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Getting off of Seroquel

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@mdb89

Hi! So I’ve been taking Seroquel for about 2 years now to help with my Borderline Personality Disorder & depression/insomnia. Currently on 250mg of Seroquel & 100mg of Zoloft. I’ve thought about coming off Seroquel for a while cause of all the bad side effects to my overall health like my heart & whatnot from long term use, but at the same time scared cause of the possible withdrawal symptoms & what might happen to me once I stop such as not being able to sleep. The main reason I wanna come off Seroquel is because I feel my Zoloft (which was only prescribed to me almost a year) is doing most of the work on managing my depression & I don’t wanna depend on Seroquel for the rest of my life. Another reason is that my heart occasionally “skips a beat” & is worrisome to the point where I panic internally. So I’m just looking to get some options/help/advice on this situation. Thanks so much for reading!

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Hi @mdb89 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I definitely understand not wanting to depend on a medication for the rest of your life. You will see that I moved your post to a like conversation so that you could connect with members like @sears, @jpshaark, @loribmt, and @hearttoheart1.

What type of side effects are you having from the medication?