I have been on Seroquel for like 7 years. I lost my job, my career , family when I was put on Seroquel 400mg at bedtime. I finally decided to get off of it after gaining 80 pounds (316lbs) and feeling like a zombie. I went down to 50mg at bedtime and then went cold turkey. I cant eat, sleep, fidgetting all the time, sweats, and itching all over with hives covering my body. THis medicine is poison. I developed an anger syndrome a few years ago and the moment I went off Seroquel the anger left me. SO they put me on Risperdal and Xanax,two more poisons. IF you take this medicine you have to realize that your life will be a freaking mess for a while and maybe longer when you stop. And none of my psych doctors have said a single word about all these long term problems with Seroquel. Mental health in our entire country is in a sad state of affairs. I would love to talk to anyone out there who feels the same as I do.
Hopefully this might be helpful to someone..... I was on seroquel for 5+ years, I have slowly been lowering my dosage from 300mg to eventually 12.5 mg (I would split the 25's in half) over the past 2 years. I stopped taking the 12.5 cold turkey and haven't had any withdrawal symptoms like many of the previous people have been having.
Maybe if you eventually lower your dosage slowly your body won't have a huge withdrawal
I had to go down quicker because of escalating hostile feelings and anger that I was having. I have been off a week now and I am going through hell.
I too had terrible withdrawals but in yhe end, i cannot come off of it entirely.i get too penis. So my dr. Said to stay on 25 mg. And i sm ok with thst. At least I can sleep added to Ambien, and 1 valium. Whatever works for u , u have to do it. I am not tired in the morning. I cannot ho through wiyhdrawals anymore. Itd a small amount and also on 40mg Prozac, off the Cymbalta, which was another b***h to get off..i too wanted to get completely off Seroquel, but my body said i needed alittle so im listening yo it. Everyone knows their own body. Thats what u have yo go by. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE TRYING TO COME OFF THIS DRUG. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH.
I too had terrible withdrawals but in yhe end, i cannot come off of it entirely.i get too di. So my dr. Said to stay on 25 mg. And i sm ok with thst. At least I can sleep added to Ambien, and 1 valium. Whatever works for u , u have to do it. I am not tired in the morning. I cannot ho through wiyhdrawals anymore. Itd a small amount and also on 40mg Prozac, off the Cymbalta, which was another b***h to get off..i too wanted to get completely off Seroquel, but my body said i needed alittle so im listening yo it. Everyone knows their own body. Thats what u have yo go by. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE TRYING TO COME OFF THIS DRUG. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH. sorry for that word, i ment to say get to sick. i dont know where that word csme from SORRY
Hi guys, i completely forgot about this site and that i wrote that post 6 years ago! But checked my email and saw i got replies.....my life after that post got completely hectic, and has also been hectic with meds since then. Ive been off seroquel for quite some time, ive been off and on it since then, but now havent taken it for a real long time. Recently ive only taken zyprexa and ativan. But ive been almost completely med free since february 3rd! Ive only taken zyprexa a handful of times since then and even went 30 days with no meds at all. But i took it for like 3 days then stopped, 2 days, stopped, then 1 day stopped, then i went 15 days without any meds at all, half of the 30 days prior. The thing about not taking zyprexa is my sleep gradually seems to get worse, i sleep fine for a bit, but sleep less and less...ive been staying up till 6 am recently every night and finally falling asleep.........last nite i made it till about 4 am and then took some zyprexa and went to sleep. tonite i dont feel like taking zyprexa at all, but may end up taking some close to the morning..........then i will fall asleep.
Getting off meds is really hard especially the ones your body is dependant on for sleep, 6 years and im finally having some real progress fully getting off meds. I love being med free but it sure is tough to do after you've been on them for so long.
I still have constant twitching after all this time, but it did go away for a while but its back now. it doesnt bother me as much now, i move constantly but dont even really notice it, this hopefully will be fixed if i can ever get my sleep and eating back to normal, as zyprexa makes me eat more then i want to.
Thank you all for replying!
I have been told by doctors and pharmacists and I have tried it and it works, it's called melatonin 3 or 5 mg pills. Totally all natural vitamin that helps to sleep but does not make you drowsy in the morning after and is not a prescription drug. It works like a charm and you can take it with the meds or without safely!
I have been on seroquel for eight years and it is the med I've taken the longest, last dose being 400 mg, which is the highest dose I have taken. I've made many attempts to quit, but was never successful. But thanks to herbal help, exercise and meditation, this time around is the most successful one yet and far surpasses the other times. I suffer from bipolar and PTSD. I have been on many other medications that changed from year to year. I have experienced a few different side effects from many of them. But this time I got off all the meds again and am much happier. I substituted some of them with vitamins that support brain function, and am completely off the seroquel as of last night. Last time I got off cold turkey I didn't have withdrawels for 5 weeks and then bam their was pain. That was hell and I didn't make it. This time I dealt with my remaining brain issues first and then got off of them slowly. I have had trouble sleeping, I have chills, I felt like my body was gonna give up this morning and I cried and cried, and had flash backs from a traumatic childhood as well. I can't eat very well and am emotionally exhausted. It is not fun to get off medications that is for sure, but there are things you can do to ease the process. I've been drinking "Yogi Detox tea" which tastes delicious, cleans out your liver and kidneys, and is going to help shorten the withdrawels by flushing out the seroquel sooner. Of coarse I am having trouble keeping things down so I am making sure to stay very highdrated and am not drinking the tea constantly yet. Today I couldn't drink it at all due to sickness, it is definately not a tea to just jump in and drink during withdrawels without being kind to yourself. I use oils to help with anxiety, depression, and the tention and to help me sleep. I do EFT aka Tapping meditation, which helps with all sorts of things. I take hot baths to sweat off the anger toxins, or do short exercises on YouTube. There are a variety of herbal substitutes that you can find which I have yet to try, and vitamin D is a really good supliment as well. I am female so I take prenatals to help with some brain function, and I also take Omega 3 fatty acids, which are very good for brain function. Substituting with natural things and giving yourself time to adjust while getting off each med really helps with overall well being during this process. I may be miserable right now, but over all I am the happiest and wholest I have ever been. I hope this helps inspire the people that are having problems getting off their meds, whatever those problems may be. Don't give up. It may take a few times but you can get off the meds. For the first time in my life I am surpassing survivor mode and entering thriving mode. It can be done. Good luck to you all and peace be with you :)
I posted here a few months ago, i was put in hospital to withdrawl off 450 Seroquel fast. I had been on 950mg. I was put on this purely for insomnia. However the morning hangovers were ruining my life! i work full time and am going overseas soon so i had to get off it. I had been on it for 9 years (history of anorexia) Am recovery fully from the anorexia now though.
So i was in hospital for two weeks and i came off 450 in a week. The other week i barley slept and was feeling really unwell. So they put me on a rotation of Valium, Xyprexa and a Antihisamine. I was to rotate these three for two weeks. I did this and once i stopped on came the insomnia and diahhrea. I was then put on 5mg of Xyprexa but this caused high anxiety so i had to stop it.
The past 8 weeks ive had morning diahrea and cramps all throughout the day. Im at my witts end. The physciatrist doesnt know what to do and im been do numerous GP's. Its so hard going to work each day and trying to lead a normal life.
My sleep still isnt the best, i have some good nights but others i only get a hour or two. :-(
Has anyone has Diahrea and stomach cramps for this long after they stopped taking it?
This stuff should never be prescribed by anyone!!! I was on it because od depression, made me a zombie!!! If you need to get off of it find a good Holistic, Naturalpathic or Integrative medicine doctor that can help you get off!! I go to a Integrative medicine doctor and he has helped me more than anyone. There's alot they don't tell you about these meds!! Please beware!!
Seroquel and all other psych drugs cause permanent brain damage. this is why y.ou feel this way.never go back on them!!!!!!!!!!!you would only do more damage.psychiatrists never warn patients of the dangers.the involuntary movements are caused by the drugs. its a permanent syndrome called tardive dyskinesia.The more psych drugs you take the worse this syndrome will get..