BMI

August 28, 2026··

If I lose weight when I'm tapering, the quetiapine I take will increase in strength, so how will my BMI affect my tapering journey if my weight changes. Say like if I lost a stone. Or will it not change anything. Maybe it will increase the side effects and decrease the withdrawal

Seroquel — 400— 22 years —down to 100 in 6 months, 100 is taking a lot of time to get used to so resting on 100 for as long as it takes. holding | without clinician

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Catina21d ago

Community AnchorEffexor

We have some information about weight changes during withdrawal if you'd like to take a look: https://taper.community/resources/blog/weight-changes-during-psych-med-withdrawal I hope it helps!

Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg

“Your brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”

Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.

Horizon20d ago

NavigatorSeroquel · holding

Thank you for your support and help 😊 have a good day

Seroquel — 400— 22 years —down to 100 in 6 months, 100 is taking a lot of time to get used to so resting on 100 for as long as it takes. holding | without clinician

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Catina20d ago

Community AnchorEffexor

You're very welcome! I wish you a good day too! 🤗

Zsigmondus2d ago

WelcomerSeroquel · active

I think greasy food can potentiate the effects of quetiapine. If you lose weight with fat based diets it can happen.

Seroquel — 200 mg XR — 3 years 2 months — actively tapering

Horizon2d ago

NavigatorSeroquel · holding

That's really interesting, I didn't know that, thank you I do know from experience that Valerian increases side effects, so I stopped drinking bedtime tea with valerian because it was affecting my swallowing, making it harder. I also know cbd increases the strength of quetiapine, the drowsiness effect. But I think you need to be careful of your liver if you combine the two My psychiatrist was considering whether to increase my dose a long time ago, because I was low in weight but she went ahead with the increase anyway, unfortunately for me. Looking back this is proof the quetiapine didn't work, because it should have been working and an increase wasn't the correct thing to do. This is why I'm questioning weight, because of her hesitation.

Seroquel — 400— 22 years —down to 100 in 6 months, 100 is taking a lot of time to get used to so resting on 100 for as long as it takes. holding | without clinician

Horizon2d ago

NavigatorSeroquel · holding

Also I've been taking a bit of sea kelp most days to protect my thyroid from becoming under active from the quetiapine. Which has worked ☺️

Seroquel — 400— 22 years —down to 100 in 6 months, 100 is taking a lot of time to get used to so resting on 100 for as long as it takes. holding | without clinician

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