the house. I’m so worried that this could be a withdrawal from the Seroquel. He was taking 200-300 mg a day for about 5 days. Is it possible that he is having withdrawals only after being on it for 5 days ?

. Hi there I have suffered with my mental health very badly the last couple of years . Somehow after a stay in hospital I ended up on seroquel . I do not have psychosis or bipolar and my diagnosis they think is BPD and maybe possibly adhd/autism. I’ve realised that it never took away my severe and dissociation. And I got better myself each time I have these episodes of being unwell. I am on 250xr and I have been for about 3 years. Taking 25mg throughout the day as needed but can stop them no problem And have done so . I take sertaline 25mg also not sure it does much either . Anyway with weight gain having really upset my self esteem as a side effect and the benefits not outweighing the negatives I want to get off it . I know my doctor will help me however I’m so so so sensetive to any change in anything and a drop of anything can send me sideways if my body is used to it. I’m just so sensetive to chemicals so I actually think I need to maybe be just on the least amount of medication possible . My question is what is the slowest and or best way to do this to minimise it kicking me into severe anxiety. 50mg jumps are fast however I know you can’t cut the xr in half . But do adding in the instant release suffice to cushion the blow of the drops. Like going to 225 meaning 200xr and one 25mg instant . Any help would be appreciated!

. Hi there I have suffered with my mental health very badly the last couple of years . Somehow after a stay in hospital I ended up on seroquel . I do not have psychosis or bipolar and my diagnosis they think is BPD and maybe possibly adhd/autism. I’ve realised that it never took away my severe and dissociation. And I got better myself each time I have these episodes of being unwell. I am on 250xr and I have been for about 3 years. Taking 25mg throughout the day as needed but can stop them no problem And have done so . I take sertaline 25mg also not sure it does much either . Anyway with weight gain having really upset my self esteem as a side effect and the benefits not outweighing the negatives I want to get off it . I know my doctor will help me however I’m so so so sensetive to any change in anything and a drop of anything can send me sideways if my body is used to it. I’m just so sensetive to chemicals so I actually think I need to maybe be just on the least amount of medication possible . My question is what is the slowest and or best way to do this to minimise it kicking me into severe anxiety. 50mg jumps are fast however I know you can’t cut the xr in half . But do adding in the instant release suffice to cushion the blow of the drops. Like going to 225 meaning 200xr and one 25mg instant . Any help would be appreciated!

. Hi there I have suffered with my mental health very badly the last couple of years . Somehow after a stay in hospital I ended up on seroquel . I do not have psychosis or bipolar and my diagnosis they think is BPD and maybe possibly adhd/autism. I’ve realised that it never took away my severe and dissociation. And I got better myself each time I have these episodes of being unwell. I am on 250xr and I have been for about 3 years. Taking 25mg throughout the day as needed but can stop them no problem And have done so . I take sertaline 25mg also not sure it does much either . Anyway with weight gain having really upset my self esteem as a side effect and the benefits not outweighing the negatives I want to get off it . I know my doctor will help me however I’m so so so sensetive to any change in anything and a drop of anything can send me sideways if my body is used to it. I’m just so sensetive to chemicals so I actually think I need to maybe be just on the least amount of medication possible . My question is what is the slowest and or best way to do this to minimise it kicking me into severe anxiety. 50mg jumps are fast however I know you can’t cut the xr in half . But do adding in the instant release suffice to cushion the blow of the drops. Like going to 225 meaning 200xr and one 25mg instant . Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks for the help. I want to stop taking it because I've gained almost 90 lbs since I've started my treatment. It seems to me that at this point, the negative health consequences far outweigh any antidepressive qualities the Seroquel has had on me. I'm still depressed and very anxious. The only exception is that now I also have about 80 extra pounds to show for it. I'll make sure to check out those other discussions.