Campervan41 Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 Will Hall (Maastricht University) has this survey on Beyond Meds at the moment for users of antipsychotic medications. It is for Will’s Phd and explores withdrawal from medications, please consider doing the survey it takes about 30 minutes. http://www.antipsychoticwithdrawalsurvey.com/ Prescribed Respiridone 1.5 mg January 2014 Tapered to 1 mg May 2014 Switched to liquid Respiridone and tapered to 0.9 ml March 2015 Tapered to 0.8 ml 3 June 2015 Tapered to 0.7 ml 8 July 2015 Tapered to 0.6 ml 2 November 2015 Tapered to 0.55ml 30 November 2015 Tapered to 0.5ml 11 January 2016. Held at 0.5ml for the whole of 2016 until February 2017. Tapered to 0.45 ml 13 Feb 2017. Tapered to 0.4 ml 2 April 2017. Tapered to 0.35ml 24 July 2017. 0.33 ml end Jan 2018. 0.30ml 18 Feb 2018. 0.27ml 18 March 2018. 0.25ml 8 April 2018. 0.23 ml 1 July 2018. 0.20ml 5 August 2018. 0.17 ml 13 September 2018. 0.15ml 12 October 2018. Updosed to 0.20ml 21 November 2018 Tapered to 0.18ml 28 Jan 2019. 0.15ml 25 Feb 2019 0.13ml 29 April 2019. 0.10ml 1 June 2019. End of July 2019 relapsed now taking 3mg Respiridone daily Supplements magnesium and fish oil and folic acid, vitamin D started HRT transdermal patches 18 Sept 2018 Evorel Sequi (estradiol) and Evorel Conti (estradiol & .norethisterone) . 4 Dec 7.5mg mirtazapine stopped immediately due to side affects. Stopped HRT 13.12.18. Gluten free since 30.11.18 Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted November 23, 2018 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted November 23, 2018 (edited) I've quoted your post above and created a topic here: EDITED to add: Just be informed that this was already posted so combined the two. Edited November 23, 2018 by ChessieCat added edit * NO LONGER ACTIVE on SA * MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: (6 year taper) 0mg Pristiq on 13th November 2021 ADs since ~1992: 25+ years - 1 unknown, Prozac (muscle weakness), Zoloft;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
Campervan41 Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 Thanks Chessie Cat i didn’t realise it was already posted. Glad some more people have taken the survey though just posting an update. Felt calmer initially after updose to 0. 2 ml but the insomnia continued unabated. Week 6 of virtually no sleep at all., the most it’s ever been.The most I usually get is 2-3 hours throughout the whole of my withdrawal and often none I think my body just can’t take any more of it after 5 years be honest. Friday and Saturday last weekend. Didn’t get outside for 2 days last Friday and Saturday due to poor weather and exhaustion. I don’t think that helps I need exercise and must get outside whatever the weather. No sleep sunday 1.5 hour walk no sleep Monday walking at work. 30 mg promethazine hydrochloride (phenergan) no sleep Tuesday walking outside 20 minutes but early evening in dark due to work. No sleep wednesday walking outside at work in daytime. 2 x Swanson’s Anti Stress frormula. Slept 1.5- 2 hours woke 12.30. Did meditation feeling calmer, depression seems to have lifted today (Thursday)but we’ll have too see. Still exhausted and severe cog fog. Had to be off work again a few days this week and had to admit that I just can’t physically or cognitively handle something they need me to do next week due to exhaustion. Going for walk now. Have said I will make a GP appointment. The only options I have there are Sertraline (Zoloft) or mirtazapine (Remeron) but I just don’t want to go there for fear of side effects and it will ruin all the work I’ve done. There is also a risk it could switch me to mania symptoms. Have had so much time off work this year due to insomnia I feel backed into a corner. ordered a book on sleep restriction therapy today due to be delivered this evening. I will give that a go again. I have done it before with a CBT therapist (CBT-I)with varying results. Basically you limit your time in bed and must get up and leave bedroom if you can’t sleep after 20 minutes. I think I’ll give myself a max of 4.5 hours in bed 10.30- 3.30. The idea is you’re so exhausted you sleep. When your sleep improves you calculate your sleep efficiency which is time asleep divided by time in bed x100. If it is over 85% you can increase your time in bed by 15 minutes. Sleep hygiene must be excellent dimmed lights after nightfall and no screen time a few hours before bed. Anyway I will update if I get any results, no matter how small. Will also do meditation every day- have done a course so familiar with this but got out of habit since Late September. Diet good. No caffeine or sugar. I’m planning to also try cutting out gluten. Also going to buy a blender to make whole food smoothies and soups etc. I’m tempted to try 160 mg of l’theanine tonight but trying another different supplement/ medication this week is probably not a great idea. Have bought a light lamp which I plan to use in the mornings for 15 minutes for light exposure. Will use with caution and monitor mood. Anyway that’s all for now take care everyone Camper Prescribed Respiridone 1.5 mg January 2014 Tapered to 1 mg May 2014 Switched to liquid Respiridone and tapered to 0.9 ml March 2015 Tapered to 0.8 ml 3 June 2015 Tapered to 0.7 ml 8 July 2015 Tapered to 0.6 ml 2 November 2015 Tapered to 0.55ml 30 November 2015 Tapered to 0.5ml 11 January 2016. Held at 0.5ml for the whole of 2016 until February 2017. Tapered to 0.45 ml 13 Feb 2017. Tapered to 0.4 ml 2 April 2017. Tapered to 0.35ml 24 July 2017. 0.33 ml end Jan 2018. 0.30ml 18 Feb 2018. 0.27ml 18 March 2018. 0.25ml 8 April 2018. 0.23 ml 1 July 2018. 0.20ml 5 August 2018. 0.17 ml 13 September 2018. 0.15ml 12 October 2018. Updosed to 0.20ml 21 November 2018 Tapered to 0.18ml 28 Jan 2019. 0.15ml 25 Feb 2019 0.13ml 29 April 2019. 0.10ml 1 June 2019. End of July 2019 relapsed now taking 3mg Respiridone daily Supplements magnesium and fish oil and folic acid, vitamin D started HRT transdermal patches 18 Sept 2018 Evorel Sequi (estradiol) and Evorel Conti (estradiol & .norethisterone) . 4 Dec 7.5mg mirtazapine stopped immediately due to side affects. Stopped HRT 13.12.18. Gluten free since 30.11.18 Link to comment
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