I need to get off this seroquel 300mg.at bedtime for bipolar due to high cholesterol and weightgain. I was given neurontin 300mg.and ambien CR to take at bedtime and lowered the seroquel to 200mg. I was suppose to be tapering off but had to discontinue the neurontin and ambien cr due to extreme pain I experienced either from the neurontin or coming down on the seroquel. I went back on the seroquel. I am so frustrated trying to get off of seroquel. It has me a prisoner.......and the bipolar is hard to deal with but my physical health is failing. Ambien CR is good and keeps me sleeping longer than seroquel but do doctors prescribe it for long term use everynight instead of just prn?
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Q: How can I get off of this Seroquel the best way?
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9/ 9/09 12:46pm
Hi Susan...I'm new to this site, and have been reading all the questions. Just wondering if you ever got off of Seroquel? How are you doing with the Trileptal? I have been of Seroquel for 6 1/2 years. It has taken me over 3 months to get off of 600mg. I do take 2400mgs of Trileptal a day, which I started at the same time as Seroquel. I just hope that I can stay on it. I do hope that all is going well for you...Sincerely Donna
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Susan...I gained over 50lbs with Seroquel, and my cholestrol went sky high, but that was the mild reasons I went off. It also caused me to develope galstones, and had my galbladder removed. It has caused all the cushoning between my joints to dry up, now I need two knee replacements. Again all my best, and sorry that no one ever answered your questions.