First time poster here, looking for support with getting off my meds. Ever since I was 15, I was prescribed Seroquel for mood stabilisation. They suspected I had BPD, but due to Australia and the psychiatry field’s views on U18 diagnosis, I was never formally diagnosed. Just told really. 

I’m now 21. I have been on Seroquel for six years. I advised my doctors that the meds just did not do their purpose - stabilise my moods - anymore. Instead, I was more using it to go to sleep. My doctors allowed me to go from my 50mg to 25mg, then to halve the 25mg and after two weeks of that, I could stop. 

Last night, I slept without it purposely for the first time. Sleep was awful. I didn’t fall asleep until 2am. I woke up at 5am. Then stayed awake until 6am. Then went back to sleep and woke again at 9.30. Back to sleep. Awake fully at 10.30. I felt like utter shit. Like the zombie feeling you get when you FIRST START it. 

Tonight, I had to call into work today at 12.50am (I was set to start at 6am) because I cannot get to sleep. I’m wide awake.

Anybody, I need help. How can I start to go to sleep? What helped you guys when getting off Seroquel or similar meds? I really need advice, I can’t be calling into work every few days because I can’t sleep. It’ll ruin my life. 

Thanks in advance guys:(