coming off seroquel

Good Morning,

I have been taking seroquel for a month. My psychiatrist prescribed me a dose of 150 mg because I was not eating or sleeping after a bit of a breakdown after I discovered my partners infidelity. A month later, I am doing better and I am tappering the dose, I went from 150 mg to 100 mg, and immediately felt like I had more energy during the day, felt my emotions more, was able to cry again, felt very irritable and had mood swings. Im going to stay on the 100 mg dosage for at least a week before foing down to 75 mg. After day 3 of the 100 mg, my mood is starting to stabilise. However, I do feel my emotions again. I found that seroquel numbed my emotions a bit and I do feel more alive. Sometimes, I feel I get depressed because I feel my emotions <too much> if that makes any sense. Anyways, I will keep you guys updated on my taper. Im planning on weaning off completely in the next month of so and I have a prescription of lunesta to deal with the insomnia of the seroquel withdrawals when I am completely finished the taper. Hope everyone is doing fine

Hi Melanson86,

I must first commend you for taking the initiative to get off of Seroquel. It is a hard one to come off.

I want to warn you about tapering off of Seroquel. Everyone is different when it comes to withdrawals and you have only been taking it for a month, however, my recommendation is to come off of it slowly.

When I came off of it I was sick for months. Extreme nausea would last literally months even after I had come off of it completely. In my case I had been taking it for over a year. I had to spit in bottles because my mouth would constantly accumulate saliva. It was disgusting.

I wish you the best and I am so sorry to hear about your partners infidelity. It blows my mind that humans can be capable of going to such extreme lows. You didn't deserve it!

Thanks,
HD7970ghz

The longer you are on seroquel the harder it is to come off. One month is not that long at all. Good luck with the process and the lunesta back up.

I managed to lower my dose to 75 mg from 150 mg in a weeks time. Aside from the first frop from 150 to 100 mg. I have not experienced any side effects. However, Im worried about what to expect when I go completely off of it. The psychiatrist has said that I can go completely cold turkey since seroquel has no physical dependance. However, my family physician had recommended a gradual taper. Usually, my psychiatrist is very smart so im surprised that she said that, Im not sure what to think

A gradual taper is the best way to go. Cold turkey from Seroquel is very unwise if you have been on it for awhile. I happen to like my sleep. No Seroquel means no sleep. Being on it for a relatively short period you may find it easier to get off it.