Off Bipolar Meds: Withdrawal from Seroquel! | SURVIVAL GUIDE
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- When I'm off Seroquel/Quetiapine temporarily it's terrible! Here is what I do to cope with the physical withdrawals, insomnia & manic symptoms. When the Pharmacy forgets to order my meds, I have an early flight in the morning or my Psychiatrist messes up, I have to be off Seroquel for 1 or 2 days. This results in nausea, throwing up, heat flashes & chills, dizziness, out of reality, me not sleeping, going manic, etc.
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You're not that nuts, Lizzie - you always have me!
Welcome back and congratulations on your wedding. ♥️
Good content. You are doing a very blessed service in this very detailed personal report concerning bi=polar disorder.
It has been day five days that I’ve been off of seroquel (200mg). I initially was on 25mg back in 2020, the doses kept inching up and by July this year I was on 800-1000mg. I wish us all the best and no one else can truly understand aside from anyone who has had to withdraw the withdrawal. It has been three nights of no sleep, no appetite and intense sensitivity to light. God bless everyone xx
You really should try to taper, I'm tapering myself from 500mg to 0 but it'll take me about 2 months. It helps so much with the withdrawals. Coming off of antipsychotics is super dangerous if you cold turkey. Please be safe.
What difference did you notice between being on 1000mg and 25mg.
@@twistedsisterr How's it going? That sounds fast!
hey did you manage to sleep in the end?
Take a pregablin or valium.
Ouch, those withdrawal symptoms and the pharmacy issues sound really bad. I hope this doesn't happen to you anymore in the future ❤️ And I hope it helps people who might be going through this. Sorry to see that some comments are really not supportive of you.Take medications if it's necessary for your condition and you tolerate them and have access to them. Don't worry about other people's opinion. 💕
Thank you for sharing your tips, I especially like the cleaning one :) I started taking 25mg last year, then started trauma therapy for my C-PTSD, and have been tapering down to 12.5mg then 6mg for the past several months. I just stopped taking it last week and for 2 nights of the week I really struggled with sleep and one night I could not sleep at all. I am continuing to withdraw from this medication, and am finding exercise very helpful for getting rid of excess dopamine that floods the system after Seroquel's dopamine-blocking effects have been removed. In my early 30s now, but I remember taking flights while manic in my 20s and that was not fun. I'm sorry to hear you didn't sleep last night, and hope things get better.
Wow, couldn't sleep at 6mg? You've got to be kidding me, that's nothing! I take 200mg a night and that's not even very much! I went cold turkey once and couldn't sleep for a week. These doctors need to address this!
Best to avoid that happening as much as possible. You're on them because you need them to be at your best.
Super helpful! I wish I had rewatched this before stopping it cold turkey 😭 I can't believe I forgot this video exists when I most needed it. Yesterday was so horrible, I was so nauseous that I actually cried in the ballet class. Also the lack of sleep didn't help me at all. Never doing this ever again.
Never doing what, getting off Seroquel or getting on Seroquel? Getting off of it is a nightmare!
@@joeking433 Getting off without a plan
Thank you Lizzie 💙
It's nice to see you as you haven't been regular for a long time. Or maybe some whackos cut you out to assess my behaviors. Where I have whackos in my life where like obsessive freaks. But, Congratulations on marriage. Where there's some books that can help you guys prevent issues before they start. Same with children, a lady raised like 7 children, but I was a small child and she told me about finding these books at the library and raising children, where she said she wished she knew all that when she had kids. I figured it's worth mentioning. But I'm happy for you and wish you the best.
40 months off Seroquel. Thank God I am sleeping again. Evil drug…
How long did it take until you slept normally after seroquel?
@@r0b0bertare you withdrawing yourself? Hope your ok
I was forced off of it. 50mg a night for 2 weeks then cold turkey
@@r0b0bert took 34 months
How long did the withdrawal last? I tried once cold turkey and it was the worst! Couldn't sleep, constant nausea, etc.
Good video. I can relate to what you’re saying
Hope you're doing much better now off the Seroquel! I feel awful if I run out, too. One bizarre symptom I got was constant, excessive, uncontrollable crying. I wasn't sad, that's the thing. I could just not stop crying for HOURS at a time, for no reason.
Also had anxiety, severe insomnia (went almost 100 hours without NO sleep once), alternately roasting and freezing, etc.
Yeah, Seroquel withdrawal is FAR worse than heroin withdrawal! It's a nightmare!
What dosage were you on
@@Ash-ty9nd My dosage has been up and down (as much as 800mg/day as low as 150mg) but I think I was 600mg/day at the time
Thank you for your tips I quit seroquel last night. I went to sleep around midnight I focus my breath like I do meditation around 4 a.m. I fell asleep. I am super happy because in the past when I quit seroquel I cannot sleep at al. I’m glad I felll asleep at least 2-3 hours.
Hello, I been taking Quetiapine for 6 years, started low to high dose, now down to 25mg, now its been over 24hrs off the tablet, and having weird effects that dont ususally happen when im on the pills. i cant sleep. and im itchy everywhere. been watching videos about the withrawal. and your video was good information that its normal. thank you lizz
been off and on seroquel since 2008 I wish I would have stayed on my meds. I'm pretty sure I got perma damage but have been on it for 5 months this time and I'm going to stick with it 400mg. Also, I stayed up for 4 days once and I thought I could read minds. My meds give me sleep and are helping never im never going back thanks for this video
praying for you 💚🍄☘️
I ordered a 4 piece friendship necklace at 5AM and thought it was a great idea 💡
I take a lower dose of a lot of my meds than I'm prescribed for this reason! It doesn't work with capsules though. Pharmacies suck! I used to be on Seroquel as well and without it I couldn't sleep. I feel much better just taking Benadryl for sleep now and any of my other meds that make me feel sleepy but aren't specifically for sleep. Hope you feel better Lizzie!
It’s a systemic problem I’ve experienced with pharmacies, the employees are incompetent, apathetic, so rude and lie to you! There are hundreds of reviews I’ve read of other customers having the same problems as me. It infuriates me because I NEED my medications. For some reason, low doses of antipsychotics work on me! I take 300-400 seroquel & 5mg olanzapine. My Psychiatist wants to try to take me off of seroquel, but for now 300 works most nights & I’ve even been waking up on my own without an alarm. Why don’t you tell your Psychiatist to prescribe you a lower dose? If she/he refuses, you should switch to a different psychiatrist! Mine does everything I ask of her.
@@LizziesAnswers I take a lower dose so I don't run out lol. I was on this dose for a long time before, but I got a new psychiatrist, and she upped it. I really do need a new psychiatrist she does not listen to me and a new pharmacy preferably a 24 hour one LOL. I think the antipsychotics help me, but they always make me gain so much weight! I'm on Zoloft, Strattera and Lamictal. I think it helps but I also suffer from ADHD which is a problem because the stimulants make me manic. I might need to get back on a stimulant so I will probably have to get back on an antipsychotic as well. It's hard to find a psychiatrist lately all the offices have long waiting lists.
@@LizziesAnswers I have been taking seroquel for about 15 yrs and lately I have been reading about the long term side effects. I read where it could cause permanent damage to you neurologically and your liver. Have you been told this?
As i look up the scientific names of these drugs i realize we shouldnt be taking any of it......dont eat anything processed and only eat the food that god gave us and you will feel better and dont drink or do any drugs
@@roycegrissett3580r u still taking it. 10 yrs for me and i m on 12.5 mg? Thinking of cutting it down to 6.25
Oh my god! I had the the same emergency happen to me on the airplane! I also passed out and then had to lay down on the floor for an hour! It was an awful lot experience!
This video was well put together 👏🏼
I cant fuckin sleep
I can get to sleep but for 10 minutes and then waking up either sweating or freezing with huge heart palpitations. I feel so sick and itchy. I don't understand how this can be so bad when I weaned myself off for 6 months. I was only on 125mg and got down to 25mg with hardly any side effects. Why now 😭
“Back to blonde married now” I love mania 😅
Lizzie before the pandemic they tried cutting back on some of my psych meds. I ended up in the psych ward. Now my doctor is afraid to take me off my meds, so I'll probably never go off them. I have Depakote and Clozapine. And I have to get lab work for Clozapine every 28 days. They know me at the labs and can do the paperwork really quickly. And I have really small veins, but they know how to find them, and use a really small needle.
Disease illness syndrome does not last forever a lot of mental health professionals are disputing psychiatric diagnosis, as a former psychologist would never imagine becoming a victim myself that means long term antidepressants antipsychotics triggered mania and disorder, it turns out many of us relapse because of side effects
It’s the worst shit ever. I’m trying to titrate down. I wish I NEVER started it!
I've been on it for a little over a year. I've gained so much weight, I'm disgusted with myself. I can't not binge eat at night when I take my Seroquel. I sleep all night and get up for about a half an hour in the morning to get my kid ready for school, and once she's gone to school I go back to sleep for hours. I'm on 300mg at bedtime and I fucking hate it. Seroquel is some bad shit. Yeah, being manic isn't good, but how the fuck is gaining 60+lbs, high glucose, and being unconscious more than half the day healthy?
@@jessiestoss2687i was on a dose of 900mgs before bed for 8 years. In that time i worked 4 days a week, but 16 hour days. Horrible drug. Doctors tricked me into taking it.
Yeah, why TF don't they tell you how hard it is to get off of it when they put you on it???
Lizzie, I am bipolar 1 and getting back into the Catholic Church and working on becoming healthier. Praying for you!
Sorry to hear that
I would suggest in doing the work of an evangelist.
❤ you ... Please get out of Catholicism
I didn't know that some states won't give you a few pills if you don't have your prescription up-to-date. How cold!
A doctor made an error and put Seroquel on my prescription and because in the UK on the NHS which most people use after the patent on drugs end, only generics are prescribed on the NHS are given otherwise the pharmacy would be out of pocket if they gave Seroquel in my case, the pharmacist didnt have Seroquel brand in stock and would take time to get in, so i had to go back and get it changed to Quetiapine
I feel like doctor's prescribe quatiapine like it's candy. I've been on the drug for five years and it doesn't work for me anymore. Im going off for good. Im tired of feeling numb and feeling like a zombie
I've been on the nasty stuff for over 10 years, and recently stopped it because it has effected my physical health so negatively. Am on day 8 without it, still getting hot and cold, no appetite and insomnia. Felt sick yesterday but just nibbled dry crackers and keeping hydrated. Also walking helps me
I was prescribed this I had toq quit school becouse of the tremor and the excessive sleep that it has coused I quitted once and those therapist and psiquiatrist fon t help that much. It s like if you been prescribed seroquel then it s like you haveyou have been said " you are far gone enjoy your trip"
I lost my insurance and had to stop cold turkey. It has been pretty difficult. My anxiety is worse now than it was before.
Where, are you,, I get loads, but don't use much??.
@@mauriceosullivan6832 20 miles south of Indianapolis.
That sounds terrible. I’m sorry. How’s it go?
I just lost my insurance and going through the withdrawal process now.
How are you coping
I want to get off Seroquel but then I can't sleep and I have nausea 24/7. What do can you do for that?
Ive been trying Serq for the last week and my brain feels like its going to melt. Just diagnosed with Bip 1 and Im only taking Ativan. I tried Lithium and didnt like it. I dont know what to do! I hate taking meds Im extra sensitive to them. You have any suggestions? Also, how do you feel about using cannabis?
Lamictal was a life saver. I wouldn’t recommend cannabis. It can trigger mania
So wait a sec, you voluntarily skip a dose if you have something important to do the next day and you don't suffer any huge drawbacks? I've been dealing with that same issue except never skipping a dose yet dealing with the effects of Seroquel regardless of what I had to the following day, even if I am fighting to stay awake.
I get a three month supply in my mailbox boom and I get it notified whether you want it filled or not by text message and then it notifies you when it’s being processed filled delivered and at your door I love it ask your doctor on how to do that
Thank you for posting!
Did you manage to find a dossage of serequel that makes you least drowsy?
I’ve been on for a year. Started at 350mg then eventually went down to 150mg. I managed to be less tired and sleep less (7-8 hours) but that went away and sleeping now 12 hours a day…
My dr suggests me to try a higher dossage. He says sometimes higher doses to some are less seddative… curious what you think through your experience…
I hate this drug! Only makes me sleep?
Wait until you try to get off of it, you ain't seen nothing yet!
If the pharmacy cannot fill your prescription, can you not just go to another pharmacy, or get an emergency prescription?
Is anybody gonna say anything about the unbearable itching that comes along with withdrawal from xrseroquel ??? It usually sets in on the third day of withdrawal and the itch is like nothing ive ever experienced prior to this. The more you scratch, the more it itches so you try to resist the urges which comes and go non stop . The itching is such that even without scratching , it ends up being painful because it itches so bad !!! (Sorry for my broken english, not a native speaker)
Omg is hell……
Yes have set up support group on facebook yet this lovely presenter is amazing way she explains everything “Psych drug withdrawal support - Alternatives “
I recently started atomoxetine for adhd/bpd, and every single time I go for a refill there’s a delay because they have to triple check with my doctor or they simply just aren’t ready when they say they will be 🙄
I’m SO sorry you have to deal with all of that. It angers me immensely. The majority of the pharmacy employees I interact with act apathetic and rude when I inform them I’m off meds & currently experiencing withdrawals. They just don’t sense the severity of people not having their meds. Sooo many people have illnesses that they can die from if they’re off their meds. I often have to call my insurance company & Psychiatist office in the pharmacy and then put it on speaker phone, because the pharmacists refuse to call. I am going to contact CSV corporate, because all of their pharmacies have the same issues! My psychiatrist recommended going to a small business pharmacy that isn’t a chain. It might be a good idea to check if your health insurance covers one of those stores ❤
I really enjoyed this video I used to take 800mg of Seroquel ER and I slept easily 12 hours a day and experienced withdrawals if I didn't take it on time that night. Now I take Zyprexa 20mg and I unfortunately still sleep just as much and like you have skipped it a few times in case I have to wake up early or I've stayed up later that night. If I skip a night I just make sure I take it the next day so nothing crazy happens. I also take Lithium as well. Now i am switching to clozapine and am worried about the sedation since its more sedative than seroquel or zyprexa. But we will see!
I think my cousin was on Seroquel. I'm not sure if I was ever on it or not?
I came off 25mg, was on it for 3+ years daily. I've had a headache for 6 weeks. Trying to determine if I have something else going on or if it's Seroquel withdrawal.
I came looking for this comment!
I’ve been on less than 25 mg for about four weeks , around a half a 25mg pill nightly to sleep. I didn’t take it last night. My head is killin me 😢today. I been sick all day. I was worried I might get withdrawals. It’s definitely the meds because i never get migraines or sick like this💁🏼♀️
I've been lowering my dose over the month and having headaches all day as well
Man to go through all this for a flight I’m just 😳
I have been on seroquel for 10 years. I started out on 900mg a day. 300 mg in the morning, 300 in the afternoon and 300 at night. I could not function AT ALL! I slept all the time. I gained 75lbs. In the last year I have been slowly tapering it down with my Dr. I am now on 100mg once at night before bed. I have lost 40lbs. I am doing so much better. I plan to taper it down to 25mg once a day. It is difficult to get off seroquel for sure. Everytime we taper it down I don’t sleep for a while.
that is crazy! 900mg a day?? 300 in the morning? are they insane!!!! that should be illegal omg i’m so sorry you had to deal with that
@@shirine5015I once met a girl who took 900mg per day too. She had diabetes. No surprise. I can't imagine how insane the munchies must have been
im currently going through withdrawals cause my dr office been closed due to the holidays and i never experience something so bad. the insomnia, migraines, nausea and diarrhea omg…
Just checking on you to see how you are doing now?
@@roycegrissett3580that's nice of you to be checking up on her 😊
Can you please tell me how long the hot and cold chills last? I was at 300mg and I'm down to 50mg. The hot and cold flashes are very bad.
How are you now ?
I was brought to mental institution unwillingly got into an altercation with my dad didn’t even hit him and he lied to the police then said I was crazy and was in the institution before which I was before but they arrested me and took me straight to the mental institution and the nurses told me I had to take the medicine prescribed which was seroquel & if I didn’t take it they could of held me longer and judge court ordered me where I stay for months and years so I just took it but I went there with all my senses and sanity but now I feel off and my eyes keep moving uncontrollably only been on it for about 8 days til I got out stopped cold turkey since it’s makin me feel off, I read it caused tardive dyskinesia.. hopefully this goes away I feel so bad worst I ever felt in life goin through stuff.. then 4th time havin to move in one year bc of my abusive parents, I’m so tired
What are you on now? What dose were you on and can you explain how your eyes move
I'm coming off Q as well. This is the worst thing I've ever experienced in my life.
I’m SO sorry 😢
Did you ever get off of it? I tried a couple times. The first time it was not on purpose, I ran out and couldn't get any. It was the worst experience in my life. I couldn't sleep and felt nauseous 24/7.
@@joeking433 I finally did get off it. It took 3 months of tapering down. At 150 I thought I'd just jump to 0 mg which caused immediate mania. Sweats, chills, full body tremors and general unhappiness. It is the worst thing I've ever gone through. I should have gone more slowly but three months felt pretty slow.
I've been off it 3 months now. After two months my thinking became far more clear. I don't think I care to try anymore medications...which leaves me in a sub-optimal situation.
If someone wants to get off, they should do it with their doctor. I told mine I was done and planned to taper off as fast as I could. She said ok. But I went too quickly. If you're tapering, take your time. If I were to do it again (Which I'm not) I'd drop the dose by about 20% every two weeks. I went faster, had to go back on, and then finish the glide path down. My dr wants me to try Latuda which looks promising. However it's $20k a year and I'm with meds. I will do anything to never experience mania again.
@@cybercab Yeah. I actually got off of it cold turkey accidentally because I was taking metformin which looks exactly like it and I was not doing bad. I went back on it after a week but I forget why, probably liked the feeling of being on it. One thing I don't like is that it raised my blood sugar and gave me diabetes. I'm thinking if I go off of it maybe my diabetes will go away.
@@joeking433 That sounds rough. I'm not against meds. Just not for me. After getting off Q I lost 11 lbs in a month without trying. It's odd because I didn't gain weight when I started the med. I think I probably was gaining weight but I improved my lifestyle because I didn't want to gain weight. Now those same habits are worth about 11 lbs. It often will cause weight gain so that's something to be aware of. Tough choices
either way. I hope you find a good balance.
I have a friend whose daughter had Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) that was very successful in lifting her depression. It’s also used for bipolar therapy.
Did they try TMS first and it didn’t work?
@@Yaa7700 I don’t know. This women is really an acquaintance that I played tennis with. She was telling another friend that her daughter had some kind of shock therapy that was life changing and very effective for her depression.
@@wanda18221 ask next time 😊
What mg do the drs prescribe for sleep ??? I was pre over this a month ago and I’m scared to death. I’ve read it can make your cholesterol out of control as well and I take cholerserol med as well Not to mention it sounds like I will be addicted just the same as pain meds. 🤦♂️. I’m freaked out. I don’t sleep much though. So maybe I am manic as well. I dunno. I have ptsd , and have a horrible time sleeping. They prescribed 25 mg once at bedtime. I don’t know much or even if that’s the right dose to sleep 😴. Uggggg. If you have any insight. I would love to hear it. I don’t want to be addicted to anything else. I’ve had my battles with addiction years ago and it’s a MF. I don’t even want to feel withdrawal again. I barely made it through the last time I went off everything.
Wow you are slim even on serequel.. Amazing
Why is no one talking about the very real physical symptoms. I'm only on 48hrs and I'm fuxkin hurting man. Sweats, nausea, twitching. Man it's bad. Idk wtf to do. Any suggestions on supplements? ANYONE PLZ
I take NyQuil for the shivers drink lots of water
Im bipolar 1 and I'm on around 800mg and oh my god if I wait even an hour after I usually take them I already feel the mania setting in . I literally start seeing things . For some reason everytime I withdrawal I cannot stop puking its horrible I can't sleep either it feels like death
Yeah, seroquel withdrawal is a nightmare!
I used to take high dose 500 now down to 75. I hope to come of them permanently . Mental break downs are not for life .
@@andrewreynolds1091 What differences were there at 500mg compared to 75?
I’m on day 4 off seroquil.. I’m sick.. I’m hot im cold I’m sweating mad crying wtf!?😢
I've gone from 100-1000mg over the course of 3 months I haven't taken any in 72 hours and I've slept maybe 3 incredibly vivid hours in that time what's the timeline from here
I can relate!
Do you take other pills for bipolar?
I used to take seroquel until last year. For me it was great i only used to sleep a looot😅
Ps.: I'm bipolar tipe 2
This is day two of not taking it. I have been weening off of it for about a month now. I was down to 50mg a night and that is still enough to mess with my sleep, appetite, stomach in general. I woke up this morning nauseous AF and threw up and still feel like shiiiiit.
Im at 25 and just as bad
How are you doing now?
@@joeking433 life is better without the big pharma behavior correcting beans. It took me a few months to regulate, and I'm not sure I am fully regulated but I feel better off of them.
How much Seroquel you take ?
How’d you keep weight off?
My doctor cut my ziprasidone dose in half due to side effects and oh my God, the withdrawals. I was sick for a week.
U should be thankful just a week
I plan to stop taking this when my husband and I try for another baby. Dreading the withdrawals
Why do people assume their psych diagnosis is accurate? Doctors are pretty clueless
😂😂bruh this explains the puking, been off it for a week and somehow it feels like it dumbs me down
Hi, how you getting on? Have the withdrawals calmed down abit more? Could I ask was you on a high dose?
I am on day 6 of withdrawal. Taken 5 years to come down from 800mg to 100mg and just come down by 100mg. Symptoms are hellish, no sleep, feel sick, headaches, hot and cold, mood swings and generally just pants. Got sleep apnea so quetiapin (uk name for seroquel) is not good for me. Keep telling myself it will balance out as working is hard.
Why is quetiapine bad for sleep apnea?
@@joeking433 because it is a sedative sleep apnea you stop breathing in sleep so more chance not waking up
I've missed one part.
Now you're married, I suppose you are no longer Miss Reezay but Mrs ... Mrs ... what, actually? What's Trevor's last name and did you change yours for his or just add his on?
I’m not changing my Lizzie Reezay name on RUclips & my public social medias! So it will always stay the same 😊☀️ Legally, I am changing my name for my personal life.
@@LizziesAnswers ah, ok!
Best wishes to both of you!
I have a love // hate with seroquel, I went into the psych ward in September, and they took me off sertraline cold turkey - I couldn't remember 2 weeks of my hospital stay, just due to very little sleep. After that I went to a mental health IRTZ facility and was up wide awake again for 6 days and was having seizures. I eventually had to go back to the hospital and the psychosis was so serious, more so than before I thought I was in the afterlife and such. In the end I ended up hanging from a parking ramp trying to escape security after my Mom had to call security to keep me safe. I've been so delusional the last 11 years in and out of mania/delusions. Just want this to end, I shattered my heal when I fell from the parking ramp 3 stories up. I just need to stay sober, Seroquel seems to help, and has in the past but, sometimes I feel delusional and I hate the 12 hour sleep and then just want to sleep all day. ehhh i'll be okay i'm sure.
😩😣
Idk i was on 500mg of Seroquel came off it cold turkey because my doctor, and no withdrawals and no sides effects
You are a rare case, very lucky
I'm going through that now. Worst fucking days of my life.
This comment… I’m dying right now 😭
I’m dying 😭
If your pharmacy can use FedEx, I highly recommend they do that. It saves my time; it saves their time. Because I would have to take a 15-minute bus ride to get there. And the day before I would have to go to the lab for blood work. They would be like, "sorry, we never got the results so we can't fill your meds". So, then I'd have to wait. 30 minutes later they'd be like, we have your lab work, but we haven't put your meds in bubble packs yet. Wait another 30 minutes. And then they would have to have a pharmacist check them. It was a nightmare. Now they can just mail them through FedEx on their own time, and I don't have to catch the bus. I would much rather pay the delivery fee.
I had to come off of seroquel for about 3 weeks. I couldn't sleep at all. It was horrendous. I don't look forward to having to experience that again. I also once accidentally took it in the morning (I messed up my pillbox) and went to JURY DUTY. I kept falling asleep and jolting awake. I'm shocked nobody said anything to me. So embarrassing.
How did the withdrawal go? Did you finally not have the nausea and insomnia at some point?
Im done with seraquil! F this med
To all that want to taper off Seroquel here s the way:do it very slowly and you will succeed.The key is very slow taper every time.Lower the dose about 10-20% every time and keep taking the new lower dose for at least 1-2 months.
For example if you take 100mg go to 75mg for 1-2 months at least(if you are good at 1 month go to next level if not keep it for 2 months).Then go to 50mg for 1-2 months , then go to 25mg for 1-2months and then to 12,5mg then to 6mg.Be careful in the end to taper slowly the 25mg and not cold turkey.If it needs to give it a little more time than 1-2 months believe me it will work.This needs time but believe me the success is sure and your body and mind will feel like a 14-15 years old kid after you wean off Seroquel!
Does anyone experience bad social anxiety with bipolar 2
Yes and it's absolutely horrible I've never been this anxious going out and having any type of human interaction
Is it the same as quetiapine?
Yes it is. Quetiapin is UK name
I have severe tinnitus, take 100 mg for sleep. It works for me.😊
I’m sorry but I was literally like “is this medication going to affect my skin, because this girl looks older than she sounds”, then you said you were vegan and it ALL made sense 😂 Vegan rapid-ageing. I was vegan, sorry for the comment but… Hope you aren’t anymore ✌️
I have to get off it
Look for Joey Marino’s story in Mad In America if you want to understand the real reasons to never take Seroquel. Joey was the stand in actor for Anthony Edwards on the show ER as well as having his own side roll. Joey came off and developed tardive symptoms. Terrible ones. Akathisia, dystonia, and TD. Just like me, only I got mine from coming off a benzodiazepine. Losing sleep is the least of you worries. Dopamine antagonists should be nightly restricted. One pill can injure. Akathisia is brain injury. TD is brain injury. Dystonia is brain injury. No one tells you that you can have tardive symptoms that erupt months and even years after stopping. Antidepressants are the same way. Tardive akathisia after stopping years of cumulative use is rather common. That inner restlessness can stay for years.
Well that's pretty depressing!
@@joeking433 hey, thank you for taking the time to understand his story. I mean that. I got really injured stopping a benzodiazepine and have been raising awareness. Joey and I both had (well, I still have) chronic akathisia, tardive dystonia and TD in face and tongue. We met in the recovery groups. More like “living with” groups. I’m four years off Klonopin taken 1x/day at night and no where close to okay. Barbaric stuff. The sad part is akathisia is rather common. Anything with an associated “withdrawal” or “discontinuation syndrome” can cause akathisia. Especially withdrawal akathisia. Dr. Stuart Shipko posts in Mad In America. Look up his work with tardive akathisia and antidepressants. “SSRIs elephant in the room: Tardive Akathisia” my friend J.A. Carter Winward writes there as well. Now SHE’s definitely a case of Latuda and other dopamine antagonists. Poly pharmacy injuries and tardive injuries of all kinds coming off them. Most of my worst symptoms did not even erupt until I was 4-12 months off. I had no idea that was possible. Your average doctor or psychiatrist is clueless. Try going into the ER and say you were neurologically injured stopping Prozac six months ago and that things are getting worse. He will refer you to psychiatry and tell you it’s your anxiety or depression returning. I am horrified now having tried to get help. I went in knowing what I had. You reach the end of the internet when you get hurt this bad. Even movement disorder specialists do not have medication harm in their differential when my belief now is that it’s rampant.
The heat flashes, mood swings . OMG. someone tell me what on earth is happening
i just got prescription for this 50mg every night i dont wanna take em
I can take Valium!
I have symptoms that start with restlessness and insomnia and then I will quickly end up with heart palpitations and arrhythmia and shortness of breath and I will say i never been able to get past the bad stuff before I get more
How many mg are you on? I had extreme increase in heartbeat yesterday took over 1 hour to pass
@@Ohkeh640 100
Love come to India. I could send it you.
Mary can't forgive ur sins, only Jesus . So since Jesus is from the seed of David is David the father of God? No.. God is God. Mary was used by God. David was used by God. The Lord is creator the triune God. Not quad with Mary.
1:18 that seems ridiculous lol. I have flown a lot of times with seroquel, and no issue at all. Seroquel and flying has no implications
Stay off the meds.. smok some weed or something
Pray hope don't worry
That's a very dangerous suggestion. Having bipolar disorder or schizophrenia increases your risk of getting THC-induced psychosis.
@@deirdresversion you're right sorry.. I kinda meant cbd sorry
I will NEVER do weed because of the risk of psychosis. Bipolar medications have all had clinical trials proving their efficacy, so it makes no sense to not be on the meds created to treat my life-threatening illness. Meds work on me AMAZING!
@@deirdresversion Been there, done that! Stay away from pot if you're bipolar or schizo!
@@LizziesAnswers Yeah, pot was what started making me have schizo symptoms. I was so paranoid I couldn't pass a joint. I always hated the effects of pot but all my friends smoked, so....
That is the downfall of Seroquel and then you get cottonmouth and the pressure in my nose where I can’t breathe out of my nose those are side effects from it I hate those affects it but that’s how I know it’s working and I usually if I have to get up early like at 4 AM I’ll go to bed 12 hours before and take it and I will be fine by the time I have to be up he just got a ticket 12 hours prior to when you want to get up and then you have no effects in the morning I learned that the hard way
My eyes feel heavy on it and my eyeballs move uncontrollably
Loves cleaning would make a great wife 😂😂.
your very good looking
What you so happy for slow down you fly to much on that shit
Smoke some pot will ya
serequel or any drug should not be taken by Catholics. You need to pray it away
That's just not true. Haver you ever read the cathecism?
@@catarinagervasio yes. its like 288- 300
😂😂😂when you chose not to understand without others are going through, The Big Man will help you understand by having you go through the same...it's very ignorant to think prayers will help when the good book says that God only helps those who help themselves.
@@MrMarcodarko I checked It, doesn't say anything like that.
@@catarinagervasio do you believe in abortiona and gay marriage?
I have Schizophrenia and I’m prescribed Latuda. It’s a great medication with few side effects. My pharmacy is always late to fill it so I refill it 5 days ahead
I have been clean from Suboxone and Klonopin for 5 years. I used Kratom to get off the harder drugs and used 60gpd of Kratom for 3 years.
During all my withdrawals (Kratom/Kpin/Subs), I couldn’t sleep whatsoever and I was prescribed Seroquil and I would get 6-8 hours of sleep during withdrawal (8 if you take it with Clonidine).
I’m happy to say that I’m 7 days clean from Kratom and the worst of the withdrawals are behind me. I went 5 consecutive days without sleep before I spoke to my psychiatrist. He prescribed me 500mg for 2 nights, 250mg for 2 nights and 125mg for 2 nights. At day 14 without Kratom, I can get off Seroquil and take Melatonin and Clonidine for a few nights before I just take Clonidine as prescribed