bluepm Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 I think we can be scientific by taking survey based on your equation plugging in the numbers . there where suveries done in bezo community by age and number of months to recovery. but there have be strict compliance to certain parameters. at the benzo community state any wear to 6 month 18 months but between 0 to 18 months can be shear hell with improvements along the way and the there odd cases that it takes years to recover that is max and mean cases. But SA has different mythology for tappering then BB community . I agree SA that is no fast rule for recovery time no body wants give false hope to anyone. buspar 7/16 to 4/17 does 45 mg, 30 mg , 15mg then 60 mg stopped did not like the side effects tapered paxil 10 mg 10 /16 11 / 16 bad reaction stopped xanax .25 mg as needed 10 /16 30 days only stopped ativan 1/17 1 mg 30 days supply tapper off the best i could 1/16/18 stopped prozac 4/16 to 1/17 20 mg start then 6 months 40 mgs then down 10/17 to 20 mgs off 2/17 bad reaction stopped klonopin .5 three daily as needed took .5 for 30 days when getting on Prozac 5/1/17 stopped then started again 1/2/18 to 4/10 stopped by tapering over 30 days down to .125 a day. though time, but better now stopped Mertizipine 11/16 to present started 15 mg at 7.5 mg 4/17 to 7/18 , 7/4/18 3.5 mg skipping does the plan was to go off it while on Prozac but it never worked back on 7.5 mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted November 23, 2018 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted November 23, 2018 Please read this topic: Please DO NOT TAG me - thank you PLEASE NOTE: I am not a medical professional. I provide information and make suggestions. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: (6 year taper) 0mg Pristiq on 13th November 2021 ADs since ~1992: 25+ years - 1 unknown, Prozac (muscle weakness), Zoloft; citalopram (pooped out) CTed (very sick for 2.5 wks a few months after); Pristiq: 50mg 2012, 100mg beg 2013 (Serotonin Toxicity) Tapering from Oct 2015 - 13 Nov 2021 LAST DOSE 0.0025mg Post 0 updates start here My tapering program My Intro (goes to tapering graph) VIDEO: Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome and its Management Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Emeritus Songbird Posted November 24, 2018 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted November 24, 2018 Recovery happens gradually over time. Some of it happens during the slow taper, as the body adapts to the dose reduction. There are so many factors involved, it just isn't possible to predict a timeframe. 2001–2002 paroxetine 2003 citalopram 2004-2008 paroxetine (various failed tapers) 2008 paroxetine slow taper down to 2016 Aug off paroxetine2016 citalopram May 20mg Oct 15mg … slow taper down2018 citalopram 13 Feb 4.6mg 15 Mar 4.4mg 29 Apr 4.2mg 6 Jul 4.1mg 17 Aug 4.0mg 18 Nov 3.8mg 2019 15 Mar 3.6mg 21 May 3.4mg 26 Dec 3.2mg 2020 19 Feb 3.0mg 19 Jul 2.9mg 16 Sep 2.8mg 25 Oct 2.7mg 23 Oct 2.6mg 24 Dec 2.5mg 2021 29 Aug 2.4mg 15 Nov 2.3mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Altostrata Posted December 3, 2018 Administrator Share Posted December 3, 2018 I haven't seen any basis for a prediction of healing time for an individual. Conventional wisdom says the following are at higher risk for longer recovery: - Those who go off suddenly (cold turkey or close to it) - Those who have been on the drugs for many years - Older people However, these are just suppositions based on perhaps faulty common sense. There's no definition of "higher risk" -- what does that mean? I have seen no evidence in journals or anecdotally that these conditions are predictive. There's very wide variability of individual tolerance for dosage reduction. Some people recover within weeks, some within months, some take years. One thing is clear: Cold turkey off psychiatric drugs is a very, very bad idea. If you've been on a drug longer than a month, going cold turkey begs the most severe acute withdrawal symptoms. No one has any idea how bad it can be until they experience it. It's so bad, we don't even have the words for it. Don't do it. This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibnabu Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Do we heal at the end?. This is my question. I been asking this question many times without clear answer. Do heal at the end???? Regardless of the time it takes. Do we heal after 5 or 6 or 10 years? Do all symptoms disappear at the end???? My drug history: Cipralex 10mg for two months from February 2015 to April 2015. Tapered for one month Cipralex 20mg for six months from February 2016 to August 2016. Tapered for 5 weeks. From October 2016 till fourth of April 2018 I am drug free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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