Julvaz74: Seroquel, Zoloft and Klonopin.

February 7Feb 7

I come from SA. I am tapering seroquel for 13 months now. I went too fast at first. Right now i am struggling with bad neuro emotions, too much anxiety and SI. Also shame, anhedonia, can't concentrate and crying spells. Is this normal at 13 months?

"I was taking Seroquel 25mg 2 times daily with Effexor 150mg and klonopin .50 3 times daily. I was just sleeping most of the time and was tired, fatigued, had palpitations and was just not in a good place. Didn’t got out of the bedroom, just to eat and to the bathroom. I took the Seroquel for a year and a half. On January I decided to stop the Seroquel by tapering half of a pill for a month. Wait a week and start tapering the one in the morning to a quarter of a pill and hold. I am at half at night and a quarter at morning. The thing is that I cut too much in January( I cut both the morning and evening in half) but I did have a window of a couple of days. Then I cut in half the quarter in the morning in February. And now I am messed up with anxiety, panic, depressed, brain fog, intrusive thoughts about the future and about death. I can’t go out because of the panic. This past Thursday I reinstated the half of a quarter I cut in February. Should I reinstate more or hold? I shouldn’t have cut that much in January. I changed the Effexor to Zoloft 200mg, I was taking that before the Effexor. The Effexor was making me anxious and angry but the doc kept prescribing it and I was tired of it. I am just looking for guidance. Thanks."

Here is my thread on SA:

1997- Zoloft 200mg, Xanax .25mg
2006 - Changed Xanax for tranxene 7.5mg
2016 - tranxene to klonopin and Zoloft to Effexor 225mg.
2023 Effexor 150mg, klonopin .25 3 times a day and Seroquel 25mg 2 td. Tapered too fast Seroquel Jan. 2025. Hell .
2025, January 5- 12.50mg morning 12.50mg evening
2025, February 2 - 12.50mg morning 12.50mg evening
2025, February 23 - 12.50mg morning 12.50mg evening
2025, February 27 - 12.50mg morning 6.25mg evening
2025, March 5 - 12.50 morning 6.25mg evening
June, July, August, HOLD September 3.12mg evening but reinstated to 6.25mg. HOLD
Current: Zoloft 200mg, klonopin .50mg, Seroquel 18.75mg (12.50mg morning-6.25mg evening)
May 2026 updose Seroquel 12.50mg 12:00 morning- 12.50mg 9:00 evening.

February 8Feb 8

Hi Julvaz74

Welcome to the forum.

Thank you for posting your introduction topic for us. I have linked you SA thread above for you.

I can see from reading your post and referencing your conversations with Jane you are also on Sertraline. That first text is a little confusing.

From what I can understand you are taking:

Zoloft 200mg holding that dose

Klonopin 0.25mg holding that dose

Seroquel 18.75mg (Split dose 12.5mg & 6.25mg)

The Seroquel you dropped the evening dose to 3.12mg for a period of 3 months but updosed back to 6.25mg due to withdrawal symptoms and are now on a hold?

Does that sound right? This would have been far too large a cut Im afraid and will have angered your nervous system. Tapering Information

In answer to your question yes unfortunately what you are experiencing is very normal and typical of a AD drug injury compounded by WD from your attempted taper. I know Jane will have sent you all the relevant SA documents to read so I wont repeat them here. But it can take a long time to stabilise from this. You are not unusual or different in anyway if that helps.

Im sorry for your suffering and as you know you are doing the best you can by holding here and waiting for this to settle down.

You are so very welcome here and I hope you find the site a support to you.

Chippy

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys.

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

February 8Feb 8

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7 hours ago, Chippy said:

Hi Julvaz74

Welcome to the forum.

Thank you for posting your introduction topic for us. I have linked you SA thread above for you.

I can see from reading your post and referencing your conversations with Jane you are also on Sertraline. That first text is a little confusing.

From what I can understand you are taking:

Zoloft 200mg holding that dose

Klonopin 0.25mg holding that dose

Seroquel 18.75mg (Split dose 12.5mg & 6.25mg)

The Seroquel you dropped the evening dose to 3.12mg for a period of 3 months but updosed back to 6.25mg due to withdrawal symptoms and are now on a hold?

Does that sound right? This would have been far too large a cut Im afraid and will have angered your nervous system. Tapering Information

In answer to your question yes unfortunately what you are experiencing is very normal and typical of a AD drug injury compounded by WD from your attempted taper. I know Jane will have sent you all the relevant SA documents to read so I wont repeat them here. But it can take a long time to stabilise from this. You are not unusual or different in anyway if that helps.

Im sorry for your suffering and as you know you are doing the best you can by holding here and waiting for this to settle down.

You are so very welcome here and I hope you find the site a support to you.

Chippy

Sorry for being confusing, my mind is not in the right place.

Yes to everything you said. This feeling of doom and hopelessness is too much.

1997- Zoloft 200mg, Xanax .25mg
2006 - Changed Xanax for tranxene 7.5mg
2016 - tranxene to klonopin and Zoloft to Effexor 225mg.
2023 Effexor 150mg, klonopin .25 3 times a day and Seroquel 25mg 2 td. Tapered too fast Seroquel Jan. 2025. Hell .
2025, January 5- 12.50mg morning 12.50mg evening
2025, February 2 - 12.50mg morning 12.50mg evening
2025, February 23 - 12.50mg morning 12.50mg evening
2025, February 27 - 12.50mg morning 6.25mg evening
2025, March 5 - 12.50 morning 6.25mg evening
June, July, August, HOLD September 3.12mg evening but reinstated to 6.25mg. HOLD
Current: Zoloft 200mg, klonopin .50mg, Seroquel 18.75mg (12.50mg morning-6.25mg evening)
May 2026 updose Seroquel 12.50mg 12:00 morning- 12.50mg 9:00 evening.

February 14Feb 14

On 2/8/2026 at 10:18 AM, Julvaz74 said:

Sorry for being confusing, my mind is not in the right place.

Yes to everything you said. This feeling of doom and hopelessness is too much.

How are you doing @Julvaz74?

Are you taking Klonopin twice a day?

Is it possible to evenly split your Seroquel doses so that you are getting consistent dosing throughout the day?

❤️🙏

I am not a medical professional. My comments are based on my personal experience and information on SA.

Paroxetine-2002 onward-20mg/ Citalopram-2007-20 mg-straight switch from paroxetine-back to paroxetine after a month/ Sertraline -25 mg-Dec 2016- given for a month instead of paroxetine (doctor mistake) Oxazepam -10 mg-2016-twice weekly for a couple months for sleep/ Zopiclone -3.75-7.5mg-2020-2022-once a week for sleep/Paroxetine -20 yr+/ Dec2018-May 2022 20 mg/ May 2022 30mg/2022.07.28-2022.08.24 30mg to 0mg/ Prozac-10mg August 24-29 2022/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.11.28-2022.12.04/10mg-Dec 5&6/22/ Prozac-10mg-Dec 8&9/22/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.12.07 to 2023.07.01

TAPER-Paroxetine-2023-Jul 2-4.9mg/ Jul 21-4.8mg/Jul 28-4.73mg/Aug 4-4.65mg /Sep 21-4.58 mg/Oct 27-4.56 mg/Dec 5-4.54 mg/2024-Jan 2-4.52 mg/Jan 9-4.51 mg/Jan 17-4.49 mg/Jan 26-4.47mg/Feb 6-4.46mg/Feb 19-4.44mg /Apr 4-4.43mg/Apr 28-4.4 mg/May 5-4.39 mg/May 19-4.36 mg/Jul 2-4.34 mg/Jul 9-4.32mg/Jul 31-4.3 mg/Oct 1-4.29mg/Nov 27-4.25 mg/Dec 5-4.22mg/2025-Jan 5-4.17mg/Feb 2-4.1mg/Mar 7-4.07mg/Apr 23-4.04mg/May 23-4mg/Jun 22-3.99mg/Jun 30-3.95mg/Jul 18-3.92mg/Sep 25-3.9mg/2026-Mar 25-3.85mg

9am-paroxetine, 200mg mag bisglycinate/75 mg DGL if needed for refux/150 mg calcium citrate/algae oil for omega 3/ginger 400 mg as needed for nausea

"... your strength will be in keeping calm..."-Isaiah 30:15

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February 15Feb 15

On 2/8/2026 at 6:18 PM, Julvaz74 said:

Sorry for being confusing, my mind is not in the right place.

Yes to everything you said. This feeling of doom and hopelessness is too much.

You’ve nothing to apologie for. I’m so sorry for your suffering we are all here for you.

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys.

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

February 15Feb 15

On 2/8/2026 at 6:18 PM, Julvaz74 said:

Sorry for being confusing, my mind is not in the right place.

Yes to everything you said. This feeling of doom and hopelessness is too much.

No problem at all.

We are here to support you when you feel able to talk to us. We all know how difficult things are when suffering in this way.

Nothing I say is medical advice, it is simply my opinion. I am an anonymous person on an internet forum with no relevant qualifications other than being badly harmed by a drug. For all you know, I could be an idiot. You are making your own decisions and part of that is deciding how much to listen to my opinion, if at all.

Perhaps you should consider this post an artistic work of fiction written for entertainment purposes.

Story from SA: LukeUK: Remeron/Mirtazapine Severe Withdrawal - Introductions and updates - Surviving Antidepressants

15mg Remeron/Mirtazapine November starting 2022 (severe physical side effects)

Attempted to taper off January 2023, ended up having a major breakdown and going up to 30mg, took weeks to stabilise

1 month taper to 0mg

Last dose April 2023

Severe withdrawal syndrome with many physical symptoms

Summary: 5 months using Mirtazapine, including 1 month taper ending late April 2023.

March 5Mar 5

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I am crying and scared. How did I get in this place I am in? Not knowing who I was or am, fighting for peace and health. Everything is overwhelming. I am scared of the future. This is a hard long process and people don’t understand that.

1997- Zoloft 200mg, Xanax .25mg
2006 - Changed Xanax for tranxene 7.5mg
2016 - tranxene to klonopin and Zoloft to Effexor 225mg.
2023 Effexor 150mg, klonopin .25 3 times a day and Seroquel 25mg 2 td. Tapered too fast Seroquel Jan. 2025. Hell .
2025, January 5- 12.50mg morning 12.50mg evening
2025, February 2 - 12.50mg morning 12.50mg evening
2025, February 23 - 12.50mg morning 12.50mg evening
2025, February 27 - 12.50mg morning 6.25mg evening
2025, March 5 - 12.50 morning 6.25mg evening
June, July, August, HOLD September 3.12mg evening but reinstated to 6.25mg. HOLD
Current: Zoloft 200mg, klonopin .50mg, Seroquel 18.75mg (12.50mg morning-6.25mg evening)
May 2026 updose Seroquel 12.50mg 12:00 morning- 12.50mg 9:00 evening.

March 5Mar 5

8 hours ago, Julvaz74 said:

I am crying and scared. How did I get in this place I am in? Not knowing who I was or am, fighting for peace and health. Everything is overwhelming. I am scared of the future. This is a hard long process and people don’t understand that.

Hi @Julvaz74

Im so sorry to read of your suffering my friend. We understand and are here for you!

It can take such a long time for things to settle down. Have you looked into the concept of acceptance? Its not an easy skill to learn but a vital one in my opinion.

We have a post about it. There are some great videos in the comments.

Acceptance is key

You've been holding since Sept? How has it been? Waves and windows?

Chippy

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys.

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

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March 5Mar 5

15 hours ago, Julvaz74 said:

overwhelming

You are not alone although it feels that way. Please keep writing and hoping and asking questions and feeling. The more you are "around " people who understand and suffer as you do, the easier acceptance will become. Soon, you will have a path through and out!

January 2001: klonopin, depakote, wellbutrin. Was experiencing overload from: getting married, selling my house, quitting my job, taking care of one grandmother as my other one died. All in the same year. Asked Dr. for support and got called "mixed bi-polar" cuz I didn't have real bi polar symptoms. AND I ACCEPTED THAT. UGH

Always felt sick on the meds so I would taper off. Then I would get EXTREME insomnia which I tolerated for several months before I would reinstate some combo. I've done this about 8 times. I'm extremely sensitive so I take really low doses. Still I feel sick.

Currently tapering off 1.4 mg paroxetine. Started at 20. Also on prasozin, 1 mg, Trileptal, 75, seroquel 50.

5/6/26 now on 2 mg paroxetine.

7/15/26 1.4 mg paroxetine

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March 5Mar 5

16 hours ago, Julvaz74 said:

I am crying and scared. How did I get in this place I am in? Not knowing who I was or am, fighting for peace and health. Everything is overwhelming. I am scared of the future. This is a hard long process and people don’t understand that.

I'm so sorry you're suffering @Julvaz74 we all understand!

it's a brutal journey, not going to sugarcoat it but there is a way out. time, lots of it and a very, very slow reduction.

Keep documenting, it's important, it will give you a correct indication, also you'll be able to notice moments of relief that are forgotten very quickly plus letting off steam is always helpful.

We're all here for you, hang in there!

1998 forced on cipramil *no anxiety/depression background*

Over the years all kinds of SSRI/SNRI/antipsychotics/stabilizers due to apparently side effects/withdrawal

Many attempts to quit over the years with failure (extremely rapid taper followed by doctors' guidens)

Current attempt-Paxil 20 mg:

6/24 20 mg to 5 mg-severe AKA

9/24 Increase to 20-AKA continues

10/24 stopped completely-AKA out of control

11/24 Zoloft bridge attempt-25 mg to 75 mg+Seroquel-AKA continued-stopped them CT.

12/24 Back on Paxil 10mg (0.1789g)-some stabilization-from here tapered by about 30% each time (don't remember doses and dates).

2025 - 7.10 0.0558g (3.11mg)/7.11 3% 0.0541g (3.02mg)/4.12 1% 0.0535g (2.98mg)

2026 - 3.1 1.5% 0.0526g (2.93mg)/9.1 8.5% 0.0480g (2.68mg)/16.2 1.8% 0.0470g (2.62mg)/21.3 1% 0.466 (2.60mg)/23.4 2.2% 0.455g (2.54mg)/8.7 21.7% 0.0356.5g (2mg)/15.8 updose by 11.7% 0.0400g (2.23mg)

Supplements:

Magnesium Glycinate - started 28.5.26 1 capsule 200mg in the morning - Increased brain fog and muscle stiffness - stopped after two weeks.

Iron - liquid, quarter of recommended dose - increased anxiety and burning sensation - stopped after two weeks.

Saffron - started 8.7.26 1 capsule 30mg in the morning - pretty immediate improvement in terms of terror, body pain and sleep.

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April 17Apr 17

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I need some reassurance that I will be fine. I am extremely depressed with intrusive catastrophic thoughts of everyone around me dying or leaving. Anxiety is super high. Crying spells. I am 15 months into tapering.

1997- Zoloft 200mg, Xanax .25mg
2006 - Changed Xanax for tranxene 7.5mg
2016 - tranxene to klonopin and Zoloft to Effexor 225mg.
2023 Effexor 150mg, klonopin .25 3 times a day and Seroquel 25mg 2 td. Tapered too fast Seroquel Jan. 2025. Hell .
2025, January 5- 12.50mg morning 12.50mg evening
2025, February 2 - 12.50mg morning 12.50mg evening
2025, February 23 - 12.50mg morning 12.50mg evening
2025, February 27 - 12.50mg morning 6.25mg evening
2025, March 5 - 12.50 morning 6.25mg evening
June, July, August, HOLD September 3.12mg evening but reinstated to 6.25mg. HOLD
Current: Zoloft 200mg, klonopin .50mg, Seroquel 18.75mg (12.50mg morning-6.25mg evening)
May 2026 updose Seroquel 12.50mg 12:00 morning- 12.50mg 9:00 evening.

April 18Apr 18

I am sorry to hear you are struggling so badly @Julvaz74

Please remember thoughts and feelings aren't facts....

I know I have mentioned this previously on SA, but I think you would benefit from making both your doses, morning and night, the same size. It is important to keep your plasma levels even.

When did you last feel stable?

I am not a medical professional. My comments are based on my personal experience and information on SA.

Paroxetine-2002 onward-20mg/ Citalopram-2007-20 mg-straight switch from paroxetine-back to paroxetine after a month/ Sertraline -25 mg-Dec 2016- given for a month instead of paroxetine (doctor mistake) Oxazepam -10 mg-2016-twice weekly for a couple months for sleep/ Zopiclone -3.75-7.5mg-2020-2022-once a week for sleep/Paroxetine -20 yr+/ Dec2018-May 2022 20 mg/ May 2022 30mg/2022.07.28-2022.08.24 30mg to 0mg/ Prozac-10mg August 24-29 2022/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.11.28-2022.12.04/10mg-Dec 5&6/22/ Prozac-10mg-Dec 8&9/22/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.12.07 to 2023.07.01

TAPER-Paroxetine-2023-Jul 2-4.9mg/ Jul 21-4.8mg/Jul 28-4.73mg/Aug 4-4.65mg /Sep 21-4.58 mg/Oct 27-4.56 mg/Dec 5-4.54 mg/2024-Jan 2-4.52 mg/Jan 9-4.51 mg/Jan 17-4.49 mg/Jan 26-4.47mg/Feb 6-4.46mg/Feb 19-4.44mg /Apr 4-4.43mg/Apr 28-4.4 mg/May 5-4.39 mg/May 19-4.36 mg/Jul 2-4.34 mg/Jul 9-4.32mg/Jul 31-4.3 mg/Oct 1-4.29mg/Nov 27-4.25 mg/Dec 5-4.22mg/2025-Jan 5-4.17mg/Feb 2-4.1mg/Mar 7-4.07mg/Apr 23-4.04mg/May 23-4mg/Jun 22-3.99mg/Jun 30-3.95mg/Jul 18-3.92mg/Sep 25-3.9mg/2026-Mar 25-3.85mg

9am-paroxetine, 200mg mag bisglycinate/75 mg DGL if needed for refux/150 mg calcium citrate/algae oil for omega 3/ginger 400 mg as needed for nausea

"... your strength will be in keeping calm..."-Isaiah 30:15

April 18Apr 18

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2 hours ago, LostinCanada said:
I am sorry to hear you are struggling so badly @Julvaz74
Please remember thoughts and feelings aren't facts....
I know I have mentioned this previously on SA, but I think you would benefit from making both your doses, morning and night, the same size. It is important to keep your plasma levels even.
When did you last feel stable?

I don't even remember. Maybe February. I am going to do that. Same size am and pm.

1997- Zoloft 200mg, Xanax .25mg
2006 - Changed Xanax for tranxene 7.5mg
2016 - tranxene to klonopin and Zoloft to Effexor 225mg.
2023 Effexor 150mg, klonopin .25 3 times a day and Seroquel 25mg 2 td. Tapered too fast Seroquel Jan. 2025. Hell .
2025, January 5- 12.50mg morning 12.50mg evening
2025, February 2 - 12.50mg morning 12.50mg evening
2025, February 23 - 12.50mg morning 12.50mg evening
2025, February 27 - 12.50mg morning 6.25mg evening
2025, March 5 - 12.50 morning 6.25mg evening
June, July, August, HOLD September 3.12mg evening but reinstated to 6.25mg. HOLD
Current: Zoloft 200mg, klonopin .50mg, Seroquel 18.75mg (12.50mg morning-6.25mg evening)
May 2026 updose Seroquel 12.50mg 12:00 morning- 12.50mg 9:00 evening.

April 18Apr 18

Just now, Julvaz74 said:
I don't even remember. Maybe February. I am going to do that. Same size am and pm.

It might be good to adjust the dose every few days till they are even and if you feel worse, hold.

For example:

Day 1 to day 4-11.5 mg morning-7.25 mg evening

Day 5 to day 8-10.5 mg morning-8.25 mg evening

Day 9 to day 12-9.5 mg morning-9.25 mg evening (you might want to updose to 9.5 mg just to keep it simple-same dose both times)

You can do this slower if you feel any symptoms.

Please let us know how you are doing and if this brings some relief. ❤️🙏

Edited April 18Apr 18 by LostinCanada

I am not a medical professional. My comments are based on my personal experience and information on SA.

Paroxetine-2002 onward-20mg/ Citalopram-2007-20 mg-straight switch from paroxetine-back to paroxetine after a month/ Sertraline -25 mg-Dec 2016- given for a month instead of paroxetine (doctor mistake) Oxazepam -10 mg-2016-twice weekly for a couple months for sleep/ Zopiclone -3.75-7.5mg-2020-2022-once a week for sleep/Paroxetine -20 yr+/ Dec2018-May 2022 20 mg/ May 2022 30mg/2022.07.28-2022.08.24 30mg to 0mg/ Prozac-10mg August 24-29 2022/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.11.28-2022.12.04/10mg-Dec 5&6/22/ Prozac-10mg-Dec 8&9/22/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.12.07 to 2023.07.01

TAPER-Paroxetine-2023-Jul 2-4.9mg/ Jul 21-4.8mg/Jul 28-4.73mg/Aug 4-4.65mg /Sep 21-4.58 mg/Oct 27-4.56 mg/Dec 5-4.54 mg/2024-Jan 2-4.52 mg/Jan 9-4.51 mg/Jan 17-4.49 mg/Jan 26-4.47mg/Feb 6-4.46mg/Feb 19-4.44mg /Apr 4-4.43mg/Apr 28-4.4 mg/May 5-4.39 mg/May 19-4.36 mg/Jul 2-4.34 mg/Jul 9-4.32mg/Jul 31-4.3 mg/Oct 1-4.29mg/Nov 27-4.25 mg/Dec 5-4.22mg/2025-Jan 5-4.17mg/Feb 2-4.1mg/Mar 7-4.07mg/Apr 23-4.04mg/May 23-4mg/Jun 22-3.99mg/Jun 30-3.95mg/Jul 18-3.92mg/Sep 25-3.9mg/2026-Mar 25-3.85mg

9am-paroxetine, 200mg mag bisglycinate/75 mg DGL if needed for refux/150 mg calcium citrate/algae oil for omega 3/ginger 400 mg as needed for nausea

"... your strength will be in keeping calm..."-Isaiah 30:15

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April 19Apr 19

Hey @Chippy @mstimc60 @Lighty @Raymond @Fullhealing @RachelSusan

Could @Julvaz74 get some encouragement. l would also appreciate my advice being checked and verified... thanks so much. ❤️🙏

Edited April 19Apr 19 by LostinCanada

I am not a medical professional. My comments are based on my personal experience and information on SA.

Paroxetine-2002 onward-20mg/ Citalopram-2007-20 mg-straight switch from paroxetine-back to paroxetine after a month/ Sertraline -25 mg-Dec 2016- given for a month instead of paroxetine (doctor mistake) Oxazepam -10 mg-2016-twice weekly for a couple months for sleep/ Zopiclone -3.75-7.5mg-2020-2022-once a week for sleep/Paroxetine -20 yr+/ Dec2018-May 2022 20 mg/ May 2022 30mg/2022.07.28-2022.08.24 30mg to 0mg/ Prozac-10mg August 24-29 2022/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.11.28-2022.12.04/10mg-Dec 5&6/22/ Prozac-10mg-Dec 8&9/22/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.12.07 to 2023.07.01

TAPER-Paroxetine-2023-Jul 2-4.9mg/ Jul 21-4.8mg/Jul 28-4.73mg/Aug 4-4.65mg /Sep 21-4.58 mg/Oct 27-4.56 mg/Dec 5-4.54 mg/2024-Jan 2-4.52 mg/Jan 9-4.51 mg/Jan 17-4.49 mg/Jan 26-4.47mg/Feb 6-4.46mg/Feb 19-4.44mg /Apr 4-4.43mg/Apr 28-4.4 mg/May 5-4.39 mg/May 19-4.36 mg/Jul 2-4.34 mg/Jul 9-4.32mg/Jul 31-4.3 mg/Oct 1-4.29mg/Nov 27-4.25 mg/Dec 5-4.22mg/2025-Jan 5-4.17mg/Feb 2-4.1mg/Mar 7-4.07mg/Apr 23-4.04mg/May 23-4mg/Jun 22-3.99mg/Jun 30-3.95mg/Jul 18-3.92mg/Sep 25-3.9mg/2026-Mar 25-3.85mg

9am-paroxetine, 200mg mag bisglycinate/75 mg DGL if needed for refux/150 mg calcium citrate/algae oil for omega 3/ginger 400 mg as needed for nausea

"... your strength will be in keeping calm..."-Isaiah 30:15

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April 19Apr 19

I'm sorry to hear you are dealing with these symptoms, I reassure you it's temporarily, I recommend you to start practicing acceptance, we have coping strategies in the symptoms and coping methods sections.

99.9% of people do heal from this, you have to remember, you are not the emotions or the symptoms, you are the observer, just let the symptoms say as they want and do as they want, accept the emotions but don't believe them, resisting makes the suffering 10x worse, it's better to accept so you suffer way less.

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys.
Feel free to mention me whenever help is needed.

Current Supplements: Morning: Aloe Vera Gels. Night: 6mg melatonin and 133mg magnesium glycinate. Taking Omega 3 as needed to calm dyskinesia or over stimulation..

Current Medications: Mirtazapine, Lasea (lavender oil) before bed.

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Tapering: Mirtazapine 15mg, (went compounded) 13.5mg 08/May/2025, 12.1mg 10/July/2025, 15/July/2025 15mg (half tablet), 26/July/2025 14.35mg (moved to dry cutting method) ), 03/Aug/2025 14.6mg, 24/Nov/2025 14.47mg, 29/Jan/2026 14.35mg

Note: Had a lot of issue with degradation with different cutting times and compounded pharmacy which caused withdrawals and a more sensitive nervous system.

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April 19Apr 19

@Julvaz74 How are you today? I am really sorry to see you are suffering so much still.

I agree with LIC, getting your dose split evenly seems like a good idea. Seroquels half life is VERY short. I think what I would do is actually dose 3 times a day. I would split you AM dose in half, and move it 1 hour at a time till it is at midday.

Are you splitting Klonopin at the moment? It should be dosed twice a day.

Chippy

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys.

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

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April 19Apr 19

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys.
Feel free to mention me whenever help is needed.

Current Supplements: Morning: Aloe Vera Gels. Night: 6mg melatonin and 133mg magnesium glycinate. Taking Omega 3 as needed to calm dyskinesia or over stimulation..

Current Medications: Mirtazapine, Lasea (lavender oil) before bed.

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Tapering: Mirtazapine 15mg, (went compounded) 13.5mg 08/May/2025, 12.1mg 10/July/2025, 15/July/2025 15mg (half tablet), 26/July/2025 14.35mg (moved to dry cutting method) ), 03/Aug/2025 14.6mg, 24/Nov/2025 14.47mg, 29/Jan/2026 14.35mg

Note: Had a lot of issue with degradation with different cutting times and compounded pharmacy which caused withdrawals and a more sensitive nervous system.

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April 19Apr 19

On 4/17/2026 at 4:41 PM, Julvaz74 said:
I need some reassurance that I will be fine. I am extremely depressed with intrusive catastrophic thoughts of everyone around me dying or leaving. Anxiety is super high. Crying spells. I am 15 months into tapering.

Hi @Julvaz74 These thoughts are verry common during withdrawal and recovery, and they can seem overwhelming. But they are just thoughts, and have no more power than what you give them. Have you looked into coping strategies like CBT to help you manage the negative thought loops? As @Lighty just said, nearly everyone can recover, and you will too. Learning some coping tools will make it a lot easier.

Started Paxil for GAD in 1999

Unsuccessful taper attempt in 2006

Paxilprogress helped with a successful taper completed in 2009

Using therapy and CBT to manage my anxiety

I offer advice based on my experience. Nothing I share is intended to be medical or therapy advice.

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April 19Apr 19

1 minute ago, Chippy said:
Seroquels half life is VERY short. I think what I would do is actually dose 3 times a day.

Everything I read shows twice or three times daily is the recommended dosing for IR.

Would you be willing to take it 3 times a day?

The morning dose could be split and moved apart by an hour a day. Maybe to finally reach 7am-3pm-11pm or something similar.

8 minutes ago, Chippy said:
Are you splitting Klonopin at the moment? It should be dosed twice a day.

Are you still taking it 3 times a day?❤️🙏

Edited April 19Apr 19 by LostinCanada

I am not a medical professional. My comments are based on my personal experience and information on SA.

Paroxetine-2002 onward-20mg/ Citalopram-2007-20 mg-straight switch from paroxetine-back to paroxetine after a month/ Sertraline -25 mg-Dec 2016- given for a month instead of paroxetine (doctor mistake) Oxazepam -10 mg-2016-twice weekly for a couple months for sleep/ Zopiclone -3.75-7.5mg-2020-2022-once a week for sleep/Paroxetine -20 yr+/ Dec2018-May 2022 20 mg/ May 2022 30mg/2022.07.28-2022.08.24 30mg to 0mg/ Prozac-10mg August 24-29 2022/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.11.28-2022.12.04/10mg-Dec 5&6/22/ Prozac-10mg-Dec 8&9/22/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.12.07 to 2023.07.01

TAPER-Paroxetine-2023-Jul 2-4.9mg/ Jul 21-4.8mg/Jul 28-4.73mg/Aug 4-4.65mg /Sep 21-4.58 mg/Oct 27-4.56 mg/Dec 5-4.54 mg/2024-Jan 2-4.52 mg/Jan 9-4.51 mg/Jan 17-4.49 mg/Jan 26-4.47mg/Feb 6-4.46mg/Feb 19-4.44mg /Apr 4-4.43mg/Apr 28-4.4 mg/May 5-4.39 mg/May 19-4.36 mg/Jul 2-4.34 mg/Jul 9-4.32mg/Jul 31-4.3 mg/Oct 1-4.29mg/Nov 27-4.25 mg/Dec 5-4.22mg/2025-Jan 5-4.17mg/Feb 2-4.1mg/Mar 7-4.07mg/Apr 23-4.04mg/May 23-4mg/Jun 22-3.99mg/Jun 30-3.95mg/Jul 18-3.92mg/Sep 25-3.9mg/2026-Mar 25-3.85mg

9am-paroxetine, 200mg mag bisglycinate/75 mg DGL if needed for refux/150 mg calcium citrate/algae oil for omega 3/ginger 400 mg as needed for nausea

"... your strength will be in keeping calm..."-Isaiah 30:15

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April 19Apr 19

So sorry you suffering so much! @Julvaz74 It's all very common since your system is still heavily affected but rest assured it's temporary.

I see you already get great advice from others so nothing to add really.

Hang in there, it's a tough journey but you will get through it, we are all here to support you all the way.

Sending much strength and healing 🙏

Edited April 19Apr 19 by Fullhealing

1998 forced on cipramil *no anxiety/depression background*

Over the years all kinds of SSRI/SNRI/antipsychotics/stabilizers due to apparently side effects/withdrawal

Many attempts to quit over the years with failure (extremely rapid taper followed by doctors' guidens)

Current attempt-Paxil 20 mg:

6/24 20 mg to 5 mg-severe AKA

9/24 Increase to 20-AKA continues

10/24 stopped completely-AKA out of control

11/24 Zoloft bridge attempt-25 mg to 75 mg+Seroquel-AKA continued-stopped them CT.

12/24 Back on Paxil 10mg (0.1789g)-some stabilization-from here tapered by about 30% each time (don't remember doses and dates).

2025 - 7.10 0.0558g (3.11mg)/7.11 3% 0.0541g (3.02mg)/4.12 1% 0.0535g (2.98mg)

2026 - 3.1 1.5% 0.0526g (2.93mg)/9.1 8.5% 0.0480g (2.68mg)/16.2 1.8% 0.0470g (2.62mg)/21.3 1% 0.466 (2.60mg)/23.4 2.2% 0.455g (2.54mg)/8.7 21.7% 0.0356.5g (2mg)/15.8 updose by 11.7% 0.0400g (2.23mg)

Supplements:

Magnesium Glycinate - started 28.5.26 1 capsule 200mg in the morning - Increased brain fog and muscle stiffness - stopped after two weeks.

Iron - liquid, quarter of recommended dose - increased anxiety and burning sensation - stopped after two weeks.

Saffron - started 8.7.26 1 capsule 30mg in the morning - pretty immediate improvement in terms of terror, body pain and sleep.

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April 20Apr 20

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I will answer everything. My mind is struggling right now. Thanks guys, i don't know how to explain what i am feeling. Hurts so much.

1997- Zoloft 200mg, Xanax .25mg
2006 - Changed Xanax for tranxene 7.5mg
2016 - tranxene to klonopin and Zoloft to Effexor 225mg.
2023 Effexor 150mg, klonopin .25 3 times a day and Seroquel 25mg 2 td. Tapered too fast Seroquel Jan. 2025. Hell .
2025, January 5- 12.50mg morning 12.50mg evening
2025, February 2 - 12.50mg morning 12.50mg evening
2025, February 23 - 12.50mg morning 12.50mg evening
2025, February 27 - 12.50mg morning 6.25mg evening
2025, March 5 - 12.50 morning 6.25mg evening
June, July, August, HOLD September 3.12mg evening but reinstated to 6.25mg. HOLD
Current: Zoloft 200mg, klonopin .50mg, Seroquel 18.75mg (12.50mg morning-6.25mg evening)
May 2026 updose Seroquel 12.50mg 12:00 morning- 12.50mg 9:00 evening.

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April 20Apr 20

22 minutes ago, Julvaz74 said:
I will answer everything. My mind is struggling right now. Thanks guys, i don't know how to explain what i am feeling. Hurts so much.

It's okay...just take your time. We are here to help. ❤️🙏

I am not a medical professional. My comments are based on my personal experience and information on SA.

Paroxetine-2002 onward-20mg/ Citalopram-2007-20 mg-straight switch from paroxetine-back to paroxetine after a month/ Sertraline -25 mg-Dec 2016- given for a month instead of paroxetine (doctor mistake) Oxazepam -10 mg-2016-twice weekly for a couple months for sleep/ Zopiclone -3.75-7.5mg-2020-2022-once a week for sleep/Paroxetine -20 yr+/ Dec2018-May 2022 20 mg/ May 2022 30mg/2022.07.28-2022.08.24 30mg to 0mg/ Prozac-10mg August 24-29 2022/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.11.28-2022.12.04/10mg-Dec 5&6/22/ Prozac-10mg-Dec 8&9/22/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.12.07 to 2023.07.01

TAPER-Paroxetine-2023-Jul 2-4.9mg/ Jul 21-4.8mg/Jul 28-4.73mg/Aug 4-4.65mg /Sep 21-4.58 mg/Oct 27-4.56 mg/Dec 5-4.54 mg/2024-Jan 2-4.52 mg/Jan 9-4.51 mg/Jan 17-4.49 mg/Jan 26-4.47mg/Feb 6-4.46mg/Feb 19-4.44mg /Apr 4-4.43mg/Apr 28-4.4 mg/May 5-4.39 mg/May 19-4.36 mg/Jul 2-4.34 mg/Jul 9-4.32mg/Jul 31-4.3 mg/Oct 1-4.29mg/Nov 27-4.25 mg/Dec 5-4.22mg/2025-Jan 5-4.17mg/Feb 2-4.1mg/Mar 7-4.07mg/Apr 23-4.04mg/May 23-4mg/Jun 22-3.99mg/Jun 30-3.95mg/Jul 18-3.92mg/Sep 25-3.9mg/2026-Mar 25-3.85mg

9am-paroxetine, 200mg mag bisglycinate/75 mg DGL if needed for refux/150 mg calcium citrate/algae oil for omega 3/ginger 400 mg as needed for nausea

"... your strength will be in keeping calm..."-Isaiah 30:15

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April 20Apr 20

1 hour ago, Julvaz74 said:
I will answer everything. My mind is struggling right now. Thanks guys, i don't know how to explain what i am feeling. Hurts so much.

No rush. Just message when you can. Here when you need.

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys.

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

April 20Apr 20

6 hours ago, Julvaz74 said:
I will answer everything. My mind is struggling right now. Thanks guys, i don't know how to explain what i am feeling. Hurts so much.

There's no pressure, just when you can.

On 4/18/2026 at 12:41 AM, Julvaz74 said:
I need some reassurance that I will be fine. I am extremely depressed with intrusive catastrophic thoughts of everyone around me dying or leaving. Anxiety is super high. Crying spells. I am 15 months into tapering.

People can and do recover from the harm that these drugs do. In my time in support groups, I've seen it happen a lot.

The symptoms you're experiencing are absolutely "classic" PAWS symptoms. That's very difficult, but that also means that you too can recover just as others have.

I hope that you can find a rhythm tapering that is much easier for you, and that you're stable again soon.

Nothing I say is medical advice, it is simply my opinion. I am an anonymous person on an internet forum with no relevant qualifications other than being badly harmed by a drug. For all you know, I could be an idiot. You are making your own decisions and part of that is deciding how much to listen to my opinion, if at all.

Perhaps you should consider this post an artistic work of fiction written for entertainment purposes.

Story from SA: LukeUK: Remeron/Mirtazapine Severe Withdrawal - Introductions and updates - Surviving Antidepressants

15mg Remeron/Mirtazapine November starting 2022 (severe physical side effects)

Attempted to taper off January 2023, ended up having a major breakdown and going up to 30mg, took weeks to stabilise

1 month taper to 0mg

Last dose April 2023

Severe withdrawal syndrome with many physical symptoms

Summary: 5 months using Mirtazapine, including 1 month taper ending late April 2023.

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