Freeby60: this month is the 24th anniversary of getting on ADs - 24 years!

[Altostrata]

Yes, it would be a good idea not to updose Seroquel, it's causing problems. How many days have you taken 19mg?

[Freeby60]

7 minutes ago, Altostrata said:

Yes, it would be a good idea not to updose Seroquel, it's causing problems. How many days have you taken 19mg?

It’s been a week

[Altostrata]

You're sleeping okay. How long does the morning anxiety last? Is this a new symptom? Has it changed over the last week?

[Freeby60]

1 minute ago, Altostrata said:

You're sleeping okay. How long does the morning anxiety last? Is this a new symptom? Has it changed over the last week?

Yes, no issues sleeping. The anxiety is  mild and passes and happened maybe once every few months, but now since first cutting Seroquel it’s happening more often. It doesn’t inhibit me. Yes, since I accidentally updosed it has a stronger presence but still resolves within a few minutes and was not present today.

[Altostrata]

Do you feel like reducing Seroquel by 1mg?

[Freeby60]

25 minutes ago, Altostrata said:

Do you feel like reducing Seroquel by 1mg?

So down to 18 mgs?

[Altostrata]

Correct.

[Freeby60]

3 minutes ago, Altostrata said:

Correct.

Sounds good.

[Freeby60]

1/19 Wednesday 

8:30 am - woke no anxiety, but lousy mood.

9:00 am - Duloxetine 60 mgs, Clonazepam 0.5, Escitalopram .13 ml/13 mgs, Probiotic

11- 1 pm - work at desk and aware of a little tongue movements

1:30 pm - Soft palate spasm

2:30 pm - Soft palate spasm

5:30 pm - tongue moves during washing dishes less vigorous or faster than usual

6 pm - omegas, magnesium 

chloride 1000 mg

8:45 pm - sp spasm 

Aware of tongue activity

9:30 pm -Quetiapine fumarate 18 mg

10:00 pm sleep uninterrupted 

[Freeby60]

1/20 Thursday 

8:30 am - wake no anxiety ok mood 

8:45 am - sp spasm 

9:00 am - Duloxetine 60 mgs, Clonazepam 0.5, Escitalopram .13 ml/13 mgs, Probiotic

11:30 am - soft palate spasm 

12:00 pm - mild tongue movements 

12:30 pm - sp spasm

6:00 pm - omegas, magnesium 

chloride 1000 mg 

7:00 sp spasm

8:30 pm - mild tongue movements 

9:30 pm - Quetiapine fumarate 18 mg

10:30 pm - sleep uninterrupted

[Freeby60]

1/21 Friday

8:30 am - wake, mild anxiety passes, ok mood 

8:35 am - sp spasm 

9:00 am - Duloxetine 60 mgs, Clonazepam 0.5, Escitalopram .13 ml/13 mgs, Probiotic

11:30 am - washing floor and tongue movements are rapid but don’t last long 

12:00 pm - mild anxiety that passes quickly

 

Remarkably symptom free afternoon as far as I’m aware. My husband did not see my tongue dart or wiggle. Hopefully that one dart he saw will be it. 

 

4:15 pm - sp spasm

5:30 pm - tongue movements while doing dishes

6:00 pm - omegas, magnesium 

chloride 1000 mg 

 

8:00 pm - sp spasm

9:30 pm -Quetiapine fumarate 18 mg

10:00 pm sleep uninterrupted 

[Altostrata]

This is promising, @Freeby60 🙂

[Freeby60]

1/22 Saturday

8:30 am - wake, mild anxiety passes, mood good

9:00 am - Duloxetine 60 mgs, Clonazepam 0.5, Escitalopram .13 ml/13 mgs, Probiotic

1:00 pm - sp spasm

Again, easy afternoon. No spasms! but some tongue movements of the nature of resting outside my teeth or against my lips. Husband hasn’t seen tongue wiggling.

 

6:00 pm - omegas, magnesium 

chloride 1000 mg 

8:00 pm - feel mild tongue movements 

10 pm - feel mild tongue movements; Quetiapine fumarate 18 mg

11 pm - sleep uninterrupted 

[Altostrata]

I'm so proud of you, @Freeby60

[Freeby60]

14 minutes ago, Altostrata said:

I'm so proud of you, @Freeby60

Thank you! It feels very empowering, which is not how I feel about taking these drugs. One really has to subjugate themselves to an entire system that strips them of personal agency to maintain a relationship with drugs that we are duped into believing will help. 

[Freeby60]

1/23 Sunday

9:30 am - woke no anxiety 

10 am - Duloxetine 60 mgs, Clonazepam 0.5, Escitalopram .13 ml/13 mgs, Probiotic

12 pm- Stressful morning. Husband noticed one incidence of rapid wiggly tongue movements when talking.

12:30 pm - working on indoor plants, repotting several. Working with my hands definitely increases movement to the point that I feel it. If I open my mouth and rest my tongue I see the tip of my tongue twitch ( don’t know if this is new or not because I’ve never stared at my resting tongue in the mirror before.). 

5:30 pm - Sp spasm, Tic in thigh (rare but tics do happen)

6 pm - hubby saw tongue once move   rapidly while eating dinner

6:30 pm -omegas, magnesium

7:30 pm - tongue movements 

The rest of the evening was uneventful. Unaware of tongue movements AND no spasms.

9:30 pm - Quetiapine fumarate 18 mg

10 pm - sleep, woke once, fell back to sleep easily

[Freeby60]

1/24 Monday

8:30 am- Woke with Mild anxiety passes

9 am - Duloxetine 60 mgs, Clonazepam 0.5, Escitalopram .13 ml/13 mgs, Probiotic

10 am - sp spasm

 

I was in a good mood throughout the day. I worked today and was so absorbed that hours went by. I think I needed a day to not focus on my symptoms- nonetheless, I did notice tongue movements while working, but didn’t write it down. I felt my tongue move against my lips through my teeth. I had no spasms during this time.

 

6:30 pm -omegas, magnesium

6:30 pm - sp spasm

7:00 pm tongue movements similar to when I was working —periodic movements against my lips and teeth. As evening wears on I notice less and less symptoms. 

9:30 pm - Quetiapine fumarate 18 mg

10 pm - sleep, uninterrupted.

[Altostrata]

This looks very promising, Freeby.

[Freeby60]

1/25 Tuesday 

AM

9:30 wake & Duloxetine 60 mgs, Clonazepam 0.5, Escitalopram .13 ml/13 mgs, Probiotic

9:45 mild anxiety use deep breathing to dissipate 

10:30 sp spasm

11:30 mild tongue movements

 

Afternoon was relatively symptom free. No spasms quiet tongue.

 

PM

5:15 sp spasm

6:30 pm -omegas, magnesium

6:30 mild tongue movements 

7-9 pm -No spasms with rare tongue symptoms 

9:30 Quetiapine fumarate 18 mg

10 pm - sleep, uninterrupted.

[Freeby60]

1/27 Thursday 

AM

8:30 woke no anxiety good mood

8:45 & Duloxetine 60 mgs, Clonazepam 0.5, Escitalopram .13 ml/13 mgs, Probiotic

10:20 mild tongue movements 

PM

12:30 mild anxiety that passes

1:00 sp spasm

2:00 mild tongue movements 

The rest of the afternoon into evening was relatively symptom free. I have to say it is exhausting sometimes and this felt like a welcome break.

5:45 omegas, magnesium

8:45 sp spasm

9:20 headache 

9:30 Quetiapine fumarate 18 mg

10 pm - sleep, uninterrupted.
 

I have noticed that I was unmotivated and blah most of the day

[Freeby60]

I think I'm experiencing some mild neuro-emotions. Along with my blah mood I've had a couple crying spells over the last 2 weeks. The tip off for me that it's neuro is I've been experiencing some ruminating/limiting thoughts. I've also noticed that I would usually have had another increase in jaw symptoms about once or twice a month and that seems to be eased, so there is more good TD symptom reduction news. Husband hasn't noticed my tongue much again since the last increase of it after my accidental up dose. And sp spasms have also reduced. 

 

 

[Altostrata]

You may be starting to feel withdrawal from your decreases. This should pass in a few days.

[Freeby60]

37 minutes ago, Altostrata said:

You may be starting to feel withdrawal from your decreases. This should pass in a few days.

I had a feeling. It’s all good. Once you’ve been through horrific life altering withdrawal this is a walk in the park.

[Freeby60]

1/28 Friday 

PM

It is 4:30 and I haven’t taken a single note today about symptoms. I just completely forgot.

I did notice 1 or 2 sp spasms. I’ve been trying to get work done for the last two days and struggle with almost no concentration ability. I’m in a lousy mood and I’m going to try to watch something distracting on TV. 

4:30 Mild tongue movements 

6:00 tongue movements and sp spasm

7-9 quiet evening for tongue and spasms

9:30 Quetiapine fumarate 18 mg

10 pm - sleep, uninterrupted.

[Altostrata]

Seems like you're over any fallout from your last quetiapine decrease!

[Freeby60]

9 minutes ago, Altostrata said:

Seems like you're over any fallout from your last quetiapine decrease!

Yes!! I think so

[Altostrata]

How long did you have those withdrawal symptoms?

[Freeby60]

32 minutes ago, Altostrata said:

How long did you have those withdrawal symptoms?

It was 3 days total. Not bad. 

[Altostrata]

No, it's not bad. How about making your next decrease 0.5mg instead of 1mg?

[Freeby60]

Sounds good.

[Freeby60]

Saturday 1/29 

AM

9:30 wake mood ok mild tongue movements 

& Duloxetine 60 mgs, Clonazepam 0.5, Escitalopram .13 ml/13 mgs, Probiotic

10:00 sp spasm

11:30 sp spasm

PM

1:45 mild tongue movements 

2 jaw clenching

3- 4:30 Napped just tired slight anxiety that passes

5:45 omegas, magnesium

8 sp spasm

9 mild tongue movements 

10 Quetiapine fumarate 18 mg

10:30  - sleep, uninterrupted.

 

The number of tongue movements and spasms are much less. I still see my tongue and uvula pulsing when I hold my mouth open. My mood is good.

[Freeby60]

1/30 Sunday

AM

8:30 -mild anxiety seemed to wake me this morning. Passed with breathing. No tongue activity.

9 -Duloxetine 60 mgs, Clonazepam 0.5, Escitalopram .13 ml/13 mgs, Probiotic

10:40 sp spasm

PM

12:30 sp spasm

3:30 tongue movements 

6 sp spasm

6:30 omegas, magnesium

7 tongue movements 

9:30 Quetiapine fumarate 18 mg

10:30  - sleep, uninterrupted.

[Freeby60]

1 minute ago, Freeby60 said:

9:30 Quetiapine fumarate 18 mg

17.5 mg 

[Altostrata]

You decreased to 17.5mg today? Go, Freeby!

[Freeby60]

15 minutes ago, Altostrata said:

You decreased to 17.5mg today? Go, Freeby!

I sure did! 

[Freeby60]

1/31 Monday

AM

8:30 -mild anxiety seemed to wake me this morning. No tongue activity.

8:45 -Duloxetine 60 mgs, Clonazepam 0.5, Escitalopram .13 ml/13 mgs, Probiotic

9 - sp spasm

PM

2:30 -mild tongue movements 

3 -sp spasm

5 - mild anxiety passes 

6:30 - scrubbing stove top and feel my tongue swirling around my mouth along with my scrubbing hands. Looking in the mirror I can see my tongue and uvula pulse.

7 -omegas,magnesium 

8:30 - tongue movements 

 

9:30 Quetiapine fumarate 17.5 mg

10:30  -