| Help, folks... I've come off of seroquel, cold turkey. Stopping from 600mg/once daily. Unfortunately, I've had no choice in this (ran out of meds, can't afford more, have no way to get samples or anything temporary, insurance doesn't kick in until April).... fortunately, it's temporary.
I'm feeling the anxiety, the general unrest, the shakes, the shivers, the constant cold, the sleeplessness, the wanting to jump out of my skin, I've grown somewhat pale, I feel like I've got the flu (only without the aches and pains), etc... I'm on day four.
For the love of all that is holy, please give me some coping ideas.
Here's what I'm doing to help...
25mg Benadryl, every 2 hours I'm awake. 100mg Benadryl at bedtime, with 50mg supplement if I wake up at night (which I always do). Tylenol rapid release, as needed, to help with headache.
Tonight I'll be getting some "Calms Forte", which will help with sleep and anxiety and the general "nrrrggghhh!" feelings.
If you can think of anything else (anything at all) that will help, PLEASE let me know.
I've not been off of seroquel at all for over 2 years.
(Please do not tell me I need to get some and get back on it. I know that. I'm waiting on my records from my old (government) doctor in Georgia (I'm now in Texas). Once I get those, I can go to the NPC emergent intake here in Houston, and present with records and - hopefully - get some to tide me over. That'll be next weekend, at least. I have seven days to deal with this. I know I need to get back on the meds. I know it can be dangerous. Tell me useful things, please, not stuff I already know.)
I'm running out of buspar (no refills) in the next few days, too.. that should be a lot of fun. I'm tapering on that, though. thankfully.
Thanks! -Fyre - Tags:anxiety, benadryl, buspar, cold turkey, coping, insomnia, insurance, seroquel, vitamins/supplements, weaning off medication, withdrawal
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