desertchild Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 Hey DesertChild - I just wanted to say how much I admire your warrior attitude, and your persistence and patience with yourself. I know it has been really hard, but you are working really hard to get through this. Time is the greatest healer, and it becomes severely distorted when the suffering is so great. But you have a winning attitude, a determination to get through this which is a shining light to us all. I hope you are feeling better, soon. JanCarol I want to say thank you for writing me and for your encouragement. I do not feel like a warrior though - all but... I feel I'm floundering and stumbling from one end to the other - no example to anyone else. But thank you. 1991 – Tofranil; 2005 – Celexa; 2007 – Jan 2014: 300mg Wellbutrin; Jan 2014 – Jul 2014: quetiapine fumarate 300 mg; lamotrigine 200 mg; alprazolam 1 mg; midazolam 30 mg; May 2014 quetiapine fumarate (no tapering), Abilify 20 mg, ; lamotrigine 200 mg; alprazolam 1 mg; midazolam 30 mg; Jul 2014 (new psychiatrist): Abilify (no tapering) lamotrigine 200 mg; Paxil 30 mg; olanzapine 5 mg; Ambien MR 25mg; clobazam 10 mg; alprazolam SR 0,5 mg; Dec 2014: Paxil (no tapering), Brintellix 20 mg; Trazodone 100 mg; lamotrigine 100 mg; clobazam 10mg; Alprazolam 0,5 mg; Ambien MR 12,5 mg; Oct 2015 – 9 Dec 2015 I “tapered” everything except for alprazolam – 5 mg, Ambien Feb ‘16: 0,25mg alprazolam - am; 0,25 alprazolam; 5mg Ambien – pm; March ‘16: 0,125mg alprazolam(cut too big – withdrawal sx’s worsened); 0,25mg Alprazolam, 0,5mg Ambien – pm; discovered SA! mid-March ‘16: 0,0625mg Alprazolam, 1,25mg Valium - am, 0,25mg Alprazolam; 5mg Ambien - pm; mid-April ‘16: 0,0625mg Alprazolam, 1,25mg Valium - am; 0,125mg Alprazolam, 2,5mg Valium; 5mg Ambien – pm; mid-May ‘16: 1,25mg Valium - am; 0,125mg Alprazolam, 2,5mg Valium; 5mg Ambien – pm; Cross-over to Valium developed severe, worsening depression; 22 June – started cross-taper back to alprazolam; Tried 6 hrly dozing - had very negative effect on my psyche with severe insomnia and deepening depression, feelings of suicide; 7 July '16: dropped Valium, replaced with alprazolam; returned to 5x/day dozing liquid titration alprazolam (0.0625 x 5) (Total: 0.31mg alprazolam) (8am, 1pm, 6pm, 11pm, 3:30 am), 5mg Ambien; 22/7 Stopped Ambien and replaced with alprazolam: increased alprazolam: 0.088 x 5 (Total 0.44 mg ) Magnesium; Omega 3; Magnesium bath; Magnesium spray; thyroid, bloodpressure medication; Livifem (Tibolone): estrogen-progesterone combo Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus scallywag Posted August 20, 2016 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 20, 2016 Warriors are in the battle, floundering and stumbling. Declaring heroism and being an example is for the observers. You're a warrior in this, no doubt about it. This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner.1997-1999 Effexor; 2002-2005 Effexor XR 37.5 mg linear taper, dropping same #beads/week with bad results Cymbalta 60 mg 2012 - 2015; 2016: 20 mg to 7 mg exact doses and dates in this post; 2017: 6.3 mg to 0.0 mg Aug. 12; details here scallywag's IntroductionOnline spreadsheet for dose taper calculations and nz11's THE WORKS spreadsheet Link to comment
desertchild Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 Hi everyone I hope you can help me. We do not have a compound pharmacy here. Is it possible to make a liquid titration for ambien that I can prepare at home? What kind of liquid should be used? Any tips or advice please Thank you very much. desertchild 1991 – Tofranil; 2005 – Celexa; 2007 – Jan 2014: 300mg Wellbutrin; Jan 2014 – Jul 2014: quetiapine fumarate 300 mg; lamotrigine 200 mg; alprazolam 1 mg; midazolam 30 mg; May 2014 quetiapine fumarate (no tapering), Abilify 20 mg, ; lamotrigine 200 mg; alprazolam 1 mg; midazolam 30 mg; Jul 2014 (new psychiatrist): Abilify (no tapering) lamotrigine 200 mg; Paxil 30 mg; olanzapine 5 mg; Ambien MR 25mg; clobazam 10 mg; alprazolam SR 0,5 mg; Dec 2014: Paxil (no tapering), Brintellix 20 mg; Trazodone 100 mg; lamotrigine 100 mg; clobazam 10mg; Alprazolam 0,5 mg; Ambien MR 12,5 mg; Oct 2015 – 9 Dec 2015 I “tapered” everything except for alprazolam – 5 mg, Ambien Feb ‘16: 0,25mg alprazolam - am; 0,25 alprazolam; 5mg Ambien – pm; March ‘16: 0,125mg alprazolam(cut too big – withdrawal sx’s worsened); 0,25mg Alprazolam, 0,5mg Ambien – pm; discovered SA! mid-March ‘16: 0,0625mg Alprazolam, 1,25mg Valium - am, 0,25mg Alprazolam; 5mg Ambien - pm; mid-April ‘16: 0,0625mg Alprazolam, 1,25mg Valium - am; 0,125mg Alprazolam, 2,5mg Valium; 5mg Ambien – pm; mid-May ‘16: 1,25mg Valium - am; 0,125mg Alprazolam, 2,5mg Valium; 5mg Ambien – pm; Cross-over to Valium developed severe, worsening depression; 22 June – started cross-taper back to alprazolam; Tried 6 hrly dozing - had very negative effect on my psyche with severe insomnia and deepening depression, feelings of suicide; 7 July '16: dropped Valium, replaced with alprazolam; returned to 5x/day dozing liquid titration alprazolam (0.0625 x 5) (Total: 0.31mg alprazolam) (8am, 1pm, 6pm, 11pm, 3:30 am), 5mg Ambien; 22/7 Stopped Ambien and replaced with alprazolam: increased alprazolam: 0.088 x 5 (Total 0.44 mg ) Magnesium; Omega 3; Magnesium bath; Magnesium spray; thyroid, bloodpressure medication; Livifem (Tibolone): estrogen-progesterone combo Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus scallywag Posted August 31, 2016 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 31, 2016 desertchild I've moved your post to your Introduction so that more people will see your question. These topics both suggest liquid tapers are possible for Z drugs such as Ambien (zolpidem):Tips for tapering off Z drugs The Z-drugs There are links in those topics to this one about making a liquid and 2 other topics: Making a liquid from a tablet or capsules This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner.1997-1999 Effexor; 2002-2005 Effexor XR 37.5 mg linear taper, dropping same #beads/week with bad results Cymbalta 60 mg 2012 - 2015; 2016: 20 mg to 7 mg exact doses and dates in this post; 2017: 6.3 mg to 0.0 mg Aug. 12; details here scallywag's IntroductionOnline spreadsheet for dose taper calculations and nz11's THE WORKS spreadsheet Link to comment
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