Katyrip67 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Hi everyone I'm new. I was put on Zyprexa 5 mgs, Effexor 300 mgs, Trileptal 300 mgs, Klonopin 2.5 mgs, and Ambien 10 mg. Where do I start I want OFF these meds:(. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus baroquep Posted September 28, 2017 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted September 28, 2017 Hi Katyrip67, Welcome to Surviving Antidepressants (SA). I am really glad you found the site before you started tapering any of the drugs you are on. Will have to say that I am completely gobsmacked that your doctor has you on so many different drugs. Is there a specific reason your doctor has you taking so many drugs at the same time? With the exception of letting us know that you'd like to taper off of these drugs, you haven't given us much information to go on. I am going to provide you with a little information regarding the recommendations made by SA and ask that you complete your withdrawal history signature (instructions below) so that we have a better idea of what we are dealing with. We ask all members to provide their drug history as a signature. This will be a permanent part of your introduction and It helps moderators to be able to see all of your details at a glance. SA recommends tapering by no more than 10% of your current dose followed by a hold of about 4 weeks to allow the brain to adapt to the changes in the central nervous system (CNS). When changes are made too quickly, doses are alternated/skipped or the drug is discontinued abruptly, the brain is unable to adapt to the changes and this results in uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms. I am attaching a few links so that you can familiarize yourself with the recommendations made by Surviving Antidepressants. Please pay special attention to the link entitled "Taking Multiple Psych Drugs - Which Drug to Taper First". Before you begin tapering what you need to know Taking Multiple Psych Drugs - Which Drug to Taper First Why taper by 10% of my dosage? A request: Would you summarize your history in a signature - ALL drugs, doses, dates, and discontinuations & reinstatements, in the last 12-24 months particularly? Please leave out symptoms and diagnoses. A list is easier to understand than one or multiple paragraphs. 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. Link to Account Settings – Create or Edit a signature. This is your own Introduction topic where you can ask questions and journal your progress. Please feel free to connect with other members of the SA community by posting in their introduction topics, they are a supportive group and are here to help. Current Prescription Drugs for Hypothyroidism: Synthroid 100mcg / Cytomel 5mcg (15 years Pristiq/Effexor)Tapering Schedule September 15, 2016 - switched from Pristiq 50mg to Effexor XR 75mg; November 10, 2016 - reduced to 67.5 Effexor XR December 9, 2016 - reduced 60.75 January 5, 2017 - reduced 54.67 January 30, 2017 - reduced to 49.0 February 20, 2017 - reduced to 44.0 May 20, 2017 - reduced to 40.25 (holding for additional month due to late onset of withdrawal symptoms after this taper) July 17, 2017 - reduced to 38.24 August 15, 2017 - reduced to 37.5 (50% of my original dose) October 15, 2017 - reduced to 35.6 November 12, 2017 - reduced to 33.8 December 15, 2017 - up-dose to 35.6 December 28, 2017 - up-dose to 37.5 Link to comment
nz11 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Katyrip Any update? That she is an excessive cocktail of chemicals. Thought for the day: Lets stand up, and let’s speak out , together. G Olsen We have until the 14th. Feb 2018. URGENT REQUEST Please consider submitting for the petition on Prescribed Drug Dependence and Withdrawal currently awaiting its third consideration at the Scottish Parliament. You don't even have to be from Scotland. By clicking on the link below you can read some of the previous submissions but be warned many of them are quite harrowing. http://www.parliament.scot/GettingInvolved/Petitions/PE01651 Please tell them about your problems taking and withdrawing from antidepressants and/or benzos. Send by email to petitions@parliament.scot and quote PE01651 in the subject heading. Keep to a maximum of 3 sides of A4 and you can't name for legal reasons any doctor you have consulted. Tell them if you wish to remain anonymous. We need the numbers to help convince the committee members we are not isolated cases. You have until mid February. Thank you Recovering paxil addict None of the published articles shed light on what ssri's ... actually do or what their hazards might be. Healy 2013. This is so true, with anything you get on these drugs, dependance, tapering, withdrawal symptoms, side effects, just silent. And if there is something mentioned then their is a serious disconnect between what is said and reality! "Every time I read of a multi-person shooting, I always presume that person had just started a SSRI or had just stopped." Dr Mosher. Me too! Over two decades later, the number of antidepressant prescriptions a year is slightly more than the number of people in the Western world. Most (nine out of 10) prescriptions are for patients who faced difficulties on stopping, equating to about a tenth of the population. These patients are often advised to continue treatment because their difficulties indicate they need ongoing treatment, just as a person with diabetes needs insulin. Healy 2015 I believe the ssri era will soon stand as one of the most shameful in the history of medicine. Healy 2015 Let people help people ... in a natural, kind, non-addictive (and non-big pharma) way. J Broadley 2017 Link to comment
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