Hi Robert, I really appreciate the support and feedback I am getting. I have no one to talk to here in my family. I am no longer with the doctor who gave me the Seroquel.

My new doctor did not know about the withdrawal, so I had no warning. Of course I should have done the research ahead of time, so I could be prepared. I wouldn't have quit cold turkey.

I got I'm touch with my doctor she told me to fast taper off of Vistaril in 6 days then go off the Seroquel because after 2 weeks of being on 25mg I was still sick. Read More I take meclizine for the nausea, valium for the brain shocks, and now Seroquel for insomnia. Valium I can quit cold turkey long half-life. Its seroquel that has me concerned because it antagonizes many parts of the brain that Remeron does creating a sedative effect possibly making it addictive. Am I robbing Peter To pay Paul????

The Relationship Between Seroquel and Diabetes. After a short while on the medication, pre-diabetes sets in. Later, full of diabetes. This happens far too often. The answer is, truly, nobody knows for sure how this is happening. But there are a few theories. Research is suggesting that Seroquel affects the functioning of the pancreas, which is responsible for insulin regulation.

Insulin disruptions can lead to many things, including food cravings, diabetes, and weight gain. One thing is for sure, Seroquel often makes people want to eat more, which causes weight gain, and overweight people are more likely to have diabetes.

It is really designed as an anti-pschotic, with some anti depressant qualities This is my understanding of it. Now that i am on the dose of half the amount; mg, I have started having sleep issues myself. Very often, throughtout this past year, I have had some tough times and could not sleep He uses it quite often as a sleep aide for many of his patients This past week, i have been experiencing sleep issues, once again,and he wanted to up me on it again.

I knew I would die of organ failure if this kept up, too, since you need sleep to live. Plus my friends and family had given up on me. Having a psych diagnosis on record means more bigotry and further unemployment for me. So I got Seroquel off the street. I know that taking a high dose can lead to bad side effects, so I am wary of taking over I actually sleep now. My whole life is different. I really sleep at night and feel rested in the morning.

I no longer have that horrible short fuse I had due to torturous fatigue. I look brighter and happier. My smile looks better. I even have a love life now, and am applying for work. I can stay up all day long without falling over in total fatigue and misery. At night I sleep about five hours now! I never thought that would happen. You HAVE to sleep. They were stupid idiots to tell me I was making it all up. I did have to go to a psychiatrist but I was desperate after having tried all the things you described.

I totally agree that they should come up with some real evidence that this drug at low dosage causes permanent damage because it was a lifesaver for me and I am forever grateful to the doctor that prescribed it.

Yes, I am much fatter and one of these days I will get the extra 10lbs off! Reply Link Blackcat June 20, , 2: I last used Seroquel 5 years ago. When my anxiety calmed down I was able to wean myself off it. I still take Venlafaxine and Cymbalta at low doses in the morning plus Mirtazapine at night for depression. This is a very unusual combination but works for me trial and error proves this. I believe Seroquel now comes in a generic form so it will be interesting to see if it is as good as the original.

No side effects either, not yet anyhow, LOL! Actually I have been cutting my pills up smaller and smaller and it still has an amazing ability to put me to sleep in about, minutes, no more, no less. Anyway, in addition to the insomnia afterwards, I began to have gran mal seizures out of nowhere — which were back to back several at a time and became so dangerous that I was hospitalized several times, not fun experiences!

I have the seizures under control to an extent because of Liquid Kepra, clonazepam, and gabapentin, which is not a great anticonvulsant, but I have extreme neuropathy issues and regular pain to and it works wonders for that and RLS. So, the clonazepam is for my anxiety disorder and also works like an anticonvulsant. So balance and routine are key I guess. More background on me for reference: I have had minor mental issues all my life, the accident just increased the problem.

I was diagnosed with severe anxiety disorder, really bad, very young in life, after that I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I did research for 3 months on this stuff before I decided to take it, ya know, risk vs. But, seriously, if you want to take this drug, make sure you legitimately need it, exhaust all other options for sleep and insomnia issues.

I know that I will take Seroquel for the rest of my life just cause not sleeping is so dangerous for me and just not worth the trouble, I just might as well take it. I also was diagnosed with Type 2 ADHD, a little while back, but the Seroquel works good for that too, it helps with levelness through the day, feel more balanced.

I also am prescribed propranolol mg ER capsule for tremors that I have when the anxiety is out of control, which is most of the time. All these meds working together right now over the years, then with the Seroquel added 3 months ago, for the first time in over 20 years, I feel better.

I was never able to say that before, so I hope it stays this way for awhile! Well, thank you for reading this, maybe somebody will get helped a smidge by this and make a good decision either way! Reply Link bongstar June 2, , 9: Mirtazapine works fabulously well but makes me feel funny afterwards. Most of the stuff labeled for sleep is crap. Not a single one is a 5HT2a antagonist! For one thing, there was no discussion of either side effects or long-term effects.

I went into the doctor hoping for a limited i. I have no bipolar or schizophrenia. I have to take it at least 2 hrs before I want to sleep.

My eyes become little slits and my whole face droops. I have circles under my eyes that have never gone away. My speech is also slurred and I have trouble swallowing. Reply Link Liz April 5, , 4: My mom took me to doctors since I can remember as I would only sleep 4 or 5 hours a night. I really like Seroquel! Reply Link Ann March 26, , 3: It changes your thought process and how you function.

I took this on and off for 2 years at a dose of Then I noticed my thought process was interrupted during the day. It basically interfered with my daily functions, as though I had to concentrate on every key stroke I made on my computer. The more I tried to focus, the more mistakes I made. I stopped all forms of exercise to the point where I gained weight. I even stopped walking my dog which was such a great pleasure for me.

I stopped completely 2 months ago. I had to take 3 weeks off work with stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, sweats and chills and of course rebound insomnia! I have always been told to be very careful of not sleeping because it can cause an episode so that has made me anxious. I tried every sedative or natural remedy for sleeping there is. So, I took another week of work this week and stopped taking it over the weekend.

Minor version of what happened the first time. The nausea stopped today but still had diarrhea. I think I am on the tail end of it but have been feeling so sick with insomnia. I slept ok — 5 hours — last night and the night before.

But, the whole point of psychological and physical dependence on a drug is that you end up feeling like you have to take it to stop the terrible side effects or symptoms of not taking it.

I have felt like an addict. I see the boxes there at 3am and think of taking it just to sleep. I have already lost 5 kilos without doing much but I have been so nauseated I have not really eaten much for the past 2 months.

After reading this today, I feel less alone and different. I have always been ashamed of having Bipolar but also ashamed of taking Seroquel. I have one less thing to worry about now. Following your helpful comments I am going to focus on what I can eat without feeling so sick and cook healthy food. I have found some good information about sleep hygiene and sleep programs to psychologically find a sleep routine that forces the brain into a sleeping pattern. I am also going to start exercising daily again and meditating starting tonight.

Thanks for all being so open. Believe me, I was ashamed and carried myself with guilt being diagnosed bipolar and taking seroquel. I had a terrifying and extremely unpleasant experience tapering off. Reply Link Sean May 8, , It worked great, saved my life. But now its time for me to try life without seroquel. When I first quit cold turkey my withdrawals were quite severe, including: Most symptoms have gone away now after 3 months except for not sleeping through the night. I really hope this last symptom goes away soon.

All I can say is wow, I had no clue there were drugs anywhere in the world with withdrawal symptoms that could last so long. Reply Link Alisa May 7, , 5: I have been taking mg daily for years. I had my first night of taking none last night and had the worst sleep and fever. I would love to hear from anyone with any suggestions, similar experiences, or even encouragement. Mental health is no joke. Reply Link Rossen Lyubomirov May 5, , Now I am seeing a neurologist who told me to just stop the quetiapine and after 10 to 15 days to stop the pregabalin — and prescribed me hydroxyzine to help me sleep while stopping the other drugs.

Reply Link Quinn April 30, , Reply Link Michele April 27, , 9: I could not get it approved by my new doctor from my insurance this year. I have been taking 50 mg the past 3 months stretching out what I had left hoping that it would somehow get approved. When I ran out last weekend I was kind of glad. I have gained pounds on this drug and my type 2 diabetes is not well controlled even though I exercise regularly and eat a healthy gluten free diet I am a Celiac.

I slept well the first few days but day six now and I can not sleep at all tonight. I have noticed everything seems much louder and colors look different and light is hurting my eyes.

I hope the sleep gets better quickly. I really do want to try to stay off and see if I can lose some weight to improve my overall health.

Reply Link Alisa May 7, , 2: I have been weaning off it but still feeling some awful reactions. I too have gained a lot of weight on this medication and am praying that I can get through this!! Reply Link Laurie April 26, , 7: I have been on Seroquel for about 4 years now for a severe case of insomnia and diagnosed as bipolar 1.

I started on mg and then it was increased to mg over the course of the years. I recently started having side effects which included severe stiffness in my joints. I knew it was the Seroquel but did not have any cogentin left and no access to my psychiatrist any longer. I have been weaning myself and now am back on mg. I am not sleeping that great. Maybe hours total. What I wanted to ask is if anyone else has experienced body aches and pains while weaning. I feel like I have fibromyalgia my body hurts all over.

Even when I take mg. Ibuprofen it does not help. What can I do? Even my shoulder blades hurt. If anyone has experienced anything like this please let me know and how did you deal with it. Reply Link Susan Childs May 6, , Reply Link Joey April 26, , 7: Originally prescribed for bipolar type symptoms and long-term insomnia. I find it makes me foggy, sometimes nauseous, not mentally alert, confused thoughts, incoherent speech sometimes.

Reply Link Rick April 18, , 7: I was prescribed Seroquel for sleep about 6 years ago. Ironically I hike 20 to 30 miles a week vigorously in the Colorado mountains. I also eat very clean no fast food and only drink water and coffee. I was fortunate to come across a psychiatrist that was also certified in functional medicine.

Functional medicine treats the source of medical issues not the symptoms. Turns out Seroquel is the cause of my weight problem and pre diabetes. I told my doc I wanted off of Seroquel asap. She said first pick up a supplement called Inositol.

BUT what I did not have was anxiety, increased depression and most importantly sleep issues. Despite plenty of sunlight and a multivitamin my body does not produce nearly enough Vitamin D which leads to… depression. Getting back to the inositol. As far as I can tell Inositol is a non essential B-vitamin that helps with the production of neurotransmitters. Reply Link sarah April 13, , I went down from mg to mg a few days ago.

Is this normal for dropping 50mg? Reply Link Gayle Hood April 30, , 4: What I got from my readings online is to taper off very slowly. Hang in there… we will be better soon.

Reply Link Mara April 7, , 6: The most distressing withdrawal side effect has been nervousness with shaking hands. At first, my shrink tried lowering the Seroquel over one month, but insomnia returned. Now my shrink is prescribing the Seroquel PRN as necessary where I can increase the dose if the insomnia returns. My shrink said the Seroquel must have caused my high blood sugar levels as it is a known side effect.

The withdrawal process has induced several months of watery diarrhea. Because Seroquel is a central nervous system depressant or a major tranquilizer, I expected to have some really serious side effects, but a very slow withdrawal is the key. I do not like having to take a potentially dangerous toxic anti-psychotic however, the Seroquel did seem to prevent mania these past few years.

I had never experienced psychosis prior to that. I have cataracts which the Seroquel could have caused or contributed to. Reply Link Brad Estabrooks April 7, , 3: I used to be good in school, but noticed when I started university that I was completely stupid.

This drug may help with many things, but when I stop taking it everything is so clear. I have been off, cold turkey, for about a week. Let me tell you, what a fresh hell this is. My stomach feels like its trying to come out of my body, sleep is pointless with the pain and the constant vibrating what I assume is nerves. I have exams coming up, what a time to be alive. I guess my main point is, if something makes you feel THIS horrible once you stop taking it, imagine what its doing to your body WHEN you are taking it.

Quit Seroquel and experiencing insomnia, Is this normal?

So in the beginning it was actually very relaxing knowing no matter what I did, if I took it 25mg a certain time I would be guaranteed sleep. Yes, I am addicted because if I try going one night without it I am awake from 3am do not get more than hours of sleep without seroquel. Takes time to return to normalcy. My relationships with my family are going off because I would run away at the slightest tramadol hcl er 100mg tab lup from seroquel. I feel like I have fibromyalgia my body hurts all over. A fantastic sleep aid in my opinion. I was prescribed Seroquel for sleep about 6 years ago. I feel I have been left somewhat off my own by the team that prescribed it. I went down to mg. I had taken it many years ago so I was ready for the horrendous withdrawals but new, there was no going option then this, I HAD to do it. Minor version of what happened the first time. However, then my mind would wake up, but I could not get my body to get out of bed, going off 25mg seroquel. I really hope this last symptom goes away soon, going off 25mg seroquel. But then I noticed I was gaining weight, I just thought it was me seroquel eating healthy. I was on the 25mg for 4 years for bipolar and insomnia.

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I feel like I owe it all to the Seroquel as I know most of my problems came from the insomnia. Reply Link Liz September 11,3: Seroquel actually would compare the feeling to being extremely intoxicated with the strongest urge you have ever felt for the munchies. I am not prescribing anything to you. Only side effects are difficulty falling asleep, hunger from blood sugar fluctuations this disappeared by fourth night and itching when the dose is due. Even when I take mg. Reply Link Dan November 5,6: At going I sleep about five hours now! At first it was great, I stopped taking my antidepressant because it made me feel socially buy viagra minneapolis and uncomfortable, but for the next few years I was able to get a full nights sleep, all thanks to my little yellow friend, going off 25mg seroquel. I have read every article there is on better 25mg practices. The nausea is ridiculously bad. No weight gain, but I do eat a lot after taking it. It changes your thought process and how you function. So I got Seroquel off the street, going off 25mg seroquel. But 2kg came off me within 3 weeks. Can you consult with your doctor to see if you can cut them in half and off down to No, but in weighing the pros and cons, I take it.

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I am on Lamotrigine and Sertraline as well, and I feel they help me cope with my bipolar disorder 25mg good, as well as keep my OCD in check, going off 25mg seroquel, reducing some of my anxiety. I am going taking seroquel for anxiety. Irish soap bars under my sheets to help at night and for restless legs. This is very uncommon. Mind races and skin feels like pins and needles. Reply Link sarah April 13, Reply Link Caroline February seroquel,4: I already have good sleep habits and many other sleeping medications or supplements do not work for me or have their own nasty side effects and are not completely safe. But I found that I had gained around 5kg so I decided to stop. These withdrawals are now my motivation to stick with it. I have been weaning myself and now am back on mg. Reply Link Jessica May 19,4: Ha, fight me now nerds. This might be so, but we need to consider long term effects. None of my family will speak to me. We have absolutely no idea how profound the impacts could be over a whole lifetime for off child.

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