Re: Quetiapine modified release
Originally Posted by
beautifulfreak77
I know that is classed as highish dose now but when I started many years ago I was on 50mg of diazepam...
It was a high dose even back in the 1960-70s.
The irony is there is now good evidence BZDs actually produce the same brain atrophy that causes anxiety and depression as the initial trigger, high stress hormone levels in the brain.
I came off that and a few years ago was put on 20mg I said to psychiatrist I can manage with it just 3 times a day. But I have an agreement with my psychiatrist I don’t have to take 3 a day.
I think you should seriously consider talking to your psychiatrist about weaning off diazepam. It is likely doing more harm than good. You may not need anything else once the quetiapine kicks-in, but if needed an AD would be a better option than diazepam.
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