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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probably heart rate..
Hey i've been on 50 mg of Seroquel for about 4 and a half years I've tried a 2 month taper once and didn't succeed had really bad heart palpitations, really bad insomnia and anxiety I was thinking to do really slow taper about 25% decrease every 3 months. Or maybe slower. Need any advise would really help. Scared to try again!!
I tapered from Ativan .5 very slowly. Suggested by my sleep medicine doctor.
Attached is how I did my taper.
You could do it more slowly. And if I had something going on, I just stayed longer at one “session.”