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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:41 am
by Doug Robinson
Hi everyone,
I'm new here and in the 2nd week of the program. It's helping me, and I am now optimistic that I can get back to normalcy.
My question -- I have withdrawn from Xanax (using Klonipin), Toprol and Seroquel in the past 8 months. I am still experiencing moderate Seroquel withdrawal symptoms (and perhaps the base anxiety the drugs had helped cover up).
Any advice on techniques to deal with these while progressing through the program? Some of them don't seem responsive to the 6 steps.
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:52 am
by Guest
hey, Doug: sounds like you are moving rapidly thru the program. I assume everyone is different with regard to coming off medications and that certainly is the ideal situation for everyone.
I take seroquel myself and have for 5 years; making specific diet and lifestyle changes in 2005 improved my health exponentially! but I have not been able to eliminate seroquel. If I don't take seroquel, I don't sleep.
My husband and I took a trip to Hawaii in 2008. I was separated from my meds due to various circumstances. It was bedtime and I was without the seroquel. I dozed for a few hours and then wide-awake, my anxiety was very high and I noticed I was wringing my hands. It was a scary few hours until I was able to take my meds.
So, I have decided that I will complete the program, (I'm in Week 7) but if I have to continue my meds, then I will. Seroquel helps me tremendously and I thank God for the people who invented it
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:22 am
by Guest
Thanks, Paula.
I was just taking 25 mg when I titrated down, but at my peak was at 75 mg. I probably went off the Seroquel too fast. I went from 25 to 0 in 25 days.
When I started taking it two years ago my GP told we it would help deepen my sleep, was non-addictive and could be quit at any time. Since then he has found that it must be titrated down, just like many other drugs.
I had very few symptoms other than reduced sleep until I stopped all together. A tiny step from 2.5mg to 0. In three days I had digestive spasms, anxiety and prickly skin. That was 75 days ago and symptoms linger, but are admittedly milder.