Mandy69 Posted November 18, 2018 Posted November 18, 2018 6 weeks I came off zyprexa quite quick and I crashed. 2 weeks ago I got back to my full dose but I haven't picked up at all yet. Kim scared I wont. Plzzz help me
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted November 18, 2018 Moderator Emeritus Posted November 18, 2018 Hi Mandy and welcome to SA, You say you "haven't picked up at all". Have you noticed any improvements since you reinstated? When we feel bad it is very easy to miss noticing that some things aren't as bad as they were. And some of what you are feeling now is most probably from feeling scared. That is understandable. What you have experienced is withdrawal symptoms from going off your drug too quickly. I had a similar thing happen when I tried to reduce my dose of Pristiq from 100mg to 50mg. Thankfully I found SA and reinstated. I've since been following SA's tapering suggestion of reducing no more than 10% of the current dose followed by a hold of about 4 weeks which allows the brain to adapt to not getting as much of the drug. I'm now down to 5.5mg Pristiq. It takes about 4 days for a dose change to get to full level in the blood and a bit longer for it to register in the brain. It may take a few months before you are fully stabilised, and then you can taper carefully. It's a good idea to keep daily notes on paper so that you can be objective about symptoms. Please have a read of these topics: Why taper by 10% of my dosage? Dr Joseph Glenmullen's WD Symptoms Checklist About reinstating and stabilizing to reduce withdrawal symptoms Windows and Waves Pattern of Stabilization Keep Notes on Paper Video: Healing From Antidepressants - Patterns of Recovery How do you talk to a doctor about tapering and withdrawal? What should I expect from my doctor about withdrawal symptoms? To help us out please create a drug signature using the following format: Please make it nice simple by following these instructions (NO diagnoses or symptoms please - thank you): details for last 2 years - dates, ALL drugs, doses summary for older than 2 years - just years and drug/s Account Settings – Create or Edit a signature This is your own Introductions topic where you can ask questions and journal your progress. * NO LONGER ACTIVE on SA * MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: (6 year taper) 0mg Pristiq on 13th November 2021 ADs since ~1992: 25+ years - 1 unknown, Prozac (muscle weakness), Zoloft;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
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