What helped me a lot is to take a (natural) appetite suppressant with the drug and going to sleep as soon as possible after taking the drug. All 870 plus of them for the helpful ideas if you can. Showers help some with the itching and decongestants with antihistamines are helping me with the sneezing and runny nose. Some gabapentin side effects, such as drowsiness, are more likely to occur when you first start taking the drug. I miss the Seroquel, but I also do not miss the 65 pounds I lost after quitting it and Paxil.Thank you for your advice! I did during 6 solid months of 2-3 hours max sleep each night I got. Finally I thought to myself “I’ve had enough” and I wanted to taper off the seroquel, but am too afraid of the heart racing, and believe you me, now I can get up at night without my heart racing – and it’s been 3 days off of seroquel.What a demon drug. I am going off very slowly. Missed last night’s dose because no one picked up my refill. I’ve been on Seroquel for about 6 months and stopped cold turkey 3 days ago. A rehabilitation program should then follow detox.You may experience several discontinuation symptoms, or symptoms of withdrawal, when you quit taking Seroquel or miss enough doses that your body completely metabolizes the substance out. Nausea can be mild to severe and may be worsened by riding in a car or when walking. I’ve been on Seroquel for years, was taking 300 mg. Overall, Seroquel is thought to have less risk of serious adverse side effects as compared to many other antipsychotics.Seroquel does have the potential to lead to physical dependence. It took me 9 months of horrible side effects! Has anyone successfully tapered from Seroquel XR?I bought a pill cutter and, at about that dose, I removed about an eighth of the remaining dose every week to two weeks – depending on how I felt. Insurance got cut so can no longer be on it. I started Seroquel for insomnia and anxiety. I’m barely able to continue with advance math which is a component of my job. Felt much smarter right away, which was great.Withdrawal symptoms started about a weeks and a half later and have gotten worse since then. Muscle aches and stiffness and itchy and restless legs and brain zaps and feeling like I’m a holographic projection sort of dissociated.And other times it’s like none of that is a problem and I’m okay. Sweet release of that goddamn drug.I’m having really bad Seroquel withdrawal symptoms. I missed picking up my tablets on Friday as I was at work I haven’t had them now for 3 days. Realize sleep is the key. Worse than any other medication that I’ve taken. I took a break from the drug in 2011 and after not getting much sleep for months, went back on at a lower dose of 25mg.

Stay safe. I’ve been off it totally for four days and the symptoms continue especially the bad insomnia which is much worse than during the tapering off period.The only way I can sleep at all is dosing through the night with cannabis. In general, it is hypothesized that the higher the dosage you take, the more it alters your brain functioning. It’s been extremely helpful in getting me off seroquel. Let alone the long-term residual side effects, some of which now are proclaimed to last years.I’ve been on this drug for five years I think. Additionally, people with dementia have a higher risk of dying while taking Seroquel.This risk is highest at the beginning of treatment with Seroquel, and it is higher for people who are younger than 24 years old.Seroquel is an important psychiatric medication for many people in the United States. What happens to me if I’m forced to go off the seroquel cold turkey is not fun at all.