Seroquel Withdrawal
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I am having trouble withdrawing from Seroquel. I used to take 100mg for sleep, but managed to bring my dosage down to 25mg. However, I started to have anxiety problems and went back to 50 mg. Since then I've been shaving the 50 mg pill down to 3/4 of a pill. However I get very tired and groggy. If I try to shave it down further I get anxiety that only improves when I take more seroquel. It seems like I have a choice between anxious and groggy.

Do you have any suggestions for how I could get off of seroquel completely while minimizing the grogginess and/or anxiety?

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My question would first be, why are you on it just for sleep?
For me, this drug was worse than an exclusive anxiety drug because of way too many side effects.
I went through almost two hellish months after tapering off of Seroquel. Today, I feel so much better and my Dr. and I work together to keep me this way.
My family see's the marked improvement and is proud of how I handle life these days.
There can be life after this drug, but never go off of it without medical supervision.
My thought is to ask the Dr. to evaluate if you still need the Seroquel, or if he/she would try alternate meds.
Best of luck to you!

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Have you consulted your doctor for assistance?

Seroquel contains the active ingredient Quetiapine, which is an antipsychotic and a sudden cessation of any medication that has an effect on brain chemicals is going to cause the types of symptoms you've been experiencing.

Your doctor should be able to help find a way to taper off, while minimizing the withdrawal effects, as much as possible.

http://www.prescriptiondrug-info.com/drug_details.asp?title=Seroquel&ad=true

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