IanM: introduction

[IanM]

1 hour ago, Altostrata said:

Why should it be troubling? Millions of people are taking Seroquel, with a very wide range of effect and difficulty.

 

I guess I just wish I were one of the lucky ones that can seemingly walk away from antipsychotics so easily. Sorry, just venting.

 

1 hour ago, Altostrata said:

When did you start Seroquel? What has been your Seroquel dosage reduction history? Please update your signature.

 

Signature updated.

 

1 hour ago, Altostrata said:

What do you mean "all hell breaks loose"?

 

Severe depression, anger, thought processes 'strange', like I am losing control of them even though I'm not... it's hard to describe.

 

[Altostrata]

What does "sporadic reduction" mean? How did you measure your reductions, how often did you reduce?

[Spideygsm]

IanM,

 

Don’t believe everything you read on other websites or people saying it’s easy. They’re probably trolls trying to discourage people. I’m assuming all psychotic meds are very difficult because of the major chemical changes they do to the brain. Note: I didn’t have difficulty stopping Seroquel because I only to it for about 5-7 days as I recall. Plus the Doctor put me on Zyprexa. 
 

Also, everybody is different. For me, Klonipin was hell, Zyprexa was the absolute worse. 
 

You just did a Seroquel reduction. You don’t feel good. It’s the Seroquel. Don’t reduce by so much. If you can only do 1%, 5%, who cares the amount, you’re heading in the right direction. Just don’t drop so much it wipes you out. You said yourself it feels that psychotic sort of depression. That’s from the psychotic med withdrawl
 

Hang in there and keep it going. 

[IanM]

54 minutes ago, Altostrata said:

What does "sporadic reduction" mean? How did you measure your reductions, how often did you reduce?

 

Sporadic means the percent reductions varied and the frequency of reductions also varied. Initial reductions were done by cutting pills, which was wildly inaccurate. I am now using a water suspension and syringes.

[IanM]

1 hour ago, Spideygsm said:

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I’m assuming all psychotic meds are very difficult because of the major chemical changes they do to the brain.

 

And...

 

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Don’t reduce by so much. If you can only do 1%, 5%, who cares the amount, you’re heading in the right direction.

Perhaps you can appreciate that the first quote makes 'obeying' the second quote very difficult, psychologically. It's all so very difficult and I'm feeling very defeated after three to four years of indescribable suffering.

 

Thanks for the post. Take care.

 

[Altostrata]

Seems it might be a good idea to stop reducing Seroquel for a while, let your nervous system settle down from prior irregular reductions. Many people need to do this occasionally during a taper.

 

Otherwise, sounds like you're beating yourself up because you resent this misfortune. In this sense, you are making your own symptoms. This is your own habit of mind, not a withdrawal symptom. You would be better off changing this habit. You have experienced accidents of bad health, you'll need to accept that and not make it worse with pointless self-recrimination.

[IanM]

12 minutes ago, Altostrata said:

Seems it might be a good idea to stop reducing Seroquel for a while, let your nervous system settle down from prior irregular reductions. Many people need to do this occasionally during a taper.

 

Otherwise, sounds like you're beating yourself up because you resent this misfortune. In this sense, you are making your own symptoms. This is your own habit of mind, not a withdrawal symptom. You would be better off changing this habit. You have experienced accidents of bad health, you'll need to accept that and not make it worse with pointless self-recrimination.

 

Thanks so much, AS. I intend to hold on the seroquel for 2 to 3 months, or longer if necessary. My last hold was 2 months, but that probably wasn't long enough.