Hopeful59 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 (edited) Hi I am new here, what is neuro emotions? I know I have been prescribed anti-depressants Effexor 225 MG of The XR 75 mg of Trazodone for sleep plus currently I am tapering an Benzo (Valium) Horrible the worst I have had to go through cannot function I want the others gone as well But only one taper at a time!! I know the Effexor will be a tough one as well, But I do not believe I have reason to have been prescribed all this crap for years now! Edited November 15, 2017 by ChessieCat moved from neuro emotions topic Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted November 15, 2017 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted November 15, 2017 (edited) Hi, Hopeful59 and welcome to SurvivingAntidepressants (SA). Please read the SA link below. Basically, what it says is that if you are on a sedating drug (such as a benzo like Valium) or Trazodone, it is better to taper the "activating" drug first, which would include Effexor. The idea is that the sedating drug (i.e., Valium) will make the taper from the AD easier. SA never suggests adding a new benzo to the mix, but since you are already on Valium, it may serve to make your Effexor taper easier. In my case, in tapering my activating AD (Lexapro), holding with my benzo has been helpful in reducing WD symptoms. Taking multiple psych drugs? Which drug to taper first? - Tapering ... Edited April 22, 2019 by ChessieCat fixed font Gridley Introduction Lexapro 20 mg since 2004. Begin Brassmonkey Slide Taper Jan. 2017. End 2017 year 1 of taper at 9.25mg End 2018 year 2 of taper at 4.1mg End 2019 year 3 of taper at 1.0mg Oct. 30, 2020 Jump to zero from 0.025mg. Current dose: 0.000mg 3 year, 10 month taper is 100% complete. Ativan 1 mg to 1.875mg 1986-2020, two CT's and reinstatements Nov. 2020, 7-week Ativan-Valium crossover to 18.75mg Valium Feb. 2021, begin 10%/4 week taper of 18.75mg Valium End 2021 year 1 of Valium taper at 6mg End 2022 year 2 of Valium taper at 2.75mg End 2023 year 3 of Valium taper at 1mg Jan. 24, 2024: Hold at 1mg and shift to Imipramine taper. Taper is 95% complete. Imipramine 75 mg daily since 1986. Jan.-Sept. 2016 tapered to 14.4mg March 22, 2022: Begin 10%/4 week taper Aug. 5, 2022: hold at 9.5mg and shift to Valium taper Jan. 24, 2024: Resume Imipramine taper. Current dose as of April 1: 6.8mg Taper is 91% complete. Supplements: multiple, quercetin, omega-3, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotics, zinc, melatonin .3mg, iron, serrapeptase, nattokinase I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice but simply information based on my own experience, as well as other members who have survived these drugs. Link to comment
nz11 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Hopeful Any update? Drug signature? Thoughts? Rantings? are welcome. Thought for the day: Lets stand up, and let’s speak out , together. G Olsen We have until the 14th. Feb 2018. URGENT REQUEST Please consider submitting for the petition on Prescribed Drug Dependence and Withdrawal currently awaiting its third consideration at the Scottish Parliament. You don't even have to be from Scotland. By clicking on the link below you can read some of the previous submissions but be warned many of them are quite harrowing. http://www.parliament.scot/GettingInvolved/Petitions/PE01651 Please tell them about your problems taking and withdrawing from antidepressants and/or benzos. Send by email to petitions@parliament.scot and quote PE01651 in the subject heading. Keep to a maximum of 3 sides of A4 and you can't name for legal reasons any doctor you have consulted. Tell them if you wish to remain anonymous. We need the numbers to help convince the committee members we are not isolated cases. You have until mid February. Thank you Recovering paxil addict None of the published articles shed light on what ssri's ... actually do or what their hazards might be. Healy 2013. This is so true, with anything you get on these drugs, dependance, tapering, withdrawal symptoms, side effects, just silent. And if there is something mentioned then their is a serious disconnect between what is said and reality! "Every time I read of a multi-person shooting, I always presume that person had just started a SSRI or had just stopped." Dr Mosher. Me too! Over two decades later, the number of antidepressant prescriptions a year is slightly more than the number of people in the Western world. Most (nine out of 10) prescriptions are for patients who faced difficulties on stopping, equating to about a tenth of the population. These patients are often advised to continue treatment because their difficulties indicate they need ongoing treatment, just as a person with diabetes needs insulin. Healy 2015 I believe the ssri era will soon stand as one of the most shameful in the history of medicine. Healy 2015 Let people help people ... in a natural, kind, non-addictive (and non-big pharma) way. J Broadley 2017 Link to comment
Hopeful59 Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) Topic title: Why antidepressants first? I am interested to know why it's advisable to taper let's say Effexor and Trazadone first? I am currently tapering Benzos trust me its unbelievable it's horrible it's hellish. Now I am scared I did it all backwards!! I am scared to taper off the Antidepressants now. Will I be able to Edited April 22, 2019 by ChessieCat added topic title Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted April 22, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted April 22, 2019 Hi Hopeful I've moved you post to your Introduction topic, which is the place to ask questions and journal your progress. This keeps your history in one place. Please read all of Post #1 of this topic which explains about "accelerators" and "brakes": taking-multiple-psych-drugs-which-drug-to-taper-first * 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 Link to comment
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