Sorry I cant help further, I understand. Im on a non addictive sleeping pill and have been trying to stop taking it but I think I am pyschologically addicted, Im coming off Ziprazadone and Lamical now and I think the thought of being med free is having a pyschological effect on my mood it has certainly made me anxious and moody with my husband lol good job hes supportive! Sorry again that I cant help, good luck :)
thank you
in fact this is exactly what I do.
After my 2nd mania (due to an AD) which i managed to stop by 300mg, I started to reduce my dose trying to go back to 50mg (my old dose before the mania).
NO success unfortunately. All i could manage is to reduce the 300 into 150mg so far. Sometimes I am on 125 by cancelling one pill (i take pills in 25mg two pills at a time 3 times) but then after a few days my anger begins so i upped it to 150 again. Sometimes I reduce it to 150-half a pill=137.5. Again I had to go back to 150.
The reason is that seroquel has bad side effects. I put on 20 kilos (44 pounds). I strive for sugar. Other side efftcs...
Someone here wrote valerian root, passion flower, etc...JUST if i can reduce this *******, I will be happy. OR something to reduce my anger provided it isn't another med with worse side effects like valproate (depakote) , lamictal etc...
I keep trying and trying so I need help.
many thanks
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N.B: perhaps it's psychological also. Had i been taking one pill at 150 i wouldn't have felt so bad. As i take 6 pills a day making me feel worse, but it's also the side effects. the reason for 6 pills is the short half-life of seroquel. Strange, one i stopped risperidone cold turkey without even feeling anything
Maybe you need to reduce at a slower rate and over a longer period, can you get the meds in smaller doses?