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  2. Ariel

    Ninabird: Effexor withdrawal?

    Ariel replied to Ninabird's topic in Introductions and updates

    Hi @Ninabird Thanks for your sweet message. Thinking nice thoughts in your direction <3
  3. Sonia009
    @Dahlia50ThanksšŸ™šŸ˜Šā¤
  4. sandnit
    @Onmyway, i have updated my signature. Thanks for the reminder. This morning i had small moments of feeling a little bit better ....... now it's back to feeling blahhh. Could this be little signs of healing / stabilizing? Although i asked the taperings strip pharmacy i wanted a max 10% reduction if i look closely now see that the rate of reduction is quicker. I trused them in this but should have looked better myself. Within 20 days i was down to 4,5mg which is about 12 -13% reduction per month.
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  6. Iliveinhope

    Thorin: withdrawal from Latuda

    Iliveinhope replied to Thorin's topic in Introductions and updates

    Thanks for the advice - Iā€™ve learnt that slow and steady is the way to go. Good to hear that you can see the light at the end of the tunnel šŸ˜€
  7. Emonda
    The batch I make lasts me two days. I just keep the remaining liquid in a dark cool room. Hasn't caused me any issues.
  8. Belajazi
    @LotusRising thank you. ok i will wait more . i think it will be best if you read my thread and then suggest me for next step. One thing is certain, my aka was started after few pill. How long i wait it can never heal untill i complete my taper.
  9. Shashal
    Yes! Hanging on, I was thinking I would stuck there forever, but no! you will get better soon too šŸ¤—
  10. Loulabloom

    Loulabloom: Starting a slow Lexapro taper

    Loulabloom replied to Loulabloom's topic in Introductions and updates

    Hi @Catwoman73... I'm very happy you're here. I've had a read through your posts and I'm not sure about 'Catwoman', maybe 'Superwoman' is more appropriate! I have no idea how you can take this on at the same time as long covid. That's TWO sets of weird symptoms and I can't even imagine how confusing it must be. I have actually stopped taking Lexapro once before, back in 2006, but I have no real memory of it. All I know is that my friends and family have told me it wasn't a great time. I do have a slight memory of brain zaps (something that's not easy to forget!). But I do feel like I might've dodged a bullet by finding this place before jumping and starting my taper. I know you're going to do well too. Your previous experience and your amazingly positive attitude will get you through it. And us! We're here and we'll remind you that you're still Super-Catwoman whenever you need it. I do agree that it's a bit of an adventure lol. It's all quite surprising, yet interesting. What will it be next?! So far so good-ish for me. I hope the same for you
  11. Doctorsrcrap

    Doctorsrcrap: can't cry and frustrated

    Doctorsrcrap replied to Doctorsrcrap's topic in Introductions and updates

    @Tom2020 I am currently seeing neurologist and spinal specialist to try and get to the bottom of it. The pain is so unmanageable that some sort of pain relief is most likely going to need to be required. You are very sweet to respond to me. I'm worried that the pain will become permenant and that I will be stuck with it forever because I just couldn't live that way. I'm very scared
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  14. Alfred1977
    Yesterday I was confronted with external stress and tried to start getting some things done. The result was insomnia and anxiety and worrying throughout the night. How do you handle days after a sleepless night?? And how do you keep stress away from you (when life somehow needs to go on)??
  15. KateH started following Tips for tapering off Neurontin (gabapentin)
  16. N2deep
    Restarting the taper. 1.50mg ... 3.3% drop. I intend to drop another 0.05mg in two weeks. So in the short term these drops are in the 6-7% per month range. And we'll see how it goes from there.
  17. Thorin

    Thorin: withdrawal from Latuda

    Thorin replied to Thorin's topic in Introductions and updates

    Hi, thanks for dropping by and commenting, I donā€™t come by very often anymore. For a good while I was on here constantly. Tapering your Latuda is definitely achievable! Congratulations on making the decision to get off! It took 10 months after my last dose change to heal to what felt close to 100%. It was incredibly difficult after having made so many mistakes. But the Latuda doesnā€™t bother me at all anymore. I still have 14mg to taper but Iā€™m finishing off my Benzo taper at the moment and iā€™ll only taper one med at a time. Once Iā€™m healed from the Benzo taper Iā€™ll finish tapering the Latuda. My kids are doing really well. My daughter is 18 and finishing her last year of school. She has a boyfriend and is enjoying life. My sonā€™s doing amazingly well after his rough patch with some life difficulties. Iā€™m now down to 0.2mg of clonazepam and this taper has been brutal. But Iā€™m doing it. Itā€™s has changed me, the difficulties Iā€™ve faced coming off meds. But Iā€™d say most of the changes are for the better. Iā€™m not there yet, but I see a light at the end of the tunnel that I couldnā€™t see beforeā€¦. Iā€™m happy to keep in touch if you like. Youā€™ve got this! The absolute main thing Iā€™ve learned is slow and steady. If you feel you urgently need to change something to feel better. Donā€™t change your dose. If youā€™re struggling. Go slower for a while. Good luck!
  18. Onmyway started following fightingforlife: Brain numbness
  19. Onmyway

    fightingforlife: Brain numbness

    Onmyway replied to fightingforlife's topic in Introductions and updates

    Hi @fightingforlife I'm so sorry you are suffering so much. Survivingantidepressants.org is a site for coming off of psychiatric drugs with the least harm possible by tapering very slowly. We do not give advice on what drugs to take and what drug cocktails work for what. If you're interested in leaving your drugs behind then we can advise you on how to avoid withdrawal effects. It is possible that you are having side effects and iatrogenic harm from your meds but we're not qualified to diagnose these. If you'd like help coming off of your drugs please create a drug signature (link is where you found the link to create your intro). You can also find lots of information on the website about our methods. Hope you feel better soon Omw
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  21. Emonda
    Welcome @prozacdarknet Sorry to read of your situation, and that you felt the need to seek medication and support on the darknet. I'd be very wary of any medication purchased off the internet other than from a legitimate online pharmacy. You'd want to be 100% certain of what you are taking. It would be unlikely that you felt anything positive from one dose of Prozac, that quickly. If you've only taken one tablet, you can simply stop. Given the experience of so many on this site trying to get off ADs, I'd do everything else possible to avoid taking/becoming dependent on them. I have seen some good resources out there, but there is great benefit in face to face conversations. Regards, Emonda
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  23. Bren711
    I totally agree. I remember doing keto at one point and feeling better in a lot of ways. I heard somewhere on this form the importance of organic foods too. Will definitely give it a shot. Haven't tried intermittent fasting but I've heard a lot of good things about it! Yes (thankfully) and I think the stress of finals is probably adding to the intensity of the WD/adverse reaction. Once its over I hope to start getting back in shape physically, although I'll just need to take it one day at a time. These days its a lot of loud intrusive thoughts that I have to manage. Once I'm past them and they calm down, I become a little more functional (like right now).
  24. Dee12h
    I definitely feel better in the few hours after my dose. Could be the time of day (evening), but I think itā€™s the dose.
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  26. Mando
    Thank you @Emonda! I canā€™t express enough the gratitude for this valuable knowledge. Thereā€™s so much information out there but itā€™s hard to know if itā€™s truthful and accurate! Thanks again! Now I will work my way to taking it in the morning by doing the 1 hour change you mentioned. It will probably take me two weeks until I can start taking it at 6 am since Iā€™m currently taking it at 8pm. Once I start taking it first thing in the morning, is it possible to crush the pill in powder form the night before and have the powder form ready in the morning so all I have to do is simply mix it with water? I donā€™t want to be rushed crushing the pill in the morning šŸ˜¬ I know trintellix is not refrigerated so Im assuming I can also have the water and powder mix ready the night before and simply drink it in the morning? Realistically, I would prefer to crush it the night before and just mix it with water in the morning, if possible.
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  28. Dee12h
    @brassmonkey Thanks so much! If you have time to answer my other questions, that would be great. I tried to go up to .06, & it hasnā€™t helped at all (on day 9 today). Iā€™ve gotten worse. I have a really hard time figuring out if Iā€™m on too much or too little. Iā€™m barely functional RN. My anxiety has been getting steadily worse, but this is now all day panic.
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  30. Gonzo
    I realize now that our minds and bodies naturally search for balance, it's called homeostasis, being the natural meaning-making process part of it, as well the need for support and validation, love, human connection. This is specially true when we are traumatized, in distress, suffering, it's in these moments when we are forced more than ever to find that balance, to find closure, meaning, peace. Psychiatric drugs make us impossible to find that balance, in fact, they make us dependant on them to be "in balance", they create addiction, reason why so many people can't live without them, suffering becomes unbearable, not only because they never found balance naturally, but because they also suffer an horrible addiction to these awful drugs without even realizing it. Sertraline in fact gave me "balance", it brought me back to "normal", it took me out of my crisis, but that balance was completely fake, synthetical, and it blew away when I stopped taking the pills, I came back to crisis, forced to face it, and overcome it, as I always had. I just lost all these years chemically suppressed and deceived unable to find closure, mature as a person and really move on. When I was 19-20 yo I tried to desperately reconnect with life, and psychiatry forced me to disconnect again, in such a way, it was totally unknown for me, incomprehensible.
  31. LotusRising
    @Belajazi After reading back through your posts, I think it makes sense to continue holding. I understand wanting to make changes, but I think your body is still fighting to stabilize. The windows and waves pattern you're experiencing is likely related to the big cuts you made in both October and then December, followed by the intermittent dosing. I think you need to give it more time. It might still help to review your notes for a few days though, if you're up for that?
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  33. Dee12h

    Let's pray for one another

    Dee12h replied to Zoe's topic in Finding meaning

    I donā€™t have resources, sorry. Itā€™s just about not blaming yourself, accepting things as they come & not fighting it (VERY hard w/ some symptoms), living in the moment, stopping the constant mental problem solving & relaxing into it. For the Christian, trusting Christ in everything.
  34. YellowGrace
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  35. Dee12h
    Same here. Although Iā€™ve had that from the beginning. (With the mods)
  36. Belajazi
    @LotusRising any suggestion?? Should i hold more or start microtaper ??
  37. Catwoman73
    None of us knew. We all trusted our doctors to take care of us, and as the oath says, do no harm. I honestly believe that even the doctors have been duped by big Pharma as well, and are just parroting their narrative. We all just do our best in the moment- no point beating ourselves up for what is done. Work on looking forward- good will come of this. It has to!!! Diet has been huge for me dealing with long covid symptoms (which are a lot like WD!). I am currently on a whole foods plant based diet with intermittent fasting. I don't think it's a one size fits all situation, but I can attest that cleaning up your diet can work wonders in so many ways. Do you have a break after finals? Spending some time just concentrating on wellness would be a huge benefit for you right now. I've been on disability for coming up on two years, and it has been a huge blessing. It is helpful to get rid of all the noise of our busy lives, and focus on who we are.
  38. Bren711
    Thank you! I really needed this today. I pray that being young will give me a chance to heal. Iā€™m shocked at how resilient my body was for like the first 7-8 meds I was on, I was okay for the most part! The last few were the last straw though it seems and my nervous system had had enough. I am not super good at not fighting my symptoms yet, but Iā€™m trying, and I know itā€™s the only thing I can do. i appreciate you! Iā€™m glad youā€™re feeling better. Your words are so encouraging.
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