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I Am Coming Off Seroquel . I M Coming Down

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Posted on Sun, 16 Dec 2018
Question: I am coming off seroquel. I'm coming down 200mg to 150mg. This has been about 2 weeks. I am feeling more depression and very agitated. Am I most likely in a sort of withdrawal?
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Answered by Dr. Soujanya (12 hours later)
Brief Answer:
You need to taper it slowly and gradually

Detailed Answer:
Hi madam,
Welcome to Ask a doctor service,

I have gone through your query in detail and can certainly understand your concern towards your symptoms and tapering of medicines.

Yes, your symptoms could be because of withdrawal symptoms.

So, you need to taper it slowly by tapering only one forth the dose every 2 weeks.

Hope this information would help you.
Thank you.
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I Am Coming Off Seroquel . I M Coming Down

Brief Answer: You need to taper it slowly and gradually Detailed Answer: Hi madam, Welcome to Ask a doctor service, I have gone through your query in detail and can certainly understand your concern towards your symptoms and tapering of medicines. Yes, your symptoms could be because of withdrawal symptoms. So, you need to taper it slowly by tapering only one forth the dose every 2 weeks. Hope this information would help you. Thank you.