CherylH

[CherylH]

What is brain optimization? Is it the same as neurofeedback? 

 

I'm on seroquel and have gotten down to 75 mg from 200 but and stuck. I got on Seroquel for sleep to begin with and am having trouble with the sleep as I decrease the dosage. Were you saying you were going down to 2.5 from 5 mg. or reducing by 2.5 mg increments?  (This question is related to this post:  hopefulness-tapering-seroquel)

 

Thanks

Cheryl

 

Edited November 9, 2017 by ChessieCat
moved from: hopefulness-tapering-seroquel

[ChessieCat]

Hi Cheryl and welcome to SA,

 

Surviving Antidepressants recommends tapering by no more than 10% of the previous dose with a hold of about 4 weeks to allow the brain to adapt to not getting as much of the drug.  Sleep problems are very common in withdrawal.

 

Please create a drug signature which will show whenever make a post.  This provides a overview of your drug history which we can see at a glance.  Please remember to update it whenever you make a change.

 

A request: Would you summarize your history in a signature - ALL drugs, doses, dates, and discontinuations & reinstatements, in the last 12-24 months particularly?

• Please leave out symptoms and diagnoses.
• A list is easier to understand than one or multiple paragraphs. 

• Any drugs prior to 24 months ago can just be listed with start and stop years.
• Please use actual dates or approximate dates (mid-June, Late October) rather than relative time frames (last week, 3 months ago)
• Spell out months, e.g. "October" or "Oct."; 9/1/2016 can be interpreted as Jan. 9, 2016 or Sept. 1, 2016.
• Link to Account Settings – Create or Edit a signature.

 

This is your own Introduction topic where you can ask questions and journal your progress.  Here are some links for you which you will hopefully find helpful:

 

Why taper by 10% of my dosage?

 

Tips for tapering off Seroquel (quetiapine)

Dr Joseph Glenmullen's WD Symptoms Checklist

 

How do you talk to a doctor about tapering and withdrawal?

What should I expect from my doctor about withdrawal symptoms?

 

Sleep Hypnosis, Guided Meditations, Calming Videos

Sleep problems - that awful withdrawal insomnia

 

Windows and Waves Pattern of Stabilization

 

Brain Remodelling

Video:  Healing From Antidepressants - Patterns of Recovery

 

Edited November 9, 2017 by ChessieCat