Moderator bunchesofoats Posted April 25, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 25, 2019 I'm curious if others of the menstrual persuasion have aligned their tapering drop dose dates with certain days in their cycles and if anyone knows a good deal about the interactions between the hormones and medication/tapering. The first time I tried to taper down from 30mg citalopram, it just happened to be during my most difficult week of the cycle (PMS week aka within 7 days before my period starting), and that was horrendous. The second time I smartened up and decided to do it during my "good" week or around day 7 of my cycle, though with the surge of estrogen during that period it can also be difficult. I know there of course isn't a *perfect* (that word should be censored out like a curse word), but I'm wondering if, in general, to those who this is relevant, there is a time during the month when dropping dosage is less harsh on the body. 1 2005 - 2016 on & off methylphenidate and bupropion; short terms trials of other medications; tried many supplements 2016 Nov - 2017 Mar citalopram ramp up 0-->30mg (4 months) 2017 Mar - 2018 Jan held at 30mg (11months); taking 1.5x 20mg tablets, cutting 20mg tablets in half. inconsistency in split tablet led to extreme side effects. 2018 Feb - 2018 May taper 30mg-->20mg (3months), ~2.5mg/month, cutting tablets; at 20mg side effects (vertigo, headache, etc) disappeared 2018 May - 2019 Apr held at 20mg (11months); attempted taper from 20mg; tried ~17.5mg cutting tablets but symptoms too strong 2019 Apr - 2021 Jun tapered 20mg-->10mg (26months); ~5%/month dissolving tablets in water and pipetting with syringe; min lorazepam 2-3x/mo to mitigate symptoms 2021 Jun - 2023 Nov held at 10mg (29months) 2023 Nov - Nov 7 10mg solid to liquid; Dec 7 liquid 10mg; Dec 14 9.9mg; Dec 21 9.8mg; Dec 28 9.75mg; Jan 27 9.65mg; Feb 3 9.53mg; Feb 18 9.45mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SertralineAnxiety Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Hi, This makes a lot of sense to me. I use a free app called "Clue" to track my period and symptoms. I might check the symptom pattern, and make sure to drop at a "better" time of the month. Thanks for the post! 2005-2018: Sertraline 50mg Jan 2018: Started taper from 50mg Jun 2018: 25 mg July 2019: 20 mg. Switched to Microtapering Spring 2020: Tetanus vaccine and a course of rabies vaccinations. July 2020: 16 mg. Hold. During 2020, I was forced to change manufacturers(of generic Sertraline) 4 times due to supplier issues. I didn't write the dates down. 1st Oct&4th Oct 2020: IV drip with Metoclopramide, ranitidine, hyoscine butylbromide in hospital 26 October 2020: 17 mg 1Nov: 16mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthStar Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Hey! I'm planning to do this. My last year of drug cocktails has been during a postpartum period, too (and because of), so I'm all sorts of hormonally sensitive and discombobulated right now. I notice that I have a much easier time with reducing or adding anything about 50-75% of the way through my cycle (week 3-4). So that's when I'm planning on doing reductions or additions (of supplements) if I can (and if my cycle remains regular - that's the kicker). I'm also trying to find supplements that might help regulate my cycle (bioidentical progesterone cream RXed from a doc helped somewhat with mood, but caused other havoc - cramping, spotting, acne - so I'm going to avoid that in the future if I can). Will see what I find. Full Story: https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/21026-northstar-postpartum-year-hell-~20-meds-on-and-off-brain-feels-like-a-limp-rag/Adolescence: Zoloft, Lexapro, Wellbutrin (unsure of doseages) for OCD dxMid- to Late-20s: Prozac (40mg) and Xanax PRN (took maybe 10x/yr); went off with no issues when pregnantAfter birth of kiddo in 2018: Waded through a difficult year of 20+ med trials of various combinations (while taking 1,000-2000 vitamin D/day, multivitamin, fish oil, 400-800 mcg folic acid, probiotics, and sometimes evening primrose oil throughout much of this time) June 2020 Update: 0.1 mg Klonopin day; 0.355 mg Klonopin night (tapered from March > June 0.384 > 0.37 > 0.355); 130mg Gabapentin night (tapered Fall-Winter 2019/2020 at 10% previous dose); 5-10 mg propranolol PRN for POTS; 5-15mL Children's Benadryl for MCAS PRN; 1.5 mg melatonin/night + 125 mg magnesium glycinate day + 350mg magnesium composite supp night + 500mg quercetin 2x/day + 1,000-2,000 mg vitamin C/day + 700mg PEA/day + 15mg zinc/day + Vitamin B6 at night PRN (helps w/ restlessness) + occasional 1/2 dose of multivitaminMarch 2023 Update: 0.1 mg Klonopin/day (HOLD); 0.2 mg Klonopin/night (HOLD); 100mg Gabapentin/night (HOLD); 1.5mg LDN/night; 0.5mg ketotifen/night + 0.3mg PRN; 3-5mg melatonin/night; 500mg vitamin C 2-4x/day; 25mg vitamin B6/night; 1/2 dose of multivitamin/day; 250mg magnesium/day; 250-500mg calcium/day; 3,000-6,000 mg vitamin D3 (various forms) throughout the day; evening primrose oil 1x/day; black cumin seed oil PRN; occasionally: probiotics, saccharomyces boulardii, digestive enzymes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgetini Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 This is a super interesting topic. I am perimenopausal AND have a Mirena coil AND a giant uterine fibroid tumour, so I don't have any bleeds, but I think that my hormones are probably still fluctuating, maybe not in a regular fashion. I think I will research how to monitor my endogenous female hormone levels myself to help me with tapering withdrawal. Thanks for this. Bridgetini. xx Jan 2023: Venlafaxine XR 100 mg, Lorazepam 0.25 mg, Oestradiol 100 micrograms Dec 2022: Venlafaxine XR 100 mg, Lorazepam 0.25 mg. HRT stopped for hysterectomy surgery 5 Dec 22 (potential clotting risk) September 2022: Venlafaxine XR 100 mg, Lorazepam 0.25 mg, Oestradiol 100 micrograms, Progesterone 100 mg. Apologies but I can't remember or find details at the moment, but I slowly reduced Venlafaxine and Lorazepam through 2020-2021-2022. Jan 2022: HRT increased by GP for unknown reason to oestradiol patch 100 microg, progresterone 100 mg June 2021: started HRT (oestradiol patch 50 microg, progresterone 100 mg). August 2020: Made a 16% reduction in Lorazepam at psychiatrist's recommendation (1.25 mg) while holding Venlafaxine at 150 mg. March 2019 - March 2020: Venlafaxine XR tapered from 337.5 mg to 150 mg (60% reduction), while continuing 1.5 mg Lorazepam. March 2016 - January 2019: Mirtazapine taptered to 0, while continuing on 1.5 mg Lorazepam and 375 mg Venlafaxine XR. Feb. 2015: 7.5 mg Mirtazapine + 1.5 mg Lorazepam + 375 mg Venlafaxine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator bunchesofoats Posted August 14, 2019 Author Moderator Share Posted August 14, 2019 I was using the app ovia for years to track my cycle and symptoms, but it didn't tell me anything super useful with the data. I got fed up and made my own table in google docs which I printed out and wrote on every day. I printed out new ones every months for a few months and noticed some interested patterns. For example, the night after my 5th day, I always have crazy weird dreams (probably an increase in estrogen leading to an increase in melatonin, but I'm really kind of talking out of my butt here). I'm also at my most vulnerable around day 21/22/23. For me it was far more insightful to create my own table and physically write my symptoms down every day. Now I've been dropping my dosage during the first week (for whatever reason, it's the easiest for me), and that has helped tremendously. 2005 - 2016 on & off methylphenidate and bupropion; short terms trials of other medications; tried many supplements 2016 Nov - 2017 Mar citalopram ramp up 0-->30mg (4 months) 2017 Mar - 2018 Jan held at 30mg (11months); taking 1.5x 20mg tablets, cutting 20mg tablets in half. inconsistency in split tablet led to extreme side effects. 2018 Feb - 2018 May taper 30mg-->20mg (3months), ~2.5mg/month, cutting tablets; at 20mg side effects (vertigo, headache, etc) disappeared 2018 May - 2019 Apr held at 20mg (11months); attempted taper from 20mg; tried ~17.5mg cutting tablets but symptoms too strong 2019 Apr - 2021 Jun tapered 20mg-->10mg (26months); ~5%/month dissolving tablets in water and pipetting with syringe; min lorazepam 2-3x/mo to mitigate symptoms 2021 Jun - 2023 Nov held at 10mg (29months) 2023 Nov - Nov 7 10mg solid to liquid; Dec 7 liquid 10mg; Dec 14 9.9mg; Dec 21 9.8mg; Dec 28 9.75mg; Jan 27 9.65mg; Feb 3 9.53mg; Feb 18 9.45mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superwoman Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 https://www.fairview.org/patient-education/85704 According to the article above serotonin is lowest during the last 2 weeks of the menstrual cycle, before your period. I would think that it would make most sense to taper when serotonin is highest. This would be the first part of the cycle. I normally start to feel more down the week before my period. Then on my period I am more tired. So I don’t think either of those weeks would be the best time to taper. Maybe right after the period ends. 1993-2000: Zoloft few months CT, Prozac 1-2 yrs, Ritalin PRN 2002/2003: Wellbutrin, Paxil 25mg FT, and Xanax PRN CT (all 3 to 6 months), Adderal 40mg, Strattera 40mg 2003- 2016: Effexor XR 75 mg to 150 mg., Strattera (2002-2008) 2017: Effexor XR 225 mg. Gabapentin 300 mg. Elavil 25 mg. 2018: (Sept.) Effexor XR 187.5 mg, Zoloft 10 mg. (OCT.) FT off Gabapentin (NOV.) FT off Elavil (DEC) FT Effexor to 150 mg. 2019: (JAN.) D/C Zoloft, added Viibryd 10mg (FEB) CT Viibryd, (MAR) Prozac bridge, Effexor xr 112.5mg, (Sept.) Effexor XR 112.5 mg + 0.4 mg (1 bead), (Oct.) Effexor XR 112.5mg, (Dec.28) start 10% taper Effexor XR 101.25 mg, 2020: (Jan. 25) Effexor XR 91 mg., (Feb. 22) Effexor xr 82 mg., (Mar. 21) 75 mg. Supplements: Vitamin D 5000 IU topical, Probiotic 6 billion CFU, Epsom salt bath 1C 2 to 3 X week, California Poppy 2 droppers, various essential oils https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/21446-superwoman-effexor-taper/page/8/?tab=comments#comment-475779 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rola Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Superwoman said: https://www.fairview.org/patient-education/85704 Selon l'article ci-dessus, la sérotonine est la plus faible au cours des 2 dernières semaines du cycle menstruel, avant vos règles. Je pense qu'il serait plus logique de diminuer progressivement lorsque la sérotonine est la plus élevée. Ce serait la première partie du cycle. Je commence normalement à me sentir plus déprimé la semaine avant mes règles. Ensuite, sur mes règles, je suis plus fatigué. Je ne pense donc pas que l'une de ces semaines soit le meilleur moment pour diminuer. Peut-être juste après la fin de la période. hello Thank you for the article, it confirms the amplified symptoms I have during menstruation and before. Deroxat (paxil) 20 mg pour 10 ml 12/14 18 mg réduction de 5% tous les mois 13/01/15 14.4mg 15/08 9,6 mg 16.01 reduction3% 8 mg par mois 16/02 7,8 mg 18.02 3 mg 18.03 2,92 à 3% 5 mai 2018 2,74 mg 3% 5 mai 2018 2,74 mg 3% 5 mai 2018 2,74 mg 3% 5 mai 2018 2,74 mg 18/06 2,66 mg 26/06/18 2,58 mg en 26 jours 19/03 1,78 mg 15 jours 19/04 1, 64 mg 21 jours 19/05 1,58 mg 24/07/19 1,44 mg 14/08/19 1,4 mg 27/09/19 1,48 mg 10/09/19 retour à 1,58 mg 27/12/19 retour à 1,65mg direct transition to fluoxetine the 11/01/2020 1,65mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superwoman Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Your welcome @rola. 1993-2000: Zoloft few months CT, Prozac 1-2 yrs, Ritalin PRN 2002/2003: Wellbutrin, Paxil 25mg FT, and Xanax PRN CT (all 3 to 6 months), Adderal 40mg, Strattera 40mg 2003- 2016: Effexor XR 75 mg to 150 mg., Strattera (2002-2008) 2017: Effexor XR 225 mg. Gabapentin 300 mg. Elavil 25 mg. 2018: (Sept.) Effexor XR 187.5 mg, Zoloft 10 mg. (OCT.) FT off Gabapentin (NOV.) FT off Elavil (DEC) FT Effexor to 150 mg. 2019: (JAN.) D/C Zoloft, added Viibryd 10mg (FEB) CT Viibryd, (MAR) Prozac bridge, Effexor xr 112.5mg, (Sept.) Effexor XR 112.5 mg + 0.4 mg (1 bead), (Oct.) Effexor XR 112.5mg, (Dec.28) start 10% taper Effexor XR 101.25 mg, 2020: (Jan. 25) Effexor XR 91 mg., (Feb. 22) Effexor xr 82 mg., (Mar. 21) 75 mg. Supplements: Vitamin D 5000 IU topical, Probiotic 6 billion CFU, Epsom salt bath 1C 2 to 3 X week, California Poppy 2 droppers, various essential oils https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/21446-superwoman-effexor-taper/page/8/?tab=comments#comment-475779 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottlehalffull Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 There's also the progesterone and GABA system to consider. Progesterone is highest in the last two weeks of the cycle, between ovulation and menstruation. (Minus the last couple days before menstruation.) The drop in progesterone is what triggers menstruation, and many common "PMS" symptoms are essentially from progesterone withdrawal. Progesterone has a metabolite that functions in the brain similar to a benzo, by activating the GABA receptors. For most people, the high progesterone part of the cycle is mood-wise pretty good, because progesterone is calming, helps with sleep, all that good stuff. But there are some women who have a "paradoxical reaction" to progesterone and it causes increased anxiety, anger, and other similar negative moods. Some doctors now think that's the cause of PMDD (bad mood for two weeks before menstruation, rather than the normal progesterone withdrawal bad mood for the couple days before menstruation). If you feel good most of the two weeks before menstruation, you're reacting "normally" to progesterone and it's not PMDD, it's PMS. If you feel like crap for those two weeks and your mood actually improves a day or two before your period (when you stop producing progesterone), you're having a paradoxical reaction to progesterone. The weird thing with progesterone is that in these sensitive people, it seems like a small amount of progesterone is alerting, but a larger amount is calming. I guess it's similar to a lot of psychiatric medications in that way, something that's normally calming in larger quantities is activating at smaller quantities. The suggested way to deal with PMDD so far is taking SSRIs, which actually slow down the breakdown of the progesterone metabolite so it can build up to hit that threshold where it's calming, or supplementing bioidentical progesterone. I personally think that it's a massive oversight with drug prescribing that the natural hormonal cycles that affect neurochemicals are more or less ignored. 2018/7 Started on lamotrigine (12.5 mg) and escitalopram (2.5 mg). Tapered up over the course of a month to 50 mg LTG, 10 mg escit. Kept tapering LTG up to 75 mg by 2018/10. 2018/11 Crosstapered from escitalopram to sertraline. 2018/12 Was still taking both SSRIs (escit. 5 mg, sert. 25 mg) when sert. was discontinued to trial quetiapine. Quet. tapered up to 25 mg, but tapered back down after 3 days on the full dose because side effects. Total time on quetiapine 10 days. Switched back to cross tapering esit. and sert., started tapering LTG up to 100 mg. 2019/1 Lamotrigine 100 mg, sertraline 12.5 mg, escitalopram 5 mg. Finally discontinued escit. and on full dosage of sertraline (25 mg) 2019/04. 2019/11 About two weeks of sertraline 12.5 mg, but went back up to 25 mg. 2019/12/4 Lamotrigine taper: too fast, down to 25 mg over the course of about 10 days. Also started increase sertraline 37.5 mg during luteal phase of menstrual cycle for PMDD. 2020/(early) on 22 mg lamotrigine for a while, maybe a month and a half, maybe longer, then 2020/03 Institutionalized for self harm. I think I was trying to taper the sertraline at the time, don't remember the details. Doses increased: Sertraline 50 mg/lamotrigine 25 mg (current regimen). Supposed to be taking seroquel and abilify (TWO antipsychotics?!) but didn't take any once I was discharged from the institution. (Was on them a few days.) ________________________________________________________ 2001(?) Citalopram, don't remember dosage, cold turkey after a couple months and had terrible withdrawals, including what in retrospect was probably PAWS for the next five or so years. (agoraphobia, crippling social anxiety, anhedonia, dp/dr). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Altostrata Posted December 24, 2019 Administrator Share Posted December 24, 2019 Interpretations based on "serotonin imbalance" and its variations aside, which can have no validity since the "serotonin imbalance" theory is poppycock, we have many members who say their withdrawal symptoms ramp up at points in their menstrual cycle, usually pre-menstrual or while they are menstruating. If this happens to you, it seems common sense not to reduce your drug dosage just prior to menstruation or whenever in your cycle you might be most vulnerable. 1 This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee5 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 So glad I found this topic! I was just about to ask a similar question: do withdrawal symptoms ramp up during menstruation? The above partly answers it. What is super strange for me is that this is the first month off my oral contraceptive. On my contraceptive, my period was a non-event, i.e. no mood changes, no sleep changes, no pain/cramps. In this first month off, in the two days leading up to my period, I have struggled to sleep, and have had pain/cramps. It is actually really interesting that a synthetic hormone (progestin) could cause such a difference. For those of you who have stopped their oral contraceptive, how long has it taken to stabilise (i.e. become symptom free in the days leading up to the period)? Or is this "bad few days" permanent in the absence of the contraceptive? Bee 7 months of prescribed polypharmacy in 2015-2016, including several classes of psych meds. 1st attempt at taper was too fast. 2nd attempt is underway. 1 Mar 2018: 37.5 mg paroxetine, 150 mg lamotrigine, 300 mg quetiapine 1 Oct 2020: 30 mg paroxetine, 150 mg lamotrigine, 37.5 mg quetiapine 15 May 2022: 25 mg paroxetine, 150 mg lamotrigine, 0 mg quetiapine 11 Jan 2024: 20 mg paroxetine, 118.75 mg lamotrigine Supplements: Iron, Vit D magnesium glycinate, omega 3 I am not a medical professional. All my posts are my opinions only, based on my experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoastgirl Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 On 1/7/2020 at 2:37 AM, Bee5 said: So glad I found this topic! I was just about to ask a similar question: do withdrawal symptoms ramp up during menstruation? The above partly answers it. What is super strange for me is that this is the first month off my oral contraceptive. On my contraceptive, my period was a non-event, i.e. no mood changes, no sleep changes, no pain/cramps. In this first month off, in the two days leading up to my period, I have struggled to sleep, and have had pain/cramps. It is actually really interesting that a synthetic hormone (progestin) could cause such a difference. For those of you who have stopped their oral contraceptive, how long has it taken to stabilise (i.e. become symptom free in the days leading up to the period)? Or is this "bad few days" permanent in the absence of the contraceptive? Bee From what I have read, when you first come off the pill you may experience increased PMS until your hormones regulate. For most people that is 3-6 months. After that you should go back to whatever you were like pre pill. The problem though is that quite a few of us in withdrawal have a massive uptick in symptoms before or during our periods, so much so that you could classify it as PMDD (pre menstrual dysphoric disorder). I came off the pill at the same time I came off my antidepressant. My hormone tests show that all is well, but during my period my withdrawal symptoms ramp up so much that I just lose it.. pretty much ! So if you're in withdrawal too you may find it hard to tell what is your hormones adjusting and what is your body reacting negatively to hormonal fluctuations due to withdrawal. When hormones drop, serotonin drops.. and that's a disaster for a lot of us i'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator bunchesofoats Posted February 19, 2020 Author Moderator Share Posted February 19, 2020 Thanks for the interesting notes @bottlehalffull on the possible expected and paradoxical effects of progesterone. My absolute worst day is always day 21 (with 22 and 23 being front runners). This would seem to be at peak progesterone so perhaps it's a form of withdrawal just as the peak progesterone begins to drop. During these days I can identify a flare up of ADWD symptoms since I'm much more aware of them now. I agree wholeheartedly with this sentiment: On 12/23/2019 at 11:41 AM, bottlehalffull said: I personally think that it's a massive oversight with drug prescribing that the natural hormonal cycles that affect neurochemicals are more or less ignored. Thanks everyone for your interesting input thus far! 2005 - 2016 on & off methylphenidate and bupropion; short terms trials of other medications; tried many supplements 2016 Nov - 2017 Mar citalopram ramp up 0-->30mg (4 months) 2017 Mar - 2018 Jan held at 30mg (11months); taking 1.5x 20mg tablets, cutting 20mg tablets in half. inconsistency in split tablet led to extreme side effects. 2018 Feb - 2018 May taper 30mg-->20mg (3months), ~2.5mg/month, cutting tablets; at 20mg side effects (vertigo, headache, etc) disappeared 2018 May - 2019 Apr held at 20mg (11months); attempted taper from 20mg; tried ~17.5mg cutting tablets but symptoms too strong 2019 Apr - 2021 Jun tapered 20mg-->10mg (26months); ~5%/month dissolving tablets in water and pipetting with syringe; min lorazepam 2-3x/mo to mitigate symptoms 2021 Jun - 2023 Nov held at 10mg (29months) 2023 Nov - Nov 7 10mg solid to liquid; Dec 7 liquid 10mg; Dec 14 9.9mg; Dec 21 9.8mg; Dec 28 9.75mg; Jan 27 9.65mg; Feb 3 9.53mg; Feb 18 9.45mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee5 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) Thanks @Eastcoastgirl, I guess I have a few months to go then until the hormones stabilise. Edited November 13, 2021 by Karma Name update 7 months of prescribed polypharmacy in 2015-2016, including several classes of psych meds. 1st attempt at taper was too fast. 2nd attempt is underway. 1 Mar 2018: 37.5 mg paroxetine, 150 mg lamotrigine, 300 mg quetiapine 1 Oct 2020: 30 mg paroxetine, 150 mg lamotrigine, 37.5 mg quetiapine 15 May 2022: 25 mg paroxetine, 150 mg lamotrigine, 0 mg quetiapine 11 Jan 2024: 20 mg paroxetine, 118.75 mg lamotrigine Supplements: Iron, Vit D magnesium glycinate, omega 3 I am not a medical professional. All my posts are my opinions only, based on my experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesb Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Are there any women here who have missed their periods? I never miss my period and i didn’t get it this month. Sorry for tmi zoloft 50-100 mg 2012-2020 Reinstated zoloft 50mg for 2 months 2021 and switched back to Lexapro 10mg Reinstated 10mg 2021 later that year July-september 2021 Reinstated after 4 week withdrawal for 4 days plus lamictal 5mg october 16th Wellbutrin 100mg for 2 days November 2021 Currently on nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted December 28, 2021 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted December 28, 2021 @julesb I did a search of the Introduction forum for the term "no periods" and this is the result: "no periods" * 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsalyssadood Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Great topic as this is something I struggle with. I got WD about 5 weeks ago and I’m about to have my second period. I’m actually terrified. I’m due to start 4 days from today. 😭 I am not tapering at the moment because I’m still dealing with WD. Hopefully after I stabilize and hold a bit longer I can get back on track with scheduling my drops around my periods carefully! 1 Zoloft 3/2022 4 doses- adverse reaction Lexapro 4/2022 10mg Taper began 6/2022: 5.0mg End of 2022: 3.2mg End of 2023: 1.8mg 2024 taper: 2/3/24: 1.76mg 3/2/24: 1.7mg 4/15/24: WD symptoms 4/24/24: updose 1.72mg Propranolol 30mg 3x day 4/15/24- 25mg 3x day 5/13/24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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