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Getting off of Seroquel
I have been on 300 mgs. Seroquel ER for over a year for augmenting my antidepressant which is 45 mgs. Of Mirtazapine. I decided to try and get off of the Seroquel. I was on 300mgs ER (extended release). I titrated down to 250 mg ER for 2 months without too many problems.than i titrated down to 200mgs ER just 5 days ago. My plan is to try to titrate off using ER tablets. My thinking is that perhaps the drug will remove its self from my system more gradually. I have had some nausea and a couple of episodes of diarrhea. I also have a very irregular heart beat and was started on 60 mgs of Propranolol ER (extended release) 4 weeks ago. It seems to be helping my heartbeat. I have wondered if the nausea and light headness is from the Propranolol, a Beta Blocker, or the dose reduction of the Seroquel. I also wonder if the way iam titrating the Seroquel is safe. My doctor says it will only take a couple of weeks...I think that is too fast of a taper after being on a drug for over a year. What do you think?
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@mayo33
You may need to change physicians if they’re not concerned about all your problems I don’t think they’re the right doctor for you. They are working for you and it is their responsibility do you help you to the best of their ability and if they refuse to do that it’s time to move on. It sounds to me as though you deserve better care than what you’re currently receiving.
Take care,
Jake
I’m on lithium for bi polar
My sleep will get better
Thanx
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Annie, you need to be very careful about starting Seroquel. If any of what @mayo337xxx is saying about his experience is true, and we have no reason to doubt that it is, you really should get a second opinion from a different doctor before proceeding. Looking online there is a list a mile long of possible side effects.
Annie, can you give us some detail of how you ended up with such extreme anxiety? Perhaps with a bit more of your story someone here could give you a word or two of (perhaps valuable) advice. Best, Hank
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I would strongly suggest that you seek out a sleep specialist and perhaps get a sleep study done.
Hope you sleep better take care,
Jake
@mayo337xxx
I’m not supposed to suggest medications but I was going to suggest lithium I’d think you’ll do much better on that I’ve heard great things about it. The actress Patty Duke had bipolar and she took lithium and did extremely well however just because one person does well on something doesn’t mean another will but I wish you the best of luck.
Sleep tight,
Sweet dreams,
Jake
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I have a very good friend who has schizophrenia who takes Seroquel.
He develops Seroquel induced diabetes which a number of patients have developed who were unload those amounts of Sarah Quill for sleep issues. I’m not saying this is a bad drug and should never be used however it should be used with extreme caution and did my own personal opinion only in extreme cases. The potential side effects are indeed dangerous. Some people may try to convince you that because it’s a second generation drug that it is safe, if that’s the case don’t believe them. It may be safer than some first generation drugs true and now however it’s still a very powerful and dangerous medication with potential lifelong irreversible side effects that may actually threaten your life.
Please be cautious,
Jake
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Leonard, I had a good friend, a young woman at the time, who was severely bipolar. Amazingly she did really well with lithium. The only trouble she had was when she decided she wanted the high of the manic phase, she could not resist it, and she intentionally stopped taking her lithium. When we visited her in the hospital she was so different, violent, angry, not the same person I knew at all. Actually a scary experience, that visit.
Hank
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1 ReactionU said in another post you thought I successfully weaned off seroquel
Nope ... hardest drug to get away from on earth
Thanks... I weaned couple weeks and had no sleep and went back on ... again
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If I made that statement it was because I was dictating and I didn’t check what I wrote it was unintentional believe me. I’m sorry that ever happened because I understood from the beginning that was not the case.
Take care and hopefully the new medication will work better. Surely it can’t work any worse.
Take care,
Jake