Posted by FluffMama on November 26, 2010, at 5:34:09
I was prescribed Seroquel and liked the sedating, knock-you-on-your-butt feeling so much that instead of just taking 25 mgs or 50 mgs, I was taking 3 at a time and sleeping the day away. I tried to stop doing this, but I just couldn't. I have gained 15 pounds that came on so fast I was actually shocked when I got on the scale after three weeks - of course my binge eating when I first started taking it didn't help.
Yesterday I almost got in a car wreck because I was too dopey from Seroquel and realized I was in trouble. So I flushed them down the toilet. I personally believe Seroquel is addictive.
Has anyone else gotten off Seroquel successfully? I simply can't do the gradual thing because having the pills I lose self-control and use too many. I'm afraid of how I'm going to feel but I can tough it out . . . any wisdom on how long the withdrawal takes?
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