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Posted by Cass on January 22, 2001, at 15:21:24
Is Seroquel addictive? I've been on it about 6 months, and I'd like to see how I feel off of it. Has anyone had any experiences?
Posted by Gracie2 on January 23, 2001, at 16:22:56
In reply to Seroquel: Is it addictive?, posted by Cass on January 22, 2001, at 15:21:24
Yes, I had some trouble getting off seroquel. I tapered slowly from 150 mg to 25 mg a day, which was enough to help me sleep (part of the reason I was prescribed meds was for insomnia). But that last 25 mg was hard to give up, possibly because I was also on a low-carbohydrate (low serotonin)diet at the time. I stayed awake for 48 hours after taking my last dose of serotonin. Finally, I was so exhausted, I dug the bottle of seroquel out of the trash, took 50 mg, and ate a big piece of bread with butter...and an hour later I was out cold. But I was determined not to renew my prescription and I haven't. The first few days after I ran out of seroquel, I took kava to help me relax and Excedrin PM to help me sleep. I still have some trouble sleeping without the seroquel, but otherwise I'm fine.
-Gracie
Posted by stjames on January 23, 2001, at 19:31:39
In reply to Seroquel: Is it addictive?, posted by Cass on January 22, 2001, at 15:21:24
> Is Seroquel addictive? I've been on it about 6 months, and I'd like to see how I feel off of it. Has anyone had any experiences?
James here....
Addictive is not the right word; no it is not addictive. This does not mean it may take time to get off it.
James
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