[detour1]

Hi
the other day my pdoc increase seroquel from 100 to 150 the last 2 days i been getting flu like symptoms from chills sleepy just out of it not feeling like myself it been happen on and off ,I take the pill at night and carries on durning the day. is this normal to feel like this ? how long to these side effects last

[ASmike]

I had severe flu-like symptoms when I started 50mg quetiapine. It passed in a week.

[detour1]

Originally Posted by ASmike

I had severe flu-like symptoms when I started 50mg quetiapine. It passed in a week.

I am a lot better now I felt better on the weekend

[tecomsin]

I had these kind of symptoms on my taper off of seroquel.

[detour1]

Originally Posted by tecomsin

I had these kind of symptoms on my taper off of seroquel.

Wonder what cause them ? I had these when i came off cymbalta for the first time

[tecomsin]

Seroquel was the only medication i ever had trouble stopping. No idea why or how the symptoms arose.

Originally Posted by detour1

Wonder what cause them ? I had these when i came off cymbalta for the first time

Maybe it's because seroquel effects histamine brain receptors?

These medications affect all your hormones and body systems.

[ASmike]

It's good to hear the side effects are wearing off.

I don't think it's the antihistamines because I had just tapered and quit mirtazapine/remeron prior to starting quetiapine. Mirtazapine is a strong antihistamine and I didn't get any flu-like symptoms from it.

By the way, here's a nice description of the effect from increased dose quetiapine.
https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2007...rticle_on.html

[tecomsin]

Originally Posted by ASmike

It's good to hear the side effects are wearing off.

I don't think it's the antihistamines because I had just tapered and quit mirtazapine/remeron prior to starting quetiapine. Mirtazapine is a strong antihistamine and I didn't get any flu-like symptoms from it.

By the way, here's a nice description of the effect from increased dose quetiapine.
https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2007...rticle_on.html

Thanks for sharing that article, ASmike. It is a good read and I finally understand a lot more how these drugs work at different dosages.