Welp, the last week was a complete disaster.
All I did was go from 200mg to 150mg. I tried splitting up 300mg pills, or taking an exact 150mg using three 50mg pills. (I am the Seroquel lord, owning all shapes and sizes at this point)
In the end, both approaches ended up with the same results - disaster.
I woke up constantly each night, and three nights I wasn't able to fall asleep (until I took Ambien). By Friday this lack of sleep took a toll on me, and I was half awake all day.
Then I started to feel sick, which is continuing to intensify as I write this. (I find I can get sick after not sleeping well - body lowering its defenses or something)
Very frustrating.
I've never had such trouble tapering off of a medication. I might get withdrawal symptoms such as nausea, but in this case I just saw a return of my old insomnia symptoms. (The whole reason I took Seroquel in the first place recently)
So back to the full 200mg, and thank god for that. Can't wait to finally get some solid sleep and hopefully soon feel well rested during the day/not sick.
Granted, Seroquel has a sedative effect in the morning, but I'll take that morning sedation over feeling like shit all day.
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