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Seroquel causing anxiety or Zyprexa withdrawal?

Posted by Sandra62 on February 27, 2007, at 19:34:08

I am Bipolar and was taking 10 mg Zyprexa for quite some time but my PDOC noticed that I was getting muscle rigidity so decided to switch me to Seroquel. I went down to 5 mg of Zyprexa while starting 25 mg of Seroquel for a week. I then continued 5 mg of Zyprexa for another week and went up to 50 mg of Seroquel. I then discontinued the Zyprexa now for a week and was told to raise my dosage of Seroquel to 75 mg for a few days, then 100 mg, then 150 mg, then 200 mg, then 250 mg, and I start taking 300 mg tonight. For the past 4 days I've been experiencing anxiety, the kind that makes you feel like you are crawling out of your skin. I spoke to my PDOC and she said to continue on with the Seroquel but to raise my Rivotril (Clonazepam/Klonopin) from .5 mg to 1 mg a day. It does seem to help a little, but not enough to relax me. I only get relief when I take the Seroquel at the prescribed time, before bed. Then I can read for awhile and soon fall into a sound sleep. I get up in the morning and feel pretty good until the afternoon when I start to get that panicky feeling again. I'm wondering if it's the Seroquel or Zyprexa withdrawal that is causing this. Any insight would be deeply appreciated! I speak to my PDOC in a few more days so she can monitor how I'm feeling. I also have been taking 100 mg of Lamictal and 10 mg of Lexapro for a over a year now.


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