Posted by ronaldo on December 11, 2006, at 3:10:44
In reply to Re: Zyprexa Very Hard to Stop, posted by Tom Twilight on December 8, 2006, at 7:54:02
> Hey Blueberry
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> Haven't got much to suggest really, I'm sorry your finding it so rough :(
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> As Zyprexa is a sedating Atypical I would have though another sedating Atypical would help, like Seroquel.
> Thats all I can think of at the moment reallyHello Tom
I was coming off Zyprexa in September/October. pdoc prescribed 50 mg Seroquel for sleep as withdrawal gave me bad insomnia. It never helped me. Perhaps the dose was too high. The closest I came to relief was when I tried 8 mg of Seroquel. I tried Seroquel at 25, 50, 75,and 100 mg. Nothing worked. Ed_uk told me that when coming off Zyprexa the only medication that will work is something closely related chemically to Zyprexa. As far as I know Seroquel is not so related. Zopiclone would not work either.
I am now into round 2 of my struggle to come off Zyprexa. I am down to 5 mg from 10 mg and planning to come down to 3.75 mg next week. Last time I got down to zero for a full 3 weeks but rebound insomnia got me in the end and I had to revert to 10 mg. The relief was sweet but didn't disguise the bitter taste of failure.
....ronaldo
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