paix1137 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Did the cognitive impairment from the medication improve? Link to comment
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Moderator Emeritus getofflex Posted April 5, 2021 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted April 5, 2021 (edited) Hello, and welcome to SA. We are a peer owned and run forum of people who have been or are getting off of psychiatric drugs. First of all, can you please give us specific information about your drug history? Please read the link below for instructions. This will allow us to give you the best guidance. How to List Drug History in Signature On 4/3/2021 at 4:39 PM, paix1137 said: What is the best way to do it? I'm assuming "it" means withdrawing from Zyprexa? If so, here is some information: Tapering is best done extremely slowly, and we taper by 10% of the current dose, so that the taper becomes exponentially smaller. Why Taper by 10% of my Dosage Tips for Tapering Off Zyprexa Also, as we are tapering, we suggest keeping things slow, simple, and stable. Keep it Simple, Slow, and Stable Here is a success story of someone who got off Zyprexa. Please keep in mind that he may have tapered too fast and had problems from that. Andy Finally Off Zyprexa We will give you more information when we get more details from you. Take care. Edited April 5, 2021 by getofflex Please do not private message me. Only tag me for urgent questions about tapering and reinstating - thank you. ***Please note this is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a doctor who understands psych meds and how to withdraw from them, if you can find one. Lexapro Started Apr 15 2010 - 10 mg; started taper August 2017, recent taper info: Apr 2 '20 0.18 mg; Jul 16 0.17 mg, Aug 23 0.16 mg, Oct 7 0.15 mg, Nov 8 - 0.14, Jan 16 '21 - 0.13, Feb 7 - 0.12, Feb 22 - 0.11, Mar 26 - 0.10, May 21 - 0.09, June 15 - 0.08 Aug 16 - 0.07, Oct 6 - 0.06, Nov 21 0.05, Dec. 17 0.04, Jan 14 '22 0.03, Feb 19 0.02, Apr 18 0.01, May 15 0.005, Jul 8, 0.00. Psych Drug Free as of July 8, 2022!! Woohoo!!! other meds: Levothyroxine 75 mg magnesium in small amounts at 4 AM, before bed suppl AM: fish oil, flax oil, vit C, vit E, multivitamin, zinc suppl 8 PM: magnesium 350 mg, extended release vitamin C, melatonin 2 mg Paxil 2002 - 2010, switched to Lexapro 2010 Trazodone 50 mg. 2002 - 2019, fast tapered in 2019 Xanax 0.5 mg as needed 2002 - 2019, up to 3x weekly Link to comment
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