Posted by tonyz on May 23, 2009, at 15:28:46
In reply to Re: Problems with taking Seroquel, posted by Zana on May 23, 2009, at 14:51:55
Thanks for your reply - I guess because I had such a good response when I was in the hospital that was the reason. I was told this will make you better faster. Generally when I go off my meds completely I feel great but unfortunately I don't stay that way for a long time. I also am concerned about diabetes and other side effects, but I started back at 50mg last night. When I was in the hospital as an outpatient I took Nortriptyline, Seroquel, abilify and valium. I had discussed a reduction plan with my doctor, I think the first thing to go was the abilify, then the valium (not sure I would have to check), then the seroquel and lastly the Nortriptyline. The combination of the Nortriptyline and Seroquel makes me shaky. Actually the Nortriptyline by itself tends to do that at the dosages in the range of 150 for me. Doc also thought the abilify can have that effect,
To my surprise I had no problems reducing the Seroquel and no relapse from not taking it. If it is helpful for you I will gather up my notes and post a follow up of exactly what I did, i.e. how the medications were tapered and how long I was on them. I need to do this anyway because the doctor I have been seeing is out of network and getting too expensive. Were you just taking seroquel or taking that in combination w/ something else?
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