@mia001 I have read your post in self-harm. Did your family doctor or the psychiatrist put you on Seroquel? You need to speak with the prescribing physician as I am not qualified to advise you. Only a doctor can do thus.

Hello @mia001

It is not a good idea to withdraw from any medication like Seroquel "cold turkey." You need to contact your doctor or pharmacist regarding developing a titration schedule for withdrawal. They will advise you on how to safely withdraw from this medication. Please consult your prescribing doctor about the appropriate schedule for your needs.

@parus @hopeful33250 Thankyou for your replies.Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you both! I am continuing on 100mg quetiapine at the moment. I have spoken with a Community Health psychiatrist who recommended I stay on the quetiapine at the moment. He agreed that withdrawing abruptly is not a good idea!

I'm on day 2 of seroquel withdrawal, the best way to do it so I've heard is to taper off, slowly , I have bipolar 1 effective dissorder and have been hospitalised with s horrific psychotic episode , they put me on olsnzopine then switched it. I went in the hospital a UK dress size 8 (us 4) and came out a UK dress size 14 (us 10), I was having like siezures and blackouts but the doc basically told me to f off, still 155lb but I do martial arts almost every day, so am fit at this weight, but it's not glam. Lol the restless legs are from hell, they're in my legs, arms, head even a few times. I'm suplimenting my withdrawal with 5htp, magnesium threonate, the only magnesium that crosses the blood brain barrier x I'm getting some melatonin too soon and a product called niacinamide, which I have on order which apparently acts on benzo receptors, and oh yeah, actual benzos lol, the benzos I feel are my safety net to not slipping back into psycosis until hopefully the niacinamide arrives and hopefully does what it says on the tin, I feel like quetiapine is shortening my lifespan for some reason and I just wanna fall into a natural sleep. The sleep deprivation is the worst though x

@mia001
Most importantly DO NOT stop cold turkey. As far as suicidal idealizations are concerned it’s very individualized, I doubt anyone can answer that question. I don’t believe even a physician can accurately answer how it will affect you. Although generally if Seroquel is going to cause this problem it normally happens in the beginning of treatment, at least that’s what my friends psychiatrist said.
I take seizure medication and in the past have taken 30 pills a day of five different Anticonvulsants which are notorious for suicide idealizations. I never had that effect in the 52 years I’ve taken them.
Seroquel is an Antipsychotic not a sleeping medicine. The risks of using Seroquel as a low dose sleep medication is not recommended by the manufacturer or experts. It can cause various side effects including,
Increased systolic & diastolic blood pressure
Increased body mass index
weight
fasting blood glucose increase
Decrease total cholesterol
My friend has Seroquel induced Diabetes
I can understand you taking Seroquel if Antidepressants aren’t controlling your depression but it should not be used as a first line medication to induce sleep.
REMEMBER, REDUCE SLOWLY!!!
Best of luck,
Jake