chika Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 new here nice forums 1 mg klonopin -one year at 2006 try stop and cant so start Zoloft and taper klonopin half does every month until stop Zoloft 125 mg 2007-20013 try taper and cant 2013-2017 still on zoloft 2017-taper 10% a week and feel ok now 12.5 mg Zoloft Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus scallywag Posted July 10, 2017 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted July 10, 2017 chika -- Welcome to Surviving Antidepressants (SA) Please tell us about what brought you to this site. Are you currently taking psychiatric medication? Do you want to discontinue from it safely? A request: Would you summarize your history in a signature -- drugs, doses, dates, and discontinuations & reinstatements, in the last 12-24 months particularly? Any drugs prior to 24 months ago can just be listed with start and stop years. Please use actual dates or approximate dates (mid-June, Late October) rather than relative time frames (last week, 3 months ago) Spell out months, e.g. "October" or "Oct."; 9/1/2016 can be interpreted as Jan. 9, 2016 or Sept. 1, 2016. Please leave out symptoms and diagnoses. A list is easier to understand than one or multiple paragraphs. Link to Account Settings – Create or Edit a signature. 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
chika Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 I try to withdraw from the drugs and hope to succeedI happened to come here by searching Google for a withdrawal 1 mg klonopin -one year at 2006 try stop and cant so start Zoloft and taper klonopin half does every month until stop Zoloft 125 mg 2007-20013 try taper and cant 2013-2017 still on zoloft 2017-taper 10% a week and feel ok now 12.5 mg Zoloft Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus mammaP Posted July 11, 2017 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) Hi Chika, thank you for filling in your signature. Unfortunately you are tapering zoloft very fast and need to hold the 12.5 to let your brain catch up with the reductions. If you continue to taper at this rate you will suffer from withdrawal. I also tapered too fast before I found this site and learned how to taper safely. Sadly doctors know very little about tapering and most of us found out about tapering by joining this site as you did. I am very glad that you found us and we will help you to be free from zoloft safely. Here are some topics that explain why we need to taper very slowly. The 10% is fine but needs to be 10% of the CURRENT DOSE, and with a MONTH between cuts. Tapering zoloft http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1441-tips-for-tapering-off-zoloft-sertraline/ Why taper 10% http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1024-why-taper-by-10-of-my-dosage/ 3 KISSS http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/6632-the-rule-of-3kis-keep-it-simple-keep-it-slow-keep-it-stable/ Edited July 11, 2017 by mammaP **I am not a medical professional, if in doubt please consult a doctor with withdrawal knowledge. Different drugs occasionally (mostly benzos) 1976 - 1981 (no problem) 1993 - 2002 in and out of hospital. every type of drug + ECT. Staring with seroxat 2002 effexor. Tapered March 2012 to March 2013, ending with 5 beads. Withdrawal April 2013 . Reinstated 5 beads reduced to 4 beads May 2013 Restarted taper Nov 2013 OFF EFFEXOR Feb 2015 Tapered atenolol and omeprazole Dec 2013 - May 2014 Tapering tramadol, Feb 2015 100mg , March 2015 50mg July 2017 30mg. May 15 2018 25mg Taking fish oil, magnesium, B12, folic acid, bilberry eyebright for eye pressure. My story http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/4199-hello-mammap-checking-in/page-33 Lesson learned, slow down taper at lower doses. Taper no more than 10% of CURRENT dose if possible Link to comment
chika Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 I sometimes wait 2 weeks and I read ashton protocol and made it she say 10% every week or two I have problems with sleep because the Zoloft and gain 35 kilo so the doctor warned me about diabetes so I don't want to wait with that taper its hard 1 mg klonopin -one year at 2006 try stop and cant so start Zoloft and taper klonopin half does every month until stop Zoloft 125 mg 2007-20013 try taper and cant 2013-2017 still on zoloft 2017-taper 10% a week and feel ok now 12.5 mg Zoloft Link to comment
chika Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 my comment in the post of lexi deleted.why? :-( 1 mg klonopin -one year at 2006 try stop and cant so start Zoloft and taper klonopin half does every month until stop Zoloft 125 mg 2007-20013 try taper and cant 2013-2017 still on zoloft 2017-taper 10% a week and feel ok now 12.5 mg Zoloft Link to comment
Madeleine Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Welcome to the forum. I'm tapering Zoloft too. To be safe, follow what this forum suggests to taper antidepressant slower than what Ashton says. 10 percent of current dose per month. Then speed up a bit only after a few months if you are able to handle going quicker. That is if you do not have symptoms. Best of luck! 200 Zoloft; 10 mg Zyprexa; 4 mg valium as of May 2021; Valium taper: July 16: 3.5 valium; July 30: 3 mg (paused valium taper); Aug. 23: 2.5 mg Zyprexa: July 26: 8.75 mg; Aug. 9: 7.5 mg; Aug. 30: 7.1 mg ------- Dec 1, 2016. 10 mg zyprexa for 1.5 month. Started taper mid-Jan. 2017. Cut 1.25 mg every 2 weeks; smaller cuts 2.5 mg down. Stopped at .6 mg. May 7, 2017: zyprexa free. Zoloft: Dec1, 2016, 200 mg. Started taper: Jun12, 2017: 197.5 mg; Jun19,:195 mg; July 2:185mg; July 9,:180 mg; July16,: 175; July 23: 170; July 30: 165; Aug6: 160; Aug13: 155; Aug. 20: 150; Aug.27: 146 mg; Sept3: 145 mg; Sept10:143 mg; Sept17:140 mg....Nov5: 122 mg...Dec3:112.5 mg; Jan14, 2018: 95 mg...Jan28: 90 mg; Feb21:80 mg; Mar11: 75 mg; May2:70 mg; May15: 68 mg; May28: 65 mg; Jun9: 62 mg;Jun25: 60 mg:July22: 55 mg; Aug25: 45 mg. Aug28: 50 mg...Oct 28: 38 mg; Dec.4: 30 mg; Jan8,2019: 25mg; Feb6: 23.5 mg; Apr1:17.5mg; May1:1 mg; May 5: 18; May 18:15mg; June 16:12.5mg; Sept 10:11 mg; Sept.16:10 mg; Oct. 1: 9mg; Nov. 27: 8mg; Dec.5: 7mg; Jan.1,2020, 6 mg; Feb1: 5 mg; May 1: 2.5 mg; Jn 1: 2 mg; Jy 1: 1.5 mg Link to comment
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