JackieDecides Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 21 hours ago, Carmie said: My symptoms are still ramped up, but bearable. I'm glad things are going as well as they are, hope that continues.Ā š¤ Currently taking Ramapril (blood pressure) 5 mg twice a day Omeprazole 10 mg AM and 20 mg PMĀ (the taper has gone nowhere after the first cut) FamotidineĀ Ā once a day (and I still needs tums sometimes) magnesium 200 mg at night as of yesterday 2 fish oil capsules "EPA-DHA 1000" Ā off Lexapro as of 5/2018Ā - last dose had been 5 mg every other day for a couple years Ā highest dose had been 20 mg at which point I was diagnosed with Bipolar II, which went away when I cut the lexapro down to 15 mg.Ā Ā I spent years on Paxil before Lexapro (can't remember dose), briefly on Effexor and Abilify and others I have forgotten. in fact, when I was diagnoses with BPII I was put on all kinds of things which made me feel so bad I stopped them cold turkey within maybe 3 or 4 weeks, thank goodness. since then I've known these pills were terrible and I weaned down the Lexapro with zero help or support over I'm not sure how many years.Ā Ā Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted March 19, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 19, 2019 21 hours ago, JackieDecides said: I'm glad things are going as well as they are, hope that continues.Ā š¤ Ā Thanks Jackie,Ā Ā Iāve been in good spirits. The symptoms have ramped up a bit, but Iām coping okay with them. Iāve got insomnia too, it took me ages again to go to sleep last night. I just float with it, why stress over something you canāt change? IĀ stayed away from looking at screens around 9pm or so again last night. I might start getting up at 6am in the future too, see if that helps. When I sayĀ getting up, I mean having a shower and getting dressed. I may end up in bed again, due to little strength, but Iāll do some creative projects, watch DVDs, listen to music etc etc. Brain fog has been so intense lately that I havenāt been able to read a lot, letās see how the rest of this day panda out.Ā Ā Speaking of showers, itās time to have one.šæšæšæ Ā Take careš Seroquel. 2019:ā”ļøĀ From 7.25mg to 5.80mgāļøĀ 2020ā”ļøFrom 5.60 to 4.80āļøĀ 2021ā”ļøFrom 4.60 to 4.0āļøĀ 2022ā”ļøFrom 3.95 to 3.55āļø2023ā”ļø Jan 26=3.50āļøMarch 17=3.45āļø June12=3.40āļøĀ July30=3.35āļøĀ Sep14=3.30āļøĀ Oct31=3.25āļø 2024ā”ļøJan15=3.20āļø Feb19=3.15āļø March26=3.10āļøThis is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
Tom37 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Hi Carmie, Ā Thanks for your post. No good about the symptoms ramping up a bit but what can we do....nothing other than get through them as best we can. Sometimes we make it hard for ourselves but if this was easy to deal with this community wouldnāt exist. Hope the sleeping gets better and itās probably related to your drop and hopefully will settle down in a few days. Ā Take care. 20mg Lexapro 2007 10mg Lexapro 2012 Started tapering approx (October 2017)Ā 12 months ago Ā from 10mg to 9mg then 8 then 7 then 6 then 5 then 4 then 3. Held for approx 4 to 6 weeks min on each reduction. Hit severe symptoms (started 7th Nov)Ā after dropping to 3mg. Dropped to 3mg approx 22nd October. Back to 4mg (7th November)Ā and stabilising. Current symptoms started 23rd November 2018 Used diazepam (2018) 10mg 10th Nov, 5mg 11th Nov, 2.5mg 12 Nov, 2mg 13th Nov. Used diazepam 10mg 24th Nov, 7.5 25th Nov and 5mg 26th November 2018 Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted March 19, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 19, 2019 (edited) Hi @Tom37 Ā Thanks for dropping by, Yes, we all need to keep floating through our symptoms. We canāt change them, so we just need to keep finding good distractions. I havenāt been stressing about not sleeping well, I just float through the night when I canāt sleep, like Claire Weekes says.Ā Ā Iāve stopped looking at screens at around 9pm, but I might even stop looking at them around 8pm in the future. Still deciding. I do have blue light glasses, but I have to put them on top of my prescription glassesš¤. Iāll see how my insomnia is in a weekās time, and I might even go back to acupuncture to see if that helps if I still have it. Ā Okay, I canāt read anymore, my brain has gone bye byesšš Iāll find something else to do that doesnāt take as much brain power.Ā Ā Take careš Edited March 19, 2019 by Carmie Added tag Seroquel. 2019:ā”ļøĀ From 7.25mg to 5.80mgāļøĀ 2020ā”ļøFrom 5.60 to 4.80āļøĀ 2021ā”ļøFrom 4.60 to 4.0āļøĀ 2022ā”ļøFrom 3.95 to 3.55āļø2023ā”ļø Jan 26=3.50āļøMarch 17=3.45āļø June12=3.40āļøĀ July30=3.35āļøĀ Sep14=3.30āļøĀ Oct31=3.25āļø 2024ā”ļøJan15=3.20āļø Feb19=3.15āļø March26=3.10āļøThis is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Dejavu Posted March 19, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 19, 2019 Hope you have sweet dreams and wake up refreshed. You're back on the road! You've got this!!ā 2016 - Zoloft 50 mg for klonopin w/d Approx. Nov 2017 - successful taper of klonopin; Approx. Jan. 2018 - rapid taper Zoloft over 2 wks - no w/d symptoms; May 2018 - Reinstate 50 mg Zoloft per doctor; Aug 2018 - Rapid taper Zoloft over 3-4 weeks - no w/d symptoms for 1 mo.; Late Oct 2018 - pdoc rx'd 5mg lexapro -took for 1 wk;Ā Early Nov 2018 - Reinstate 25 mg Zoloft; updose to 37.5 on Nov 28, 2018; Nov 30 2018 - returned to 25mg Zoloft upon mod. advice; Dec 9 - Dec10 2018 - 12.5mg zoloft liquid+12.5mg zoloft pill; Dec 11 2018Ā - 25mg zoloft all liquid;Ā Feb 14 2019 - updosed to 26.25 mg liquid; Mar 6 2019 - updosed to 26.88 mg liquid - new symptoms; Mar 13 2019 - back down to 26.25 mg per mod suggestion Dose Changes: Dec 2 2019 - 5% to 25mg; Jan 14 2020 - 10% to 22.5 (increase in sxs all month); Mar 10-15? 2020, Ā accidental updose to 25mg; Mar 22 2020 - back down to 22.5mg; Apr 12 2020 - 2.5% to 21.94mg; Apr 19 2020 - 2.5% to 21.375mg (symptom increase); May 17 2020 - 2.5% to 20.625mg; May 24 2020 - 2.5% to 20.1mg - Jun 14 2020 - noticed uptick in symptoms settled 2 days later - July 10 2020 - onset of wave Link to comment
Gracee Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Hi Carmie, Ā Stopped by here tonight because I know I'll always read something positive written by you, no matter how down you get. Ā Ā It makes me glad that you are in good spirits. Ā Ā You are my inspiration. Ā Ā HUGS G. Ā Ā Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg,Ā Multi vit., Calcium, D3, Ā Magnesium,Ā Fish Oil, Melatonin, Ā Ambien 3.3 mg 1 or 2X/mo. Ā Benadryl-seldom, .......2002 - eliminatedĀ alcohol 2002- Paxil - 20 mg (3 WD attempts: 2005, 2008, 2010) 2011Ā - 30 mgĀ 2018 - 40 mg- Sept toĀ Nov}Ā {Dec - 37.5} Jan 2, 2019 - 35 mg JanĀ 11 - Ā 33.75 mg JanĀ 28 - 32.5 mg FebĀ 4 - Ā 33.75 mgĀ MarĀ 4 - 32 mg Mar 30 - 30 mg Ā Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Sunnyday Posted March 19, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 19, 2019 Hi Carmie, so good to hear about your tapering! That is awesome. Hopefully the symptoms will also get milder again soon.Ā Have you ever tried a spike mat as a kind of acupressure? Every time I have been laying on mine in the past for ca 20-30 minutes I got drowsy and sleepy, so I could imagine it could possibly help for sleeping issues. It's just speculation though. Not sure what the price range are nowadays but maybe there are some cheaper ones on Ebay for example. Just a thought, I'm not too knowledgeable when it comes to that. Ā Take care.Ā Hugs. 2011-2015: Escitalopram (Cipralex) 20 mg, Voxra 300 mg (quit Voxra in late 2015, no issues) 2016: Started tapering Escitalopram 5 mg at a time, every fourth week July 24th, 2016: Escitalopram 5 mg April 2nd, 2017: Quit last dosage (WD worsened a lot) Ca 6 last months of 2017: Taking DiazepamĀ 15-25 mg irregularly, less than once a month Ca Dec 2017: Out of Diazepam,Ā i.e free from all prescribed drugs Now: Still drug free Supplements: Irregular intake of Omega-3, magnesium, vitamin D. Link to comment
marie123 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Hi Carmie. I know it has been said that you should turn off all screens and keep it nice and dark to sleep. I have been going to sleep with the television on with a nature show like Blue Planet or any of the National Geographic shows. I keep the volume on the lowest with a timer for an hour and a half. I've used it to drown out my low tinnitus. It seems to lull me into sleep. It might be worth a try. Marie 10/13--10/14 Ambien. Started tapering 1/14Ā Jumped 10/14.Ā Done.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 3/14 Ā Ā Ā Ā 7.5 RemeronĀ still taking this.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 2/14 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 75 TrazodoneĀ Ā -Ā Ā Ā Tapered by dry cutting all the way down. 1/16Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 4 mg TrazodoneĀ -Ā Jumped. Bad mistake. Got hit with late withdrawal 6 weeks later. Reinstated. 4/16Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Reinstated 1 mg, updose to 2 mg Trazodone 2/19Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā .04 Trazodone. Walked off.Ā Done. 10/3/19Ā Started 7.5 Mirtazapine taper cut to .073 gram weight, pill weighs .076 4/5/20Ā Ā Ā New Mirtazapine Taper - Compound Liquid 7.35 mg April '20, 7.25 mg May, 7.05 mg June, 6.99 mg June, 6.78 mg July, 6.57 mg Aug, Sept 6.35 mg, Sept 6.24 mg, Sept 6.21 mg, Oct 5.99 mg, Oct 5.90 mg, Oct 5.70 mg. 1/11/21 6.05 mg Messed up taper due to syringe change. Must remember the 1 ml syringe contains 1.5mg! 1/16/21 5.99 mg 2/21 5.75 mg, 3/21 5.6 mg, 4/7 5.45, 4/14 5.30, 5/12 5.15, 5/25/21 4.99 mg, 6/29 4.87 mg, 7/14/21 4.74 mg, 8/5 4.62 mg 8/17 4.5 mg, 8/30 4.38 mg,9/16 4.26 mg,10/9 4.14 mg, 10/23 4.05 mg, 11/6 3.96 mg,11/17 3.87mg.***Jan 22 Liquid was changed/couldn't tolerate***Changed back to pills. Feb 22/3.9 mg, 2/17/22 3.8 mg, 3/23 3.7 mg, 4/7 3.6 mg, 5/10 3.5mg,6/10/22 3.4 mg, 7/4 3.3 mg, 7/25 3.2 mg, 8/20/22 3.1 mg, 9/15 3 mg, 10/8/22 2.9 mg., 12/15 2.8 mg, 1/6/23 2.7 mg, 2/16/23 2.6 mg, 3/9 2.5 mg, 4/4 2.4 mg, 4/29/23 2.3 mg, 5/26 2.2 mg, 6/22/23 2.1 mg, 10/14 2 mg, 11/12 1.9 mg, 11/28 1.8 mg , 12/14/23 1.7, 12/31/23 1.6 mg, 1/20 1.5 mg, 2/6/24 1.4 mg, 2/12 updose 1.5 mg, 3/27/24 1.4 mg. Taking multi-vitamin, vit. D, cholestoff, psyllium husk, and fish oil. Ā Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted March 20, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) Ā 23 hours ago, Dejavu said: Hope you have sweet dreams and wake up refreshed. You're back on the road! You've got this!!ā Ā 12 hours ago, Sunnyday said: Hi Carmie, so good to hear about your tapering! That is awesome. Hopefully the symptoms will also get milder again soon.Ā Have you ever tried a spike mat as a kind of acupressure? Every time I have been laying on mine in the past for ca 20-30 minutes I got drowsy and sleepy, so I could imagine it could possibly help for sleeping issues. It's just speculation though. Not sure what the price range are nowadays but maybe there are some cheaper ones on Ebay for example. Just a thought, I'm not too knowledgeable when it comes to that. Ā Take care.Ā Hugs. Ā 22 hours ago, Gracee said: Hi Carmie, Ā Stopped by here tonight because I know I'll always read something positive written by you, no matter how down you get. Ā Ā It makes me glad that you are in good spirits. Ā Ā You are my inspiration. Ā Ā HUGS G. Ā 5 hours ago, marie123 said: Hi Carmie. I know it has been said that you should turn off all screens and keep it nice and dark to sleep. I have been going to sleep with the television on with a nature show like Blue Planet or any of the National Geographic shows. I keep the volume on the lowest with a timer for an hour and a half. I've used it to drown out my low tinnitus. It seems to lull me into sleep. It might be worth a try. Marie Ā Thanks everyone for popping around to my neck of the woodsš²š² Ā It took me ages to fall asleep again last night,Ā but I just floated through the night again, itās not stressing me at all. This morning I made sure that I didnāt fall asleep again after 6am. I didnāt have the strength to have my shower straight away, but I managed it before 7am. Yay! I want to make this a habit, get my body clock used to not falling asleep after 6am again. Letās see if it eventually helps with the insomnia.Ā Ā Sunnyday, no Iāve never heard of the acupressure mat, thanks for letting me know about it.Ā Ā Marie, IāmĀ glad that the noise of the nature shows helps you to sleep. We all have different things that help us with certain symptoms. Itās great when we find things that work. I actually put on the sound of waves for half an hour or so yesterday evening too. Love the sound of waterššš. I should put it on for an hour and a half like you do.Ā Ā Gracee, Thank you so very much for your kind words, Iām glad Iām able to boost your spirits.Ā Ā Dejavu, Yes,Ā Yay!! Iām back on the road to tapering my meds. It felt good to see 7.50mg go down to 7.25mg after no movement for a year or so. In a few weeks, if Iām stable,Ā it will go down to 7mg.Ā Ā Sending hugs to you allš¤š¤š¤š¤ Ā Ā Edited March 20, 2019 by Carmie Removed white space Seroquel. 2019:ā”ļøĀ From 7.25mg to 5.80mgāļøĀ 2020ā”ļøFrom 5.60 to 4.80āļøĀ 2021ā”ļøFrom 4.60 to 4.0āļøĀ 2022ā”ļøFrom 3.95 to 3.55āļø2023ā”ļø Jan 26=3.50āļøMarch 17=3.45āļø June12=3.40āļøĀ July30=3.35āļøĀ Sep14=3.30āļøĀ Oct31=3.25āļø 2024ā”ļøJan15=3.20āļø Feb19=3.15āļø March26=3.10āļøThis is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
Rabe Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 You are truly an inspiration Carmie. Ā You sound good in spite of the sleep issues...hope they resolve soon! Ā Thinking about you Carmie! Ā Loving those Emojies andĀ hearing about your projects and all. Ā I have to remember to get away from screens earlier. Ā I would like to move meds back so that I could get to bed earlier as well. Ā Take care!Ā š -Nardil 1976 <Ā year,Ā stopped. ReactĀ to AD's. Klonopin .5BIDĀ 1990, 2.5mgĀ til 2016 -Klonopin doubledĀ Jan '16.Ā TaperĀ to 2.25mg May to Nov '16.Ā Bad react toĀ Lexapro, stop. ReactĀ to Prevacid too, taperĀ off.Ā -November '16 Tapered .25mg Klonopin in hospital. JanĀ '17 started Viibryd, 20mg from FebĀ to JuneĀ '17,Ā Ā Ā Ā -20mg to 10mg Viibryd from 3/25Ā to 6/10 2017, 12/15 10% Viibryd taper...back up next day -ClonazepamĀ 2mg to 1.85mg 4/14 '17 to endĀ November; taper to 1mg Clonazepam in hospital 9/1 tp 9/14 '17 -Feb '18 Amiloride .25mg Ā 5/18 off Amiloride d/t react.Ā Clonaz compoundedĀ Ā -4/27 '18 ViibrydĀ 9.5mg, 6/11Ā 9.0 mg, 1/27 '19Ā Viibryd 8.75mg,Ā ; Clonazepam .2mg 530pm and .7mg 1130pm,Ā Premarin .3mg 830PM CARAFATE QID 2/27/19 to 3/5/19 -July 6'19Ā 1/2 10mg Claritin 230pm, stopped it about July 18, started Oct 11 '19,Ā -7/27Ā Viibryd 8.5, 8/29Ā 8.25, 10/24Ā 8.0, 12/19Ā 7.75,Ā FebĀ '20 7.50, 3/20 7.25, 5/20 7.0, 6/20 6.75, 7/20 6.5, 8/20 6.25, 10/2 20 6.0, 11/25'20 5.75, 1/9/21Ā 5.5, 2/23Ā 5.25 -1015Ā AM Viibryd,Ā vit D 4,000IU 130, 415 Clonazepam .2mg, 815 Premarin .3mg, 1015 Clonaz .7mg, Ā 1115Ā 3t fish oil+DĀ 1145 Castor Oil 650mg(4) 1230Ā Carafate 1/2GM,Methylated B VitĀ Ā 1/week,Reacted MagĀ prn Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus SkyBlue Posted March 20, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 20, 2019 On 3/16/2019 at 11:37 PM, Carmie said: Iām actually watching the latest Murder On The Orient Express at the moment. Itās not as good as the original, but itās still entertaining.Ā Ā Hi Carmie, Ā My favorite Murder on the Orient Express version is the 1974 one w/Albert Finney and the all-star cast: Lauren Bacall, Anthony Perkins, etc. Will have to watch that one again soon. The 90s one was pretty okay. I'm just not a fan of remakes!Ā š Ā As always, your attitude is amazing.Ā Ā Sounds like a very good plan w/eliminating screens after a certain time at night. Sometimes I will listen to shows with the computer screen off (just clicking the dim button all the way down). Acupuncture is awesome. As I'm sure you know, it helps get the body back into parasympathetic mode (rest and relax), which we need so desperately in withdrawal. Ā Lots of love and hugs. ā¤ļø Ā 2020: After 18+ years (entire adult life) on Paxil, a dangerous doctor-led "taper" in 2015, and four years tapering off the last 1 mg thanks to SA and the Brassmonkey slide,Ā I AM COMPLETELY FREE OF PAXIL! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Forever. Ā 2021: Began conservative, proper, CNS-respecting taper of Zoloft, led by the only expert on me -- me. Making own liquid. 5-10% plus holds. 2022: Holding on Zoloft for now. Current dose 47 mg. Hanging in, hanging on. Severe protracted PAWS, windows and waves. While I may not beĀ doing "a lot" by outside standards, things are graaaaadually getting better.Ā Ā Yoga (gentle to medium); walks; daily breath practice; nutrition, fruits/veg; nature; water;Ā EastEnders (lol); practicing self-compassion, self-care; boundaries; connection; allowing feelings; t r u s t ing that I, too, will heal. (--> may need to be reminded of this.) "You are not alone, and this is not the end of your story." - Baylissa Link to comment
Althea Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Hi Carmie, Ā Thanks for asking how I'm going back in January. I've now finally updated my thread. Having issues with glutamate, so it's going to be a long hold. Ā It was so good to read that you have been able to continue tapering and that you are staying positive despite issues with sleep. That floating through the night and not stressing, it sounds very wise way to deal with insomnia. Hopefully you get better sleep soon. Ā Sending hugs š¤ Ā Althea 2008: Cymbalta 60 mg, stopped at 30mg; Seroquel 25 mg for sleep; higher doses of Seroquel autumn 2008 and Lamictal started Dec. 2008 2009: Seroquel XR 300 mg + Seroquel IR 300 mg + Lamictal 300 mg 2010: Lamictal down to 200 mg. 2011: Seroquel XR down to 200mg (by first tapering IR 25mg at a time). 2015: started tapering Lamictal, down to 175mg, held for two weeks, down to 150 mg. Got symptoms. 2016: tapered Lamictal, now with 10 % rule and 3-week holds. Got it down to 100 mg. No significant symptoms. 2017: tapered Lamictal, with 10 % or less and held 3-6 weeks in between. Got it down to 50 mg in July. Oct. 2017-Feb. 2018: tapered Seroquel IR from 200mg to 150mg. Feb. 2018: made a switch: Seroquel XR down to 150mg and IR up to 200mg. April 2018: continued tapering Lamictal, down to 46 mg. June-Oct. 2018: continued with BM slide, down to 35mg. April 2019: made a switch: Seroquel XR down to 100mg and IR up to 250mg. July IR down to 225mg, Aug. IR down to 200mg. Dec. Seroquel IR down to 190mg. Jan. 2020: Seroquel IR down to 180mg. Feb. IR down to 175mg. March: IR back up to 200mg. May: Lamictal down to 34mg. July: made a switch: Seroquel XR down to 50mg and IR up to 250 mg. Held for 3 weeks, then IR down to 225 mg. Aug. IR down to 200 mg. Nov. Lamictal down to 33mg, Dec. down to 32mg. Jan. 2021 down to 31mg, March 2021 Lamictal down to 30mg. June 2021: last switch: Seroquel XR down to 0mg and Seroquel IR up to 250mg. Ā Link to comment
Rosetta Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Thanks for being there for so many people who need you, Carmie. https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/16629-rosetta-ct-may-2011-too-fast-taper-feb-2017/?page=25 2001-2011 Celexa 10 mgĀ raised to 40 mg then 60 mg over this time period May 2011 OB Doctor's ColdĀ switchĀ Celexa 60 mg to 10 mg Zoloft sertraline (baby born) 2012-2016 - Doctors raised dose of Zoloft up to 150 mg 2016 - Xanax prescribed - as needed - 0.5 mg about every 3 days (bad reaction) 2016 - Stopped Xanax Late 2016- Began (too fast) taper of Zoloft Early 2017 - Trazodone prescribed for bedtime (doseage unknown) Feb 2017 - Completed taper/stopped Trazodone Drug free since Feb 2017 2017 - Unisom otcĀ very rarely for sleep Link to comment
India Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 On 3/19/2019 at 4:26 AM, Gracee said: Hi Carmie, Ā Stopped by here tonight because I know I'll always read something positive written by you, no matter how down you get. Ā Ā It makes me glad that you are in good spirits. Ā Ā You are my inspiration. Ā Ā HUGS G. I agree with Grace.Ā 1999:Ā Paroxetine (20mg). Age 16. 2007-2008:Ā Fluoxetine (Prozac) for 1.5Ā years (age 25) Citalopram 20mg 2002-2005, 2009: Escitalopram (20mg),Ā 2 weeks,Ā (age 26) (adverseĀ reaction)/*Valium 5mg/Temazepam 10mgĀ 2010: Mirtazipine (Remeron)( doĀ not remember dosage) 2010, 5 months. Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 2010-2017: Citalopram (20mg)Ā (age 27 to 34)Ā 2016: i.1st Sept- 31st Oct Citalopram 10mg , ii.1st November 2017-30th November 2017, Citalopram 5mg iii.1st December 2017- 4thĀ February 2018,Ā Citalopram 0mg, iv.5th February 2018- March 2018 Citalopram 5mgĀ (10mg every other day) 28th February- tried titration of 5mg ( some adverse effects) 2018: 1st March 2018- 1st June Citalopram 10 mg (tablet form) /started titration 8mg , then 7 mg.2018:Ā June 15th- 10th July Citalopram 10 mg pill every other dayĀ 2018: 10th July - 13th Sept Citalopram- 0mgĀ Ā (CBD oil first month of 0mg, passiflora on and off)Ā 2018Ā 13th SeptĀ CitalopramĀ 2mg ,Ā Ā approx 16th SeptĀ 4mg , approx 25th Sept 6mg held. Ā 2019: 11 FebĀ 19: 7mg (instant bad rxn) 12 Feb 19 6mg held 1 May 19 5.4mg held 5 Oct 19 5.36mgĀ 22 Oct 19 5.29mg 30 Oct 19Ā 5.23mg 4/NOV/19 5.18mg 12 Nov 19 5.08mg 20 Nov 19 4.77mg 7 May 22 2.31mg 17/09/2023 0.8mg (Herbal/Supplements since 1st September: Omega Fish Oil 1200mg, 663mg of EPA- 2 tablets a day, magnesium and magnesium bath salts) I did not die, and yet I lost lifeās breath -Ā Dante Link to comment
Miracle123 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Hi Carmie,Ā YouĀ have such a great and good attitude. Hope your tapering going smooth and your withdrawals are milder. Yes....Acupuncture really help me during difficuties and hard time....at least i can relax and calm down(trying for 3 session)Acupuncture is good for heart palpitation as well.Ā You know better when you experience it. A lots love and hugs sending to you Ā Mid December 16 lorezapam 1mg and lexapro 5mg Early April17 updosed lorezapam 2mg, mid Apr17 taper 1.5mg, mid May17-1.25mg, early Jun17- 1mg, mid Jun17-0.75mg, mid July17-0.5mg, End July 17 reduce from 0.4mg, 0.3mg,0.2mg until 0.1mg.lorezapam free on 9 August 2017. Early Mar17 updosed to Lexapro 10mg , end Mar17 reduced 7.5mg, mid May17 reduced 0.5mg, End Aug17 reduced 2.5mg, early Sep17 -1.5mg, Mid Sept-1mg, End Sept - 0.5mg .lexapro free on 26 September 2017 Ā Supplement- omega fish oil and magnesium citrate only. Link to comment
JackieDecides Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 9 hours ago, SkyBlue said: My favorite Murder on the Orient Express version is the 1974 one w/Albert Finney and the all-star cast: Lauren Bacall, Anthony Perkins, etc. Ā I just saw that one on Amazon Prime!Ā it's beautifully done.Ā Currently taking Ramapril (blood pressure) 5 mg twice a day Omeprazole 10 mg AM and 20 mg PMĀ (the taper has gone nowhere after the first cut) FamotidineĀ Ā once a day (and I still needs tums sometimes) magnesium 200 mg at night as of yesterday 2 fish oil capsules "EPA-DHA 1000" Ā off Lexapro as of 5/2018Ā - last dose had been 5 mg every other day for a couple years Ā highest dose had been 20 mg at which point I was diagnosed with Bipolar II, which went away when I cut the lexapro down to 15 mg.Ā Ā I spent years on Paxil before Lexapro (can't remember dose), briefly on Effexor and Abilify and others I have forgotten. in fact, when I was diagnoses with BPII I was put on all kinds of things which made me feel so bad I stopped them cold turkey within maybe 3 or 4 weeks, thank goodness. since then I've known these pills were terrible and I weaned down the Lexapro with zero help or support over I'm not sure how many years.Ā Ā Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted March 21, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 21, 2019 Hi @SkyBlueĀ @AltheaĀ @RosettaĀ @Miracle123Ā @JackieDecidesĀ @Rabe Ā Thanks allĀ so much for your lovely messages, I hope youāre all coping as best you can today. Iāve been in bed most of the day, but I got up every now and again to do some housework. Iāve been watching Larkrise To Candleford, Iām onto the last season now, and then itās either Little Dorrit, Bleak House, Wives And Daughters or The Paradise. Decisions! Decisions! Decisions! Iām on a roll with the period dramas.š I got the latter twoĀ inĀ the mail today,Ā though they are on Netflix here in Australia too.Ā Ā Skyblue and JackieDecides, I love the 1974 version of Murder On The Orient Express too, Iāve got it on DVD. Itās much better than the latest one, though I still found it entertaining.š Ā Letās see if the tomorrow will be a day mainly in bedš, I just take each moment as it comes.Ā My bedroom is so cheery with all the artwork, fairy lights etc. Iām quite happy in there. Best of all, there is air conditioning in thereāļøāļø, and of course my millions of DVDs.ššš Ā It didnāt take me as long to fall asleep last night, I must have fallen asleep some time before midnight. I woke up a few times during the night though, and then fell back asleep. This morning was day two that I decided not to sleep after 6am. I really want to make that a habit, get my body into some kind of routine. Managed to get up the strength to hop into the shower before 7am again too. šæ Ā There are many habits I want to incorporate into my life,Ā but itās best to start with one thing, make it a habit, then add something else. If you decide to add too many habits into your life at once you end up not sticking to anything, as you feel too overwhelmed.Ā Ā Take care everyone, and thanks again for popping aroundššš Ā Seroquel. 2019:ā”ļøĀ From 7.25mg to 5.80mgāļøĀ 2020ā”ļøFrom 5.60 to 4.80āļøĀ 2021ā”ļøFrom 4.60 to 4.0āļøĀ 2022ā”ļøFrom 3.95 to 3.55āļø2023ā”ļø Jan 26=3.50āļøMarch 17=3.45āļø June12=3.40āļøĀ July30=3.35āļøĀ Sep14=3.30āļøĀ Oct31=3.25āļø 2024ā”ļøJan15=3.20āļø Feb19=3.15āļø March26=3.10āļøThis is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted March 22, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 22, 2019 Not sleeping after 6am and no screens after 8.30pm seems to be helping a bit with my insomnia the last couple of days. I fell asleep before midnight last night and the night before. I did wake up a few times during the night, but I always fell asleep again pretty much straight away.Ā Ā I wonder how the rebound insomnia will be once Iām off Seroquel? Thatās the million dollar question. Not worrying about that now though, just taking a day at a time. I didnāt stress on the nights I barely slept, I just floated with the symptoms. Stressing wouldnāt have helped me sleep better.Ā Ā Hope everyone is getting some sleepš“š“š Seroquel. 2019:ā”ļøĀ From 7.25mg to 5.80mgāļøĀ 2020ā”ļøFrom 5.60 to 4.80āļøĀ 2021ā”ļøFrom 4.60 to 4.0āļøĀ 2022ā”ļøFrom 3.95 to 3.55āļø2023ā”ļø Jan 26=3.50āļøMarch 17=3.45āļø June12=3.40āļøĀ July30=3.35āļøĀ Sep14=3.30āļøĀ Oct31=3.25āļø 2024ā”ļøJan15=3.20āļø Feb19=3.15āļø March26=3.10āļøThis is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
hollie Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I'm sure liking your period drama suggestions Carmie!Ā I have CFS too.Ā I listen to audio books since reading takes too much out of me.Ā I get them at Audible or download from the library. Ā I'm taking ambien still so my insomnia hasn't been too much a problem yet, sometimes I take an extra tab. Ā 40 mg Doxepin 20 plus years, uneventfully decreased dose to 20 mg or less in last 6 months, decreased dosage to 10 mg then cold turkey 2 weeks ago...heart palpitations waking me up at night, light headed, heart palps when exercising....updosed to 5 mg, still have heart palps so now updosing to 10 mg Now at 8 mg of Doxepin Ā 4 mg Klonopin 20 plus year, decreased 1/8 mg approx monthly for last year +, now on 1 mg per night until Doxepin taper complete Ā Cannabis tincture at night 20:1 CBD THC half dropper Ā 10 mg Ambien Ā Was prescribed these meds for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Ā Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted March 22, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 22, 2019 Thanks for dropping by @hollie Ā So you love period dramas too? Iām glad you like my suggestions. Iām on the last disc now of Larkrise To Candleford, the last season only has two discs.Ā Thatās great that you listen to audio books. With the brain fog, sometimes itās really hardĀ to read, isnāt it?Ā Ā I was very happy to read that you are now using a proper syringe, no more hit and miss. Yay! Ā Take care, sending hugsš¤ Ā Seroquel. 2019:ā”ļøĀ From 7.25mg to 5.80mgāļøĀ 2020ā”ļøFrom 5.60 to 4.80āļøĀ 2021ā”ļøFrom 4.60 to 4.0āļøĀ 2022ā”ļøFrom 3.95 to 3.55āļø2023ā”ļø Jan 26=3.50āļøMarch 17=3.45āļø June12=3.40āļøĀ July30=3.35āļøĀ Sep14=3.30āļøĀ Oct31=3.25āļø 2024ā”ļøJan15=3.20āļø Feb19=3.15āļø March26=3.10āļøThis is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
JackieDecides Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 3/21/2019 at 2:23 AM, Carmie said: This morning was day two that I decided not to sleep after 6am. I really want to make that a habit, get my body into some kind of routine. Ā I think this is important but it isn't the hard part for me since I can't sleep "late" anyway.Ā Ā for me, the hardest thing about insomnia is you are supposed to get out of bed and stopping "trying" to sleep (and being able to sleep is sort of the opposite of "trying" it's more NOT trying) after a short period of time. when it's dark and cold and I'm tired it's very hard to get out of bed!Ā Ā but I think you are doing really well with the issue, Carmie!Ā š Currently taking Ramapril (blood pressure) 5 mg twice a day Omeprazole 10 mg AM and 20 mg PMĀ (the taper has gone nowhere after the first cut) FamotidineĀ Ā once a day (and I still needs tums sometimes) magnesium 200 mg at night as of yesterday 2 fish oil capsules "EPA-DHA 1000" Ā off Lexapro as of 5/2018Ā - last dose had been 5 mg every other day for a couple years Ā highest dose had been 20 mg at which point I was diagnosed with Bipolar II, which went away when I cut the lexapro down to 15 mg.Ā Ā I spent years on Paxil before Lexapro (can't remember dose), briefly on Effexor and Abilify and others I have forgotten. in fact, when I was diagnoses with BPII I was put on all kinds of things which made me feel so bad I stopped them cold turkey within maybe 3 or 4 weeks, thank goodness. since then I've known these pills were terrible and I weaned down the Lexapro with zero help or support over I'm not sure how many years.Ā Ā Link to comment
RusTW Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Hi Carmie I'm curious about the Seroquel also coming off of it. Does it still hit you pretty hard when you take it can you feel it. At 37 mg down from 300 it completely wipes me out at night time. I hope I can continue to have this effect from it until I come off but I'm curious like you what happens after 0 March-2017-Dec-2017 ativanCT /reinstated ativan 1mg tapered 2 months/June 2017-April 2018 zyprexa 10mg switched to seroquel 200-300mg in april 2018/dec-2017-present zoloft 100mg/ quit seroquel 200-300mg cold turkey May 6 2018 reinstated seroquel 100mg around May 25 2018 since then tapered to 50mg zoloft and 50 mg of seroquel presently other medications Testosterone cypionate 2oomg every 4 days UPDATE -AugustĀ 20 2018--october 20 2018 tapered off Testosterone/Nov 7 2018 --Dec 20 2018 Lamictal micro dose 2.50mg 1 1/2Ā weeks then reduced to 1.25 then fast tapered as it became paridoxial.nausea- racing thoughts- agitation and insomnia. August 28 2018 to Present Cannabis indica micro dose PM bedtimeĀ only. Presently Seroquel 37.5 mg bedtime /Zoloft 47mg morning May 2018-Present Multivitamin/Ā Bcomplex/Vit C 1000MG/B12 1000MCG/Fish oils 2grams/ Jan 2019-Trace mineral liquid low dose Update dec 2019 -29mg of zoloftĀ tapering/Seroquel 37.5 holding/1 or 2Ā ativan 1mg a month as needed if that. Black seed oil-caprylic acid-/b complex/b12/multi/D/E/melatonin Link to comment
hollie Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Carmie, yes with CFSĀ listening instead of reading books helps.Ā All the active eye movement with reading does put a strain on me.Ā There is something quite nice about being read to... Ā The dropper that comes with the liquid suspension doxepin is enough for 40 mg/ml, once I got down to less than 10 mg it became very hard to measure since bubbles came up from the bottom of dropper, it's just too big.Ā So all I could do was eyeball the amount and it was often wrong.Ā If I took too much I'd sleep great a few days later, too little and I'd be woken up from heart palpitations and think "am I going to stroke now or have a heart attack".Ā And during the day I could get a rush of "speed", like I took methadrine and almost pass out on stairs.Ā Ā So now that I have the correct syringe which my doctor figured out since mg do not usually equal ml, it is much more precise.Ā It is totally filled at 10 mgs so really good for tapering. Ā I was really scared from the heart palps at first then did a lot of reading on this site to find out many people have them and seem to just ignore them, so that is what I'm trying to do.Ā Ā For me the quality of sleep I get really depends on how early I got up and I tend to sleep late so that does not help me.Ā Ā Yes, I love period dramas.Ā I loved the book Middlemarch but don't think I've seen the drama.Ā I love just about everything on Masterpiece theater and am always looking around for more.Ā I also love mysteries, I'm watching Vera right now.Ā I loved the Amazon Prime series The Jury.Ā So yeah, keep on telling us what you liked. 40 mg Doxepin 20 plus years, uneventfully decreased dose to 20 mg or less in last 6 months, decreased dosage to 10 mg then cold turkey 2 weeks ago...heart palpitations waking me up at night, light headed, heart palps when exercising....updosed to 5 mg, still have heart palps so now updosing to 10 mg Now at 8 mg of Doxepin Ā 4 mg Klonopin 20 plus year, decreased 1/8 mg approx monthly for last year +, now on 1 mg per night until Doxepin taper complete Ā Cannabis tincture at night 20:1 CBD THC half dropper Ā 10 mg Ambien Ā Was prescribed these meds for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Ā Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted March 23, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 23, 2019 Hi @JackieDecidesĀ @RusTWĀ @hollie Ā Thanks for popping around, brain fog is bad today and I canāt read a lot. I fell asleep before midnight again last night, but I woke up in the night with akathisia and it took a while to fall asleep again. Iāve had akathisia for quite a bit of the day too, it comes and goes. Today will be day 15 of my taper.Ā Ā JackieDecides, yes Iām sure when itās cold and dark it would be hard to get out of bed, and trying to stay awake when you want to fall back asleep. Itās lightĀ early here in Queensland at the moment.Ā Ā āļøāļøāļø Iāve actually spent most of the day in bed as Iāve had little energy. I do get up at around 6am or so now and have a shower and get dressed. If I end up back on my bed I do some arts and crafts, or watch DVDs etc. If I donāt have the strength to have a shower straight away thatās okay too, but I do get dressed. Itās helping with the sleep. Iām not sure if the insomnia was actually caused by the withdrawals,Ā or if itās because of other stresses Iām going through at the moment. It might be one or the other, or both.Ā Ā Rus, I donāt think the Seroquel hits me as hard as it does you for sleep, but it does make me sleep. The last week or so Iāve had some problems with insomnia, but Iām not sure if itās withdrawals or something else, as I mentioned above. I donāt know what will happen when we finally get to the teeny tiny doses, and then jump off. I just take each day as it comes. A lot of the time after I take the Seroquel at night by body starts tingling and buzzing.Ā Ā Hollie, Ā I really think itās a great idea listening to books. Iāve done it before too. I seem to beĀ watching more DVDs than anything else lately. Just finished my last show, now Iāve got to decide which one to watch next tomorrow.Ā šš Decidions! Decisions! So many good choices.š Yes, the heart palpitations would certainly have been extremely scary. Quite a few people have been worried about them too. I always suggest if they are worried to have it checked out, but once nothing is found, itās more than likely withdrawals. The withdrawals symptoms we can get can be so weird, unless you know what you expect you would never even think that some of the symptoms we get would have anything to do with the. Everything is connected to our CNS though, so any part of our bodyĀ can be affected.Ā Ā Well I hope you are all coping as best you can, Iām going off screen now, Iām getting into the habit of not looking at any screens after around 8.30pm. šŗ ( I donāt see any iPad emojisš¤£š¤£).Ā Ā Sending hugs to you allš¤š¤š¤ Ā Ā Ā Seroquel. 2019:ā”ļøĀ From 7.25mg to 5.80mgāļøĀ 2020ā”ļøFrom 5.60 to 4.80āļøĀ 2021ā”ļøFrom 4.60 to 4.0āļøĀ 2022ā”ļøFrom 3.95 to 3.55āļø2023ā”ļø Jan 26=3.50āļøMarch 17=3.45āļø June12=3.40āļøĀ July30=3.35āļøĀ Sep14=3.30āļøĀ Oct31=3.25āļø 2024ā”ļøJan15=3.20āļø Feb19=3.15āļø March26=3.10āļøThis is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted March 23, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 23, 2019 Slept really well last night, and didnāt wake up with akathisia. Yay!!! Ā I love the getting up at 6am now, though sometimes itās hard to open my eyes straight away. They seemed to be glued together this morning. My naughty puddy tat woke me up at around 5am as she wanted foodš¼šøš½. Well, itās a million times better being woken up by a pet, than being woken up by akathisia! Okay, time to hop in the shower šæĀ before 7am, I have a little strength. One, two, three, here I go.Ā Ā Hope everyone is coping as best they can in this journeyš Seroquel. 2019:ā”ļøĀ From 7.25mg to 5.80mgāļøĀ 2020ā”ļøFrom 5.60 to 4.80āļøĀ 2021ā”ļøFrom 4.60 to 4.0āļøĀ 2022ā”ļøFrom 3.95 to 3.55āļø2023ā”ļø Jan 26=3.50āļøMarch 17=3.45āļø June12=3.40āļøĀ July30=3.35āļøĀ Sep14=3.30āļøĀ Oct31=3.25āļø 2024ā”ļøJan15=3.20āļø Feb19=3.15āļø March26=3.10āļøThis is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
bheb Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 19 minutes ago, Carmie said: Well, itās a million times better being woken up by a pet, than being woken up by akathisia! Ā Very true! I missed where you had some flareups of akathisia, but glad to see now it'sĀ settling and not constant.Ā Aug-DecĀ 2015Ā Prozac 20mg / DecĀ 2015-Feb 2016 Prozac 15mg / Feb 2016-May2016 Prozac 20mg May 2016-June 2016Ā 15mg June 2016-August 2016 10mg October 2016-January 2017 15mg, alternating agitation/akathisia sets in --> cold turkey January 2017 Clonazepam .5mgĀ February 2017 Clonazepam 1mgĀ (for a week) then .5mg morning and .25mg evening for about a month. Came down to .25mg morning and evening.Ā May 1, 2017 Clonazepam .25mg morning and .125mg evening. // May 20, 2017 Clonazepam .25mg morning and .0625 evening (.3125 total). early June .28125 // early mid june .25mg // midĀ june .21875 // lateĀ juneĀ .1875 // earlyĀ july .15625 // early midĀ july .125Ā mid july .09375mg // late july .0625 //early August 2017 down to .03125mg once a day, hopped off in mid August reinstated at .0625mg late August // Oct 16 - updose to .07mg and switch to oral Rosemont solution Nov 17 2017 reinstate Prozac .5mg // Nov 21 2017 prozac 1.6mg // Dec 18 2017Ā 3mg prozac / fast taper off the reinstatement -- probably completely off early Oct 2018 June 2019 begin tapering off .07mg Clonazepam, Finish taper December 2019 Link to comment
puthappinessfirst Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Carmie said: Slept really well last night, and didnāt wake up with akathisia. Yay!!! Ā I love the getting up at 6am now, though sometimes itās hard to open my eyes straight away. They seemed to be glued together this morning. My naughty puddy tat woke me up at around 5am as she wanted foodš¼šøš½. Well, itās a million times better being woken up by a pet, than being woken up by akathisia! Okay, time to hop in the shower šæĀ before 7am, I have a little strength. One, two, three, here I go.Ā Ā Hope everyone is coping as best they can in this journeyš Ā Doing a happy dance for you, darling! ā¤ļøĀ Ā It is SO much better being woken up by a pet than by akathisia. Hoping today continues to be beautiful for you. Celexa 10mg: 2007 to June 2018, stoppedĀ CT No meds: June 2018 to December 2018 PROTRACTED WD--Ā major depressive episode for 2+ weeks Lexapro 10mg: December 12, 2018 to January 19,Ā 2019, severe adverse reaction Celexa 10mg: January 20, 2019 June 24, 2019: 9mg July 22, 2019: 8.5mg Jan 8, 2020: 8mg Aug 25, 2020: 7.2mg Ā Supplements:Ā Magnesium, Fish Oil Link to comment
PerAsperaAdAstra Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Just dropped by in your topic Carmie to read how you are faring!Ā Hope your puddy tat is keeping an eye on you Antidepressant history 2001 - 2018: Paxil / seroxat (20 mgs),Ā several failed c/t and taper attempts. 2018-September:Ā last failed c/t attempt. 2018-October: reinstated Paxil (30 mgs) 2018-October thru 2019-January: Short-term Oxazepam & Diazepam use. Tapered off very slowly. Jumped 10Jan2019. Brassmonkey Slide Method stats Currently on hold on 0,1 mgpw after an updose due to becoming increasingly unstable. Supplements: C,Ā D, Magnesium Miscellaneous: low on alcohol (1/2 times/year). No substance abuse. Lower carb diet with cheat days. Wim Hof Method. Buteyko. Calisthenics. Hiking. Link to comment
bubbles Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Carmie said: Slept really well last night, and didnāt wake up with akathisia. Ā Glad to hear you slept well - a good night's sleep can make such a difference. Has the weather changed where you are? We had our first cool night and I slept well too. 2005 St John's Wort / 2006-2012 Lexapro 20mg,Ā 2 failed attempts to stop,Ā tapered over 4.5 months in early 2012 January 2013 started Sertraline, over time worked up to 100mg July 2014 Sertraline dropped from 100mg to 75mg, held for six months, slower tapering until 2019 22 Dec 3.2mg 2020 Sertraline 19 Jan 3.1mg, 26 Jan 3.0mg; 1 Mar 2.9, 7 Mar 2.8, May (some drops here) 24 May 2.5, May 29 2.4, June 21 2.3, June 28 2.2mg,Ā July 4 2.1mg, July 24 (or maybe a bit before) 2mg, early Nov switched to home made suspension; 29 Nov 1.8mg; approx 25 Dec 1.6mg) 2021 Some time in about Jan/Feb realised probably on more like 1.8mg and poss mixing error in making suspension; doses after 10 Feb accurate; 10 Feb 1.6mg; 7 Mar 1.4, continued monthly 10% drops untilĀ 1mg, then dropped 0.1mg monthly. May 2022,0.1mg, now dropping 0.01mg per week 29 August 2022 - first day of zero! My thread here at SA: https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/1775-bubbles/page/21/ Current: Armour Thyroid Ā Ā Link to comment
neroli Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Hello Carmie Ā Popping by to say hello. Ā Good to hear that you didn't have the akathisia wake-up and slept better. Ā It would be lovely for you to get decent sleep consistently. Ā As ever, you seem to be floating with whatever comes up - though I know there must be some hard times in there. Ā Thank you for your optimism, though. Ā Take care and sending hugs over the ditch Ā Neroli xxxxĀ š 2006Ā Citalopram 20mg on and off to 2013. Ā April 2013 - July 2014Ā Ā Sertraline, Venlafaxine, Fluoxetine, Mirtazapine v. bad reactions.Ā July 2014 - CT Mirtazapine. Ā July 2014 - February 2016 Medication free, long term w/d. Ā February - July 2016 Fluoxetine. Ā Medication free, long term w/d syndrome. Ā 2017 JanĀ physical breakdown. 2017Ā February - MarchĀ Escitalopram, Nortriptyline instated. Ā Lorazepam,Ā Zopiclone PRN. Ā April 2017 LithiumĀ Carbonate 250mg 1 wk.Ā 14 August 2017 finishĀ cross to Diazepam 22.5mg daily, stop Zopiclone Tapers: DiazepamĀ 2017Ā 21 August - 30 Dec 21.25mg to 14.5mgĀ 2018Ā 6 Jan -Ā 11 May to 12mg. Ā 2 June updose to 12.25mg - hold.Ā 2019Ā (0.5mg cuts) 12 Jan - 28 Dec 12mg to 10mgĀ 2020 (0.25mg cuts) -Ā 25 Jan - 29 Dec 9.75mg to 6.25mgĀ 2021 *May have bungled dose and accidentally took 1mg more for about a month (7.25mg), so 4 Jan started againĀ at 6.5mg; 19 Jan 6.25mg; 1 Feb 6.0mg; 23 Feb 5.75mg; 9 Mar 5.5mg; 23 Mar 5.25mg; 9 Apr 5.0mg; 6 May 4.75mg; 13 May 4.5mg; 6 Jun 4mg; 12 July 3.5mg; 2 sep 3.0mg; 15 Sep 2.5mg; 1 Nov 2mg; 15 Nov 1.5mg; 16 Dec 1mg; 26 Dec 0.5mg; 2022Ā 1 Jan - OFF EscitalopramĀ - 2022Ā 1 Mar to 9mg; 29 Mar 8mg; 24 May 7mg; 21 Jun 5mg; 19 Jul 4mg; 1 Sep 3mg; 23 Sep 2.5mg; 31 Oct 1.5mg; 22 Nov 0.5mg; 2023Ā 1 Jan 0.25mg; 1 Mar OFF NortriptylineĀ 2018Ā 90mg to 2020Ā 1 Dec down to 72.5mg; 2021 20 MayĀ 70mg; 8 Jun 67.5mg; 24 Jun 65mg; 31 July 60mg; 12 Oct 55mg; 23 Oct 50mg; 2022Ā 13 Jan 40mg; 22 Jan 30mg; 29 Mar 20mg; 26 Apr 10mg; 3 Aug 5mg; 23 Sep 2.5mg; 2023Ā 1 Jan - OFF Ā 1 March 2023Ā - off all drugs - 6-year taper off three drugs. Ā Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted March 24, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 24, 2019 10 hours ago, bheb said: Ā Very true! I missed where you had some flareups of akathisia, but glad to see now it'sĀ settling and not constant.Ā Ā 8 hours ago, puthappinessfirst said: Ā Doing a happy dance for you, darling! ā¤ļøĀ Ā It is SO much better being woken up by a pet than by akathisia. Hoping today continues to be beautiful for you. Ā 8 hours ago, PerAsperaAdAstra said: Just dropped by in your topic Carmie to read how you are faring!Ā Hope your puddy tat is keeping an eye on you Ā 6 hours ago, bubbles said: Ā Glad to hear you slept well - a good night's sleep can make such a difference. Has the weather changed where you are? We had our first cool night and I slept well too. Ā 1 hour ago, neroli said: Hello Carmie Ā Popping by to say hello. Ā Good to hear that you didn't have the akathisia wake-up and slept better. Ā It would be lovely for you to get decent sleep consistently. Ā As ever, you seem to be floating with whatever comes up - though I know there must be some hard times in there. Ā Thank you for your optimism, though. Ā Take care and sending hugs over the ditch Ā Neroli xxxxĀ š Ā Thanks for dropping by everyone,Ā Ā Hope you all managed to cope okay today. Iāve been in bed most of the day, but I did manage to go out and do some grocery shopping and a bit of housework. Itās really warm here, so Iām so glad I have aircon in the bedroom.Ā Ā Iāve been watching Poldark season four, as I just got it on DVD. I have a line up of so many DVDās to watch now. I just ordered Dr Thorne too. My period dramas are mounting up.Ā Ā Bheb, IāveĀ had akathisia twice since my last taper. I only tapered by just over 3%. It really goes to show how potent these meds are.Ā Ā Thanks for the happy dance Happiness.Ā š I love having a dance when I have a little energy. I didnāt have much strength the last concert I went to so I sat down for most of it, but IĀ got up every now and again for a dance.Ā Ā PerAsperaAdAstra, my puddy tat has been lying on the bed with me enjoying the aircon for some of the day. Sheās in the loungeroom now crazy girl, itās too warm out there.Ā Ā Bubbles and Neroli,Ā yes, itās certainly great getting a good nightās sleep.š I still wake up exhausted though because of my illness, but itās worse if I donāt sleep. Yes, Iām all about floating through whatever symptoms I have, I just keep finding different distractions. Iāve been making bookmarks again today too. Once Iāve finished those Iāll start another craft project. Iāve still got two diamond paintings to do too. Ā Iāve been trying to eat more low histamineĀ foods the last few days too. I started doing that a while ago but then stopped, Iām starting again. Because the Seroquel affects histamine my face gets itchy and breaks out. Iām in my fifties, I donāt want to look like a teenager.š¤£š¤£ Wait a minute, being a teenager would be great.šš Ā Take care, sending hugs š¤š Seroquel. 2019:ā”ļøĀ From 7.25mg to 5.80mgāļøĀ 2020ā”ļøFrom 5.60 to 4.80āļøĀ 2021ā”ļøFrom 4.60 to 4.0āļøĀ 2022ā”ļøFrom 3.95 to 3.55āļø2023ā”ļø Jan 26=3.50āļøMarch 17=3.45āļø June12=3.40āļøĀ July30=3.35āļøĀ Sep14=3.30āļøĀ Oct31=3.25āļø 2024ā”ļøJan15=3.20āļø Feb19=3.15āļø March26=3.10āļøThis is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
Rabe Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Ā Thinking about you Carmie!Ā š -Nardil 1976 <Ā year,Ā stopped. ReactĀ to AD's. Klonopin .5BIDĀ 1990, 2.5mgĀ til 2016 -Klonopin doubledĀ Jan '16.Ā TaperĀ to 2.25mg May to Nov '16.Ā Bad react toĀ Lexapro, stop. ReactĀ to Prevacid too, taperĀ off.Ā -November '16 Tapered .25mg Klonopin in hospital. JanĀ '17 started Viibryd, 20mg from FebĀ to JuneĀ '17,Ā Ā Ā Ā -20mg to 10mg Viibryd from 3/25Ā to 6/10 2017, 12/15 10% Viibryd taper...back up next day -ClonazepamĀ 2mg to 1.85mg 4/14 '17 to endĀ November; taper to 1mg Clonazepam in hospital 9/1 tp 9/14 '17 -Feb '18 Amiloride .25mg Ā 5/18 off Amiloride d/t react.Ā Clonaz compoundedĀ Ā -4/27 '18 ViibrydĀ 9.5mg, 6/11Ā 9.0 mg, 1/27 '19Ā Viibryd 8.75mg,Ā ; Clonazepam .2mg 530pm and .7mg 1130pm,Ā Premarin .3mg 830PM CARAFATE QID 2/27/19 to 3/5/19 -July 6'19Ā 1/2 10mg Claritin 230pm, stopped it about July 18, started Oct 11 '19,Ā -7/27Ā Viibryd 8.5, 8/29Ā 8.25, 10/24Ā 8.0, 12/19Ā 7.75,Ā FebĀ '20 7.50, 3/20 7.25, 5/20 7.0, 6/20 6.75, 7/20 6.5, 8/20 6.25, 10/2 20 6.0, 11/25'20 5.75, 1/9/21Ā 5.5, 2/23Ā 5.25 -1015Ā AM Viibryd,Ā vit D 4,000IU 130, 415 Clonazepam .2mg, 815 Premarin .3mg, 1015 Clonaz .7mg, Ā 1115Ā 3t fish oil+DĀ 1145 Castor Oil 650mg(4) 1230Ā Carafate 1/2GM,Methylated B VitĀ Ā 1/week,Reacted MagĀ prn Link to comment
Rosetta Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Hi Carmie,Ā Good job today. Ā Glad you have a puddly tat to keep you company. Rosetta https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/16629-rosetta-ct-may-2011-too-fast-taper-feb-2017/?page=25 2001-2011 Celexa 10 mgĀ raised to 40 mg then 60 mg over this time period May 2011 OB Doctor's ColdĀ switchĀ Celexa 60 mg to 10 mg Zoloft sertraline (baby born) 2012-2016 - Doctors raised dose of Zoloft up to 150 mg 2016 - Xanax prescribed - as needed - 0.5 mg about every 3 days (bad reaction) 2016 - Stopped Xanax Late 2016- Began (too fast) taper of Zoloft Early 2017 - Trazodone prescribed for bedtime (doseage unknown) Feb 2017 - Completed taper/stopped Trazodone Drug free since Feb 2017 2017 - Unisom otcĀ very rarely for sleep Link to comment
DogLover Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Hi Carmie, Ā While reading your post, I looked outside and saw the most beautiful vivid rainbow. I'm looking at it right now wondering if a pot of recovery is at the end! Ā Ā 20+ years EffexorXR 150mg. and Lorazepam PRN <- I rarely took this and never developed a problem. 2017 (nov-dec?) -> Feb 2018 fast taper - flipped out in Feb. Reinstated with 75mg-150mg (?not sure) stabilized 2018 Feb Began year long taper - somehow made it to 50pellets, did fine Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Sept -Ā 17 bbs <-- where I started keeping track Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Oct - 16 bbs, Nov - 15 bbs, Dec - 14 bbs 2019 Jan - 13bbs, Feb - 12bbs, Feb Had problems - found SA Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā March 19 - 15bbs,Ā April 17 - 20bbsĀ <--Updosing Ā Supplements: Multivitamin,Ā Fish Oil, B Complex, Magnesium, GABA,Ā L-Theanine, Inositol Low sugar/carb diet, plenty of exercise. Meditation Blood test Results: High in Copper, Low in Zinc, Very high whole blood hystamines Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted March 25, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 25, 2019 Hi @RabeĀ @RosettaĀ @DogLover Ā Hope youāve all managed to get through yet another day. My brain fog has been bad today, and I havenāt been able to read much. Being watching DVDs in bed all day. Finished watching Poldark season four, so now itās onto something else tomorrow. Ā Slept well again last night, though I woke up a couple of times. My circadium rhythms seem to be going back to normal after I stopped looking at screens a couple of hours before bedtime, and getting up at 6am every morning.Ā Ā Going to make some moreĀ bookmarks now. I love arts and crafts, Iāve always got some kind of creative project happening. Iām making a few hundred bookmarks atthe moment and giving them to friends, they can then pass them on to their other friends as well. I always need to have some kind of distraction happening, as it helps me with withdrawals. Iām still deciding what my next project will be.Ā Ā Take careš Seroquel. 2019:ā”ļøĀ From 7.25mg to 5.80mgāļøĀ 2020ā”ļøFrom 5.60 to 4.80āļøĀ 2021ā”ļøFrom 4.60 to 4.0āļøĀ 2022ā”ļøFrom 3.95 to 3.55āļø2023ā”ļø Jan 26=3.50āļøMarch 17=3.45āļø June12=3.40āļøĀ July30=3.35āļøĀ Sep14=3.30āļøĀ Oct31=3.25āļø 2024ā”ļøJan15=3.20āļø Feb19=3.15āļø March26=3.10āļøThis is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
RusTW Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Hi Carmie wishing you a good dayšø March-2017-Dec-2017 ativanCT /reinstated ativan 1mg tapered 2 months/June 2017-April 2018 zyprexa 10mg switched to seroquel 200-300mg in april 2018/dec-2017-present zoloft 100mg/ quit seroquel 200-300mg cold turkey May 6 2018 reinstated seroquel 100mg around May 25 2018 since then tapered to 50mg zoloft and 50 mg of seroquel presently other medications Testosterone cypionate 2oomg every 4 days UPDATE -AugustĀ 20 2018--october 20 2018 tapered off Testosterone/Nov 7 2018 --Dec 20 2018 Lamictal micro dose 2.50mg 1 1/2Ā weeks then reduced to 1.25 then fast tapered as it became paridoxial.nausea- racing thoughts- agitation and insomnia. August 28 2018 to Present Cannabis indica micro dose PM bedtimeĀ only. Presently Seroquel 37.5 mg bedtime /Zoloft 47mg morning May 2018-Present Multivitamin/Ā Bcomplex/Vit C 1000MG/B12 1000MCG/Fish oils 2grams/ Jan 2019-Trace mineral liquid low dose Update dec 2019 -29mg of zoloftĀ tapering/Seroquel 37.5 holding/1 or 2Ā ativan 1mg a month as needed if that. Black seed oil-caprylic acid-/b complex/b12/multi/D/E/melatonin Link to comment
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