I'm Back On SEROQUEL???......Noooooooo + Channel Update
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- Опубликовано: 13 апр 2019
- It looks like I might get put back on the poison known as seroquel following an emotional outburst at work. I'm so scared of what's going to happen regarding my mental health. Also, I'm going to be pursuing a new adventure on this channel as I take a look at ALL THINGS 80s.
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So glad you have shared this. My son is trying to come of seroquel at the moment. Day 3. It’s very tough. What a horrendous drug. I wish you well
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You're helping a lot of people. We love you. You matter xx
Thank you so much.
Thank you for this video. Recently started on this drug. Your description of how difficult your work situation was, I found quite moving, as I have been in similar situations in the past.
Thankfully I'm far away from that toxic environment now.
Thanks for sharing your experience…. Are you still on it ? Bless you….. many of us Celtic ppls have a bit of a brain issue. You arent the only one I can tell you…….
I haven't taken any medication since October of 2018. I still have my mental struggles, but at least I'm not dealing with the negative side effects of these awful drugs.
I agree hope all is well I love your passion for the hobby I will try and catch up to all your past videos
Thank you so much.
I am just starting wean off of seroquel after being on it for 12 years, the headaches, nausea and insomnia are rough. I’m doing it very slowly about 20 percent reduction each month. Thank-you so much for sharing your story.
You're welcome and good luck as you try to come off this horrible drug.
Sunny how did u do?
I feel so sad for you. This is hell. I can so relate. Having a mental issue is ten times worse than a physical disability. I am pretty much home bound myself. I don’t want to go outside, people are so mean. It’s a double whammy..first coping with a mental illness AND society’s judgement and stigma. It hurts. Sending you so much comfort.
You didnt betray the psyc , you saved your own life ...amen 💜
Thank you. Yes, I did save my own life.
@@AllThings80s amen
@@thecrazyvaccinemanbill5445 yup
@David Marks psychs are butcher
Thank You so much for sharing Brother. I Am proud of You. I have been through similar experiences as You have. I feel for You. I have been talking to crisis line's and therapist for 7 years and it helps. I also do meditation and grounding exercises. I started Collecting vintage star wars figures and other toys. That helps. I Am an artist as well and the painting and drawing help too.😀👍♥️🏴🇺🇸🇨🇦💯💯💯💯💯
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Dear AllThings80s, thank you so much for making these videos on your mental health journey, but specifically your experience with withdrawing from Seroquel completely. I am also going through my own mental health journey. It started 2.5 years ago when I was 9 months postpartum with my first daughter. Now I have added to my family and my second daughter is almost 7months.
I’ll jump to the Seroquel part of my story first. Seroquel was prescribed to me about 2 weeks ago, when I was diagnosed with Bipolar Type 2, previously it was Postpartum Depression but it was already clear that I had Clinical Depression by the time my Postpartum Depression was diagnosed. And now, Bipolar Type 2 as the diagnosis 2 weeks ago.
I took Seroquel for a total of 3 days, and by the 4th day I just couldn’t make myself take the pill, and made the decision without any research, to just quit by day 4. Some context: I had already been quite depressed, and mostly inactive in bed, hiding out in solitude, away from my family. Only popping up to nurse my baby, then handing baby back to husband, and eating in bed. I was basically inactive in bed.
It was definitely not the best timing for me to be taking new medication. I was quite upset at my postpartum health care team and postpartum psychiatrist allow that to happen in my most vulnerable and low state. Doctor thought I was still awake at all hours and not getting enough sleep, but in reality, my evening energetic spurts had already toned down for weeks.
A few weeks prior, I had a major freak out at my husband that would clearly be defined as a manic episode. Mostly anger at my husband and anger at the clutter in my house while caring for 2 young children. I felt frustrated that I couldn’t even manage to keep my house organized enough, or have some sort of system to make household clutter easier to manage.
It was that episode that had my doctor diagnose me as Bipolar Type 2.
Back to Seroquel. On the night I gave up on Seroquel, I did some online research. I felt empowered and clear minded. The best I had felt for a long time, but it could also be that I had been inactive for days and spurts of energy sharpens my brain. This description and realization that bursts of energy sharpens my brain, rather than destroy my life, is a sensitive topic between me and my psychiatrist. Doctor keeps saying: Must protect sleep at all cost, to the point where I felt too judged for my sleep habits, and yet they don’t have all the information about my sleep habits. They were ignoring the fact that I listen to my body when I finally feel sleepy and I take so many daytime naps to catch up. This is definitely a trigger that the doctor has magnified to the point of paranoia and anger.
That same night, I came across your videos. You had the best videos on Seroquel and your withdrawal experience! I didn’t have to seek out more first hand stories to realize that your videos had so much substance and I believe your experience.
I was convinced that I did the right thing to stop Seroquel. By day 2, I was starting to feel the effects of not sleeping enough, edgy and angry symptoms came roaring back. By Day 3, I was trying to educate my husband in the calmest way possible to let him know I really needed all the emotional support, by having him saying I love you, and much more frequent hugs, to give me strength in dealing with the nightmare of all my triggers and angry reactions to everything. But I was so crushed to learn he is not the type of person who can just love at the drop of a hat. No amount of begging or calmly laying out all the ways to love and care for me, could get him to emote. I was met with a wall of silence and severe distance in his thoughts and actions, or lack of thoughts and inaction. When I love him, I love him with so much heart and unconditional passion in my love for him. We are just so different in this department. We can talk endlessly on every topic imaginable, but the moment I ask for him to really show his love by being physically and mentally present, I get an empty vacuum as the scariest response of all. Soul crushing kind of stuff.
I lost it again. I berated him. I didn’t know what else I was supposed to do, and he didn’t know what else he was supposed to do about his distant and repressed responses, not nearly enough if it was only an once of the deep love I show to him.
Being angry on Day 3 withdrawal was the worst. It upset the balance inside my body and brain. Incredibly haywire and I could not calm down. We eventually spent our time separately in separate parts of the house. Just existing while compartmentalizing was just so incredibly sad and painful.
The twist to this story is I calmed down from my episode and terrible stress in my body, within about 20 mins after I concluded my angry discussion. I thought it would take me more than an hour. I slowly made plans with many people, and one local mom took me up with a socially distanced park date. When my brain was at peace, calm, cool and collected, I could foresee myself doing things calmly and even handle mild triggers or milder irritations in a much calmer way. The park date was amazing. Just having happiness can give me such a high where I can sense the intense dopamine release in my head and to my body.
To be continued.......
Thank you for sharing this. All I can say is, at least you only took Seroquel for a few days so I don't expect it had a chance to cause you any harm. I hope you're feeling better.
@allthings80s I am thrilled to have received a reply from you. I had hoped for a reply, and this feels very special that we have started a dialogue. I'm going through such a hard time connecting with people and having relationships, personal and professional relationships break down. And as everything is crashing down, a few special forever people and friendships in my life has stepped up to show me that they are in my life for the long run... Just wanted to give a shout out to my special forever people: @phil.hoyt, Elena, Katy, Maureen, Jenna, Sandy, Francesco, Alheli, Kelly Z, Louis, Josie, Seeta, Sheeba, Theresa, Mor, Tina, David, Nancy, Susan, George, Joanna, Lawrence, Clara, Jamie, Vienna, Isla. There are definitely more who havent been mentioned yet. But if we've been chatting we are on our way to becoming fast friends and possibly forever friendships.
@@AllThings80s So I'm back on Seroquel, after 3 days of no medication in my system. I withdrew from. Sertraline for 2.5 years and more recently after 3 day of Seroquel.
Because I was actively improving my own well-being, by doing the types of activities that bring joy and naturally the releasing of dopamine from happy enjoyable activities .
Everything was improving but, I still had intense disagreements with people that I cared about that also escalate very quickly. So I met with my psychiatrist knowing I would be advocating for myself in my treatment plan and I was actually open to and more ok with taking Seroquel again at 50gm. Currently I'm at Day 4 of taking Seroquel again, and in a better state to. It's also true that aunty ..Hi Bradon!!!! Very much proved that down
@@lanachouhoyt Hopefully the 50mg of Seroquel is low enough that it will provide you with enough benefits without causing you to experience the negative side effects associated with higher doses.
@@AllThings80s Things are much better this time around on 50mg Seroquel. Because my relationship with my husband. Has improved dramatically. I always had the bunch that there were no major stressor in our relationships and partnership, they all the pieces real into the right place. I'm experiencing a good happiness, great mood and motivation. Now I fire out how the pill can knock me out just enough at night. After that initial experience of bad subscription. I wouldn't want to up my dosage. What what you described, sounds hard X& wanted pain put......
Your content is extremely helpful so thank you sir
You’re welcome 👍🏻
Thank you for your videos Hope all is well my friend Now I know it’s Not just in my head.
I'm doing well, thank you. You're definitely not alone.
Seroquel...tardive diskinesia, cataracts, early alzheimer, dementia, articultion pain, falls, memory loss, speech gradually wane off, difficulty finding words, zombie face, loss of hair, intelectual work Forget it forever, liver stress, easy bruising, one cannot even drive acar while drugged with that. I hope you keep your work, there is many tales of people that lost their work after taking seroquel...good luck anyway.
bingre you have perfectly describe all the negative side effects of this nasty drug. I’m so happy to be off that junk.
@@AllThings80s Actually i did not: i forgot gigantomastia, sexual disfunction and diabetes problems… a funny thing - the shrink keeps saying that he got nothing with it...
bingre so true. Yup, the shrinks don’t care about these side effects. They just want their commissions from big pharma.
It numbs you emotionally as a person stripping you of feeling like a human being..
yes thank you for saying this my psychiatrist kept telling me it was all in my head and side effect don't exist
I'm in day 9 of my seroquel withdrawal now and my nausea has finally passed. My withdrawal headaches are still here and my brain still feels like it's on fire but it's getting better. I'm also starting to sleep better again. I'm still getting a lot of bad dreams but am no longer getting the sleep paralysis I was during the first week of my withdrawal. That was seriously messing with my head.
Sorry to hear you may have to go back on it. I'll say a prayer for you. Don't ever forget about what antipsychotics and benzos take from you. It's a lot. They strip you of who you really are which doesn't just effect you but everyone around you. You do need to figure out something that will get your emotions in check though. There are far healthier ways to do this than strong meds.
My Mom is a psychotherapist and works with people who have severe emotional issues on a daily basis. She's been doing this for over 20 years in upstate NY and is the reason I finally decided to get off seroquel. She told me that people who stay on antipsychotics can never live normal lives and that a lot of them attempt and/or successfully commit suicide. Not because of their condition but directly because of what these drugs do to their brain chemistry.
One other thing she says all the time is that she wishes people would just understand how much proper diet and exercise rehabilitates the brain and thud the mind. It creates new neural pathways and completely rebalences your hormones and brain chemistry. The only reason people don't follow through with it is that it's difficult and takes a lot of work to change your lifestyle and people would much rather look for a quick fix they can swallow once or twice a day. My younger sister attempted suicide twice. Once during high school, then again during college. She went on and off different antidepressants and benzos for a number of years for severe anxiety and chronic depression. She finally had enough of it and started running in the summer of 2017. She still does and is off all her meds and is happy for the first time in decades. My Mom told me to use her as an example and that's exactly what I'm going to do.
I've also heard similar story from a lot of people. People who say they go to the gym more so for their mental health than anything else. It just makes sense to me that something that naturally transforms the entire body and mind would work better than something that artificially manipulates the way your brain works.
I've suffered from general anxiety disorder and depression (as well as ADHD) since elementary school and I'm now in my 30's. The only times I remember being genuinely happy were when I was on track in high school from 10th - 12th grade. During those years I was also off my meds that I had been on previously. I used to think the reason I was able to run track was because my mental issues resolved themselves but now I actually think running track is what did it.
I say all this with a complete understanding that some people require medications.
I see you left this comment 2 months ago, are you still off the meds?. I'm 9 day off today and I done it cold Turkey from 150mg so wondering if you managed to stay off.
Lorraine Gourlay I hope you are doing well. Seroquel is the last drug I am tapering. I’m going into my fifth month off of Xanax. So I’m coming off slowly of the demon drug Seroquel.... You are in my prayers...
@@whatistrue0293 Thank you so much and I wish you all the best with your journey xxx
@@lorrainegourlay4215 Yes, I am still off Seroquel and extremely glad to finally be rid of it. If you've made it 9 days you are doing great! Please don't ever turn back to them. Even though I don't know you I know what you're going through. Not just the withdrawal but striving for better mental health and the ultimate goal of being happy.
At 9 days in you're through the worst of it. The nausea should be done with soon if it hasn't already passed. Your head will feel back to normal after another week or so (referring to the withdrawal headaches). If you haven't begun to get the itches yet you will start to get them soon. They're not so bad. More of an annoyance than anything. They are actually a good reminder of how good you're doing. My itching lasted like 2-3 weeks. I still get them sometimes but it's very minor. You will feel depressed for a few weeks. I just came out of it and am feeling truly great now.
Your biggest issue is going to be sleep. I'm finally sleeping regularly but the first few weeks were tough. What I found works really well is taking 2 Benadryl about one hour before laying down. Then, at the time you lay down take a melatonin. Those two things together, combined with having a fan on or a white noise machine running, work wonders.
If you don't mind me asking, what are you're current withdrawal symptoms and what are you having the most difficulties with?
How you doing?
I tried to go Cold Turkey on 300mg, I lasted 4 days and I went back on 200mg.. The nausea and cold sweats were the absolute worst.. I felt like I was dying, and I didnt sleep at all! So I finally tapered down from 200 to 12.5mg of Seroquel over 2-3 months time! No withdrawel symptoms at all except for some stomach problems. Slept 5 nights on 12.5mg and then the 2 last nights was not good, so I decided to just quit the next day. I did not sleep at all the first night but no other withdrawel symptoms like nausea or cold sweats! I feel pretty alright so far, lets continue.. I want this drug out of my life. That being said, I only take it for sleep and I do only have ADHD, I do not have any other mental health issues.
It’s been 4 months for me going off cold turkey. I still feel like $hit and begged my family to check me into a psych ward which they refused to and I’m glad they did. But this has been worse than going off Xanax for me. I have PTSD and was prescribed for a sleep aid 25 mg to 200 mg in 3 months. Would constant eat sleep. Gained 50 lbs in 6 months. My son found me asleep in my plate of food. It was insane. Now since I’m off, I’m worse mentally than I was before going on them. It’s been 4 months. I’m not as sick but it’s still pretty bad. Ugh. How long does this last I wonder? I thought for sure it’d be out of my system and back to semi normal by now but every night, I still want it
I'm on day four, even my feet are sweating in a way they never normally do. No nausea, but hot and cold. At least my energy levels have improved. Time for long walks in the park, listening to metal music
I had to go back as well, im taking it again but not every day! I had what i can only describe as a psychotic event because of withdrawal. I need it just not every day. Try intermittent treatment mate.
I haven't actually taking ANY medication since October 2018 and I'm doing reasonably OK.
Hi I have been on seroquel for many years. I am going through benzo withdrawals too. However, I am still on seroquel. How does one sleep during seroquel tapering? Can you please give some tips?
I take Unisom for sleep every night.
@@AllThings80s thank you so much
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I hope you find something that works for you. Good luck staying off that junk.
The 80s ‘babes’ was interesting. Kate Bush was far too low, but Linda Lusardi was always my favourite.
Thanks
Did you have exaggerated anxiety/depression, extreme irritability/anger, highly emotional, highly sensitive? Also did this gradually pass by itself? I'm currently on about day 12 off seroquel after a tapered decrease. This is what I'm going through. I do a lot of research on this and I'm thinking it's what they call 'rebound phenomenon'. Seroquel being an antipsychotic acts on a lot more neurotransmitters than your general antidepressant. When you discontinue seroquel your dampened or 'numbed' neurotransmitters start to get bombarded with natural hormones such as dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine that were previously being blocked or antagonized by the seroquel. This over excites the brain as your neurotransmitters aren't used to receiving theses hormones, and in turn you feel like absolute crap for unexplained reasons!
My GP prescribed me these kind of drugs as basically I think I was in the 'too hard basket', so if I didn't feel anything than problem solved. My new psychiatrist is currently taking me off most of my medications, but still have 3 weeks until my next appointment. Glad I came across your videos and that I'm not the only person that's going through this! I'm just sticking it out and am confident that this will pass!
It was hell for about six weeks and then it took another three months to feel somewhat "normal" again.
I take Prozac during the day, and Trazodone for Anxiety and sleep
Do these give you any bad side effects?
All Things 80s No not al all the Prozac just takes 4 weeks to really start working
@@redfule That's great. I'm pleased for you.
My doctor says to me if I don't start using my serequel again that I'm going to get a psychotic episode again for sure. And now they want me to use a drug called depot or depo...
I don't know anything about that drug you mentioned so I can't comment on that. As for what your doctor says, I don't know what you were diagnosed with but I can only tell you about my own experience. I was given seroquel for depression, which in my opinion is far too powerful and I was able to quit with no lasting problems. Maybe you should consult another doctor and get their opinion.
Depot is an injection, nasty stuff. I've seen slim girls quickly end up morbidly obese. They wanted to put me on a depot years ago but I told them to get stuffed.
how are you now. its 2020 april 25 now. and i cant find the newest update to this.
I did an update video at the end of 2019. I've been free of Seroquel for over 18 months now and I feel great.
@@AllThings80s my only problem is sleep! Really suffer big time with sleep
@@j-uk2189 I know what you mean. I still have to take a sleep aid every night and I've been off Seroquel for three years now.
What happend with the pshyc? Maybe they will try a different drug for you. I found olanzipine 10 times foggier than quetiapine (seroquel) and risperidone had different side effects but tampered with my nervous system too much like I went stiff and couldn't walk. There are many drugs out there and it's trial and error mate
Honestly, I know that I suffer from depression, but not to the extent that the doctor believed and she was just so quick to prescribe this junk. I've been off it for nine months now, and while I do still have some low points, the majority of my life is wonderful and I can finally experience and and enjoy it.
All Things 80s The biggest drug pushers that are harming people are doctors.. Once they hook you on something, you pay them for life in many cases. Easy money....
@@whatistrue0293 you are exactly right.
Are you medication free now 3 years later? I'm just trying to come off my sequel and I need inspiration.
Yes. I'm almost four years free of all medication.
Drugs ruin lifes
Yes they do.
Ive quit cold turkey. Only been two days and I’m experience all these weird burning pains. Is this normal sir?
Kind regards.
Sir my heart goes out to you check your other vid for my comments youll have a very good chance of fixing this these guys do lab tests +"targetted nutrient therapy .ot just throwing stuff at it or a"hunch vit b 6 p5p & zinc are used for most conditions again very best of luck some forward thinkong schrink once said psychiatry is the only branch of medicine where we re medicated on a hunch enjoy the journy
I've actually been medication free for over two years now and I'm doing really well without it.
How many mg you take
I was on various dosages from 100mg to 400mg. I quit when I was on 100mg.
How are you feeling today? Was it worth it?
I feel great
Try the road back program
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You quit seroquel, that's good, but don't think that any alternative the psychiatrist recomend is any better!
You had an outburst at work? Better there than at home against a family member. It looks like you have a home studio set up there. Are you able to make as much noise as you want & scream your head off at no one in there? If you think this is a crazy idea, that is ok. Maybe it is. The fact is there are many hard & bad things we suffered/still suffer in life. Sometimes there is no outlet for the frustration, grief & anger that arise as a result of just living. Screaming your head off in a soundproof room if you have one can be freeing....as is a good cry...but men are told they're not allowed to cry. It is absolutely fine to have a meltdown at work. Had a work colleague who threw a chair clear across the office one day. She may have been feeling a bit off🤔🧐🥺...the point is, the modern world has a lot of artificial pressures...there has to be some way of letting off steam. This used to be understood & much more well tolerated. You said you are usually keeping your emotions on a short leash - not expressing them too much...most of us who had to get through difficult circumstances did & still do this...hence the outburst from holding it all in. There is a book which helped me a lot. "Between Parent and Child"...written by Haim Ginott. In it, he writes of all things related to feelings...if you can pick up a paperback or second hand copy it should be fairly cheap. Writing stuff that you feel you cannot say is also good. No one needs to see it, it is just for you to get your personal feelings off your heart & mind. Writing has been shown to be much more effective than talking...especially for men, who were often taught they have no right to their feelings. We feel something about everything. This is something known by advertising...if you come to know that sometimes we're battling all sorts of emotions often mixed up all at once, you come to be more accepting of the fact you're a human being, who is going to feel all kinds of ways about all kinds of things, every moment of every day. Anger is a very necessary feeling. It helps give energy. It helps to protect yourself & your loved ones. I encourage you to keep reading, learning, writing, and come to know your feelings & not let them overpower you. Easier said than done, but possible. I do not believe everyone needs or benefits from therapy...you know yourself better than anyone. But I can say that writing has definitely brought me back from the edge, many times. You do not have to write of your feelings at first, if you find it too much. Just writing basic stuff you need to get & do is a good starting place. Thank you for sharing your experiences of the adventures of Seroquel...we live in a culture that has a pill for every ill ..some of us were and are encouraged to pop a pill & forget it...sometimes this is ok. ..Sometimes we need to do this. Sometimes it is good to just sleep & have respite. But other times it is ok to get up, write, get outside, take a walk, either on your own or with a friend...my point is, it is ok to have your feelings.. you would not be a human being if you don't...and it is also ok to feel miserable sometimes....the pressure to keep smiling is very unhelpful. It is ok to be real ! Thank you for your honesty.
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@@AllThings80s realised later that this was 3 years ago.🤣😂🤣
@@kimlec3592 LOL 👍🏻
@@AllThings80s The first time someone wrote LOL to me was an electrician...back in the day I thought it meant "lots of love"...which it probably did, because he did a great job & got some money😂😂😂
@@kimlec3592 Now that did make LAUGH OUT LOUD 👍🏻
So are you now on it still?
Actually, I didn't take any of the medication I was prescribed which means I haven't taken anything for about 14 months now.
@@AllThings80s I think its good to be flexible and not be afraid just because the psychs think so. Good on you.
@@mariaray7614 Thank you. Ultimately, we know our own bodies best, so it's up to US and not someone else to make those decisions.
The anxiety and depression are gone?
Yes. I actually didn't take any of the medication I was prescribed and therefore have been free of medication for about 9 months now. I did actually try talk therapy for the first time and that has been of amazing help to me. I can honestly say that I feel great again.
I just came across this video. Please don’t stop your meds without medical supervision. I am health care pro.
I've been off all medication for over 18 months now and my life has improved tenfold. Would you agree that overprescribing is an issue in the healthcare world? I believe I was a victim of that.
All Things 80s I would Agee to that. I am glad things are ok. I love your videos keep it up
@@yodaskywalker2331 Many thanks. One of the major benefits of not being on medication is that I have so much energy now, so I can assure you that there will be tons of new videos coming out.
@@AllThings80s your amazing x
@@traceyhateley3925 Thank you!!!
Are u off or on serequel?
Yes, I haven't taken ANY medication since October, 2018.
@@AllThings80s did memory improve?
@@CREEKSTx3 Yes it did.
But please if you do do exactly as he says
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Hope this helps someone
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How are you now ?
Having quit Seroquel two and a half years ago, I'm doing amazingly (both physically and mentally).