Posted by blueberry on December 6, 2005, at 17:35:08
In reply to Seroquel withdrawal, posted by Lazarus on December 2, 2005, at 18:48:55
Even though your doses were very low, 3 years is a long time after all. There were serotonin receptors being blocked and dopamine receptors being blocked...not a lot, but still some, and for a long time. The antihistimine effect is probably intertwined as well. Undoubtedly they all caused some subtle changes in the brain chemistry, not so much from the doses but from the accumulation of time.
What you could try is taking seroquel every other day. Go with that for a month. Then try it once every three days. Eventually stop, but only after giving the brain a good long chance to adjust. Undoing 3 years doesn't come easy for most of us.
Another option would be to restart seroquel at 12.5mg, and then every four days or so use a knife to shave a little off, perhaps maybe taking away .5mg to 1mg at a time. I know it's frustrating, but if you take your time and drop the dosage down in little eensy weensy steps, it can be a lot smoother.
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