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Seroquel

Has anyone here taken Seroquel when tappering off of suboxone?   I know some people have suggested this medication for W/D's so my question is for anyone who has taken it for these reasons.   To be specific, if anyone here has taken Seroquel will or could it make anxiety attacks better or worse?
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I had seroquel when i was going through methadone w/ds...honestly..it didn't do anything except make me super tired...but still couldn't sleep..I also tried it while w/d off of hydros/ again..no help!! just made me feel very drugged, and still couldn't sleep..It is a very individual thing..all you can do is try it..
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skippysizemore...that was her handle....she took it at a low dose for sleep....i have not seen her post in a while tho...she went thru methadone withdrawals on the forum...i would choose anything over benzos nightly for sleep...like u r doing...low dose and play it by ear....i always start with the lowest dose i can with any new drug anyway...i really think u will be ok...i have given it many times to patients over the years and there was never any major incidence or anything...just went to sleep 30 minutes after....when ur sleep returns...get off...i do agree it is better than a benzo any day of the week....seen too many probs with those,,,they scare me but i did use them during detox...sleep was not an issue for me tho....but it is for many...good luck
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Thank you Worried, I am hearing the same thing in people who are PM'in me.  I don't want to be put on 100 or 300mg's of this stuff.  But I am being told that 25mg, will put me to be relaxed, sleep and allow me to get through the worst of it.  It will also be better than getting rebound anxiety from the doctors having me on diazepam for months.

Thank you for posting and trying to help..
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I remember a poster who did withdrawal from methadone and used seroquil...can not remember her name but she never posts anymore since she got clean...i am not sure if she checks her pms either as i have not seen her post in ages....she never complained about it tho and she said it did help her...if i think of her name...i will post again....does anyone else remember her?...not feomoon but someone else at the same time   she would post everyday 4 -5 months ago
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I googled "trileptal" and it said it was an anti seizure medication and it said it had some pretty bad side effects too.  Like confussion, unable to think...  Google it and see.  Those all seemed worse than the side effects than Seroquel.   I just need something to take the anxiety away and let me rest, sleep which is the real problem I am having worse than anything.   The doctor keeps giving me diazepam, and I don't want to get addicted to them and the anxiety and sleeplessness/restlessness just comes back when the diazepam wears off.  
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I was given seroquel when I got my rx for suboxone, the doctor gave me seroquel, trileptal and something else I forgot seroquel being the strongest yes for wds when I took my last hydro. Well I took the strongest bc of the wds being bad took the seroquel went to lay on my bed then 20 min. later I had to go to the bathroom got up and the next thing I remember is my husband picking me up the floor 5 hours later I pee my pants, hit my head really bad my forehead was swollen black and blue and cut my eyelid open. I never took it again never ever. So I tried the trileptal 600mg and that works really well for me is for the same thing as seroquel, for bipolar or mood stabilizer I still take that every day and let me tell you that really helps my with the wds and puts me to sleep I'm down to 1mg and never felt the dropping been on it for 3 months hope that helps.
Galdy
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494149 tn?1228846017
i hope to have helped some
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382594 tn?1266610613
I did not take Seroquel while going through w/d's but I did take it one time for "fun". Oh my God was that a mistake. It was one of the most horrible experiences of my life. Within 15 minutes of taking it I could not keep my eyes open let alone hold up my head. I even went as far as to see if I could throw the pill back up. I was so drugged out it was scary. And then the restless leg jitters set in like crazy. Even though I couldn't keep my eyes open I couldn't stop moving either. I seriously considered going to the ER. After that, I went on the internet to do some research and it said that one of the side effects is the RLS and that has caused some patients to commit suicide.

Please do your homework before you start taking this. As mentioned in an earlier post, it is used for bi-polar disorder mainly.

Whatever you decide, please be careful and use it only as directed by your dr. Good luck and my prayers are with you.
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i don't know what Seroquel is. Why don't you call your doc? And why were you on Suboxone for so long? And I thought that the Sub is supposed to help with WDs? I don't understand what is going on? But you sound like you should call an advice nurse. I'm sorry I can't help!!!
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what mg. of Seroquel?  it will knock you on your butt, depending on what your taking it for.  Do you just want something to get you thru withdrawal....im a little confused on your post.  Lower doses of Seroquel will make you a little zombie-like, but the higher doses are not recommend for daytime use......just need to understand you a little better.  I am very familiar with this drug.  I have two friends currently on it.

Dose your talking about, and exact reason for wanting to use it and maybe I can lend you some input.

Nauty............
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I've been on Seroquel for five months. Just found I'm pregnant. Can I stop taking it cold turkey or do I need to wean myself off of it. Just concerned for what's safest for the baby.
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I guess no one can answer this here..  
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What about Lithium, would that be better than Seroquel ????
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I am out of Diazepam.   They have been giving me this for several months and I am telling you, it ain't working.  I am having severe mood swings, severe anxiety, chest pains, etc,etc..

I can't KEEP taking diazepam or I am going to have W/D anxeity from benzos.   I need to be put on something else and a lot of people and doctors have said Seroquel.

I am going through W/D after being put on subx 5 years ago, my wife may have cancer, I have serious legal matters that make it difficult for me to discuss with any friend or counsler.  The absolute best thing in the world for me right now, is to be put on a medication that will have me able to sleep and or lay in bed and drewl from the corner of my mouth and not have me living in my bedroom not able to leave my house for 3 months.  Or I will have to have myself put in the hospital. OK?    

I need anyone here who has taken seroquel, and or has been on Subox for as long as I have to please help me out here or PM me.
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If it were me, i would take up to 30 mg of diazepam instead of the seroquel.....and read the post above concerning one individuals experience with seroquel......lots of natural things that do work also. Check out the amino acid protocol and the Thomas Recipe posted at bottom right of page.
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I need some help with this one.. I really need to know if it will stop the anxiety, restless leg ****, let me fall asleep.   Like I said, they gave me 10mg Daiz and it doesn't really help.  I have taken Benedryl to try to go to sleep, that won't work.   Listen, I need some help here from people who have taken Seroquel before.  

I don't want to **** anyone off here, but I know a lot about Subox, I have been on it for 5 years, ok.  It's taken me over 2 years to tapper down from 20mg to where I am at now and I am in serious **** now.   I need some veteran advice please...
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Does it really work?  Because I have been given 10mg Diazepam and it hasn't helped that much with W/D's or stop the attacks.   I have posted about this before and someone suggested that if I can't get Clonidine I should try to get Seroquel.   I can't get into much detail on here, but I really need anyone who has taken Seroquel to PLEASE, post about how it made them feel, if it helped with W/D's?  Did it let you fall asleep? and if it helped with the anxiety or made anxiety worse.  
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Seroquel is a medication used for bi-polar individuals. Dont mess with your brain chemistry unless you feel you have plenty of it.......only use for seroquel during w/d's may be the sedative effect from the first several doses. Benadryl would work as well.
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494149 tn?1228846017
seroguel ohh man thats a scary one! i was on that when i was in impatient and it just made me feel so drugged up i couldnt keep my eyes open for the life of me! some days i would just take it as a sleeping medicine but then i would feel so drugged up for 2-3 days after! i was on that drug for about 3 months and it was probably the scariest 3 months of my life! be VERY careful. i was just taking it for depression. what are u takingit for and if u have already been taking it does it make u feel drugged and tired as well?
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i take Kava for anxiety..............its a natural remedy..............its at your local health food store..........its usually found in tea form.........but if you're lucky they'll have the extract also............careful though it can make you a little sleepy if you take too much...........and................you can't have it if you're pregnant........good luck

god bless

christina
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429209 tn?1224166589
I am taking phenabarbitol, never heard of Serequel.
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