kayahan Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) 50mg zoloft and 2.5mg abilify how do I get to 0 the fastest? I have no feelings right now. I'm emotionless and I'm going to commit suicide now because of this situation Edited June 30, 2022 by ChessieCat extracted translation 2017- sertraline 100mg mirtazapine 30mg 2018-2022/02- sertraline 100mg mirtazapine 15mg 2022/02-2022/04- efexor 225mg + mirtazapine 15mg 2022/04-2022/07- sertraline 100mg + abilify 2.5mg +mirtazapine 30mg + wellbutrin 150mg 2022/07- since - sertraline 50mg + abilify 1.5mg + mirtazapine 22.5 mg ------ to switching effexor + mirtazapine + abilify xanax to use when needed Link to comment
Moderator Onmyway Posted July 1, 2022 Moderator Share Posted July 1, 2022 Hi @kayahan, welcome to SA. I am really sorry that you are suffering with suicidal ideation. Many of our members suffer from anhedonia. It gets better over time. How long have you been on these drugs? Can you pls list your drug history so we can help you better? This is how you would do it. How to List Drug History in Signature - Introductions and updates - Surviving Antidepressants We do not recommend getting off of psychiatric drugs fast because it can cause withdrawal symptoms unless you have been on the drugs for less than a few weeks. Our recommended rate of taper is no more than 10% of your previous dose every 4 weeks. Please read this thread carefully. Tapering things faster can make things even worse. If you lowering your dose by 10% every 4 weeks well, then you can see if you can speed up the process by making a 10% reduction every 3 weeks. We also recommend tapering one drug at a time. In your case abilify may be more likely to give you the anhedonia. Why were you prescribed abilify? Zoloft? Why taper by 10% of my dosage? - Tapering - Surviving Antidepressants Why taper? SERT transporter occupancy studies show importance of gradual change in plasma concentration - Tapering - Surviving Antidepressants Once you fill in your drug signature we can help you with more concrete advice. Hope you feel better soon, OMW "Nothing so small as a moment is insurmountable, and moments are all that we have. You have survived every trial and tribulation that life has thrown at you up until this very instant. When future troubles come—and they will come—a version of you will be born into that moment that can conquer them, too." - Kevin Koenig I am not a doctor and this should not be considered medical advice. You can use the information and recommendations provided in whatever way you want and all decisions on your treatment are yours. In the next few weeks I do not have a lot of capacity to respond to questions. If you need a quick answer pls tag or ask other moderators who may want to be tagged. Aug 2000 - July 2003 (ct, 4-6 wk wd) , citalopram 20 mg, xanax prn, wellbutrin for a few months, trazodone prn Dec 2004 - July 2018 citalopram 20 mg, xanax prn (rarely used) Aug 2018 - citalopram 40 mg (self titrated up) September 2018 - January 2019 tapered citalopram - 40/30/20/10/5 no issues until a week after reaching 0 Feb 2019 0.25 xanax - 0.5/day (3 weeks) over to klonopin 0.25 once a day to manage severe wd March 6, reinstated citalopram 2.5 mg (liquid), klonopin 0.25 mg for sleep 2-3 times a week Apr 1st citalopram 2.0 mg (liquid), klonopin 0.25 once a week (off by 4/14/19- no tapering) citalopram (liquid) 4/14/19 -1.8 mg, 5/8/19 - 1.6 mg, 7/27/19 -1.5 mg, 8/15/19 - 1.35, 2/21/21 - 1.1 (smaller drops in between), 6/20/21 - 1.03 mg, 8/7/21- 1.025, 8/11/21 - 1.02, 8/15/21 - 1.015, 9/3/21 - 0.925 (fingers crossed!), 10/8/21 - 0.9, 10/18/21 - 0.875, 12/31/21 - 0.85, 1/7/22 - 0.825, 1/14/22 - 0.8, 1/22/22 - 0.785, 8/18/22 - 0.59, 12/15/2022 - 0.48, 2/15/22 - 0.43, 25/07/23 - 0.25 (mistake), 6/08/23 - 0.33mg Supplements: magnesium citrate and bi-glycinate Link to comment
kayahan Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 I added my story to my signature. my doctor prescribed abilify to increase dopamine partially. he also asked me to block my ambivalent thoughts. but now there is intense anhedonia and apathy. I'm trying to cope with anhedonia and I'm pushing myself. but apathy and indifference are killing me. Even listening to music doesn't make any sense to me. 2 months ago I was much worse, but what I wanted was not indifference in the good. @Onmyway 2017- sertraline 100mg mirtazapine 30mg 2018-2022/02- sertraline 100mg mirtazapine 15mg 2022/02-2022/04- efexor 225mg + mirtazapine 15mg 2022/04-2022/07- sertraline 100mg + abilify 2.5mg +mirtazapine 30mg + wellbutrin 150mg 2022/07- since - sertraline 50mg + abilify 1.5mg + mirtazapine 22.5 mg ------ to switching effexor + mirtazapine + abilify xanax to use when needed Link to comment
kayahan Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) I want to stop the meds and see if my emotional blunting goes away. Edited July 1, 2022 by ChessieCat reformatted translated text 2017- sertraline 100mg mirtazapine 30mg 2018-2022/02- sertraline 100mg mirtazapine 15mg 2022/02-2022/04- efexor 225mg + mirtazapine 15mg 2022/04-2022/07- sertraline 100mg + abilify 2.5mg +mirtazapine 30mg + wellbutrin 150mg 2022/07- since - sertraline 50mg + abilify 1.5mg + mirtazapine 22.5 mg ------ to switching effexor + mirtazapine + abilify xanax to use when needed Link to comment
Moderator Onmyway Posted July 2, 2022 Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2022 @kayahan, you can stop the meds if you wish, what you do with your meds is up to you. Here we advise that you taper at no more than 10% of your previous dose because going faster can cause severe withdrawal symptoms. I have linked the threads where you can get more information. What you do with that information is up to you. You have made a lot of changes recently - seems like your system is destabilized. It seems like your doctor is playing a guessing game with your brain. I don't know that switching to new drugs will help. "Nothing so small as a moment is insurmountable, and moments are all that we have. You have survived every trial and tribulation that life has thrown at you up until this very instant. When future troubles come—and they will come—a version of you will be born into that moment that can conquer them, too." - Kevin Koenig I am not a doctor and this should not be considered medical advice. You can use the information and recommendations provided in whatever way you want and all decisions on your treatment are yours. In the next few weeks I do not have a lot of capacity to respond to questions. If you need a quick answer pls tag or ask other moderators who may want to be tagged. Aug 2000 - July 2003 (ct, 4-6 wk wd) , citalopram 20 mg, xanax prn, wellbutrin for a few months, trazodone prn Dec 2004 - July 2018 citalopram 20 mg, xanax prn (rarely used) Aug 2018 - citalopram 40 mg (self titrated up) September 2018 - January 2019 tapered citalopram - 40/30/20/10/5 no issues until a week after reaching 0 Feb 2019 0.25 xanax - 0.5/day (3 weeks) over to klonopin 0.25 once a day to manage severe wd March 6, reinstated citalopram 2.5 mg (liquid), klonopin 0.25 mg for sleep 2-3 times a week Apr 1st citalopram 2.0 mg (liquid), klonopin 0.25 once a week (off by 4/14/19- no tapering) citalopram (liquid) 4/14/19 -1.8 mg, 5/8/19 - 1.6 mg, 7/27/19 -1.5 mg, 8/15/19 - 1.35, 2/21/21 - 1.1 (smaller drops in between), 6/20/21 - 1.03 mg, 8/7/21- 1.025, 8/11/21 - 1.02, 8/15/21 - 1.015, 9/3/21 - 0.925 (fingers crossed!), 10/8/21 - 0.9, 10/18/21 - 0.875, 12/31/21 - 0.85, 1/7/22 - 0.825, 1/14/22 - 0.8, 1/22/22 - 0.785, 8/18/22 - 0.59, 12/15/2022 - 0.48, 2/15/22 - 0.43, 25/07/23 - 0.25 (mistake), 6/08/23 - 0.33mg Supplements: magnesium citrate and bi-glycinate Link to comment
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