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imacmill

Kava and Seroquel withdrawal...safe?

Hi everyone. I'm a new subscriber here and was wondering if anyone knows if it's safe and/or helpful to take Kava Kava whilst withdrawing from the antipsychotic drug Seroquel? I've been taking 50mg of Seroquel for sleep for about a year and I find that even the tiniest dose reduction (6.25mg) causes severe sleep disturbance...I get just one to two hours of sleep... pretty awful.

Can Kava assist me in getting off this nasty drug?

TIA!

Posted Apr 30, 2020, 5:33 PM UTC

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dragonology•

Different mechanisms since Seroquel is a dopamine antagonist whereas kava indirectly affects GABA through sodium ion channels.

With that said, kava would still likely induce a calm and non physically addictive warmth that would make recovery more tolerable.

Good luck!

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imacmillOP•

Thanks, dragonology, I'll take it under advisement.

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MrsJones5•

that is a pretty low dose of seroquel. at that dose, you are mostly dealing with a strong histamine reaction that makes you so tired. also why coming off of it makes a lot of people itch like crazy. antihistamines might help you sleep but you dont want to be taking these reguarly bc they can deplete choline.

this can vary a lot from person to person, but some people react very sensitively when coming off of these types of drugs, to the point it can destabilize you pretty seriously. you are on a low dose, and for not a super long time, but still something to be aware of. if you are having any sort of weird symptoms from reducing a dose, you should really avoid taking anything else at all if you can. kava is probably not that big of a deal, but coming off of APs can be pretty sketch.

if you are sensitive you should take it easy and just taper slow and not be trying to take other drugs to cover up symptoms.

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imacmillOP•

Thank you, very good info.

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