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Having difficulty weaning off of Seroquel
I am 67 years old and have been on Seroquel for about 2 1/2 years. I’ve dropped down from 150 to 100 and more recently down to 75 and then down to 50. The last drop was three weeks ago and I’m still feeling really awful. Does anyone have any experience with this?
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Hi, Norm. Can you elaborate a little about the "feeling really awful"? Believe that might help us better try to help you. Also can you share the original reason for it?
Like that you're tapering slowly off the med. Also that you're fully committed to getting off that drug... it has a lot of negative side efffects... especially for us seniors.
All the best!
/LarryG
Years ago, I weaned myself (under a doctor's care) off Seroquel after having been on 600mg daily for years. It took about a year to be off it completely. I had to go really really slow. It is difficult and you may have to go more slowly than you think you do. Be patient and it will happen.
@feygirrl thank you for your reply. I was originally on 100 mg for a couple of years. Actually, before that, I was on 150 a day, but I’m trying to wean down from 100 to 75 and now I’m at 50 and I’m taking it slow, but I’m really suffering. I still have anxiety, flu-like feelings, although those are subsiding, depersonalization syndrome, stomach issues, mild headaches, and mild headaches. I’m seeing my psychiatrist soon and I hope he’ll drop me from 50 a day to 37.5 a day or something like that
@larryg333 I had a severe anxiety/nervous breakdown about 2 1/2 years ago. At that point, my online psychiatrist put me on oxcarbazepine and also on Seroquel. in the meantime, other doctors have tried other medications, including Prozac and Buspar, which I’ve successfully weaned off of because they weren’t helping me. I really think that these two drugs are poisoning me, and I need to get off of them. So right now I’m working on the Seruquel taper, and then hopefully after that I can get off of the oxcarbazepine. As far as feeling awful after I take the 25 mg of Seruquel in the morning I feel jittery and anxious. am unable to sleep past 8 AM, having taken the medication at 7 AM. all day long, I am having anxiety, attacks. and also depersonalization syndrome, which I am able to deal with. It is very unpleasant going through this, tapering process off of Seruquel. After that, I’m gonna have to get off of oxcarbazepine and maybe Keppra as well. I’m hoping that if I can get off all of these things, which I believe are poisoning me, will find out where I’m at, hopefully back to a normal person who can enjoy life and get things accomplished and that’s it. Any empathy or advice would be appreciated.