Facebook Live Event 2/9/24 @ 12 pm EST: In The Trenches With People Tapering Psychotropic Medications

By Catina7
January 20, 2024 in In the media

https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/forums/topic/30528-facebook-live-event-2924-12-pm-est-in-the-trenches-with-people-tapering-psychotropic-medications/

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Hosted by Angie Peacock. Interview with Jennifer Giordano, DO:

https://www.facebook.com/events/395092866423354/?ref=newsfeed

Disclaimer: This is not professional medical advice but is based on personal experience only.

1994 - 2017: Prozac, Cymbalta, Celexa, Paxil, Wellbutrin, Zoloft, Seroquel, Buspar, Lorazepam, Xanax, Ambien

2005-present: Trazodone 50 mg

2017: Effexor XR 37.5 >> 75 mg

2020 (March) - Began 10% monthly taper of 75 mg Effexor XR (in hindsight this was much too fast)

2021 (Sept) - Completely crashed at 12 mg with horrific symptoms. Went back up to 37.5 mg but kindled myself (held for two years)

2024 (Avg. # of beads per 37.5 mg capsule = 117) - 1/1: -6 (111) | 2/1: -5 (106) | 3/1: -5 (101) | 4/1: -2 (99) | 5/1: -3 (96) | 6/1: -4 (92) | 7/1: HOLD | 8/1 -4 (88) | 9/7 -4 (84) | Oct. HOLD | Nov. HOLD | 12/1 : -1 (83)

2025 1/1: -1 (82)

Other medications: Levothyroxine 50 mcg

🔑 A Key to Survival: Turn outward, not inward. Use the art of distraction to focus on anything but how you're feeling inside. Never give up hope that you'll make it through and heal.

eje91

Posted January 20, 2024

Thank you for sharing! 🙂

July 2008. 1st Psychotic episode. April 2016. 2nd Psychotic episode.

August 2018. 3rd Psychotic episode. Hospitalized. Fall of 2018. Started Risperadone after the hospital.

April 2019. Stopped Risperadone and replaced it with Abilify. I forget the dosage.

1st try tapering off Abilify, (Fall 2020) got down to liquid Abilify (maybe .25mg or lower, I forget exact dosage) and almost went back into psychosis. Reinstated Abilify to stop psychosis.

2nd try tapering off Abilify (2021) Failed. But did not go into psychosis this time. Reinstated Abilify at high dose.

3rd try tapering off Abilify (2022) Went into psychosis June 2022. Self harm, hallucinations. Hospitalized after almost 4 years hospital free! 10 mg Abilify (morning) and 15 mg Abilify (night) in June 2022 at hospital.

4th try tapering off Abilify: September 2022. back down to 5mg. Abilify. January 2023: down to 4mg. Abilify. March 2023: down to 3mg. Abilify July 2023: went back up to 4 mg Abilify.