Posted by Zana on May 21, 2009, at 8:44:02
In reply to Re: Seroquel help needed! - yxibow » ricker, posted by yxibow on May 21, 2009, at 5:40:49
I am actually weaning off seroquel at 50mgs every 3 weeks. I was at 300mgs and am now at 150. I went up 50 mgs at a time because with every increase I got a jolt of anxiety. And I also had weird mouth things going on, like my teeth hurt and I developed cavities all of a sudden (maybe a coincidence) and a weird bony growth in my mouth which has now receeded as I've gone down on the med (maybe a coincidence, who knows?) I didn't like the med at all and two pdocs said that they didn't like it (too many long term side effects) and one said that most people don't like it, don't feel like themselves, feel foggy, tired.
That being said,I don't know exactly what you doc is trying to achieve by adding seroquel to your mix. Do you know what his or her rationale is?
Sound like really uncomfortable and unsettling side-effects. Theres certainly no harm in backing down the dose slowly and seeing what happens to the symptoms. Trial and error is really the only way you or the docs are going to know if it will be helpful for you. I will say that the early side effects, esp. the increase in anxiety, passed.
Hope this helps. Changing meds is such a drag.Zana
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