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I read that quetiapine/ seroquel is more sedating the lower the dose?

 

i am at 250 mg cutting my slow way down and since a week I experience daytime sedation quite badly. Doesn't go well with the depressions and two more sedating drugs. 

Any hope that my slow taper won't be all in all oversedating for two years?

how does one manage? 

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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I am not making this sedation with mirtazapin quetiapine and diazepam for a longer time.

 

any ideas what to do?

 

is it advisable to have almost the same dose of quetiapine during the day

or is it possible to take a huge evening dose and less during the day? Are there interdose withdrawls with quetiapine?

 

 

Are both these versions possible:

m 50mg

n 50mg

e 62mg

n 67 mg

Too sedating during the day

 

 

or 

m 25 mg

n 25 mg

e  87 mg

n 92 mg

Less sedating during the day but blood level won't be stable with this version?

 

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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18 hours ago, Altostrata said:

My guess is you haven't "stabilized" because the more you take, the more adverse reactions you generate. You will never "stabilize" when you're taking an excessive amount of drugs.

 

If I were you, I'd start tapering Seroquel right away.

Daytime sedation is killing me after daily noon-flue.

 

can I do anything about it? It is no good for depressive people.

 

 

I take 250 mg per day quetiapine, 5 mg diazepam and 16 mg mirtazapin in the evening.

 

Morning 55 mg quetiapin

                  1 mg diazepam

noon.       55 mg quetiapine      

                   1,5 mg diazepam

evening.    62,5 mg quetiapine       

                    1,5 mg diazepam

8 pm.           16 mg Mirtazapin 

night.          67,5 mg quetiapine      

                       1 mg diazepam

 

is it advisable e.g. to take 

less quetiapine during the day and much more in the evening 

if one is sensitive to variations in the overall bloodlevel?

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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19 hours ago, Altostrata said:

Thanks for posting your symptom pattern. Please show some consideration for the staff and make it easier to read by posting it in a more compact fashion.

 

As you can see, your doses of quetiapine and diazepam are not reducing your symptoms. On the contrary, my guess is that you are getting a paradoxical reaction from them by taking too much of both too often and this causes your symptoms all day long.

 

Doctors and patients alike think that taking more quetiapine and diazepam is better for subduing symptoms such as anxiety and other types of activation. However, taking too much of these "brakes" causes the nervous system to rebel and produce more of the symptoms.

 

Since it seems you have a lot of control over your drug dosing, you have, at least in part, been designing your own over-drugging with diazepam and quetiapine. If you insist that more is better, we don't have any magic recipe for making your drug-caused symptoms to go away.

 

The only way to reduce a paradoxical reaction is to reduce the drugs. We advise reducing them one at a time, slowly, to avoid withdrawal symptoms. If I were you, I'd start on the quetiapine because it is far worse for your general health than diazepam.

Now since a few days (and one month after dropping mirtazapin from 20 to 15 mg) 

i start to have severe daytime sedation specially in the afternoon. (Before, around noon, i have the painful flue). 

 

How can quetiapine be sedating and paradoxical at the same time 

or one day sedating and the other giving me terrible hyperarousel 1,5 hours after taking it?

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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I am afraid the old pattern is back:

Worst hyperarousel everyday around 4 p for two hours.

 

(seconde pattern is bad flue from 9am to 2 pm)

 

and this old pattern does not fit with the idea of quetiapine being paradoxical to me. This pattern was very stable from April to august and only stopped or was covered by an updose from 200 to 400 mg. 

I am scared that it comes back and grows stronger everyday although I reduce quetiapine. 

 

That means there is another cause for my hyperarousel, one which we cannot influence. 

It is there now absolutely every day around 4 pm (since I am lower than 260 mg of quetiapine). 

 

Could be my underlying sickness, could be the diazepam or mirtazapin. I am so debilitated by it because it is strong and persistent.

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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18 dec

(235 mg quetiapine)

 

4:30 am    Woke up

7:30 mg

           Meat, vegetables, oats and

           Oatmilk, hempprotein

            55 mg quetiapine,

             1mg diazepam,

            Vitamin d, magnesium

8 am

          good mood, Depressed

9am -2 pm

          flue all morning, muscle-

          weakness

11 am

            Noni juice 

12

             lunch meat vegetables

              50 mg Quetiapine,  

              1,5 mg diazepam

1pm

               little better

2 - 4:30 pm.    

               severe sedation

2:30 pm

                magnesium and Vitamine

                Juice,

4-5:30 pm

                Hyperarousel 

                 unbearable

 5:30 pm

               Pork, cucumber, oatmilk,

               Oats, hempproteine

               62,5 mg quetiapine,

                1,5 mg diazepam,

                magnesium

8 pm

                16 mg Mirtazapin, better

9:30 pm

                  67,5 mg quetiapine,

                  1 mg diazepam

 

 

The old pattern (see intro of this post) is back:

hyperarousel everyday 4-6 pm

horror because it doesn't fit to the idea of the paradoxical reaction of quetiapine

(this pattern only stopped in august when we updosed quetiapine from 200 to 400 mg and added more diazepam and levomepromazine).

this is bad news.

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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3 minutes ago, Tanha said:

18 dec

(235 mg quetiapine)

 

4:30 am    Woke up

7:30 mg

           Meat, vegetables, oats and

           Oatmilk, hempprotein

            55 mg quetiapine,

             1mg diazepam,

            Vitamin d, magnesium

8 am

          good mood, Depressed

9am -2 pm

          flue all morning, muscle-

          weakness

11 am

            Noni juice 

12

             lunch meat vegetables

              50 mg Quetiapine,  

              1,5 mg diazepam

1pm

               little better

2 - 4:30 pm.    

               severe sedation

2:30 pm

                magnesium and Vitamine

                Juice,

4-5:30 pm

                Hyperarousel 

                 unbearable

 5:30 pm

               Pork, cucumber, oatmilk,

               Oats, hempproteine

               62,5 mg quetiapine,

                1,5 mg diazepam,

                magnesium

8 pm

                16 mg Mirtazapin, better

9:30 pm

                  67,5 mg quetiapine,

                  1 mg diazepam

 

 

The old pattern (see intro of this post) is back:

hyperarousel everyday 4-6 pm

horror because it doesn't fit to the idea of the paradoxical reaction of quetiapine

(this pattern only stopped in august when we updosed quetiapine from 200 to 400 mg and added more diazepam and levomepromazine).

this is bad news.

We need to find out what causes this pattern that followed me through almost the whole year except under heavy updose of quetiapine, levomepromazine and diazepam (3,5 to 5 mg).

It is terrifying.

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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19 hours ago, Altostrata said:

My guess is you haven't "stabilized" because the more you take, the more adverse reactions you generate. You will never "stabilize" when you're taking an excessive amount of drugs.

 

If I were you, I'd start tapering Seroquel right away.

a terrible old and enduring symptom pattern is back

and it doesn't fit with the idea of quetiapine being paradoxical (although this is the case, too)).

 

hyperarousel everyday 4-6 pm

I could climb up walls everyone it happens.

This pattern followed me everyday since April and only stopped for a while from august to November after we updosed quetiapine from 200 to 400 mg and added more diazepam (3,5 to 5 mg) and levomepromazine).

 

We need to find the cause of this, too, 

because it seems to show up only after I reduced quetiapine to less than 260 mg daily. 

 

I also have the painful flue from 9 am - 2 pm and after that heavy sedation until 4 pm. 

 

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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Maybe that is the time of day when the Hormons switch to "sleepingmode"? 

And thus the body reacting to this with adrenaline because I get so many sedative drugs.

but this pattern persisted even when I was on 45 mg mirtazapin, which is definitely activating. 

 

I need an idea what causes this terrible hyperarousel everyday around 4 pm. It gives me really a hard time building a perspective living without drugs. 

I initially got most of them due to this 4 pm hyperarousel. 

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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No, if something occurs at the same time each day, it's because of something earlier in your drug schedule.

 

I really do not have time to debate paradoxical reactions with you any more. You have designed your own drug regimen, it looks to me like you're overdosing yourself. If you want to keep doing this, go ahead.

This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner.

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Hi Tanha, 

 

Please listen to Alto’s advice. You have been all over the place and as she said you are overdosing yourself. Taking more and more of the meds is never a solution. 

 

As regards tapering Alto already suggested to taper the Seroquel first. I’ve tapered from 300mg do Seroquel down to 7.5mg but it has taken many, many years. I have got many more years to go too. Seroquel is an awful med and being on the high doses you are on can cause all sorts of health problems, but you have to taper off it slowly.

 

Only ever taper by 10% a month maximum. I can only taper around 4% to 5% now. Listen to your body though, and don’t go by a calendar. You need to be stable, or withdrawal normal between tapers. That doesn’t mean you will be symptom free but you will have similar bearable symptoms on a daily basis for a while with no major waves. 

 

You can do this. Try and just take a step at a time and reduce being so flustered. Make wise decisions. Take a deep breath and try and get focused. I know it’s hard and overwhelming, but if you are willing to centre yourself a bit you can do this. 

 

Are you still in the psychiatric hospital? I don’t have the brain power to read through your whole thread. 

 

Take care, sending sunshine your way☀️☀️☀️

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Been on APs, benzos, ADs and opiates, for chronic pain. Had Akathisia in the past that made me suicidal. Still on Seroquel. 2019:➡️ March10=7.25mg ✔️ April17=7.0✔️ June5=6.75✔️ July14=6.50✔️ Aug28=6.25✔️ Oct10=6.20  ✔️ Oct21=6.0✔️ Dec16=5.80 ✔️ 2020➡️ Jan 21=5.60 ✔️ April2=5.40 ✔️ May29=5.20 ✔️ Aug14= 5.0 ✔️Sep29=4.80✔️2021➡️ Jan31=4.60 mg✔️ April24=4.40mg✔️Jul17=4.30mg ✔️ Aug 28=4.20 ✔️ Oct 11=4.15✔️Nov1=4.10 ✔️ Nov21= 4.05✔️ Dec13= 4mg ✔️2022 ➡️ Jan8=3.95✔️ Jan31=3.90✔️ March2=3.85 ✔️ April4=3.80 ✔️ June16=3.75✔️ July26=3.70✔️ Sep2=3.65✔️ Oct21=3.60 ✔️ Dec8=3.55✔️2023➡️ Jan 26=3.50✔️ March 17=3.45✔️ June12=3.40✔️ July30=3.35✔️ Sep14=3.30✔️ Oct31=3.25✔️This is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor.

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5 hours ago, Carmie said:

Hi Tanha, 

 

Please listen to Alto’s advice. You have been all over the place and as she said you are overdosing yourself. Taking more and more of the meds is never a solution. 

 

As regards tapering Alto already suggested to taper the Seroquel first. I’ve tapered from 300mg do Seroquel down to 7.5mg but it has taken many, many years. I have got many more years to go too. Seroquel is an awful med and being on the high doses you are on can cause all sorts of health problems, but you have to taper off it slowly.

 

Only ever taper by 10% a month maximum. I can only taper around 4% to 5% now. Listen to your body though, and don’t go by a calendar. You need to be stable, or withdrawal normal between tapers. That doesn’t mean you will be symptom free but you will have similar bearable symptoms on a daily basis for a while with no major waves. 

 

You can do this. Try and just take a step at a time and reduce being so flustered. Make wise decisions. Take a deep breath and try and get focused. I know it’s hard and overwhelming, but if you are willing to centre yourself a bit you can do this. 

 

Are you still in the psychiatric hospital? I don’t have the brain power to read through your whole thread. 

 

Take care, sending sunshine your way☀️☀️☀️

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I never updosed until two weeks ago.

Instead I tapered three drugs parallel and a bit too fast. 

Levomepromazine i tapered since august until six weeks ago from 50 to 0 mg

Mirtazapine from 20 to 15 mg a month ago, 

Quetiapine i tapered all the time from 400 to 250 mg. A bit too fast and parallel to the other tapers

(after an emergency updose by the doctors in July from 200 to 400 mg).

I only updose after depression and flu got too severe (I have this flu and depression all the time anyway): 23.11. from 262 to 230 mg and after 10 days only once up 

To 250. 

10 days later (yesterday) I reduced again to 235 mg because I followed altostratas idea to taper quetiapine immediately due to the paradoxical reaction. 

Brainfog and now insomnia make things even more complicated. 

 

I didn't mean to overwhelm anybody with my need for help. 

I am sorry.

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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Hi Tanha, 

 

No need to feel sorry. We all make mistakes in tapering. Just please be careful from now on. We have your best interests at heart. 

 

Slow and steady does it, and not too many changes.

 

I hope your akathisia hasn’t been too bad. 

 

Sending hugs🤗

 

 

 

 

Been on APs, benzos, ADs and opiates, for chronic pain. Had Akathisia in the past that made me suicidal. Still on Seroquel. 2019:➡️ March10=7.25mg ✔️ April17=7.0✔️ June5=6.75✔️ July14=6.50✔️ Aug28=6.25✔️ Oct10=6.20  ✔️ Oct21=6.0✔️ Dec16=5.80 ✔️ 2020➡️ Jan 21=5.60 ✔️ April2=5.40 ✔️ May29=5.20 ✔️ Aug14= 5.0 ✔️Sep29=4.80✔️2021➡️ Jan31=4.60 mg✔️ April24=4.40mg✔️Jul17=4.30mg ✔️ Aug 28=4.20 ✔️ Oct 11=4.15✔️Nov1=4.10 ✔️ Nov21= 4.05✔️ Dec13= 4mg ✔️2022 ➡️ Jan8=3.95✔️ Jan31=3.90✔️ March2=3.85 ✔️ April4=3.80 ✔️ June16=3.75✔️ July26=3.70✔️ Sep2=3.65✔️ Oct21=3.60 ✔️ Dec8=3.55✔️2023➡️ Jan 26=3.50✔️ March 17=3.45✔️ June12=3.40✔️ July30=3.35✔️ Sep14=3.30✔️ Oct31=3.25✔️This is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor.

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1 minute ago, Carmie said:

Hi Tanha, 

 

No need to feel sorry. We all make mistakes in tapering. Just please be careful from now on. We have your best interests at heart. 

 

Slow and steady does it, and not too many changes.

 

I hope your akathisia hasn’t been too bad. 

 

Sending hugs🤗

 

 

 

 

Thanx carmie.

 

the doctors here in hospital think I still take 400 quetiapine and 30 mirtazapine. They refuse slow tapers. 

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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On 12/17/2018 at 9:10 PM, Altostrata said:

My guess is you haven't "stabilized" because the more you take, the more adverse reactions you generate. You will never "stabilize" when you're taking an excessive amount of drugs.

 

If I were you, I'd start tapering Seroquel right away.

Dear altostrata,

 

thank you you for sharing your experience with me.

 

i was and am a bit confused what you ment by "starting tapering quetiapine immediately".

i have been tapering it too fast for the last 8 months and tapered other meds parallel (mirtazapin, levomepromazine). 

When I read "taper quetiapine immediately" i wasn't sure if I had to stick to the rule of waiting longer or really starting immediately since I had only tapered 32 mg (of 250 mg total) three weeks ago an did my first emergency updose to 250 mg 11 days ago.

of course I have to stick to the 10% rule and at least holding four weeks. 

But since you said I will never stabilize on this high dose due to the paradoxical reaction (which is all very true) 

i wonder now if you think this is kind of an emergency and cutting faster is adviseable. 

 

And did get you right that we still have to find out wether the quetiapine or the diazepam or both are giving me paradoxical reactions?

today anxiety and anhedonia are bad. 

 

I want to do things right from now on. 

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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3 minutes ago, Tanha said:

Dear altostrata,

 

thank you you for sharing your experience with me.

 

i was and am a bit confused what you ment by "starting tapering quetiapine immediately".

i have been tapering it too fast for the last 8 months and tapered other meds parallel (mirtazapin, levomepromazine). 

When I read "taper quetiapine immediately" i wasn't sure if I had to stick to the rule of waiting longer or really starting immediately since I had only tapered 32 mg (of 250 mg total) three weeks ago an did my first emergency updose to 250 mg 11 days ago.

of course I have to stick to the 10% rule and at least holding four weeks. 

But since you said I will never stabilize on this high dose due to the paradoxical reaction (which is all very true) 

i wonder now if you think this is kind of an emergency and cutting faster is adviseable. 

 

And did get you right that we still have to find out wether the quetiapine or the diazepam or both are giving me paradoxical reactions?

today anxiety and anhedonia are bad. 

 

I want to do things right from now on. 

As I said I was coming from 400 mg quetiapine and 30 to 15 mg mirtazapin and 50 to 0 mg levomepromazine.

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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If I taper quetiapine 10% a month and wait with the diazepamtaper until quetiapine is being finished (in three years) I would not be able to reduce the paradoxical reaction soon. Is that the way I have to accept?

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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10 minutes ago, Tanha said:

If I taper quetiapine 10% a month and wait with the diazepamtaper until quetiapine is being finished (in three years) I would not be able to reduce the paradoxical reaction soon. Is that the way I have to accept?

I have cut quetiapine two days ago by 15 mg from 250 to 235 mg

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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26 minutes ago, Tanha said:

I have cut quetiapine two days ago by 15 mg from 250 to 235 mg

 

How do you feel now? Has your symptom pattern changed?

 

Please do not make any more drug changes for several weeks. Take all your drugs at the same times and dosages each day. Keep notes every day so you can identify significant changes in symptom pattern.

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4 minutes ago, Altostrata said:

 

How do you feel now? Has your symptom pattern changed?

 

Please do not make any more drug changes for several weeks. Take all your drugs at the same times and dosages each day. Keep notes every day so you can identify significant changes in symptom pattern.

As usual the first two days after a cut my feelings come back, a bit more hyperarousel and anxiety all day, anhedonia really worse but mood is good

also for two days the ever persistent painful midday flue with nausea is almost gone, usually it comes back on the third day after a cut and then persists. 

 

The later afternoon hyperarousel persists.

 

since a couple of days I feel like I cannot control my muscles but I can. Terrible feeling, worst around 9 am and 2 pm.

akathisia is there all the time but stronger sometimes.

I have Depression and anhedonia and little feelings all the time

 

18.dec

yesterday took in the evening 12 mg less quetiapine by mistake

 

5 am    woke, interrupted sleep

7:30.    meat oats hempprotein 

             55 mg quetiapine       

              1 mg diazepam

              Magnesium

              Vitamin d

9 am.    muscleweakness, difficulty 

              controlling muscles, 

              Little more akathisia, 

              Terrible anhedonia,

               good mood but less

               Feelings, Bad flue until 1

               burning chest

                feeling cold, dizzy,

                eysight not good,

               Lightsensitive, 

noon.     Meat vegetables

               50 mg quetiapine      

               1,5 mg diazepam

2:30.       Vitamine juice

                Magnesium

2 pm-4   heavy sedation

4:30 pm. peak hyperarousel

 5:30 pm meat cucumber

                oats, hempprotein

                 hyperarousel 

                 until 7 pm

                 62,5 mg quetiapine     

                 1,5 mg diazepam

8 pm.        16 mg Mirtazapin 

9:30 pm.  67,5 mg quetiapine     

                  1 mg diazepam 

 

 

19 dec

 4 am.     broken sleep, woke

                Extreme anhedonia

7:30 am meat, cucumber, oats, 

                 hempprotein

                50 mg quetiapine     

                1 mg Diazepam

                 magnesium

                  vitamin d

9 am.    extreme muscleweakness,

               sick,

              Cannot control muscles

               Dp, Little feelings

               sore throat, bad flue 

               Until 4:30 pm

noon.     meat vegetables

               55 mg quetiapine     

                1,5 mg diazepam 

2 pm.      No feelings

                Still anhedonia bad

               No musclecontrol

2:30.       Vitamin juice

                Magnesium

5:30 pm. 62,5 mg quetiapine         

                 1,5 mg diazepam     

                Meat, cucumber

               musclecontrol strange,

                no feelings, Depressed

since 6 pm hyperarousel little

            less but longer, 

               akathisia

7.           eyes lightsensitive

               tired eyes, arousel

               Better

8 pm.     16 mg Mirtazapin, better

9:30 pm.  67,5 mg quetiapine    

                 1 mg diazepam 

                 Magnesium

 

 

20. dec

6 am.   woke with bad anxiety 

 7:30.   meat, cucumber, hemp

              protein, oats, oatmilk

              50 mg quetiapine     

               1,5 mg diazepam            

               Magnesium

                Vitamin d

9 am.     muscleweakness bad,

               No musclecontrol, 

               Slight nausea

               Depressed, no feelings

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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19 minutes ago, Tanha said:

As usual the first two days after a cut my feelings come back, a bit more hyperarousel and anxiety all day, anhedonia really worse but mood is good

also for two days the ever persistent painful midday flue with nausea is almost gone, usually it comes back on the third day after a cut and then persists. 

 

The later afternoon hyperarousel persists.

 

since a couple of days I feel like I cannot control my muscles but I can. Terrible feeling, worst around 9 am and 2 pm.

akathisia is there all the time but stronger sometimes.

I have Depression and anhedonia and little feelings all the time

 

18.dec

yesterday took in the evening 12 mg less quetiapine by mistake

 

5 am    woke, interrupted sleep

7:30.    meat oats hempprotein 

             55 mg quetiapine       

              1 mg diazepam

              Magnesium

              Vitamin d

9 am.    muscleweakness, difficulty 

              controlling muscles, 

              Little more akathisia, 

              Terrible anhedonia,

               good mood but less

               Feelings, Bad flue until 1

               burning chest

                feeling cold, dizzy,

                eysight not good,

               Lightsensitive, 

noon.     Meat vegetables

               50 mg quetiapine      

               1,5 mg diazepam

2:30.       Vitamine juice

                Magnesium

2 pm-4   heavy sedation

4:30 pm. peak hyperarousel

 5:30 pm meat cucumber

                oats, hempprotein

                 hyperarousel 

                 until 7 pm

                 62,5 mg quetiapine     

                 1,5 mg diazepam

8 pm.        16 mg Mirtazapin 

9:30 pm.  67,5 mg quetiapine     

                  1 mg diazepam 

 

 

19 dec

 4 am.     broken sleep, woke

                Extreme anhedonia

7:30 am meat, cucumber, oats, 

                 hempprotein

                50 mg quetiapine     

                1 mg Diazepam

                 magnesium

                  vitamin d

9 am.    extreme muscleweakness,

               sick,

              Cannot control muscles

               Dp, Little feelings

               sore throat, bad flue 

               Until 4:30 pm

noon.     meat vegetables

               55 mg quetiapine     

                1,5 mg diazepam 

2 pm.      No feelings

                Still anhedonia bad

               No musclecontrol

2:30.       Vitamin juice

                Magnesium

5:30 pm. 62,5 mg quetiapine         

                 1,5 mg diazepam     

                Meat, cucumber

               musclecontrol strange,

                no feelings, Depressed

since 6 pm hyperarousel little

            less but longer, 

               akathisia

7.           eyes lightsensitive

               tired eyes, arousel

               Better

8 pm.     16 mg Mirtazapin, better

9:30 pm.  67,5 mg quetiapine    

                 1 mg diazepam 

                 Magnesium

 

 

20. dec

6 am.   woke with bad anxiety 

 7:30.   meat, cucumber, hemp

              protein, oats, oatmilk

              50 mg quetiapine     

               1,5 mg diazepam            

               Magnesium

                Vitamin d

9 am.     muscleweakness bad,

               No musclecontrol, 

               Slight nausea

               Depressed, no feelings

10: 30 hyperarousel, feeling 

            Feeling sick, nausea

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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I am feeling so sick everyday. 

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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I forgot to say I am taking fishoil with every lunch and Noni juice at 11 am every day.

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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I am so exhausted and sick. And now I have this new condition on top, this feeling of not being able to properly move legs ands arms. Like lead and disconnected and nausea until 1 pm 

i am in utter despair.

made mistakes all the time messing up my body but all I ever want and wanted was taper taper taper (too much too fast too many drugs too many sideeffects and wdsymptoms every day all day except at most nights so far). 

I am not capable of enduring any taper in this severe condition. I am bedridden again and cannot stay in bed due to akathisia. Fatigue feels deadly if it's there. 

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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On 8/5/2017 at 4:10 PM, erer said:

 

So far I would have to say I mainly have the symptoms that derive in one way or the other from a CT over 2 years ago. The reductions I have made so far to this drug, Olansapine, have not brought up catastrophic symptoms (unlike the Cymbalta taper).

 

It seems to me that my AP taper has been very different from my previous AD taper that ended in catastrophe. In AD taper I got specific very strong and overwhelming symptoms after reducing, but now I really just don't even get strong symptoms that could be associated with the reductions. I mainly just have what I call residue symptoms from my CT over 2 years ago (my sh*tty baseline), but this is constant and has been getting better bit by bit regardless of the tapering.

I have been reducing by 8-9% a month and what I usually get is 3 nights of poor sleep and sometimes (which is the scariest) my akathisia acts up for a day or two (very rarely). But that only happened when I tried reducing after 3 weeks instead of 4.

Dear erst,

 

how are you doing with your taper. 

I also have "old" problems from Ct cymbalta in march. 

Interesting that you can see your akathisia worsening after three week cuts. 

I am afraid of this akathisia. Have it all the time but worse during cuts.

i am very afraid of it because when I cut Lorazepam from 0,5 mg to 0 in may I got such an incredible akathisia I thought I'd die. Reinstated but didn't help. 

doctors upped all my meds and that seems to help.

 

do you know what actually causes your akathisia? Is it only withdrawl or also the sideeffects of a drug?

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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A new pattern since a couple of days: 

muscleweakness 1,5 hours after taking meds. 

Severe fatigue after 2 pm

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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2 minutes ago, Tanha said:

A new pattern since a couple of days: 

muscleweakness 1,5 hours after taking meds. 

Severe fatigue after 2 pm

I have to variety this still though. 

Will take notes to see if this is persistent.

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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I ment I have to verify it, not variety.

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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20. dec

6 am.   woke with bad anxiety 

 7:30.   meat, cucumber,

              Hempprotein, oats,

              50 mg quetiapine     

               1 mg diazepam            

               Magnesium

                Vitamin d

9 am.     muscleweakness bad,

               Feeling of No    

               Musclecontrol, 

               Slight nausea

               Depressed, no    

               feelings

10: 30        Hyperarousel,

                   Feeling sick, nausea, all day

                    Slight tremor, flue

11.               Muscles a little better

Noon.        Meat vegetables

                   hempprotein,

                    fishoil

                    55 mg quetiapine

                     1,5 mg diazepam

1 pm            nausea and flue better

                     Muscleweakness Bad again

                     eyesight worse

2 pm.          Vitamine juice

                    Magnesium

2;30.            anhedionia, akathisie,

3 pm.          Hyperarousel worse

3:30 pm      Hyperarousel extreme until late

5:30 pm.     Meat, cucumber

                     Oats, hempprotein, 

                     Magnesium

                      1,5 mg diazepam

                       62,5 mg Quetiapine

8 pm.           16 mg mirtazapin 

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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I can say I totally crashed today after crashing slowly the last months

(as @Altostrata would probably name it)

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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Forgot to mention night medication:

67,5 mg quetiapine 

1 mg diazepam

 

knew it better

reduced too fast

total crash, bedridden, 

new syptoms (shaking, lightsensitive and worsening eyesight, nonstophyperarousel and weak muscles and feeling not to be able to control too fast). 

 

It is too difficult to really understand that taking a few mg more or less is having such an impact on health. 

I know this from many taperingexperiment over the last months but I am still too blind to see the obvious again and again. These medications are just so unbelievebale in their effects and symptoms vary so greatly. 

I just feel stupidities by them on another level besides the constant brainfog.

 

And i am in hospital but cannot talk about this to the doctors because i tried so often and they are so ignorant. 

They either make me take another pill (of course an ad!) against nausea and brainfog and as I refused they told me I had to attend all therapies from nw on or go home.

i cannot do any of these therapies because I am in pain but I do go there and am always stunned that I never faint because it feels like that all the time. I wonder how long I can pretend to function in order to avoid this new pill which I am not allowed to know the name. They say I have too much control over my pills and now they want one that they an control.

it is the therapies that make me stay because at home I would stay in bed all day no eating no drinking as I did before March. 

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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My wife confronted my psychiatrist at home with my debilitating situation (being so sick and in psychiatry for eight months now) and she replied why I am staying on that medication if I feel bad with it?

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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1 minute ago, Tanha said:

My wife confronted my psychiatrist at home with my debilitating situation (being so sick and in psychiatry for eight months now) and she replied why I am staying on that medication if I feel bad with it?

 

I’m very sorry to hear of your situation Tanha. It’s very difficult to read of all the ignorance of medical professionals on this forum. There is still so much knowledge which is yet to become mainstream.

 

Stay strong and I hope things improve. 

PLEASE NOTE:  I am not a medical professional.  I can only provide information and make suggestions.

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No matter what

i wont updose again. This must be made endurable only by time

gosh

my heart is besten so fsst

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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18 minutes ago, eymen23 said:

 

I’m very sorry to hear of your situation Tanha. It’s very difficult to read of all the ignorance of medical professionals on this forum. There is still so much knowledge which is yet to become mainstream.

 

Stay strong and I hope things improve. 

Thanx.

we all know that Psychiatrists must know about sideeffects and withdrawl from their clinical experience. It is impossible that they don‘t know. Yet I believe that the power of this medication is by far not percievable for them as it is for anybody except the sufferers. That is the face of the pills just being so small, easy to apply and after all they are ‚just pills‘. We seem to not have being made by evolution to understand the power of ad‘s benzod and neuroleptics and else.

2010-2018 sertralin, venlafaxin, cymbalta 120 mg, march bupropio, Lorazepam 4 to 0,5 mg qetiapine 200-400 mg Apr mirtazapin 30 - 45 mg, lo tapered, to 0; Apr switch to diazepam 3 mg; jun/jul 15mg, taper to approx. 4,5 mg, Aug: 200 to 400 mg q, 50 mg levomepromazine, m 45 to 30 mg; since tapered q 400-230 mg, m 30 to 15 mg, 1dez m to 16 mg, 4dez 250 mg q, 31. dec 200 mg q

March 1, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,5 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 3, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,0 mg diazepam, 16 mg mirtazapine

March 4, 2019 - 200 mg quetiapine, 4,2 mg diazepam,16 mg mirtazapine, 

june 5, 2019 - 100 mg quetiapine, 3 mg Diazepam, 12,185 mg mirtazapine 

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7 hours ago, Tanha said:

Dear erst,

 

how are you doing with your taper. 

I also have "old" problems from Ct cymbalta in march. 

Interesting that you can see your akathisia worsening after three week cuts. 

I am afraid of this akathisia. Have it all the time but worse during cuts.

i am very afraid of it because when I cut Lorazepam from 0,5 mg to 0 in may I got such an incredible akathisia I thought I'd die. Reinstated but didn't help. 

doctors upped all my meds and that seems to help.

 

do you know what actually causes your akathisia? Is it only withdrawl or also the sideeffects of a drug?

Hi,

 

I have been off Zyprexa(Olanzapine) since spring. (Getting off got me a big part of my life back. I am able to work now, go outside etc).

I am currently tapering Diazepam and holding Valdoxan.

 

My akathisia was from Cymbalta. If you read my  thread, you will find out how I almost died :)

The strong akathisia came in bouts about 3 months after the CT and a slightly milder version persisted in the mornings for... a long time. But it was not the same intensity than it was right after CT from Cymbalta. I also do believe olanzapine added sooo many symptoms to my list and being off it has made such a difference.

 

  • 2,5 years of slowly tapering down Cymbalta from 60 mg. Then tried going from 8,44 mg to 1 mg in 8 days. (April 1st 2015). That's when the real hell started. Reinstated. Didn't help. I was added Ativan (2 mg 2 times a day for relentless akathisia that started with jumping Cymbalta). For years had been taking Zopitin 7,5 mg and Stilnox 10 mg for I had not been able to sleep naturally since the 1st day I started Cymbalta). Used to take Xanax occasionally.
  • All of the above were stopped cold turkey when I was hospitalized in the beginning of May 2015.
  • Prior to that I have been on and off the whole spectrum of different AD-s for 15 years (since I was 17).

My introduction.

 

Tapering:

  • Olanzapine (starting point 2,1 mg): Jan 2016  /---/ April 2018 0 mg. (From 2,1 mg to 0 mg in 1y 3mo).
  • Diazepam (starting at 5 mg) : switching to liquid May 2018;  4,6 mg (June 2018) /---/ 0 mg (Feb 2020) (From 10 to 5 - nobody knows, from 5 to 0 in 1 y 10 mo)
  • Valdoxan (starting at 25 mg): switching to liquid (Feb 2019) /---/ 0 mg (July 2020)

 

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