seroquel bad withdrawals and symptoms

I was on seroquel for many years against my will. I was on 800 milligrams before bed the last year or so. Some nights I couldn't even sleep on that, so I would take more. I've been off of it and all medications for about five months. I wasn't able to sleep for the first month or so. Now I'm lucky to get a few hours of sleep. Before having been on it I had never really had real depression. I mean throughout my life I could look back and see periodic situational depression but I used to be a happy loved life guy. Now I just want to die hate everything and everyone in life and feel that the medication completely F^*%ed up my life! If your a science writer I'd love to talk more. I wish I knew of a way to get in touch.

I have been on this tablet for months or so. Helped with sleep, but gave me hives. Put on sh*t loads of weight too

I take 600 mg at night. Gained 30 lbs, but head not racing. Yes, I also have blurry vision.

I am with you for a sui!!!

Hi I too am going off of Saroquel. 200 Mg. I have a really bad stomachache. I haven't been feeling like doing anything at all. Been home for a week. Started on trazodone 200 mg still can't sleep. I had a Xanax last night just to try to get to sleep Hang in there and tell me how you're doing if you like.

Seroquel 17 yrs. max dose 800mg. Jan-Mar. rTMS solved depression. Began Dr approved taper~off; got to 1/2 easily ~25mg. Wkly. THEN 2 mos.IN Severe Dystonia R.side. Halted taper~no improvement; back on 600mg. No improvement. Cannot talk laryngeal involvement/lost 40lbs./inability to move well. Neuro consult waiting. DO NOT self taper this c**p. Go INPATIENT a Holistic Hospital that will supplement your brain/body & has-had-success. I am NOT improving. I was told it can take 18-mos. before i "know". Neurologist won't touch me until Jan.2018. I wish I had been warned. I cannot work/I cannot function well/some days I cannot drive/really~even my prescribing dr was/is not aware of withdrawal like this. Said "oh we usually never Expect anyone once in it to stop"

Hey how long did it take you to taste normal? I'm on day 4 and my mouth us disgusting. I stopped smoking and started caping a couple months ago, now my cape juice taste terrible.

Vape not cape, lol

Hi Sarah I just came off some meds and had the same reaction. The itching drove me nuts . I took some antihistamines to stop the itch which helped but I still had a little bit of a itch even taking the antihistamine. I have not had meds for 8 weeks now and I am still itching but it is not as bad as it was. It's getting better but that's how long it's taken. I assume it will only keep getting better now. Also my nails are growing and are much stronger than before, on the meds they were soft and brittle and I couldn't grow them they just broke all the time. I was really flat in my mood too at first but now after 8 weeks I am so much brighter. Keep on going it's worth it. Get some antihistamines and take 1 a day. Much more bearable. Good luck anj

How long were you on 600 mg? The insomnia only lasted a few nights? Even with final drop? Was your last drop 25 mg? Thank you.

I was misdiagnosed with bipolar II 4 years ago. I literally filled out a 15 question or so survey in a Psychiatrists office, and he immediately diagnosed me with Bipolar. The thing was, he didn't take my alcohol and marijuana use into consideration (which tend to cause mood swings, depression, highs/lowd, impulsive behavior and risky behavior..) even though I was upfront about the use. He immediately prescribed me 300mg of Lithium 2x a day on top of the Lexapro I was on and he also added Klonopin. I went along because I figured he knew what he was talking about. Everytime I followed up and had any kind of anxiety or stress, they would up the meds. It got to the point where Klonopin stopped working so I was advanced to Valium, Lithium was up to 1600 mg/Day and I had persistent mood swings with the additional Lexapro. Oh not to mention being also put on Abilify- which made my feet swell like a pregnant womans, caused lip smacking and constant knee shaking/jerking...as well as my hands extremely shaky.. and of course the EVIL SEROQUEL that was prescribed at 100mg. All these high doses threw me into severe depression and anxiety. I kept having panic attacks which caused me to walk out on jobs- leaving me unemployed. Constant crying, suicidal thoughts, over sleeping (all day), NO energy...WORSE THAN I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED IN A NUTSHELL... I was barely functional- basically a zoned out robot. Fearful of work, people, commitment of any sort... could barely drive without panic attacks. Gained 100lbs. My self esteem was destroyed during that time. I finally got the nerve to politely ask to be weaned off the medications due to wanting to get my life back (my boyfriends mom was in with me)- the Psych NP immediately became defensive and declared I had to goto an inpatient facility (it was like she knew she screwed up!) With the support of loved ones, I got into a 4 week outpatient psych program. They reviewed my history and symptoms...and weaned me off of Lithium. I connected with others, and learned what I needed all along....HEALTHY COPING SKILLS and MINDFULNESS. After being undrugged and lucid, I was told kindly by concerned friends and family that I was like a zombie. It was like I lacked brain activity and it was very concerning. I was so drugged I was clueless to this.

I've been finished with the 4wk outpatient psych program for 7 months now. I'm off of Lexapro, Lithium, Valium and Seroquel. I lost 58 lbs and counting coming off the Lithium, Valium and Abilify.

One of the major reasons I wanted off of Seroquel was Tachycardia/chest pain. I'm 34- not necessary. 2 ER visits for Tachycardia/chest pain and 1 stress test/4 Echocardiograms later I was found to be healthy. After the ER visits ruled I did not have a heart attack or abnormal rhythm, I recognized that the Tachycardia and chest pain occurred 20 min following my dose of Seroquel. At that point I was determined to ger off of it.

I'm currently on day 4 of Seroquel withdrawal. INSOMNIA,Nausea, headaches, no period (thanks Seroquel for messing with my endocrine system), 4lb weight loss already.
I was on 100mg originally, then cut myself down to 75mg, then 50mg, 25mg, then off over a 3 week course.

I used 2 bowl packs of Cannabis (helped with the quick agitation since Seroquel has such a short half life and nausea) and 1 Dramamine each day for 2 days, now just the Dramamine as I need it. Caffeinated Ibprophen also was huge. I've accepted the fact that I probably will only get 2-4 hours of sleep a day (which blows because I love napping), but in the end it'll be worth it. I tried Melatonin, Benadryl and even Tylenol MPs with NO luck. I am currently on 40mg Prozac only.

I have ZERO anxiety and depression- which is amazing. I'm using meditation, visualization, light excersize, thought steering (regaining thought control when emotions attempt to go in the other direction), positive self talk (sounds wanky but it works for me) herbal teas (chamomile and lavender, Raspberry Zinger), music and occasional massage therapy. The holistic approach has helped immensely. I use the coping skills I learned at the prior program everyday...mastering them little by little. I feel amazing. I have also given up Alcohol and plan to stop smoking cannabis when I get past this major nausea hump. I think I'm almost there.

My thoughts from this telling experience:

Take care of yourself. Listen to your body- especially when it tenses, you have pain of any kind or when you just need to mentally check our from society for 24 hrs. Recognize this fun fact- 70% of our Serotonin is in Our digestive system. I ended up with gastritis, reflux and diarrhea. Get it treated, take probiotics- they take time, but they have significantly helped me. Our world is madness, sometimes it's necessary. Learn coping mechanisms-Slow breathing, positive self talk, meditation, music, art... Whatever it takes. Research the hell out of what is being prescribed. Less can be more, and some meds are completely not worth the side effects/risks. Educate yourself- don't count of the practitioners to do so...they are absolutely terrible at it- they see too many patients and become disconnected- I don't think most would prescribe half of what has been prescribed for us to their own family or children. I've seen numerous Psychiatrists, Psychologists, NPs etc. We all know it's hard to find someone we feel comfortable with- but don't just stay with them for that reason. Studies have been done that show some therapists and forms of therapy can be toxic- especially if it's the incorrect treatment or diagnosis.

Now I'm not saying taking prescription psych meds are wrong. I'm just saying that less is more, at least in my scenario. Too much can lead you to dangerous psychological places- sometimes worse than before.
Seek therapy, forgive yourself and be real with yourself. But most of all, look out for yourself. I was reminded with my experience that you have to be careful who you trust- even practitioners...they are human too, and DON'T know it all.

You sound like your having an elergic reaction to it it's some sort of disorder u cheek that up

Hi there, sorry to hear you're all having a terrible time coming off this drug. I have been on 300mg Quetiapine for 5 years and decided to taper down over a month ago. I had tried previously to no avail but after my brand changed I was able to half the dose so went down to 150mg. The weird thing was that I didn't feel any heavy withdrawals until 2 weeks later. The main one being I have lost my appetite and feel sick pretty much constantly and when I try to eat I struggle to keep the food down. I lost 11 pounds in ten days. I'm now eating little and often to try to build myself back up. 10 days ago I went from 150mg to 120mg. The reason I'm posting this is because I'm wondering if anyone knows how long the mental aspect of withdrawals will last? I have fallen out with family members and friends because they've said or done something trivial. I feel cold and have no emotion towards these people which is very unlike me as I'm extremely family oriented. I feel insecure and think people are against me or trying to pull one over on me. Then yesterday I had an inner voice telling me to take all the tablets I have(not just quetiapine) I seem to be thinking about family who have passed away and yesterday while thinking I'm telepathically communicating with my Gran who passed before I was born, she held out her hand and kept saying "come with me" I asked why she would say this and she replied"because I'm the devil" I knew this must be my mind playing with me so I didn't act on it but it's scary knowing I'm not in control of my mind and I feel I'm playing a bit of a dangerous game with my life yet I'm determined to come off this c**p almost to the point I'm obsessing over it. That's another symptom- obsessing over stupid things. I've no idea why I'm suddenly like this. Am I having or had a psychotic episode? I'm a bit paranoid too

I've just stopped recently. I'm experiencing the same. No appetite at all. Staying hydrated has been really important.

I am going through the same thing. I was only on it for sleep for 2 weeks 100mg. But switched to 50mg and then discontinued as directed by my doctor. Now I have horrible insomnia, sweating, and some other side effects