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Posted by markwell on July 1, 2009, at 14:36:35
Tonight I will take the first dose of zyprexa(5mgs) and I will stop the seroquel(300mgs). I'm a bit afraid of the switch but I need to try something. Any pearls of wisdom would be appreciated.
Posted by bleauberry on July 2, 2009, at 18:42:02
In reply to seroquel to zyprexa, posted by markwell on July 1, 2009, at 14:36:35
I did a rather rapid switch from zyprexa to seroquel and then back to zyprexa. I didn't like seroquel. In the process, there was maybe about 3 days of cross-taper using both drugs simultaneously while making the switches. I didn't do the cold turkey thing. Whether it is a cold turkey switch or a cross taper switch, it is impossible to predict what bad or good will happen. You kind of have to listen to your body and follow the instructions it gives you.
I don't actually foresee a whole lot of problem in your switch except that I think you will experience much less sedation, and maybe even some stimulation, from the absence of the powerful antihistamine effect of seroquel. You might have poor sleep for a couple weeks. Again though, it is hard to predict. Basically you are getting on a much better med, in my opinion, but in the switch you are going from a super potent antihistamine to a mild-medium antihistamine. So I would kind of expect some awakening, stimulation, anxiety, nervousness, kind of stuff to happen, as a result of the lack of antihistamine effect. I could be wrong. Actually I found the calming and antianxiety of zyprexa to be far superior to seroquel. It just didn't have the elephant dart knockout punch at bedtime that seroquel had. On seroquel I was dazed and confused, definitely drugged, but rather nervous and frieked out at the same time. Strange way to feel. Zyprexa was an instant calmer, except without the drugginess part of it, within a few hours.
With these meds, anything can happen, including desirable and undesirable. For all I know, you might feel a lot better on zyprexa almost right away and it will go smooth as butter. That would be cool.
Posted by markwell on July 3, 2009, at 15:31:54
In reply to Re: seroquel to zyprexa, posted by bleauberry on July 2, 2009, at 18:42:02
That was such a helpful post. So here I go.
Posted by Zana on July 3, 2009, at 16:13:45
In reply to Re: seroquel to zyprexa, posted by markwell on July 3, 2009, at 15:31:54
Good luck with the zyprexa. I am trying to get off seroquel because I think it is a downer and flattens me out. How did you get your dpoc to give you zyprexa instead? What was the thinking behind the change?
Zana
Posted by markwell on July 3, 2009, at 19:01:37
In reply to Re: seroquel to zyprexa, posted by Zana on July 3, 2009, at 16:13:45
I kind of requested the switch as seroquel has been terrible for me. I hope this works, I'll keep you posted. I also just started 10mgs of prozac which kind of helps with the awful zombied feeling of seroquel.
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