what helps quetiapine withdrawel

My quetiapine has been cut from 500mg to 300mg and I am through the eye of the storm but still feeling the pinch, I have to take diazepam and painkillers to get through. I get headaches, fevers, just generally shaky. Is there anything that could take the edge off the withdrawal that's cheaper and more accessible than diazepam as I don't want to become dependent on a benzo

Any suggestions, techniques, chemical, non- chemical ??

sorry about your situation. maybe hydroxyzine? phenergan, promethazine? Please don't think I'm giving you solid advice...I'm just throwing things out there, that's all.

Other than that...try to get a good sleep/wake schedule going, to whatever extent you are able. Supplements helped me reduce my psych drugs. I've found that high doses of l-theanine (I take the Suntheanine brand, personally, because The Internet tells they do quality control, plus its the form used in studies...) have helped tremendously. Individual needs vary, of course, but I've been buying 150mgs capsules of Suntheanine. I take 5 in the morning with my coffee (no food; its an amino acid...) and then try to remember to take another 5 8ish hours laters.

Niacin or niacinamide might help. I take niacinamide myself, because I wanted to start at a therapeutic dose without dealing with the niacin flush and gradual dosage increases. I take 6 grams daily, 3 grams time-release tablets in the AM and again in the PM, with a couple b-100 complex tablets (time-release, also). The alternative health people recommend at least as much vitamin C as you B3 (whichever form you go for...). Personally, I take time-release vitamin C. I take 10 grams in the AM, another 10 in the PM, and that seems to help tremendously.

Taurine works for some people. I did find 3+ grams of taurine (empty stomach) calmed me down a bit, but its not my favorite supplement ever.

gabapentin, lyrica...either of those might help, I would think. I don't know about the UK, but here in the US, they have a sustained release gabapentin. Its taken at night for restless legs or something...I dunno. Just thought it might be easier on you than 3-4x daily dosing. Lyrica I think is dosed 2x daily.

Hope this helps.

A strong painkiller like gabapentin might do the trick. Rather than the diazepam as its meant to be highly addictive. Then again some get addicted to painkillers (I'm thinking nancy in hollyoaks lol) but its highly unlikely and its not all that expensive. Thanks for making suggestions, has been helpful. I do not think my doctor would be keen to give me lorazepam, I think he would want me to ride it out and would prob just recommend ibuprofen for fever as he doesn't believe in too much meds which my pal thinks is a good thing

If you're stuck in a pinch, you can probably take Benadryl since it's an antihistamine. Obviously I don't recommend taking it daily, but if you have to go to a job interview (or something like that), then Benadryl could probably keep you sane for a bit. Then you might not have to reach for a benzo.

I'm not a dr obviously, but you can run that by your pdoc

I haven't taken a single diazepam, pain killer or even my 75mg mini dose of quetiapine today. My nausea is gone. Strange what a stint of manual labour does for the mind and body

I took lots of diazepam yesterday, so looks like I need to buy more *sigh*

Will you be able to get more? My insurance tracks how often we get them filled and they refuse to cover them. Good luck

I don't get them prescribed but I know people if you know what I mean, its terrible thing to admit and I know I am playing with fire

Gotcha. Why not get them from a doc. It would be cheaper.

Busted. Well, benzo's are too addictive to be prescribed for long. And UK psychiatrists seem to forget or overlook the effects of withdrawel from strong medication. Maybe us Scots are just tougher than the rest

I get all my medication free!!! If I was born in the Leaders of the free world U.S I would be f%^king dead. GBR