Has anyone who has stopped taking seroquel cold turkey had non-stop itching especially at night?

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Answer Seroquel and itchingThe itching is apparently caused by a reaction your body is having to withdrawal from the Seroquel. In addition to the other effects of the drug, it acts as a mild anti-histamine, so all this time that you have been taking Seroquel, you have been dosing yourself against an allergic reaction you weren't actually having. It is really awful to go through these withdrawal itches... I'm actually having one as I'm writing this on the palm of my hands. It started a couple of days after I quit Seroquel 50mg XR cold turkey. I got so itchy all over my body and scratched so hard that I broke blood vessels under my skin. It is ferocious and has moved around my arms, legs, back, scalp, and palms. I have a large tattoo on my back, and I have found that since I quit the Seroquel it has become raised and irritated.

The experts suggest that you avoid certain food and drink that can make the itch worse, like coffee, beer, and super sugary snacks, but in reality, if you are experiencing the withdrawals like I am, these things feel pretty necessary right now, and I'm not too keen to give them up. I've found that taking an allergy pill/anti-histamine helps quell the itch, as does submerging your body in a hot bath. I'm sure that the Aveeno oatmeal bath designed to help alleviate itch is probably also helpful in easing the incredible itches.

Also, watch for nausea, night-time vomiting, and a sudden sensitivity to every bug that is floating around, (I quit Seroquel two weeks ago, and in addition to still having symptoms like the itchiness, I have also had the flu and just got a cold). This wouldn't be weird, except that while I was on the Seroquel, I swear I was sort of superhuman in terms of what I could put my body through and still feel well. It might just have been that I was sleeping so much on it. Eventually though, I realized that I wasn't 'myself' on the pill. I kept having ideas that I was going to get better and feel better, but I couldn't follow through on anything, and wasn't inspired whatsoever, and felt like a loser. Since stopping the pill, I really feel like I am coming back to myself. I am still taking Cipralex for my bi-polar, but after learning that Seroquel was dangerous for some people long term and would make it near impossible to have a baby on it, I decided it was time to give it up.

I'm glad I did. Despite the terrible itch.