Quiting Seroquel cold turkey.

Did you ever get complety off the seroquel and what did you do for sleep

Did you get off the seroquel and did your sleep come back to normal if so how long did it take

I went to detox to quit Seroquel, Klonopin, and Methadone because my psych would not give me my Risperdal shots unless I did. So I had no choice but to go to the hospital and medically detox. Never will I go cold turkey again! I highly recommend going to detox medically because they will give you a sleep alternative until it is out of your system.

My doctor just stop perscribing it to me I didn't even know until I went to pick up my next prescriptions. I have to go to mental health to get something else . I started to fill out my papers and started to get frighten from the questions and I won't be able to see a syhciatist for 3 more months and my side affects are horrible, I feel awful . I am so sick,dizzy and I can't sleep right . What can I do.

You're awesome. If only I had the time to do the same, unfortunately work has taken over. I wholeheartedly wish you the best in life :)

Hi, i usually don't do this but i quit taking my seroquel 300mg cold turkey. Its been almost a week. I started feeling like i am getting sick. Weak body ache headaches. Is this normal. I quit because i told my Dr i was having trouble waking up but he keeps on saying take them another month, 6 month has gone by. I am looking for another shrink.

Desert Flower I am so glad to have found your post as I was starting to feel alone as somehow who used seroquel simply as a stepping stone and more specifically a combatant against cannabis induced insomnia and appetite problems. I only used it for 3 nights, 50mg knocked me out and gave me the best sleep of my life, the next night 50 didn't do as much for me and made me feel uneasy before finally falling asleep, the next day I felt pretty groggy and lethargic but I figured it was my body adjusting to a new chemical like any other time, so I tried 100mg the next night since I was supposed to take that after 2 weeks anyways, I figured I'd jump the gun a little. After 100mg I felt a dulling and blunting of my emotions effect due to the receptor antagonism effect and it barely helped me sleep so I pretty much had no choice but to quit. I would call it an adverse reaction because it made me extremely uncomfortable to be so out of touch my emotions, it was too sedating emotionally and conginitvely so I quit cold turkey. Surprisingly this gave me an intense withdrawal and I felt like I have the Black Plague or some sort of flu, meth or benzos withdrawal, I was pretty much incompetent and disabled and had to call my sister over for help and comfort as I couldn't feel much of anything and had delusion that I would always be like that from now on (I was so fogged up and sedated I couldn't think through that or comfort myself into realizing the effects would go away after some time) anyways I've still felt some of the withdrawal effects a month later believe it or not from such a small dose, 100mg and 200mg total over 3 nights. It's a very powerful drug evidently, and I suppose this is partially because I cold turkied it before my brain or body even had time to adjust to taking it in the first place, this is what caused what I would call chemical mayhem in my brain which honestly nothing could've prepared me for, my psychiatrist certainly didn't. I feel way better physically than I did before taking the medication due to the insight gained like you mentioned, observing the chemical message that the molecule gave me has given me loads of insights as to changes I've needed to make in my every day life that would've constituted some to believing I had a disorder or chemical imbalance, which I now realize was me simply not living up to my potential and doing some things I really needed to be doing and that I was fully capable of. I love the way you put it, that you used this drug as a stepping stone and that you probably ended up wiser and better off thanks to it, that is precisely how I feel. I hope people who really need the drug don't take this the wrong way, but for me I did not need it for my "bipolar" I think bipolar is a way of describing anyone's life honestly, it's full of ups and downs, you're only bipolar if you can't handle it in a rational and appropriate manner, I agree it did help me see things without anxiety as well. Despite the terrible effects I went through both going on it and coming off it, I have never been such an effective speaker at getting my point across to others, it's like it completely removed all the negative emotion or fear that normally caused me to hold back from telling people what I really thought or the part of me that was too self conscious to speak up, this stuff really put all that stuff to rest. As I've come off it I've felt that side of me creeping back up but with the insight I've gained from the state it put me in, I'm able to subdue that side of me and actually grow from this somewhat negative experience in a transforming positive way. For anyone coming off, which after experiencing what it does to you I would highly reccomend anyone who is considering to go ahead and come off, exercise exercise exercise. #1 thing above all else is getting Sunlight and working your body, no matter how you choose to do it. Healthy diet comes second, and also just realizing that the withdrawal is going to make you feel completely helpless in some senses but you have to make the decision to power through and let time and your brain do their magic, all heals in time despite the damages or set backs, even if in my case they were minor, at the time they were very devastating I will admit. I don't do well without my emotions that is really what I found out I love for, so now I appreciate them even more after expericing what it's like to have them blunted and dulled. Also my creativity is back which is something I love about myself too. After a month I feel I'm at about 65-75% gaining about a percent back every day, so I can't imagine what some of you are going though after prolonged use on high doses, but I do think my story is very well applicable and scalable to whatever yours may be, just expect a recovery time. Your brain was under pressure and now expects this drug, you have to be extremely patient and also proactive in doing things to help you grow back to a state better than ever before, hope this helps someone and good luck to all of you, coming off of any drug is a decision and once you make it that is the hard part, the other hard part is sticking with it. The reward is appreciating your feelings more than ever before and having a new sense of appreciation for life like never before, as a stronger and better you. Cheers!

You're a very strong and powerful individual. Keep grinding and you will reap the rewards of an honest, drug free, and fearless life. You are loved. Today I finally decided that I'm done taking medication. I threw it all in the trash. I went through a severe depression and had two hospital visits all while still on my medication which was lithium 600mg and seroquel 100-200mg. That sh*t made me a zombie and made me apathetic and that's not me at all. I've always loved people and been the life of the party. I have faith that if I continue to eat right, exercise, and maintain a sober lifestyle I will be happier, healthier, and clearer than ever. The drugs screwed with my memory, concentration, and motivation. I was sleeping about 12 hours a day sometimes with two naps. This went on throughout college as I drank and smoked weed like a fiend to try to feel something and mask the pain. I contemplated suicide many times, but knew I would never do it, not because I was afraid of death but because I knew I had a purpose on this planet. I'm here for a reason and I am going to fulfill my life's purpose and fill people's hearts with love. I'm tired of knowing people think I have an illness. My parents and I were convinced by the doctors I had bipolar one because all of my symptoms aligned perfectly. But I don't think there's anything up with me that I can fix through natural practices. If you haven't seen it already check out the movie SIlver Linings Playbook. Great depiction of bi polar disorder or whatever we want to call it and it's effects on relationships. At the end it's open ended as to whether he continued to take medicine or not. But I think he stopped taking it, because he found the silver lining. I know it's just a movie but it really touched me and was a very accurate depiction of what it feels like to live with .. a superpower ;) Wish you the best. You're a warrior bro. Much love. Crush life.

I was on Seroquell 10 years. About three weeks ago I stopped. Cold turkey. I ended up in the And the hospital. I was driving and had to make my son take the wheel because my vision got blurry. Hospital is a joke. Blood pressure 171/100. Nausea and the worst headache so you can imagine. I know it's not good to stop cold turkey, I know what was wrong I knew I just had to take a Seroquel. I. Came home took a seroquel then went to sleep. All that time I was in the hospital I did not get any sleep. I started 3mg that didn't last long. I was put on 4Mg, then it went
Up to 8mg. I'm. at 4Mg well I'm suppose to be on 4g, but I had to try cold Turkey.

I've been put on lithium 25 yes ago and seroquel a fee yes ago. These medications have caused me a serious heart condition called Brugada Syndrome. My heart specialists have ordered me off these meds asap its disgusting that we are put in this poison in the first place. Can't wait to be off these soon. You as re so blessed you were only in seroquel for 3 months....I prey all goes well for you....you deserve it.

Thank you so much for your experience with quitting your head meds! I have been on seraquel 200mg for sleep going on 3 yrs now.
But prior to that I was on 100 mg for 6 yrs. As of Tuesday June 27, 2017 I am "cold turkey" off this med! I have been reading article after article, and when I read your story I finally felt some hope that I can do this, too! They say, "One Day at a Time" with quitting anything, or when trying something new. I just wanted to say thank you, and peace and blessings on both of our new journeys.
Keep on truckin,
Miracle in PA.

I have taken this stuff for 9 years, for insomnia. I should never have been put on it, and now that I have been properly diagnosed by a non id**t doctor (ADD), I quit the garbage cold turkey. I was on 100-200mg a night, now taking a proper sleep med (benzo) and feel fine. I figured if I have WD symptoms I'll ride it out, but I have not noticed any.

I've been on that horrible stuff for nearly 3 years, am still on 200mg a night and 100mg in the morning. I've quit cold turkey before last year. The way did was to just cut out the morning dose firt, it's not really any noticeable side effects from stopping it. The night time 200mg dose was the hardest. I quit that cold turkey but it was two weeks of hell to feel normal again. I felt like I was going through hell, I guess I had to just keep going. I suffer from psychosis. To be honest the medication hasn't helped at all. The cold turkey side effects can change from person to person the ones I had are: vomitting and sensitive muscles and bad migraines and insomnia.

Meditation helps make sure you drink at least 1gallon of distilled water a day. Do some research on distilled water and how it can help your body flush tonxins.

Don't be fooled by the drug because you can just pop a pill, and boom it knocks you out asleep and you fall in a cloud of dreams.

Nothing is better than natural sleep. Keep a good sleep routine and a balanced diet and exercise your heart out.
But please remember you can cut the meds down and tamper off and consult your doctor to help guide you.

I hope I have helped anybody struggling with the addiction cause it never easy. But trust me it gets better, it does get better.

I've been on Seroquel for about a yr. and a half. My shrink started me off at 300XR mg. for anxiety and depression. Not much luck other than starting off it put me in a brain till afternoon next day, That cleared up in a few days and he bumped me to 400XR mg per day. Always .tired always. No energy to do anything. Getting out of bed was a requirement! Brushing my teeth was almost optional. I could just no longer live this way. Gained 40 lbs. in 6 mos. setting on my duff! Went back to shrink 3 weeks ago this Tues. Told me to taper off it in a few days. Six days later I took my last dose. I was wired all night long!!! Like I had a doz. double espresso's! Am still fight trying to get any quality

He put me on LATUDA. 20mg to start for a few days then bumped it to 40 mg a day. I have not been this free of depression and anxiety in almost 3 yrs.

Now the Seroquel withdrawal. Nagging headache. Fidgety, Zero appetite which is okay by me till i get the weight off. Now the biggy! Nauseous all the time. Super hard time keeping a meal down. I can almost puke on demand!!!!! Never ever had this issue with any meds as I am extremely tolerant to most anything else. This is day 15 of no Seroquel! I'm gonna tuff it out as I never want to be that lethargically sedated 24/7 ever again.
It can only be better from here!

Bill in AZ.

What do u mean feeling yourself again?