Sheri755 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I’ve been told that progesterone interferes with GABA. Im getting ready to taper clonazepam after being bedridden for 1.5 years from a too fast Effexor taper. Does anyone know how to safely taper progesterone oral capsules, 200 mg? The percentage and holding time between cuts? Effexor XR 300 (brand) mg & various SSRIs 15 yrs (Effexor XR 300 mg past 10 yrs Clonazepam, 1.0 mg. am, .5 mg pm. - 15 yrs, 7-17-16- Began .5 three times a day Vyvanse 60 mg, - 2 yrs, Cut to 50 mg for 6 mths, Cut to 30 mg. on 4-1-16. Tapering. Approx. 4-1-15 began Effexor XR 300 taper, very slowly for a year. Held at 37.5 for about 3 mths. Cut to 18 mg for 2 wks to 0. WD began 2 wks later. Depression, anxiety, paranoia, low appetite, nausea. 7-14-16-Reinstated 5 beads Effx after 4 mths misery.Pooped out 10 days. 9-12-16-to present- Wide eyed terror, bedridden fear, no appetite/feeling of being full. 10-30-16- Began 15% liquid tapering of 30 mg Vyvanse. (25 mg) 11-13-16- Liquid Vyvanse 22 mg,11-27-16- Liquid 15 mg, 12-12-16- Vyvanse 12.5 for 5 days. 12-16 - 12-29, 15 mg. 11-20-16- Switched back to 1.0 clonazepam am & .5 bedtime 12-30-16- Moved to 15 mg COMPOUNDED Vyvanse.Current 4/11-4/25 7.5 mg.(10% ev 2 wks) Off Vyvanse Current meds:Effexor XR- 3 Beads, Clonazepam-1.0 mg am, .5 mg bedtime,Vyvanse-(tapering) Estradiol- 2 mg,Progesterone 200 mg,Testosterone 30 mg/ml,Nature Throid- 48.75 mg.(12-21-16-65 mg.) (4-18-17-81.25 mg) Current supplements: Fish Oil-1360 mg, Curamin- 2706 mg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAa Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Sorry for your long period aften tapering effexor. I have just started tapering effexor and would like to avoid your situation. How fast did you taper? 75 mg Efexor xr 1997-2020 10mg x2 Buspiron 1997-2021 300 mg Lamotrigin 2016-200mg 2017 7,5 mg Oxapax pn 2016-25.Oct 2018 7,5mg Oxapax pn 4.11.18-Sept 2022 Lyrica 300mg Dec 2019. Dim Feb 2021 4.1.23 Lyrica 36mg x2 8am+6pm reduction 75mgSertralin 9pm Dec20. 9amNov22 100mg Lamotrigin 8am+6pm 3,75 mg Oxapax 8am+6pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri755 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Thank you. A little over s year but my dr said it was ok to stop st 37.5 which is where things went wrong. That’s where you especially need to be careful. There are Effexor tapering tips in the files here. Wish I had seen them sooner. Best of luck to you! Effexor XR 300 (brand) mg & various SSRIs 15 yrs (Effexor XR 300 mg past 10 yrs Clonazepam, 1.0 mg. am, .5 mg pm. - 15 yrs, 7-17-16- Began .5 three times a day Vyvanse 60 mg, - 2 yrs, Cut to 50 mg for 6 mths, Cut to 30 mg. on 4-1-16. Tapering. Approx. 4-1-15 began Effexor XR 300 taper, very slowly for a year. Held at 37.5 for about 3 mths. Cut to 18 mg for 2 wks to 0. WD began 2 wks later. Depression, anxiety, paranoia, low appetite, nausea. 7-14-16-Reinstated 5 beads Effx after 4 mths misery.Pooped out 10 days. 9-12-16-to present- Wide eyed terror, bedridden fear, no appetite/feeling of being full. 10-30-16- Began 15% liquid tapering of 30 mg Vyvanse. (25 mg) 11-13-16- Liquid Vyvanse 22 mg,11-27-16- Liquid 15 mg, 12-12-16- Vyvanse 12.5 for 5 days. 12-16 - 12-29, 15 mg. 11-20-16- Switched back to 1.0 clonazepam am & .5 bedtime 12-30-16- Moved to 15 mg COMPOUNDED Vyvanse.Current 4/11-4/25 7.5 mg.(10% ev 2 wks) Off Vyvanse Current meds:Effexor XR- 3 Beads, Clonazepam-1.0 mg am, .5 mg bedtime,Vyvanse-(tapering) Estradiol- 2 mg,Progesterone 200 mg,Testosterone 30 mg/ml,Nature Throid- 48.75 mg.(12-21-16-65 mg.) (4-18-17-81.25 mg) Current supplements: Fish Oil-1360 mg, Curamin- 2706 mg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplerain Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 54 minutes ago, Sheri755 said: I’ve been told that progesterone interferes with GABA. Im getting ready to taper clonazepam after being bedridden for 1.5 years from a too fast Effexor taper. Does anyone know how to safely taper progesterone oral capsules, 200 mg? The percentage and holding time between cuts? I’m sorry I’m not sure about the answer to your progesterone question Sheri but felt compelled to respond to you. I am tapering Effexor too. That is absolutely criminal that your doctor told you to jump off at 37.5mg and you’re still bedridden 1.5 years later because of this advice. My heart breaks for you, I hope you filed a complaint against this imcompetant doctor? Sending love xxx 2008 put on 75mg Effexor XR (Venlafaxine) after breakup with long term boyfriend 2009 Dose increased to 150mg 2010 Dose increased to 300mg plus 25mg Quetiapine added to aid sleep and control hypomania 2011 first attempt to withdraw. Taper much too fast on psychiatrist's advice (300-0mg in 1 month) suffer first and only psychotic episode. Put back on 75mg generic Venlafaxine (no more Quetiapine) 2014 reduce dose to 1/4 of a 37.5mg Venlafaxine tablet during pregnancy. Suffer extreme social anxiety/agoraphobia 2015 Daughter is born. Advised not to breastfeed due to Ven being present in breastmilk. Suffer PND and go back to taking 37.5mg tablet daily. Start to experience heavy fatigue each day after taking Venlafaxine tablet. 14th June 2017 - start 10% monthly taper reduction method. June 2018: 10mg June 2019: 4.5ml June 2020: 2mg June 2021: 0.9mg 1st May 2022 - 0.35mg (current dose) Supplements: Magnesium citrate; Fish oil capsules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAa Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 3 hours ago, Sheri755 said: Thank you. A little over s year but my dr said it was ok to stop st 37.5 which is where things went wrong. That’s where you especially need to be careful. There are Effexor tapering tips in the files here. Wish I had seen them sooner. Best of luck to you! Thank you - Wish you all the best. 75 mg Efexor xr 1997-2020 10mg x2 Buspiron 1997-2021 300 mg Lamotrigin 2016-200mg 2017 7,5 mg Oxapax pn 2016-25.Oct 2018 7,5mg Oxapax pn 4.11.18-Sept 2022 Lyrica 300mg Dec 2019. Dim Feb 2021 4.1.23 Lyrica 36mg x2 8am+6pm reduction 75mgSertralin 9pm Dec20. 9amNov22 100mg Lamotrigin 8am+6pm 3,75 mg Oxapax 8am+6pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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