Tapering off of Seroquel
Posted: July 16th, 2018, 11:47 am
Hi there!
I've been on Seroquel 600mg for a few years now and was on two different antipsychotics before that. Basically I've had one in my system for about 7 years. And I HATE them. They make me gain weight, feel dumb, and render me completely unable to get out of bed in the morning. I told my PMHNP that I wanted to taper off and she casually said ok and handed over Trazodone and Ativan to help me sleep during the transition. Not really how I wanted to do this, but oh well. So I start tapering down by 200mgs at a time. And after losing my goddamn mind my dr suggested I decrease by 100mgs instead.
So, I'm down to 200mgs now and I can't sleep, I'm restless and combative, my hallucinations are back, and I feel like my brain is manic but me body is depressed.
Sorry for the long post. I'm wondering if anybody else has tapered off of Seroquel and what they're experience was like. Any suggestions are welcome!
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
I've been on Seroquel 600mg for a few years now and was on two different antipsychotics before that. Basically I've had one in my system for about 7 years. And I HATE them. They make me gain weight, feel dumb, and render me completely unable to get out of bed in the morning. I told my PMHNP that I wanted to taper off and she casually said ok and handed over Trazodone and Ativan to help me sleep during the transition. Not really how I wanted to do this, but oh well. So I start tapering down by 200mgs at a time. And after losing my goddamn mind my dr suggested I decrease by 100mgs instead.
So, I'm down to 200mgs now and I can't sleep, I'm restless and combative, my hallucinations are back, and I feel like my brain is manic but me body is depressed.
Sorry for the long post. I'm wondering if anybody else has tapered off of Seroquel and what they're experience was like. Any suggestions are welcome!
Thanks for taking the time to read this.