Kingy Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 Hello I am thinking of starting to taper Paxil. I am on 14 mg of Valium and 20 mg of Paxil. I have some scales and would rather taper that way. However I don't think all the tablets weigh the same. Whatever the weight, should I just shave 10% off the total, Thanks for any help or advice Paxil 30 mg in 1994 and stopped cold turkey in 2000 Took nothing from 2000 to 2005 Paxil 2005 at 30 mg Diazepam in 2005 at 30 mg quickly reduced to 4 mg of diazepam, Slowly tapered to 20 mg of Paxil and start at the dose until June 2019 August 2019 added Ambien 10 mg and 120 mg of propranolol also 30 mg of Diazepam, November 2019 Zoloft 20 mg {6 weeks}, January 2020 Citalopram 20 mg {4 weeks} February 2020 Effexor 112 {6 weeks} March 2020 Paxil 20 MG Stopped taking 120 mg of propranolol in 2021 I am currently taking 20 mg of Paxil, 20 mg of Diazepam and 10 mg of Ambien I am start a slow taper of Paxil when my scales arrive next week, I will update with each drop in dose 4 th November 2022, 20 mg of Paxil, 10 mg of Zolpidem and tapered down to 15 mg of Diazepam. 5th December dropped to 13.75 mg of Diazepam, 5/1/23 dropped to 12.5 mg of diazepam, Feb 24th 2023 cut to 10 mg of Diazepam. 31/3/23 Dropped from 10 mg of Zolpidem to 7.5.14/4/23 up dosed to 10 mg of Zolpidem. June 10th 2023 crossed over from 10 mg of Zolpidem to 5 mg of Diazepam. Now on 15 mg of Diazepam and 20 mg of Paxil. 29/6/23 dropped to 14 mg of Diazepam Link to comment
LostInCanada Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 @Kingy my pills all had different weights so I took an average. For example if you weigh 10 pills together and divide by 10 then moving forward you can use that as the base weight. My Apotex paroxetine is 118.4 mg for 10 mg of actual drug so 59.2 mg is 5 mg and so on. Hope that helps. 20 yr+ Paroxetine/ Dec2018-May 2022 20 mg/ May 2022 30mg/2022.07.28-2022.08.24 30mg to 0mg/ August 24-29 2022 10mg Prozac/2022.11.28-2022.12.04- 5mg Paroxetine/Dec 5&6/22 10mg Paroxetine/ Dec 8&9/22 10mg Prozac/ 2022.12.07 to 2023.07.01 5mg Paroxetine TAPER 23.07.02-58mgpw/4.9mgai/ 23.07.21-4.8 mg/23.07.28-4.73 mg/23.08.04-4.65 mg/21.09.23-4.58 mg/27.10.23-4.56 mg/5.12.23-4.54 mg/2.1.24-4.52 mg/9.1.24-4.51 mg/17.1.24-4.49 mg/26.1.24-4.47 mg/6.2.24-4.46 mg/19.2.24-4.44mg /4.4.24-4.43mg/28.4.24-4.4mg/5.5.24-4.39 mg 8am-probiotics/9am-paroxetine, 200mg mag bisglycinate/ 1000mg Vitamin D/noon-1000 mg algae oil (500mg DHA/10mg EPA/620mg Omega 3)/5pm-75 mg DGL/200mg calcium citrate/8pm-.25 mg melatonin "... your strength will be in keeping calm..."-Isaiah 30:15 I am not a medical professional just your peer. The suggestions I give are based on personal experience and/or the well documented experience of others. Link to comment
Kingy Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 OK thanks, so weigh 10 pills, divide by 10 and whatever that weight is use it as the base, irrespective of the weight of the tablet you are about to cut. Mine are 20 mg tablets and I am hoping to cut by 10% every 4 to 6 weeks. Thanks for your help 1 Paxil 30 mg in 1994 and stopped cold turkey in 2000 Took nothing from 2000 to 2005 Paxil 2005 at 30 mg Diazepam in 2005 at 30 mg quickly reduced to 4 mg of diazepam, Slowly tapered to 20 mg of Paxil and start at the dose until June 2019 August 2019 added Ambien 10 mg and 120 mg of propranolol also 30 mg of Diazepam, November 2019 Zoloft 20 mg {6 weeks}, January 2020 Citalopram 20 mg {4 weeks} February 2020 Effexor 112 {6 weeks} March 2020 Paxil 20 MG Stopped taking 120 mg of propranolol in 2021 I am currently taking 20 mg of Paxil, 20 mg of Diazepam and 10 mg of Ambien I am start a slow taper of Paxil when my scales arrive next week, I will update with each drop in dose 4 th November 2022, 20 mg of Paxil, 10 mg of Zolpidem and tapered down to 15 mg of Diazepam. 5th December dropped to 13.75 mg of Diazepam, 5/1/23 dropped to 12.5 mg of diazepam, Feb 24th 2023 cut to 10 mg of Diazepam. 31/3/23 Dropped from 10 mg of Zolpidem to 7.5.14/4/23 up dosed to 10 mg of Zolpidem. June 10th 2023 crossed over from 10 mg of Zolpidem to 5 mg of Diazepam. Now on 15 mg of Diazepam and 20 mg of Paxil. 29/6/23 dropped to 14 mg of Diazepam Link to comment
LostInCanada Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 @Kingy 👍Check out the brass monkey slide too if the 10% is too much. 20 yr+ Paroxetine/ Dec2018-May 2022 20 mg/ May 2022 30mg/2022.07.28-2022.08.24 30mg to 0mg/ August 24-29 2022 10mg Prozac/2022.11.28-2022.12.04- 5mg Paroxetine/Dec 5&6/22 10mg Paroxetine/ Dec 8&9/22 10mg Prozac/ 2022.12.07 to 2023.07.01 5mg Paroxetine TAPER 23.07.02-58mgpw/4.9mgai/ 23.07.21-4.8 mg/23.07.28-4.73 mg/23.08.04-4.65 mg/21.09.23-4.58 mg/27.10.23-4.56 mg/5.12.23-4.54 mg/2.1.24-4.52 mg/9.1.24-4.51 mg/17.1.24-4.49 mg/26.1.24-4.47 mg/6.2.24-4.46 mg/19.2.24-4.44mg /4.4.24-4.43mg/28.4.24-4.4mg/5.5.24-4.39 mg 8am-probiotics/9am-paroxetine, 200mg mag bisglycinate/ 1000mg Vitamin D/noon-1000 mg algae oil (500mg DHA/10mg EPA/620mg Omega 3)/5pm-75 mg DGL/200mg calcium citrate/8pm-.25 mg melatonin "... your strength will be in keeping calm..."-Isaiah 30:15 I am not a medical professional just your peer. The suggestions I give are based on personal experience and/or the well documented experience of others. Link to comment
Kingy Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 I will, I think 5% every 3 to 4 weeks would be more comfortable. Thanks for your help 1 Paxil 30 mg in 1994 and stopped cold turkey in 2000 Took nothing from 2000 to 2005 Paxil 2005 at 30 mg Diazepam in 2005 at 30 mg quickly reduced to 4 mg of diazepam, Slowly tapered to 20 mg of Paxil and start at the dose until June 2019 August 2019 added Ambien 10 mg and 120 mg of propranolol also 30 mg of Diazepam, November 2019 Zoloft 20 mg {6 weeks}, January 2020 Citalopram 20 mg {4 weeks} February 2020 Effexor 112 {6 weeks} March 2020 Paxil 20 MG Stopped taking 120 mg of propranolol in 2021 I am currently taking 20 mg of Paxil, 20 mg of Diazepam and 10 mg of Ambien I am start a slow taper of Paxil when my scales arrive next week, I will update with each drop in dose 4 th November 2022, 20 mg of Paxil, 10 mg of Zolpidem and tapered down to 15 mg of Diazepam. 5th December dropped to 13.75 mg of Diazepam, 5/1/23 dropped to 12.5 mg of diazepam, Feb 24th 2023 cut to 10 mg of Diazepam. 31/3/23 Dropped from 10 mg of Zolpidem to 7.5.14/4/23 up dosed to 10 mg of Zolpidem. June 10th 2023 crossed over from 10 mg of Zolpidem to 5 mg of Diazepam. Now on 15 mg of Diazepam and 20 mg of Paxil. 29/6/23 dropped to 14 mg of Diazepam Link to comment
Cheeky Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Hi @Kingy Im also on Paxil and have started the brassmonkey slide by 5% every 4 weeks with a hold of 2 weeks . It was relatively easier going from 50mg to 20mg. I started this method and I'm down to 18mg and had one bad week. I continue this till it gets too hard. I also have Seroquel to the mix that I've previously tapered. I work full time that'd why I'm going slow. Too many failed attempts, I've learnt my lesson 😒. 1995 started Paxil 20mg slowly increasing to 50mg 2014 I decided to tapper myself not knowing how too and crashed , DR added 50mg of Seroquel Through the years made many mistakes tapering Started Tapering Both drugs at the same time 7.5% per month Paxil 9% Seroquel doing daily micro-taper Guided by Mark Horowitz 31/3/24 Paxil 10.31mg 31/3/24 Seroquel 9.9mg Link to comment
Kingy Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 Thank you very much, I have tried and failed to come off Paxil in the past (very difficult) I am on 15 mg of Valium (tapered from 30 mg) I am on 20 mg of Paxil and I am hoping to drop 5% every4 weeks like you. Are you dry cutting? Thanks I need this today Paxil 30 mg in 1994 and stopped cold turkey in 2000 Took nothing from 2000 to 2005 Paxil 2005 at 30 mg Diazepam in 2005 at 30 mg quickly reduced to 4 mg of diazepam, Slowly tapered to 20 mg of Paxil and start at the dose until June 2019 August 2019 added Ambien 10 mg and 120 mg of propranolol also 30 mg of Diazepam, November 2019 Zoloft 20 mg {6 weeks}, January 2020 Citalopram 20 mg {4 weeks} February 2020 Effexor 112 {6 weeks} March 2020 Paxil 20 MG Stopped taking 120 mg of propranolol in 2021 I am currently taking 20 mg of Paxil, 20 mg of Diazepam and 10 mg of Ambien I am start a slow taper of Paxil when my scales arrive next week, I will update with each drop in dose 4 th November 2022, 20 mg of Paxil, 10 mg of Zolpidem and tapered down to 15 mg of Diazepam. 5th December dropped to 13.75 mg of Diazepam, 5/1/23 dropped to 12.5 mg of diazepam, Feb 24th 2023 cut to 10 mg of Diazepam. 31/3/23 Dropped from 10 mg of Zolpidem to 7.5.14/4/23 up dosed to 10 mg of Zolpidem. June 10th 2023 crossed over from 10 mg of Zolpidem to 5 mg of Diazepam. Now on 15 mg of Diazepam and 20 mg of Paxil. 29/6/23 dropped to 14 mg of Diazepam Link to comment
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