Hi
@Angelwings - I've had one experience weaning off Seroquel. I'm not sure if your doctor is going to supervise you doing this so if you haven't been told I'd suggest you ask for some close monitoring whilst reducing the dosage and until you are free and clear for a month or two afterwards.
My understanding at the dose you are taking is that you will have to taper off gently.
If you must come off it quickly I'd strongly suggest requesting being an inpatient. Obviously this depends on the heart condition and how quickly it resolves.
It can be a relatively painless experience for some people. I think they are really fortunate and you may be one of them. I hope you are. However, it wasn't for me. I don't think I truly understood exactly what this drug was doing and had done to me, physically and mentally, until I started to move off it, and then when I was completely off it and had time to contemplate the experience.
Suffice to say - I would not touch it again. And also, most doctors do not appreciate what a big deal it is to come off it. Mine didn't until it was far too late and I was in lots of trouble.
My adverse effects from tapering only really kicked in very badly towards the final days and when I was seroq. free. I had an enormous 'adjustment' but I had been taking it significantly longer than you and at a high dose.
Are you taking any other meds? They may not seem to work as well after you start reducing your dose of seroq.
Obviously Seroquel has a sedating effect. So if you find your mood swings, anxiety and general ptsd...ish symptoms returning with a vengeance then that's going to start indicating to you how much seroquel is actually holding back all that stuff. So I'd suggest you prepare for whatever seroquel seems to have resolved to bounce back.. hard.
I had physical maladies from withdrawal and these included all senses except hearing. eg. visual changes - colours were more vivid, reading glasses needed to be changed and vision continued to alter for over a year afterwards. Sense of touch became more acute. Internal brain noises ramped up significantly. (I know there is a name for them.. but I cannot recall what it is right now :sorry: ) Major stomach upset, vomiting etc. Changes in body temp, drastic weight loss, loss of balance, huge thirst that could not be quenched, immune system went South rapidly and I became subject to a lot of minor infections. Basically my body went into shock. And after I recovered I was not doing well mentally either.
Please don't let this happen to you. Have medical and social support while you get off and adjust to life without this drug. :hug:
