nailaholic94 Posted August 1, 2016 Posted August 1, 2016 (edited) Hey there. I'm new to this. I am thinking about discontinuing my antidepressants. I am currently on Tofranil been taking it about 7 months. I feel like it doesn;t really help. and every time i speak with my psychiatrist she just ups the dose and i feel like it really doesn't make a difference, I really need supoort on what i should do or suggestions. thanks. Edited August 2, 2016 by scallywag tags added
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted August 1, 2016 Moderator Emeritus Posted August 1, 2016 Hi nailaholic and welcome to SA, Please excuse the brief response as I need to get ready for work. Please put your Withdrawal History in Signature include ALL drugs, dates, doses and how you increased/decreased. Also please update as you make dose changes to keep it current. tips-for-tapering-off-imipramine-tofranil Introduction to AD Withdrawal Syndrome Why taper by 10% of my dosage? Brain Remodelling (Rhi's Description of Brain Healing) Video: Healing From Antidepressants - Patterns of Recovery Please have a read of the above links. This is your Intro/Update topic to ask questions and to journal your progress. Click "Follow" top right to receive notification when someone responds. * NO LONGER ACTIVE on SA * MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: (6 year taper) 0mg Pristiq on 13th November 2021 ADs since ~1992: 25+ years - 1 unknown, Prozac (muscle weakness), Zoloft; citalopram (pooped out) CTed (very sick for 2.5 wks a few months after); Pristiq: 50mg 2012, 100mg beg 2013 (Serotonin Toxicity) Tapering from Oct 2015 - 13 Nov 2021 LAST DOSE 0.0025mg Post 0 updates start here My tapering program My Intro (goes to tapering graph) VIDEO: Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome and its Management
Moderator Emeritus scallywag Posted August 2, 2016 Moderator Emeritus Posted August 2, 2016 nailaholic - welcome to SA from me too. You can get notifications when someone replies to you or posts by following this topic. To follow: Click the gray "Follow this topic" button. A dialog box appears with notification options. Select one of the options. click follow this topic in the dialog box. This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner.1997-1999 Effexor; 2002-2005 Effexor XR 37.5 mg linear taper, dropping same #beads/week with bad results Cymbalta 60 mg 2012 - 2015; 2016: 20 mg to 7 mg exact doses and dates in this post; 2017: 6.3 mg to 0.0 mg Aug. 12; details here scallywag's IntroductionOnline spreadsheet for dose taper calculations and nz11's THE WORKS spreadsheet
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