oops44 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 thanks @RachelSusan things may be smooth now but check on me in a month or two when i start making reductions. we’ll see how smooth things are going then. 😳 38 year old male 50mg sertraline for seasonal affective in spring of '13 through spring of '16 began uninformed taper mid march '16 ending 6 weeks later around may 1st withdrawal symptoms began july 4th '16 reinstatement of sertraline at 25mg on july 7th '16 august '16 - present: many setbacks even more victories currently holding at 25mg and ill hold there forever if I have to looking forward to the day I can begin tapering Link to comment
nityananda Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Hei there Oops, I'm here rooting for you. I do not have any doubt that you can do this. Hei, if I could do it, you can do for sure. Please, just do not rush. I made that mistake once or twice in my Zoloft taper.. It was very bad decision. Anxiety about dose reduction is worse then dose reduction itself. Just do not overthink it. I did that a lot and that is why I do that now with benzos. Bad habbit! Wish you all the best. You can do this!!!! Xoxo 2004. Zoloft 50mg and Xanax 1 mg. 2005. increased Xanax to 2mg. Zoloft still 50mg. 2014. I tapered Xanax to 1mg. February, 2015 I started Zoloft taper. Do not have notes, until I reached 20mg in Sept.2015. Further Zoloft taper: 09/15/15/ 18 mg, 10/03/15/16mg 11/24/15/14mg 12/16/15/13mg 01/16/16/12mg 01/23/16/11mg 01/03/16/10mg 03/21/16/9mg 04/04/.16/8mg STUCK HERE.cannot stabilize myself. HOLDING! ---> up with 1mg --->08/18/16./9mg ---> down to 10/06/16/8mg HOLDING! Due Xanax interdose withdrawal started crossover to Diazepam 12/23/16. 05/23/2017 CROSSOVER DONE (Xanax 1mg -> Diazepam 13,75mg) Restarted 8mg Zoloft taper: 07/20/17/7mg 08/15/17/ 6,6mg 09/24/17/ 6mg 10/10/17/5,3mg 10/27/17/ 4,7mg 11/14/17/3,8mg 12/05/17/2,8mg 01.06/18/1,9mg 01/16/18 1,6mg 02/01/18/1,2mg 03/02/18/0,6mg 04/01/18/0mg -JUMP!! CURRENT DOSE April, 2018 : Zoloft 0mg (down from 50 mg in Feb, 2015), Diazepam 13,75mg (crossover from 1 mg Xanax in May, 2017) - Diazepam taper : 07/01/18/12,5mg 08/18/18/11,25mg 10/30/18 /10mg ( long hold - mum ) 08/13/19/9mg 09/06/19/8,75mg 10/02/19/8,50mg 10/07/19/8,30mg 11/17/19/8mg 11/28/19/7,8mg 03/11/20/7,7mg 03/28/20/7,5mg 04/14/20/7,4mg 04/21/20/7,3mg 05/20/20/7mg ( current dosing 8AM- 1mg, 1PM- 1mg, 3PM-1mg, 6PM- 1mg, 9PM- 1mg, 11PM-2mg multidosing because of ID/WD but still have it)( long hold ) 11/25/20/6,3mg 01/21/21/4,6mg 02/03/21/4,2mg 02/10/21/4mg 02/20/21/3,7mg 05/03/21/3,3mg 03/14/21/3mg 03/21/21/2,8mg 03/28/21/2,6mg 04/01/21//2,45mg 04/11/21//2,17mg 05/10/21//1,75mg 05/23/21//1,48mg 05/27/21//1,36mg 06/07/21//1mg 06/13/21//0,83mg 06/19/21/0,65mg 06/22/21/0,56mg 06/28/21/0,44mg 07/05/21/0,37mg 07/11/21/0,32mg 07/16/21/0,25mg 07/21/21/0,15mg 07/25/21/0,07mg 07/27/21/ JUMP- BENZO FREEEEE! 07/27/21 Healing can finally begin! Dear God, I trust You! Dear body, I trust you! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ English is not my native. 🤷♀️ Link to comment
oops44 Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 @nityananda thanks for stopping by, its great hearing from you. I hope all is well and life is swell for you. im still on liquid and haven't made any reductions yet. im once again involved in a situation that has me all twisted up and for the first time I am beginning to question the wisdom of starting new relationships while im in withdrawal. I dont know what else to say right now im in such a bad place and I just keep doing this to myself and I dont know what to do and im scared. I seem to be stuck in this cycle...... wtf. and when I feel like this the first thing I do is put any thoughts of tapering on hold. I need to just remember that my whole plan was to taper so slowly so I could handle things like this while tapering. 38 year old male 50mg sertraline for seasonal affective in spring of '13 through spring of '16 began uninformed taper mid march '16 ending 6 weeks later around may 1st withdrawal symptoms began july 4th '16 reinstatement of sertraline at 25mg on july 7th '16 august '16 - present: many setbacks even more victories currently holding at 25mg and ill hold there forever if I have to looking forward to the day I can begin tapering Link to comment
HopeforHealing Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Hello oops, I've been thinking of you and wondering how you are doing these days. Please let us know how you are! spring 2002 - summer 2008 - in chronological order: Effexor CT'd, Lexapro, possibly Luvox & Zoloft?, Prozac (brand name), Paxil, Geodon, and Prozacsummer 2009 - summer 2012 - Prozac (up to 80 mg but settled at 60 mg) and Wellbutrin (300 mg) - FT'd off both over a few months fall 2012 - fall 2016 - Prozac (60 mg) and Wellbutrin (300 mg) - also tried Anafranil close to the beginning of this period (unsure of dosage)fall 2016 - fall 2017 - FT'd Wellbutrin to 0mg and Prozac to 10 mg (had FT'd both, reinstated at 300mg & 60mg, then FT'd again - very bad for my CNS)fall 2017 - October 2018 - Prozac (10 mg) FT'd to switch to Anafranilmid October 2018 - February 7th, 2019 - Abilify (2 mg to 5 mg) FT'd at 2.5 mg for 6 days due to psychiatric nurse practitioner's directionlate October 2018 - February 1st, 2019 - Anafranil (25 mg to 100 mg)December 18th, 2018 - January 4th, 2019 - Luvox (25 mg) CT'd due to psychiatric nurse practitioner's directionFebruary 2nd - February 8th 2019 - Anafranil (50 mg) FT'd due to psychiatric nurse practitioner's directionFebruary 9th - February 15th, 2019 - Anafranil (25 mg) FT'd due to psychiatric nurse practitioner's direction various supplements February 16th, 2019 to present - none have seemed to help or hurt July 24, 2019 - January 2020 - bio-idential bi-estrogen and progesterone creams, January - February 2020 - bio-identical progesterone pills Link to comment
Ariel Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Hi @oops44 Reading your thread. Your sense of humor is great fun. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and spirit here and elsewhere on SA. I wonder how you're doing... ? It's been a while since your last post. I hope you're well. Kind wishes and best of luck to you, A. 1996-2018 - misc. polypharmacy, incl. SSRIs, SNRIs, neuroleptics, lithium, benzos, stimulants, antihistamines, etc. (approx. 30+ drugs) 2012-2018 - 10mg lexapro/escitalopram (20mg?) Jan. 2018 - 10mg -> 5mg, then from 5mg -> 2.5mg, then 0mg --> July 2018 - 0mg 2017(?)-2020 - vyvanse/lisdexamfetamine 60-70mg 2020-2021 - 70mg down to 0mg --> July 2021 - 0mg March-April 2021 - vortioxetine 5-10mg (approx. 7 weeks total; CT) --> April 28th, 2021 - 0mg supplements: magnesium powder (dissolved in water) as needed throughout the day; 1 tsp fish oil w/ morning meal; 2mg melatonin August 1, 2022 - 1 mg melatonin Courage is fear that has said its prayers. - Karle Wilson Baker love and justice are not two. without inner change, there can be no outer change; without collective change, no change matters. - Rev. angel Kyodo williams Holding multiple truths. Knowing that everyone has their own accurate view of the way things are. - text on homemade banner at Afiya house I am not a medical professional; this is not medical advice. Link to comment
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