AJ716 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Hi ChessieCat, and thanks. Cymbalta: Currently 48.5 mg. Previously 60 mg, 2011-Oct 2020. Taper: Oct 11-13 (three day reduction of 30 mg relieved many Serotonin Toxicity symptoms but WD became too harsh). Oct 14- 24 (eleven day reduction of 10%, 54 mg). Oct 25 (began second reduction of 10%, 48.5 mg; holding to stabilize and work on schedule). Zoloft 100 mg. 1993-2000 Stopped CT for pregnancy twice, then it pooped out. Reinstated 2011-2020. Taper attempt: Oct 17-24 (seven days at 87.5 mg was discontinued; reinstated to 100 mg). Buprenorphine: 8 mg (4 mg 2x day @ 4pm and 1am) Atenolol: 25 mg (max 2x day; prn). Xanax: .125 mg (max 3x day; prn; average 2x). HRT: Transdermal weekly patch. Melatonin OTC: 2.5 mg, sleep. Magnesium Citrate OTC: 125 mg, dinner. Oct-Nov 2020: Discontinued Simvastatin 20 mg, Magnesium Glycinate, Vitamin D, and Chia Seed Extract. Growing sensitivities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonial Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 (edited) On 11/21/2020 at 8:12 PM, AJ716 said: Just trying to put my mind at ease. Is putting a Zoloft tablet in an empty capsule alright? They taste badly. Is it alright if the pieces are broken before putting them into the capsule? I'm not doing that yet but thought I might down the road. You had already reduced your Zoloft from 100mg to 90mg on 11/17/20. You reported severe symptoms on day 2: 11/19/20. You associated it with this drop. Making alarming statements telling me that you wanted to die. You then made this post on day 4 of your new dose of 90 mgs. But by this post one would think you were still taking 100 mgs and not bad tasting pieces broken up to get to 90 mgs. You then reinstated to 100mg on 11/22/20. Please update your signature line with that Zoloft change information. We will need it for when your finally ready to start uploading your daily drug schedule and symptom notes. It will be necessary to have a full picture to help assist you then, Thanks so much. Edited November 27, 2020 by Colonial Starting ds 2 (12.5 CR'S) = 25 MG PAXIL CR 1/21/15: 1 Pill + 10mg liquid (2 weeks) 2/4: 1 Pill + 9mg Lq (3 weeks) 2/25: 1 Pill + 8 mg lq (1 week) 3/4: 1 Pill + 6 mg lq (2 weeks) 3/18/15 1 Pill + 4 mg lq (2 weeks) 4/1/15 1 Pill + 3 mg lq (2 weeks) 4/14/15 1 Pill + 2 mg lq (2 weeks) 4/29/15 1Pill + 1 mg lq (16 days) 5/15/15 1 12.5 mg Pill ONLY (9 days) 5/24/15 12 mgs liquid (8 days) 6/1/15 11mg lq (12 days) 6/13/15 10 mg. 12/3/15 Drop from 8mg to 7.6 (24 days to) 12/27/15 7.2mgs 8/4/16 6.8mgs, 11/1/16 6.4mgs, 2/5/17 6 mgs 4/3/17 5.6mgs, 4/24/17 5.2mg, 6/13/17 4.8mgs, 9/20/17 4.4mgS, 11/23/17 4 mgs, 1/1/18 3.6 mgs, 2/15/18 3.2 mgs. 4/13/18 2.8mgs, 5/11/18 2.4mgs, 6/10/18 2.0 mgs, 8/4/18 1.6mgs, 9/27/18 1.2mgs, 12/24/18 0.8mg, 3/24/19 0.64 mg,(syringe change issue date?) 4/22/19 0.60 mg, 5/24/19 0.60 mg, 7/7/19 0.52 mgs, 8/4/19 0.44mgs, 11/4/19 0.36mgs, 2/1/20 0.28mgs, 3/1/20 0.24mgs (crash April 6) Compound started 6/28/21: 0.24mgs, 8/29/21: 0.22mgs, 10/31/21: 0.20mgs, 1/03/22: 0.18mgs, 3/5/22: 0.16mgs, 5/5/22: 0.14mgs. Original Wellbutrin Dose: 6 months from 9/14 to 3/2015, 300 XL 3/15/15: Half to 150 XL ( severe symptoms started on day 12) 4/16/15: 125mg for 20 days to: 5/6/15: 100mg for 15 days to: 5/21/15 75mg for 10 days to: 6/1/15: 56.25mg 13 days to: 6/13/15: 37.25mg 7 days to: 6/20/15 28.12mg 14 days to: 7/4/15 18.75mg, 7 days to: 7/11/15; RAISE BACK TO: 28.12 to 8/14/15: 18.75mg 20 days to :9/3/15 : 12.5mg, 8/4/16 9mg 1/9/17: 8.5mg 2/8/17 8mg, 3/9/17: 7.6 4/9/17 7.2 5/27/17 6.4 6/24/17 5.8, 8/1/17 5.0, 8/29/17 4.2mgs, 10/2/17 3.5mgs, 12/28/17 2.5mgs, 2/27/18 1.7mgs, 4/19/18 0.8 mgs, LAST DOSE: 6/11/18: 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS, 27 DAYS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mva96 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Hey saviour, i'm sure one of the mods will be along soon, but since i've just seen this, i'l chime in with an opinion. I think the main answer is it depends. If you do an ultra slow taper, you certainly minimise the chances of experiencing bad w/d symptoms, but to go as far as saying not experiencing any at all, i don't think so. Some people come off these drugs with little problems, whilst for others, it can be a real challenge. Have a look at the tapering section of the forum, and look at the brassmonkey slide technique, it seems to be the most gentle way to taper and you can adjust it to be faster or slower. Started Lexapro 5mg Mid March 2020 Came off Completely September 2020 Hospitalised september 2021 Slowly worked up to 50mg lamictal and 60mg Prozac reduced to 20mg Prozac September 2021 Holding 20mg Prozac and 50mg Lamictal for a good while to stabilise. November 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savior998 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, mva96 said: Hey saviour, i'm sure one of the mods will be along soon, but since i've just seen this, i'l chime in with an opinion. I think the main answer is it depends. If you do an ultra slow taper, you certainly minimise the chances of experiencing bad w/d symptoms, but to go as far as saying not experiencing any at all, i don't think so. Some people come off these drugs with little problems, whilst for others, it can be a real challenge. Have a look at the tapering section of the forum, and look at the brassmonkey slide technique, it seems to be the most gentle way to taper and you can adjust it to be faster or slower. thanks ,i hope more people will see it. sertraline 25 mg 2014 - currently taking it clonazepam 1 mg 2014 to feb 2018 psychiatrist made an abrupt taper then made me go on a even worse abrupt interruption resulting in terrible withdrawal symptoms. reinstating clonazepam feb 2018 (4 days after stopping taking it) improvement in symptoms after reinstating it and begging tapering thanks to benzobuddies help. begging tapering clonazepam march 2018 last dose clonazepam may 5 2020 terrible symptoms during tapering and after and no improvements so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Altostrata Posted January 18, 2021 Author Administrator Share Posted January 18, 2021 @savior998, please read this topic from the beginning. 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...
Administrator Altostrata Posted January 18, 2021 Author Administrator Share Posted January 18, 2021 The point in gradual tapering is to minimize withdrawal symptoms while you taper and after you come off. 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...
savior998 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Altostrata said: @savior998, please read this topic from the beginning. thanks but i have a doubt about if can i just use tap water and nothing more? sertraline 25 mg 2014 - currently taking it clonazepam 1 mg 2014 to feb 2018 psychiatrist made an abrupt taper then made me go on a even worse abrupt interruption resulting in terrible withdrawal symptoms. reinstating clonazepam feb 2018 (4 days after stopping taking it) improvement in symptoms after reinstating it and begging tapering thanks to benzobuddies help. begging tapering clonazepam march 2018 last dose clonazepam may 5 2020 terrible symptoms during tapering and after and no improvements so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Altostrata Posted January 19, 2021 Author Administrator Share Posted January 19, 2021 Yes, you can use tap water. If you have doubts about it, you can use filtered water or purified water. Or, you could buy pharmacy liquid base. Please read this topic from the beginning. 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...
Londoner Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 How do I get a 1mg dose from liquid Sertraline when 1ml of the solution is already a 20mg dose? In summary, cycled through a number of SSRI/SNRI medications in 2010, stayed on 100mg Sertraline for 5 years followed by 5 years on 200mg. Valium started in 2011-2018 up to doses of 16mg. Tapered off slowly over years. Difficult to distinguish withdrawal symptoms from the symptoms I was already experiencing due to Sertraline tolerance withdrawal Briefly tried Lamotrigine and Bupropion in 2020. Started withdrawing from Sertraline in August 2020. Came down by 50mg every 2-3 weeks. Med free since mid Sept 2020. 3 April 2021 - reinstated 1mg Sertraline, April 13th increased dose to 2mg Sertraline, April 16th increased to 5mg for one day. Stopped reinstatement on 19th April. Main symptoms as of Nov 2020: Chronic headaches accompanied by feelings of deep despair, stomach ache/nausea, brain fog and memory issues, disturbed circadian rhythm. End March 2021 symptoms: Extreme suicidal akathisia and restlessness, anxiety, insomnia, morning surges of panic, panic throughout the day. Unbearable. April - suicidal akathisia, cortisol surges through the night, insomnia, shaking, GI issues Supplements: Melatonin 2.5mg a night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted April 2, 2021 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted April 2, 2021 You will need to dilute it with bottled or distilled water. Measure 20mL water and add 1mL liquid sertraline to it. Each 1mL = 1mg drug. Or if you prefer you could add 1mL liquid sertraline to a larger measured quantity, eg to 40mL water then each 1mL = 0.5mg drug. Cover and refrigerate what you do not use. I do not know how long you could keep this. Check with your pharmacist. * 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dA2021 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 I wondered if I can ask a question? How do you challenge the GP/CCG decision to not issue Sertaline liquid on the grounds of cost? Surely this is not ethical prescribing. I am on 85mg and the prepare 10ml I dissolve a 25mg tablet in water and syringe out 10ml - not good but the best I can do. will be holding this dose for now until I restablise and get a new job as feel this is a contributing stressor. I work 3 days plus voluntary work. So pretty much a full time week for me. One of my biggest gripes it being told no, when the NHS put me on this stuff in the first place without full informed consent. Mum is on 14 (Fourteen) different tablets in care so you can see psychologically how harmful I feel this is. I have asked a few GPs now and get same answer. Has anyone tried challenging or appealing formally in the UK? Dawn 2013 Citalopram 50mg 2014 February Sertraline 50mg 2014 September Fluoxitine 20mg 2015 May Fluoxitine 20mg (Liquid to reduce off) 2015 Septmber Lofepramine 70mg 2016 May Lofepramine 70mg (Liquid to reduce off) 2016 Dec Zopiclone (to aid short term insomnia) 2017 August Amitriptyline 10mg 2016 October Venlafaxine 37.5 rising to 225mg January 2018 2018 January Sertraline 50mg rising to 150mg 2021 January Sertraline 125mg/150mg alternate days (GP advise ... Started micro taper and found this website....2021 May 100mg daily 2021 September 95mg daily December 2021 85mg daily. Vitamins; Selenium / Vitamin D high strength / Evening primrose oil 1000mg High Strength / Omega 3 High Strength / Folic Acid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostInMarshes Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Help, I'm slightly below 50mg and am using 100mg pills (which I break into half, then shave one half of it). Should I switch to 50mg pills, while I still can? Would shaving them off be more precise? I imagine that half of a 100mg pill is slightly bulkier than a 50mg pill, and would therefore make tapering faster/more inaccurate. 2000: Paxil, low dose. 2001: Paxil, quickly tapered off. 2006: Zoloft, 25mg. 2007: Wellbutrin, low dose, discontinued after a week or a month. 2007-2009: Zoloft, increasing dose (up to 75mg). 2009-2011: Zoloft, failed withdrawal attempts (cold-turkey; fast tapering). 2009-2011: Trying out Cymbalta, Celexa, Prozac, Lexapro, Ambien, Ativan, and Xanax. 2012-2015: Zoloft, 100mg to 200mg. 2013: Trazadone for Zoloft-induced insomnia, 25mg to 50mg. 2015: Trileptal, dose?, withdrew; Bupropion, up to 200mg. 2016: Zoloft, 137mg, Bupropion, 150mg, Trazodone, 25mg. 05/21/16: Began Zoloft taper - 10% from 150mg - 137ish mg 06/23/16: Zoloft taper - 125mg 08/03/16: Bupropion XL taper - cut 150mg pill in crude half (mistake) 10/31: Zoloft successfully down to 100mg. Staying on 100mg for 2-3 months to let my brain rest. 11/09: Wellbutrin SR prescribed, 150mg once a day, for withdrawal. 12/11: Wellbutrin SR, twice daily - minus 18ishmg = 112.50mg 09/30/17: Off Wellbutrin SR successfully. Zoloft taper: 90ish mg (shaving it off). Trazodone: still at 50mg. June 2018: Zoloft: 80ish (shaving off). Trazodone: 6mg. End of 2018: Off Trazodone. 01/20: Zoloft: 70ish? 08/20: Still around 80 or 70. Tapering by only 15 shaves each month. 04/2021: 50mg! 11/2022: 40ish mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRyGuy Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Can anyone provide me with a timeline and doseage for tapering off 12.5mg sertraline. Also is the hardest tapering done from 12.5 to 0mg? Or is it more difficult to go from something like 100mg to 50mg or 50 to 12mg. Thanks again Escitalopram 20 mg 2003- May/7/2022Sertraline 50 mg May/7/2022 25 mg May 30 18mg Sep 19 12.5 mg Sep 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tattycorum Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 16 hours ago, TheRyGuy said: Can anyone provide me with a timeline and doseage for tapering off 12.5mg sertraline. Also is the hardest tapering done from 12.5 to 0mg? I can provide a spreadsheet that involves crushing the tablets and weighing the powder with a gem scale, mixing 15 days' worth of powder with water, then dosing daily using a medicine dropper. If you want that, let me know and I will upload it. It is an excel file. --- Lorazepam: (2014-15 1-1.5 mg lorazepam [aka Ativan] at night; 2016 to Nov 2018: 0.75 mg lorazepam at night; Dec 2018: divide dose into 3x a day. Jan 2019: taper 5% every 15 days; Held 9/2019 - 2/2020 at 0.35 mg). March 2020 started 2.5% taper every 15 days. Nov 2020 tapering 5% every 15 days. Dose divided into 2x a day. Now at 0.008 mg March 2023. Sertraline: Jan 2017 25 mg: began 10% per month taper. Went on "exit strategy" at 0.084 mg Nov 2020 for 8 weeks, 0.042 for 4 weeks, 0.028 for 2 weeks starting 2/25/21, then 0.014 for 2 weeks, then .007 for a while, Done May 4, 2021. Unfortunately due to circumstances I restarted at 25 mg January 2022. New taper began January 2023. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools2816 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Hi! I tried to find tips on Sertraline tapering with no success. It is for one of the people with whom I am creating the support group in UK. Any information would be highly appreciated. Many thanks, Julia (I hope I posted on the right place, if not apologies. ) 2002 started Fluoxetine 20 ; increased gradually to 40mg 2004 diagnosed with ADD; prescribed methylphenidate 2004 later in the year methylphenidate aggravated depression so discontinued 2006 tried to taper too quick from AD ( over 3 weeks!) and terrible WD; 2006 later in the year doc changed to Citalopram (dont remember doze) 2009 (circa) as Citalopram did nothing good so back to 40 mg Fluoxetine 2017 due to situational anxiety Pregablin prescribed terrible side effects 201 8 tried again to taper fluoxetine 40 mg with tough WD so back on it 2020 changed to Escitalopram 20mg as no + effect of fluoxetine May 2023 prescribed Modafinil as fatigue intolerable mid July 2023 started tapering - down to 18 mg daily so far so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Altostrata Posted September 17 Author Administrator Share Posted September 17 @Jools2816 here's the sertraline topic. 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...
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