Seroquel and Klonopin

[nofear_450]

Hi,

First post here. About 3 years ago, I took seroquel and klonopin for a couple of weeks. I didn't know much about these meds, and just stopped taking them cold turkey. Well, I felt horrible and took them again. I think I was on a relative low dosage (.5mg of klonopin twice a day, and 100mg of seroquel twice a day). I tapered off the meds over the course of 2 months, and had bad withdrawals. I never liked taking psych meds. I also tried Ativan once before the other two.

Well, today, I still have tinnitus and get dizzy or anxious sometimes. Withdrawals were tough because I was also dealing with a new claustraphobia while living in NYC. I was under a lot of stress, and my family help me pull through.

My question is, it's been 3 years. Why do I still have tinnitus and feel dizzy and anxious sometimes? I had two episodes of vertigo a about a month prior to taking the medicines. I wasn't told what the cause of the vertigo was, but they did some maneuvers which seemed to make things a lot better. Also, I had a concussion 6 years ago, so i'm not sure if that's related to the vertigo. I got vertigo again 2 years ago, and did some self maneuvers and I think that made it stop. I went to an ENT and did a hearing test. His recommendation was to do some physical therapy with different balance exercises.

Can withdrawals still last after 3 years or is this related to post concussive syndrome?

I don't know how seroquel, ativan or klonopin works or what it does to the mind. Does it leave any lasting damage? Anything I can do to feel better?

thanks

 

[Slow_Mobius]

This is almost certainly not related to the medication, assuming those are the only psychoactive meds you were taking. It's also very surprising that you had severe withdrawal after only a couple weeks of taking Klonopin and Seroquel. Regardless, three years after two and a half months on those meds should be more than enough time for your body to adjust back to baseline. You may read places that benzodiazepine WD can last year's, but those are cases in which pople were taking higher doses for longer periods of time.

Considering you were experiencing psychological issue before you started the meds, I imagine you have an underlying problem. It would be good to bring up these concerns about your concussion to a doctor. But I doubt a single concussion would cause those types of lasting symptoms unless it was pretty severe. You may also want to have a psych evaluation. What was the Seroquel and clonazepam prescribed for? It seems unusual to prescribe 100mg of Seroquel for stress and anxiety unless it's at an incredible level. That stuff zombifies people

 

[nofear_450]

This is almost certainly not related to the medication, assuming those are the only psychoactive meds you were taking. It's also very surprising that you had severe withdrawal after only a couple weeks of taking Klonopin and Seroquel. Regardless, three years after two and a half months on those meds should be more than enough time for your body to adjust back to baseline. You may read places that benzodiazepine WD can last year's, but those are cases in which pople were taking higher doses for longer periods of time.

Considering you were experiencing psychological issue before you started the meds, I imagine you have an underlying problem. It would be good to bring up these concerns about your concussion to a doctor. But I doubt a single concussion would cause those types of lasting symptoms unless it was pretty severe. You may also want to have a psych evaluation. What was the Seroquel and clonazepam prescribed for? It seems unusual to prescribe 100mg of Seroquel for stress and anxiety unless it's at an incredible level. That stuff zombifies people

Glad to hear it's not withdrawals. I hope this is true. I took ativan once, and then the seroquel and klonopin for 2 weeks and (2 months taper). I still get muscle twitches here and there, but they don't last too long and happen less frequently now.

I spoke about my problems first to a psychiatrist who helped me get off the medicine. I told him about my history, and he said I don't really need the medicine. I use to get panic attacks when I was 14, but they went away after h.s. I think being more busy and playing lots of basketball really helped. I didn't have panic attacks again until I got stuck in a train 3 years ago (age in the thirties) so I was afraid I might get panic attacks again. I didn't get one on the train, but felt I was close to getting one.

I found a psychologist after, and saw him for a year. He said I didn't have to face my fears in taking the subway again, but he said he thinks I can do it if I tried, but that's another topic.

I may have underlying issues from living with a scary brother who had schizophrenia. He was abusive sometimes.

 

[nofear_450]

Also, when I had the concussion, they did a scan and didn't find any fractures or bleeding. It's been 6-7 years ago when it happened, but I hear about NFL players feeling the effects years later. I go to the gym and try to eat healthy, so i'm in a much better place 3 years ago, but I do get dizzy once in a while with some anxiety. I'm not sure if it's all in my head or not.

 

[Slow_Mobius]

NFL players take some incredible abuse to their brains. I doubt these symptoms are related to a single mild to moderate concussion. Also, it's definitely not withdrawals from the medication
I would highly recommend seeing a psychiatric specialist about these problems.

Also, muscle twitches are very normal it sounds like your problems are mostly anxiety related. I recommend this all the time, but kava is really a great thing for mild anxiety problems. It's not addictive and it doesn't interfere with your ability to think like benzodiazepines (such as clonazepam). Look into it !

 

[nofear_450]

You've been very helpful. Thanks!

 

[nofear_450]

I should also mention I was seeing a chiropractor before all of this. He was giving me neck adjustments twice a week so i'm not sure if that's related. I did risk another neck adjustment a year ago, and I felt a lot better but it was just a temporary relief.