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Started on Seroquel last September, and between then and Christma...

Posted at 1:10 PM on Mar 24, 2008 by ihatedrugs, #28304
Started on Seroquel last September, and between then and Christmas was basically a walking zombie. I was on auto-pilot, functioning as if someone had programmed me to do things. I complained and the dose was reduced, but with no effect. After Christmas the medication was stopped as I was told by my Psychiatrist that I no longer needed it. Things went from bad to worse after coming off it, my mood dropped dramatically, to the point where I was suicidal, so after 6 weeks, it was started again. Last week another psychiatrist decided I no longer had faith in my medication, and so he removed everything, including the seroquel. Since then, I have been so sick every time I move, I vomit. I have horrendous headaches and am basically back to being so low I'm suicidal again. This medication has made my life a misery, and even more so when I stop taking it. They say it is not addictive, but obviously I'm going through some sort of withdrawals, and while I don't like the brain-dead effect it has on me, I'd rather be out of it than suicidal and vomiting constantly. I believe this is all a money-making scam by the drugs companies. Even when you decide its not a medication you want to take, you feel forced to take it to stop feeling worse than you did when you were taking it. Don't know if that makes any sense, but I felt I wanted to share that with others, and recommend to anyone who is considering starting treatment not to.
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