Moderator Emeritus Songbird Posted August 14, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 14, 2019 (((BIG HUGS))) for you too, Carmie! 2001–2002 paroxetine 2003 citalopram 2004-2008 paroxetine (various failed tapers) 2008 paroxetine slow taper down to 2016 Aug off paroxetine2016 citalopram May 20mg Oct 15mg … slow taper down2018 citalopram 13 Feb 4.6mg 15 Mar 4.4mg 29 Apr 4.2mg 6 Jul 4.1mg 17 Aug 4.0mg 18 Nov 3.8mg 2019 15 Mar 3.6mg 21 May 3.4mg 26 Dec 3.2mg 2020 19 Feb 3.0mg 19 Jul 2.9mg 16 Sep 2.8mg 25 Oct 2.7mg 23 Oct 2.6mg 24 Dec 2.5mg 2021 29 Aug 2.4mg 15 Nov 2.3mg Link to comment
Rabe Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Thinking about you Carmie and hoping things are going ok for you and that some of th stress and diminished. Love and hugs to you!💜 -Nardil 1976 < year, stopped. React to AD's. Klonopin .5BID 1990, 2.5mg til 2016 -Klonopin doubled Jan '16. Taper to 2.25mg May to Nov '16. Bad react to Lexapro, stop. React to Prevacid too, taper off. -November '16 Tapered .25mg Klonopin in hospital. Jan '17 started Viibryd, 20mg from Feb to June '17, -20mg to 10mg Viibryd from 3/25 to 6/10 2017, 12/15 10% Viibryd taper...back up next day -Clonazepam 2mg to 1.85mg 4/14 '17 to end November; taper to 1mg Clonazepam in hospital 9/1 tp 9/14 '17 -Feb '18 Amiloride .25mg 5/18 off Amiloride d/t react. Clonaz compounded -4/27 '18 Viibryd 9.5mg, 6/11 9.0 mg, 1/27 '19 Viibryd 8.75mg, ; Clonazepam .2mg 530pm and .7mg 1130pm, Premarin .3mg 830PM CARAFATE QID 2/27/19 to 3/5/19 -July 6'19 1/2 10mg Claritin 230pm, stopped it about July 18, started Oct 11 '19, -7/27 Viibryd 8.5, 8/29 8.25, 10/24 8.0, 12/19 7.75, Feb '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, 1/9/21 5.5, 2/23 5.25 -1015 AM Viibryd, vit D 4,000IU 130, 415 Clonazepam .2mg, 815 Premarin .3mg, 1015 Clonaz .7mg, 1115 3t fish oil+D 1145 Castor Oil 650mg(4) 1230 Carafate 1/2GM,Methylated B Vit 1/week,Reacted Mag prn Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Sunnyday Posted August 16, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 16, 2019 Hi Carmie! I can see you've been in some waves from the taper. I've been very busy (and stressed) with life so have not been on SAD as much as I would like to post. It's a nice idea to share your gratitude lists, I think when people have a hard time finding things themselves it can still be very uplifting to see someone else's, at least for me. I'm doing them myself since a long while back on and off in a notebook and I've shared it once with a friend when asked, and it cheered them up a lot. Hope you are doing okay at the moment and that whatever you are going through will get easier soon. Most things do with time, even if it doesn't always feel like it. Many 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 Diazepam 15-25 mg irregularly, less than once a month Ca Dec 2017: Out of Diazepam, i.e free from all prescribed drugs Now: Still drug free Supplements: Irregular intake of Omega-3, magnesium, vitamin D. Link to comment
neroli Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Hi Carmie Good to hear you've had some ok times. Hope this wave recedes soon Take care, best of wishes Neroli 💜 2006 Citalopram 20mg on and off to 2013. April 2013 - July 2014 Sertraline, Venlafaxine, Fluoxetine, Mirtazapine v. bad reactions. July 2014 - CT Mirtazapine. July 2014 - February 2016 Medication free, long term w/d. February - July 2016 Fluoxetine. Medication free, long term w/d syndrome. 2017 Jan physical breakdown. 2017 February - March Escitalopram, Nortriptyline instated. Lorazepam, Zopiclone PRN. April 2017 Lithium Carbonate 250mg 1 wk. 14 August 2017 finish cross to Diazepam 22.5mg daily, stop Zopiclone Tapers: Diazepam 2017 21 August - 30 Dec 21.25mg to 14.5mg 2018 6 Jan - 11 May to 12mg. 2 June updose to 12.25mg - hold. 2019 (0.5mg cuts) 12 Jan - 28 Dec 12mg to 10mg 2020 (0.25mg cuts) - 25 Jan - 29 Dec 9.75mg to 6.25mg 2021 *May have bungled dose and accidentally took 1mg more for about a month (7.25mg), so 4 Jan started again 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; 2022 1 Jan - OFF Escitalopram - 2022 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; 2023 1 Jan 0.25mg; 1 Mar OFF Nortriptyline 2018 90mg to 2020 1 Dec down to 72.5mg; 2021 20 May 70mg; 8 Jun 67.5mg; 24 Jun 65mg; 31 July 60mg; 12 Oct 55mg; 23 Oct 50mg; 2022 13 Jan 40mg; 22 Jan 30mg; 29 Mar 20mg; 26 Apr 10mg; 3 Aug 5mg; 23 Sep 2.5mg; 2023 1 Jan - OFF 1 March 2023 - off all drugs - 6-year taper off three drugs. Link to comment
Moderator hayduke Posted August 17, 2019 Moderator Share Posted August 17, 2019 Hey Carmie, hope your weekend is pleasant and relaxing I am not a health professional - your actions are your own. Please do not seek tapering support via private message - "Any reason to hold is a good one" My taper visualised as a graph | My intro thread Backdrop: 2003 10mg olanzapine | 2004 2-3mg risperidone | end 2014 3wks aripiprazole 2015: olanzapine 10 -> 7½ -> 6⅔ -> 5mg by crude pill cutter 2018: Mar 5.00mg -> water titrated taper -> Aug2.5mg tablet and hold Jan 2019 2.50mg water titration -> Jan 2020 1.214 -> Jan 2021 0.44 -> 2 Oct 0.205 ->3 Oct ZERO🥂 Jun 2023 💉150mg paliperidone "loading" depot shot, 100mg 1wk after Jul 100mg Aug-Dec 75mg/4wks Jul 2023 2.50mg aripiprazole/day attempt to lower prolactin^ Jan-Feb 2024 cross taper off shots to 1mg risperidone Ask not what you can do for your country, but what your country did to you" -- KMFDM Link to comment
bhasski Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Thinking about you. How r u doing? Hoping you are better and going smooth through hardships. Bhasski 08/13 - 01/14Olanzapine, petril MD (Clonazepam ), Dicorate ER (divalproex). Soza 10 (Zolpidem) 02/14 - 05/14Flunil 20mg , Divaa OD 250 mg(divalproex), Amisulpride 50mg (1-0-2), zolfresh 5 mg , Quetiapine05/14 - 08/14 Venlafaxine 75 xr ( 1-0-1), zapiz 0.2510/14 Zaptra 12.5mg , Oxetol xr 150mg (0-0-1)11/14 - 08/15Paris CR 25 (paroxetine) , Oxetol xr 600 mg (0-0-1), nitrest 5mg , Quetiapine for a month.09/15-11 Venlafaxine XR 75 ( 1-0-1), Mirtazipine 15, Respiredal 0.5, Lamitor 25, zillion 10.12/15-02/16 Off Meds (C.T) 03/16-Mid April Sertraline, Aripropazole, Quetiapine, Etizolam. After that : CT and on OTC supplements (Roadback), now on Ayurveda Link to comment
JackieDecides Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 thank you for setting such a good example for us Carmie with your gratitude list! Currently taking Ramapril (blood pressure) 5 mg twice a day Omeprazole 10 mg AM and 20 mg PM (the taper has gone nowhere after the first cut) Famotidine once a day (and I still needs tums sometimes) magnesium 200 mg at night as of yesterday 2 fish oil capsules "EPA-DHA 1000" off Lexapro as of 5/2018 - last dose had been 5 mg every other day for a couple years 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. 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. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus eymen23 Posted August 22, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 22, 2019 @Carmie, A wonderful gratitude list as always. I have been thinking of you today, how are you doing? It would be great to hear from you when you get a chance. PLEASE NOTE: I am not a medical professional. I can only provide information and make suggestions. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted August 22, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 22, 2019 Hi everyone, thanks so much for dropping around, On 8/14/2019 at 7:49 PM, Songbird said: (((BIG HUGS))) for you too, Carmie! Thanks for the hugs songbird, right back at you. I’m a big hugger, ask my friends🤣🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 On 8/16/2019 at 12:31 PM, Rabe said: Thinking about you Carmie and hoping things are going ok for you and that some of th stress and diminished. Love and hugs to you!💜 Thanks for your kind thoughts Rabe, I’m still going through lots of stress, but one day at a time does it.💚 On 8/17/2019 at 4:06 AM, Sunnyday said: Hi Carmie! I can see you've been in some waves from the taper. I've been very busy (and stressed) with life so have not been on SAD as much as I would like to post. It's a nice idea to share your gratitude lists, I think when people have a hard time finding things themselves it can still be very uplifting to see someone else's, at least for me. I'm doing them myself since a long while back on and off in a notebook and I've shared it once with a friend when asked, and it cheered them up a lot. Hope you are doing okay at the moment and that whatever you are going through will get easier soon. Most things do with time, even if it doesn't always feel like it. Many hugs! Hi Sunnyday, Yes, I’ve had lots of waves recently, but they’re settling now. Not sure when I’ll taper again. Today is day 39 since my last taper. I tapered on day 39 last time, but I’m not ready to do so tonight. Maybe at the end of the week, just have to try and get a bit of the stress down before I taper again. I haven’t actually been on here a lot lately either. I’ve had so much on my plate and I’m chronically ill so I haven’t had much to give physically or emotionally. Yes, I think looking at the things we are all still grateful for is extremely important. I can always find tons of things I’m grateful for. Keep putting those gratitude lists in your notebook, many hugs to you too🤗🤗 On 8/17/2019 at 6:28 PM, neroli said: Hi Carmie Good to hear you've had some ok times. Hope this wave recedes soon Take care, best of wishes Neroli 💜 Thanks Neroli, the waves are subsiding now. Yay!!💚 On 8/17/2019 at 6:32 PM, hayduke said: Hey Carmie, hope your weekend is pleasant and relaxing Hi Hayduke, yes I had a lovely weekend catching up with lots of friends, it was very encouraging 💚 On 8/18/2019 at 12:49 AM, bhasski said: Thinking about you. How r u doing? Hoping you are better and going smooth through hardships. Bhasski Hi Bhasski, thanks for thinking of me. I’m not too bad today, I even had the strength to walk to the shops and do a bit of grocery shopping. One must eat.😁💚 9 hours ago, eymen23 said: @Carmie, A wonderful gratitude list as always. I have been thinking of you today, how are you doing? It would be great to hear from you when you get a chance. Hi eymen, Thanks for dropping by and thinking of me. I’m not too bad today. How have you been doing? How’s your tapering going? Sending hugs🤗 On 8/19/2019 at 11:27 PM, JackieDecides said: thank you for setting such a good example for us Carmie with your gratitude list! You’re welcome JackieDecides, though I’m not an inventor of gratitude lists😁, sending hugs to you🤗 Seroquel. 2019:➡️ From 7.25mg to 5.80mg✔️ 2020➡️From 5.60 to 4.80✔️ 2021➡️From 4.60 to 4.0✔️ 2022➡️From 3.95 to 3.55✔️2023➡️ Jan 26=3.50✔️March 17=3.45✔️ June12=3.40✔️ July30=3.35✔️ Sep14=3.30✔️ Oct31=3.25✔️ 2024➡️Jan15=3.20✔️ Feb19=3.15✔️ March26=3.10✔️This is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
neroli Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Hello Carmie On 8/22/2019 at 10:24 PM, Carmie said: I haven’t actually been on here a lot lately either. I’ve had so much on my plate and I’m chronically ill so I haven’t had much to give physically or emotionally. I so understand what you mean - there are times when you need to take care of yourself, especially as the stress you've been coping with has been there for quite a while and you've had the waves to deal with. (Though glad they're calming down now) It's good that you are still able to distract and that you've had some precious time with your dear friends. sending love and best wishes - and thank you for dropping by on my thread, that's very kind of you Neroli 💜 2006 Citalopram 20mg on and off to 2013. April 2013 - July 2014 Sertraline, Venlafaxine, Fluoxetine, Mirtazapine v. bad reactions. July 2014 - CT Mirtazapine. July 2014 - February 2016 Medication free, long term w/d. February - July 2016 Fluoxetine. Medication free, long term w/d syndrome. 2017 Jan physical breakdown. 2017 February - March Escitalopram, Nortriptyline instated. Lorazepam, Zopiclone PRN. April 2017 Lithium Carbonate 250mg 1 wk. 14 August 2017 finish cross to Diazepam 22.5mg daily, stop Zopiclone Tapers: Diazepam 2017 21 August - 30 Dec 21.25mg to 14.5mg 2018 6 Jan - 11 May to 12mg. 2 June updose to 12.25mg - hold. 2019 (0.5mg cuts) 12 Jan - 28 Dec 12mg to 10mg 2020 (0.25mg cuts) - 25 Jan - 29 Dec 9.75mg to 6.25mg 2021 *May have bungled dose and accidentally took 1mg more for about a month (7.25mg), so 4 Jan started again 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; 2022 1 Jan - OFF Escitalopram - 2022 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; 2023 1 Jan 0.25mg; 1 Mar OFF Nortriptyline 2018 90mg to 2020 1 Dec down to 72.5mg; 2021 20 May 70mg; 8 Jun 67.5mg; 24 Jun 65mg; 31 July 60mg; 12 Oct 55mg; 23 Oct 50mg; 2022 13 Jan 40mg; 22 Jan 30mg; 29 Mar 20mg; 26 Apr 10mg; 3 Aug 5mg; 23 Sep 2.5mg; 2023 1 Jan - OFF 1 March 2023 - off all drugs - 6-year taper off three drugs. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted August 26, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 26, 2019 Hi Neroli, Thanks for dropping by. Yes, self care is certainly important when going through withdrawals and my friends have been amazing too. I’m barely functional a lot of the time though due to my illness, and stress very makes it worse. Today is day 43 ( just over six weeks) since tapering from 6.75mg to 6.50mg. I’m hoping to drop to 6.25mg either tonight or tomorrow night. I’m always happy when I have a little less of the medication in my body. Let’s see what this next taper will be like, each one is different. My waves lasted longer with this last one compared with the one before. Okay, here goes my list of things I’m grateful for: 1. Went for a drive up the Coast last week with a friend. We were dropping her mum off and we only stayed for over an hour up there, but I loooooove road trips. It was four hours each way so I had a pleasant time.🚗🚗🚗 I find going on road or train trips really relaxing. 2. The ocean was beautiful up the Coast. It was a gorgeous shade of turquoise.🌊 3. We had lunch at the boat club overlooking the water at the marina. So pretty.⛵️🚤🛥 4. Spent the day with friends on Friday. It was nice having heart to hearts. They live opposite a river so it was lovely sitting on the balcony and watching the sun reflect on the water.☀️ 5. I got myself a new weighted blanket. Love it!🛌 6. Watched a black and white movie yesterday. Black and white movies are so cool! There are heaps on YouTube. 📺 7. Watched Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix again. Love the expressions on his face when he tries new food 🍱🍝🍜🍲🥗🥘 8. Managed to get some more errands done. Yay!🎉 9. Might be going out for Thai food with a friend tomorrow. Yummy!😋 10. I’m in my cosy bed today. Don’t have much strength to do anything but I am grateful for my bed.🛏 Take care💚💚 Seroquel. 2019:➡️ From 7.25mg to 5.80mg✔️ 2020➡️From 5.60 to 4.80✔️ 2021➡️From 4.60 to 4.0✔️ 2022➡️From 3.95 to 3.55✔️2023➡️ Jan 26=3.50✔️March 17=3.45✔️ June12=3.40✔️ July30=3.35✔️ Sep14=3.30✔️ Oct31=3.25✔️ 2024➡️Jan15=3.20✔️ Feb19=3.15✔️ March26=3.10✔️This is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted August 26, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, Carmie said: I’m in my cosy bed today. Sounds great! Gridley Introduction Lexapro 20 mg since 2004. Begin Brassmonkey Slide Taper Jan. 2017. End 2017 year 1 of taper at 9.25mg End 2018 year 2 of taper at 4.1mg End 2019 year 3 of taper at 1.0mg Oct. 30, 2020 Jump to zero from 0.025mg. Current dose: 0.000mg 3 year, 10 month taper is 100% complete. Ativan 1 mg to 1.875mg 1986-2020, two CT's and reinstatements Nov. 2020, 7-week Ativan-Valium crossover to 18.75mg Valium Feb. 2021, begin 10%/4 week taper of 18.75mg Valium End 2021 year 1 of Valium taper at 6mg End 2022 year 2 of Valium taper at 2.75mg End 2023 year 3 of Valium taper at 1mg Jan. 24, 2024: Hold at 1mg and shift to Imipramine taper. Taper is 95% complete. Imipramine 75 mg daily since 1986. Jan.-Sept. 2016 tapered to 14.4mg March 22, 2022: Begin 10%/4 week taper Aug. 5, 2022: hold at 9.5mg and shift to Valium taper Jan. 24, 2024: Resume Imipramine taper. Current dose as of April 1: 6.8mg Taper is 91% complete. Supplements: multiple, quercetin, omega-3, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotics, zinc, melatonin .3mg, iron, serrapeptase, nattokinase I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice but simply information based on my own experience, as well as other members who have survived these drugs. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted August 26, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 26, 2019 Just documenting: I tapered from 6.50mg to 6.25mg tonight, it’s day 43 since my last taper. Let’s see what the his drop brings. 11 hours ago, Gridley said: Sounds great! Hi Gridley, Yes, it’s always nice to have a comfy bed when one spends a lot of time in it. I must say I need a new pillow though, mine is a little flat. I need something with a bit more support. It looks like I’ll be doing some pillow shopping soon. I’ve never had an underlay either, though you can get all sorts of nice comfy ones, hmmm🤔😁. I’ll think about maybe getting one one day. I hope you’re coping okay. I keep seeing all these gorgeous photos of Ecuador. You live in such a beautiful country. Sending hugs to you🤗 Seroquel. 2019:➡️ From 7.25mg to 5.80mg✔️ 2020➡️From 5.60 to 4.80✔️ 2021➡️From 4.60 to 4.0✔️ 2022➡️From 3.95 to 3.55✔️2023➡️ Jan 26=3.50✔️March 17=3.45✔️ June12=3.40✔️ July30=3.35✔️ Sep14=3.30✔️ Oct31=3.25✔️ 2024➡️Jan15=3.20✔️ Feb19=3.15✔️ March26=3.10✔️This is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Sunnyday Posted August 26, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 26, 2019 Hope it'll go well and that the waves will be easier this time around Carmie, and that you can maybe find some good ways to destress. Some days it can be very difficult. For me laughter helps a lot (if possible), whether it's from good company or watching comedy. 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 Diazepam 15-25 mg irregularly, less than once a month Ca Dec 2017: Out of Diazepam, i.e free from all prescribed drugs Now: Still drug free Supplements: Irregular intake of Omega-3, magnesium, vitamin D. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted August 27, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 27, 2019 17 hours ago, Sunnyday said: Hope it'll go well and that the waves will be easier this time around Carmie, and that you can maybe find some good ways to destress. Some days it can be very difficult. For me laughter helps a lot (if possible), whether it's from good company or watching comedy. Hugs! Hi Sunnyday, Thanks so much for dropping by, I’m not sure what this last drop will bring, but I’m okay today withdrawal wise, but I’m really sick CFS wise. I did manage to go for lunch with a beautiful friend and we also got some food from the Asian markets near the restaurant we went to. I have to say though that the area we went to had no atmosphere. Both my friend and I agreed, she was born in Laos. We both like atmosphere. We have new plans for our next adventure and this time it will definitely include atmosphere. I love laughing too. I really liked the cartoon Sing. It was on Netflix but it’s not there anymore in Australia. I must get the DVD. I also love laughter with good friends, I really am blessed with many friends I can have a laugh with. Laughter is the best medicine when going through withdrawals. Sending hugs to you Sunnyday🤗🤗 Seroquel. 2019:➡️ From 7.25mg to 5.80mg✔️ 2020➡️From 5.60 to 4.80✔️ 2021➡️From 4.60 to 4.0✔️ 2022➡️From 3.95 to 3.55✔️2023➡️ Jan 26=3.50✔️March 17=3.45✔️ June12=3.40✔️ July30=3.35✔️ Sep14=3.30✔️ Oct31=3.25✔️ 2024➡️Jan15=3.20✔️ Feb19=3.15✔️ March26=3.10✔️This is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted August 28, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 28, 2019 Just documenting: It’s day two since dropping from 6.50mg to 6.25mg. So far I’m not too bad, though I woke up trembling this morning. Let’s see what the rest of the week brings. A lot of the time waves hit around day five or so, but last time they bad waves didn’t really hit until three weeks in. It would be great if that was the case again this time, but as we know absolutely nothing is linear about withdrawals. Hope everyone is coping the best they can💚 Seroquel. 2019:➡️ From 7.25mg to 5.80mg✔️ 2020➡️From 5.60 to 4.80✔️ 2021➡️From 4.60 to 4.0✔️ 2022➡️From 3.95 to 3.55✔️2023➡️ Jan 26=3.50✔️March 17=3.45✔️ June12=3.40✔️ July30=3.35✔️ Sep14=3.30✔️ Oct31=3.25✔️ 2024➡️Jan15=3.20✔️ Feb19=3.15✔️ March26=3.10✔️This is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
Mentor ShiningLight Posted August 28, 2019 Mentor Share Posted August 28, 2019 Carmie, I think I saw that you are diagnosed with CFS? I found the podcast below to be a really great thing to listen to when I was in a bad way. The podcast is interviewing people who have struggled with illness and what they learned from it. It was created by a lady who is a therapist. If it interests you, don't be deterred by the vanity URL, lol. https://laurenselfridge.com/ Now: 100 mg Zoloft am, 50 mg Trazodone. Daily drug burden decreased from 2050 in 2018 mg to 150 mg 🐢🐢 Zoloft: 1/24/23 increased to 100 mg after suicide attempt 9/17/22 cut 6 mg, 8/14/22 cut 6.5 mg, 5/7/22 cut 12.5 mg 3/20/22 cut 12.5 mg 10/26/21 cut 6 mg 10/17/21 cut 5 mg, 9/17/21 Cut 3 mg, 9/13/21 cut 4 mg, 8/29/21 Cut 2 mg 8/8/21 Cut 3 mg 7/30/21 Zoloft: Converted 25 mg to liquid. Also take 100 mg pill & 25 mg pill=150 mg total🌞 Feb 28, 2021 0 mg Gapapentin 2021 Gaba each dose 4x/day: Feb 27 7 mg (one dose only), Feb 10, 7 mg, Jan 14 10 mg 2020 Current taper schedule from Aug 30-present: drop 8 mg every 2-3 weeks. Aug 20 31 mg, Aug 18, 33 mg, July 29, 35 mg, July 23 38 mg, July 22 40 mg Jun 24 42 mg, Jun 15 44 mg, Jun 9 48 mg, May 22 50 mg, May 14 54 mg, May 7 56 mg, Apr 16 58 mg, Mar 28 60 mg, Mar 18 62 mg. Feb 26 64 mg. Feb 19, 66 mg. Jan 23, 70 mg. 2019 Dec 19, 72 mg. Nov 14 ,76 mg. Aug 8, 80 mg. Aug 6, 85 mg. Jul 26, 90 mg. Jul 11, 95 mg. Jul 16 trazodone from 100 to 50 mg. Jun 17-July 10 Slowly changed gab fr pill to liquid at same dose 100 mg 4x/d. Apr 24 Stopped klon!!! 🌞 Apr 4 Decreased gaba to 400 mg (100 mg 4x/day)-Apr 4, 2019 0.25 klon March 11 Klonopin .5 mg twice daily, varied dose til Apr 15. Started Klon fast taper 25%, short use Mar 16, 450 mg gaba 3x/day cut 600 mg--not exact!--updose after learning w/d Feb 20, 2019 1800 mg gabapentin; MD taper; off 3 days=mvt disorder & autonomic instability. July 2018 temazepam 15 mg 1-2; prn several x/wk til Jan/Feb 2019 when cold turkey, flu illness for months July 2018 started gabapentin 100 3x/day; titrated up to 1800 mg (600 3x/day) Buspar, I forget how much, 2 pills a day Jan 2017-July 2018 cold turkey. On Zoloft since maybe 2004? After trying many. *I speak from my experience. Nothing I say is medical advice. I'm not a doctor. Link to comment
Tom37 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Thanks for you post....hope the drop goes as good as it can for you and any waves are manageable. Your definitely right about nothing is certain about wd and that is one of the hardest things to deal with for me. Can’t wait to be able to go to bed each night knowing will be fine next morning. Keep it up! 20mg Lexapro 2007 10mg Lexapro 2012 Started tapering approx (October 2017) 12 months ago 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) after dropping to 3mg. Dropped to 3mg approx 22nd October. Back to 4mg (7th November) 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 August 28, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 28, 2019 1 hour ago, ShiningLight said: Carmie, I think I saw that you are diagnosed with CFS? I found the podcast below to be a really great thing to listen to when I was in a bad way. The podcast is interviewing people who have struggled with illness and what they learned from it. It was created by a lady who is a therapist. If it interests you, don't be deterred by the vanity URL, lol. https://laurenselfridge.com/ Hi ShiningLight, I’ll check out those links when my brain fog isn’t so severe, can barely think at the moment. I’ve learnt in the last few years that CFS is a CNS illness. Even though I’ve had it for around 25 years I know I can get over it. The only problem at the moment is that the meds affect the CNS so much so I don’t have any hope of getting well until I’m off these meds and that will take at least another ten years. I’m fortunate I’m really positive by nature and I can still see a million things I’m grateful for, but I do have a cry every now and again as I have a lot of stress in my life unrelated to withdrawals or my illness. I’m in survival mode a lot of the time, but I will dig myself out. I have the most amazing support system, my friends would do anything for me. I’m there for them and they are there for me, we all keep each other going. Thanks again so much for thinking of me, it means a lot.💚 Seroquel. 2019:➡️ From 7.25mg to 5.80mg✔️ 2020➡️From 5.60 to 4.80✔️ 2021➡️From 4.60 to 4.0✔️ 2022➡️From 3.95 to 3.55✔️2023➡️ Jan 26=3.50✔️March 17=3.45✔️ June12=3.40✔️ July30=3.35✔️ Sep14=3.30✔️ Oct31=3.25✔️ 2024➡️Jan15=3.20✔️ Feb19=3.15✔️ March26=3.10✔️This is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted August 28, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, Tom37 said: Thanks for you post....hope the drop goes as good as it can for you and any waves are manageable. Your definitely right about nothing is certain about wd and that is one of the hardest things to deal with for me. Can’t wait to be able to go to bed each night knowing will be fine next morning. Keep it up! Thanks for dropping by Tom, You’re such a trouper. We are all struggling on here, aren’t we? I love all your encouraging posts to others, myself included. Yes, let’s see how this drop goes. I got heaps of bad waves for a couple of weeks towards the end of the last taper, but fortunately the first three weeks weren’t too bad. I don’t know what will happen this time. ⏰ Time will tell. In the past a lot of the times waves hit on day five or six. There’s DEFINITELY no telling what will happen with each drop Tom. One of these days we will know how we will be the next morning. I woke up in tremors this morning, but the rest of the day has been okay withdrawal wise, though I’m really sick. You keep it up too, Thanks again for the encouragement 💚 Seroquel. 2019:➡️ From 7.25mg to 5.80mg✔️ 2020➡️From 5.60 to 4.80✔️ 2021➡️From 4.60 to 4.0✔️ 2022➡️From 3.95 to 3.55✔️2023➡️ Jan 26=3.50✔️March 17=3.45✔️ June12=3.40✔️ July30=3.35✔️ Sep14=3.30✔️ Oct31=3.25✔️ 2024➡️Jan15=3.20✔️ Feb19=3.15✔️ March26=3.10✔️This is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
direstraits Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 just wanted to send love and healing thoughts at this difficult time, @Carmie your strength and positive outlook continues to amaze me.❤️ big hugs,ds 🤗🤗🤗 went on Prozac 1994-99,60mg.poopout ct back on 2001-2002,prozac weekly 2002,not working,Effexor 75 mg.?2003-mar.2004 gaining weight 8wk. taper,wellbutrin 150 mg.mar. -may 2004 ctmedfree til july 2005 back to Prozac gaining weight again,back on wellbutrin jan.2006150-300 mg.bad constipation.also was taking aygestin(hormone)perimenopausal irregular bleeding.back on Prozac around sept,?2006,hysterectomy jan30.2007(adenomyosis)off&on Prozac til 2009,citalopram about 1 mo, April 2010 no effect,Effexor again may -mar, 2011.ct,Prozac aug,-dec, 2011 &sept-nov 2012,paroxetine oct,23 2013-may 4 2014 20 mgs.tapered 6 wks.-failed RI in Oct.2014-in protracted WD.started 10 mgs. Fluoxetine May 25 2021 .Stopped fluoxetine May 2022 at 5 mgs. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Sunnyday Posted August 28, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 28, 2019 On 8/27/2019 at 8:37 AM, Carmie said: Hi Sunnyday, Thanks so much for dropping by, I’m not sure what this last drop will bring, but I’m okay today withdrawal wise, but I’m really sick CFS wise. I did manage to go for lunch with a beautiful friend and we also got some food from the Asian markets near the restaurant we went to. I have to say though that the area we went to had no atmosphere. Both my friend and I agreed, she was born in Laos. We both like atmosphere. We have new plans for our next adventure and this time it will definitely include atmosphere. I love laughing too. I really liked the cartoon Sing. It was on Netflix but it’s not there anymore in Australia. I must get the DVD. I also love laughter with good friends, I really am blessed with many friends I can have a laugh with. Laughter is the best medicine when going through withdrawals. Sending hugs to you Sunnyday🤗🤗 I'm sorry to hear your CFS has been so bad, but glad that you managed to get outside. You're strong for trying to do things despite your illness. And I agree, atmosphere is super important to me as well. Hopefully you'll get luckier next time! I haven't watched Sing yet but I have plans to watch it, seems like a great feel good-movie. Having people to laugh with is invaluable. I have a sibling that I always end up laughing with and which I would also consider a best friend. Some people always manage to bring you up. Take care and hope you are doing okay still regarding the waves. 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 Diazepam 15-25 mg irregularly, less than once a month Ca Dec 2017: Out of Diazepam, i.e free from all prescribed drugs Now: Still drug free Supplements: Irregular intake of Omega-3, magnesium, vitamin D. Link to comment
Mentor ShiningLight Posted August 29, 2019 Mentor Share Posted August 29, 2019 I too am inspired and comforted by your positivity. Helps to know someone else will be here for a long time like me. Lots of drugs to taper very slowly here. Now: 100 mg Zoloft am, 50 mg Trazodone. Daily drug burden decreased from 2050 in 2018 mg to 150 mg 🐢🐢 Zoloft: 1/24/23 increased to 100 mg after suicide attempt 9/17/22 cut 6 mg, 8/14/22 cut 6.5 mg, 5/7/22 cut 12.5 mg 3/20/22 cut 12.5 mg 10/26/21 cut 6 mg 10/17/21 cut 5 mg, 9/17/21 Cut 3 mg, 9/13/21 cut 4 mg, 8/29/21 Cut 2 mg 8/8/21 Cut 3 mg 7/30/21 Zoloft: Converted 25 mg to liquid. Also take 100 mg pill & 25 mg pill=150 mg total🌞 Feb 28, 2021 0 mg Gapapentin 2021 Gaba each dose 4x/day: Feb 27 7 mg (one dose only), Feb 10, 7 mg, Jan 14 10 mg 2020 Current taper schedule from Aug 30-present: drop 8 mg every 2-3 weeks. Aug 20 31 mg, Aug 18, 33 mg, July 29, 35 mg, July 23 38 mg, July 22 40 mg Jun 24 42 mg, Jun 15 44 mg, Jun 9 48 mg, May 22 50 mg, May 14 54 mg, May 7 56 mg, Apr 16 58 mg, Mar 28 60 mg, Mar 18 62 mg. Feb 26 64 mg. Feb 19, 66 mg. Jan 23, 70 mg. 2019 Dec 19, 72 mg. Nov 14 ,76 mg. Aug 8, 80 mg. Aug 6, 85 mg. Jul 26, 90 mg. Jul 11, 95 mg. Jul 16 trazodone from 100 to 50 mg. Jun 17-July 10 Slowly changed gab fr pill to liquid at same dose 100 mg 4x/d. Apr 24 Stopped klon!!! 🌞 Apr 4 Decreased gaba to 400 mg (100 mg 4x/day)-Apr 4, 2019 0.25 klon March 11 Klonopin .5 mg twice daily, varied dose til Apr 15. Started Klon fast taper 25%, short use Mar 16, 450 mg gaba 3x/day cut 600 mg--not exact!--updose after learning w/d Feb 20, 2019 1800 mg gabapentin; MD taper; off 3 days=mvt disorder & autonomic instability. July 2018 temazepam 15 mg 1-2; prn several x/wk til Jan/Feb 2019 when cold turkey, flu illness for months July 2018 started gabapentin 100 3x/day; titrated up to 1800 mg (600 3x/day) Buspar, I forget how much, 2 pills a day Jan 2017-July 2018 cold turkey. On Zoloft since maybe 2004? After trying many. *I speak from my experience. Nothing I say is medical advice. I'm not a doctor. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted August 29, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 29, 2019 19 hours ago, direstraits said: just wanted to send love and healing thoughts at this difficult time, @Carmie your strength and positive outlook continues to amaze me.❤️ big hugs,ds 🤗🤗🤗 18 hours ago, Sunnyday said: I'm sorry to hear your CFS has been so bad, but glad that you managed to get outside. You're strong for trying to do things despite your illness. And I agree, atmosphere is super important to me as well. Hopefully you'll get luckier next time! I haven't watched Sing yet but I have plans to watch it, seems like a great feel good-movie. Having people to laugh with is invaluable. I have a sibling that I always end up laughing with and which I would also consider a best friend. Some people always manage to bring you up. Take care and hope you are doing okay still regarding the waves. 10 hours ago, ShiningLight said: I too am inspired and comforted by your positivity. Helps to know someone else will be here for a long time like me. Lots of drugs to taper very slowly here. Hi guys, Thanks for dropping by and for all your lovely messages and kind words. Hope you all managed to cope as best as you could today. Well today is day three since my drop from 6.5mg to 6.25mg. I’m doing okay, though I have been waking up the last few days with the shakes. They disappear though. Just thought I would do a gratitude list for today. There are always things to be grateful for no matter how hard this life gets. Here goes: 1. I managed to run three errands today despite barely being able to get out of bed this morning. I went back to bed when I got home. I can’t sleep during the day, but I’m so weak and faint a lot of the time that I have to lie down. No biggie, I’m used to it. So glad I got the errands out of the way. Yay!🎉 2. I just got invited to a friend’s place for dinner and a movie Sunday night. A couple of my other friends are going too. It will be a delicious keto meal which will include yummy keto desserts. 🍰🍪🥧My friend started keto because of her diabetes. There will be key lime pie and maybe even cookies. She made a carrot cake and has kept a bit for me to try too.🍰🥕🥕🥕 3. I’ve been munching on mung bean sprouts, haven’t bought them for ages but they’re sooooo yummy and a have a crunch to them. Much better than chips. Got a big bag from the Asian supermarket on Tuesday. 4. I have DVDs and books from the library. 💿📚📚 5. I’m in bed with a cozy heater on.🛏🔥🔥🔥 6. Some other friends want me to come to their place for dinner in a couple of weeks. They are making me some kind of gluten free dumplings or something along those lines. I’m being spoilt, everyone is cooking me things.🥟🥟🥟😁 7. Also been invited to a barbecue breakfast at a lookout in a couple of weeks. We all bring along whatever we want to barbecue. I don’t eat breakfast, but I’ll watch everyone sizzle their food.🥓🥓🍳🥯 I’m not sure if I’ll get to everything I’ve been invited to as sometimes I’m just too sick, but just the anticipation of fun things to look forward to makes me happy.😁 8. I had a nice cup of dandelion tea with cream. Yummy.☕️ 9. I just managed to do a tiny bit of housework before. Yay!🎉 10. It’s lights out in an hour and I’m going to snuggle under my comfy weighty blanket.🛌 Good night from Aussie Land. 😀😴😴😴💚 Seroquel. 2019:➡️ From 7.25mg to 5.80mg✔️ 2020➡️From 5.60 to 4.80✔️ 2021➡️From 4.60 to 4.0✔️ 2022➡️From 3.95 to 3.55✔️2023➡️ Jan 26=3.50✔️March 17=3.45✔️ June12=3.40✔️ July30=3.35✔️ Sep14=3.30✔️ Oct31=3.25✔️ 2024➡️Jan15=3.20✔️ Feb19=3.15✔️ March26=3.10✔️This is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
Rabe Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Hi Carmie...hoping things continue to go ok thus far with your taper? I know you keep busy and that helps a lot!! Just thinking about you so as you take another step forward. Hoping things in your life in general have settled a bit for you as well Carmie! Love and hugs!💜 -Nardil 1976 < year, stopped. React to AD's. Klonopin .5BID 1990, 2.5mg til 2016 -Klonopin doubled Jan '16. Taper to 2.25mg May to Nov '16. Bad react to Lexapro, stop. React to Prevacid too, taper off. -November '16 Tapered .25mg Klonopin in hospital. Jan '17 started Viibryd, 20mg from Feb to June '17, -20mg to 10mg Viibryd from 3/25 to 6/10 2017, 12/15 10% Viibryd taper...back up next day -Clonazepam 2mg to 1.85mg 4/14 '17 to end November; taper to 1mg Clonazepam in hospital 9/1 tp 9/14 '17 -Feb '18 Amiloride .25mg 5/18 off Amiloride d/t react. Clonaz compounded -4/27 '18 Viibryd 9.5mg, 6/11 9.0 mg, 1/27 '19 Viibryd 8.75mg, ; Clonazepam .2mg 530pm and .7mg 1130pm, Premarin .3mg 830PM CARAFATE QID 2/27/19 to 3/5/19 -July 6'19 1/2 10mg Claritin 230pm, stopped it about July 18, started Oct 11 '19, -7/27 Viibryd 8.5, 8/29 8.25, 10/24 8.0, 12/19 7.75, Feb '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, 1/9/21 5.5, 2/23 5.25 -1015 AM Viibryd, vit D 4,000IU 130, 415 Clonazepam .2mg, 815 Premarin .3mg, 1015 Clonaz .7mg, 1115 3t fish oil+D 1145 Castor Oil 650mg(4) 1230 Carafate 1/2GM,Methylated B Vit 1/week,Reacted Mag prn Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted September 9, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted September 9, 2019 On 9/1/2019 at 9:55 AM, Rabe said: Hi Carmie...hoping things continue to go ok thus far with your taper? I know you keep busy and that helps a lot!! Just thinking about you so as you take another step forward. Hoping things in your life in general have settled a bit for you as well Carmie! Love and hugs!💜 Hi Rabe, Thanks for dropping by. Today is two weeks since my taper from 6.50mg to 6.25mg. I’m not doing too bad, though I’m really restless and am struggling to settle. Getting some waves but I’m coping okay. Brain fog is pretty severe, but that’s my illness. I always have brain fog but sometimes it’s worse than other times. I want to write a gratitude list on here today but my brain won’t let me think enough to do so, so I’ll have to do it another day. Hope you’re coping as best you can, sending hugs🤗 Seroquel. 2019:➡️ From 7.25mg to 5.80mg✔️ 2020➡️From 5.60 to 4.80✔️ 2021➡️From 4.60 to 4.0✔️ 2022➡️From 3.95 to 3.55✔️2023➡️ Jan 26=3.50✔️March 17=3.45✔️ June12=3.40✔️ July30=3.35✔️ Sep14=3.30✔️ Oct31=3.25✔️ 2024➡️Jan15=3.20✔️ Feb19=3.15✔️ March26=3.10✔️This is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted September 9, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted September 9, 2019 It's good to see that you are still managing to taper and your dose is getting lower all the time. A starting dose of 300mg and now down to 6.25mg. That's really great. * 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
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted September 10, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted September 10, 2019 On 9/9/2019 at 10:32 AM, ChessieCat said: It's good to see that you are still managing to taper and your dose is getting lower all the time. A starting dose of 300mg and now down to 6.25mg. That's really great. Thanks for dropping by ChessieCat, Yes getting down to 6.25mg from 300mg makes me happy too, but I’ve still got about ten years or so of tapering to go. My brain is so sensitised. Brain fog has been pretty severe lately too, part of my illness though, probably not so much the withdrawals as the last two weeks have been fairly bearable. Okay, I thought I’d write down another gratitude list as I haven’t done so since the end of August, here goes: 1. Went to the ballet on Saturday and saw Romeo and Juliet. Spoiler alert: they die.🤫 2. Had lots of laughs with a friend that Saturday, she’s nutty like me.🤪🥳 3. We took some fun photos of us doing ballet poses. I love taking photos.📸📸 4. Popped over to the museum briefly after the ballet. I haven’t been to the NASA exhibition yet, but I want to go before it finishes at the beginning of next month.🚀🛰🌗 5. Went for a breakfast barbecue with friends on Sunday morning up in the mountains, the view was absolutely spectacular. ⛰ 6. Been watching Netflix this afternoon, good ol’ Netflix. 📺 7. Had to run an errand today and on the way home I bumped into friends and chatted to them for quite a while. 8. Going to watch some more Netflix in a second. 9. I’ve been invited to an engagement party this month and a kitchen tea next month. 10. A few of my friends are on holiday in the Cook Islands and I love seeing their photos. Okay, bye for now. My brain is disappearing again. Hope you’re doing okay ChessieCat 💚💚 Seroquel. 2019:➡️ From 7.25mg to 5.80mg✔️ 2020➡️From 5.60 to 4.80✔️ 2021➡️From 4.60 to 4.0✔️ 2022➡️From 3.95 to 3.55✔️2023➡️ Jan 26=3.50✔️March 17=3.45✔️ June12=3.40✔️ July30=3.35✔️ Sep14=3.30✔️ Oct31=3.25✔️ 2024➡️Jan15=3.20✔️ Feb19=3.15✔️ March26=3.10✔️This is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Sunnyday Posted September 10, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted September 10, 2019 @Carmie The spoiler on your list made me laugh. Sounds awesome though, great list. Hope the brainfog will get better for you soon. Many 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 Diazepam 15-25 mg irregularly, less than once a month Ca Dec 2017: Out of Diazepam, i.e free from all prescribed drugs Now: Still drug free Supplements: Irregular intake of Omega-3, magnesium, vitamin D. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted September 11, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted September 11, 2019 17 hours ago, Sunnyday said: @Carmie The spoiler on your list made me laugh. Sounds awesome though, great list. Hope the brainfog will get better for you soon. Many hugs! Hi Sunnyday, I’m glad I made you laugh. Yes, it feels good to write a gratitude list, no matter how awful we may feel. Today I’m just chilling at home as I only have a little bit of strength, though I’m catching up with friends tonight. I would like to do a tiny bit of ironing if my body lets me. Today is day 16 since my drop from 6.50mg to 6.25mg. I’ve had some waves and I’m generally feeling restless, but I’m doing okay. I just keep distracting myself. The waves aren’t crashing down too heavily as yet. In my last taper they got bad after three weeks. Who knows what this taper will bring. Withdrawals are all over the place. Brain fog has been severe and I’m struggling to concentrate, so I have to find distractions that don’t take too much concentration. Hope you’re coping as best you can. Sending hugs right back to you🤗 Seroquel. 2019:➡️ From 7.25mg to 5.80mg✔️ 2020➡️From 5.60 to 4.80✔️ 2021➡️From 4.60 to 4.0✔️ 2022➡️From 3.95 to 3.55✔️2023➡️ Jan 26=3.50✔️March 17=3.45✔️ June12=3.40✔️ July30=3.35✔️ Sep14=3.30✔️ Oct31=3.25✔️ 2024➡️Jan15=3.20✔️ Feb19=3.15✔️ March26=3.10✔️This is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus manymoretodays Posted September 11, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted September 11, 2019 Hi Carmie! And so nice to see you posting all your grats. What's up on your music venues to attend? You must have tickets for some good ones, I'm guessing. I don't know on squeezing a yard sale in this fall(here) for me. Time will tell. Might be unloading an old car(but nice one really, fun to drive, just needs work) this week, so that is keeping me busy, along with other life things, now. Consuelo, my new beetle, VW bug.......served me well for many years and cheaply. She's been just sitting in the garage for over a year now. And I'm hopeful that I have a good buyer, also may be able to do own repairs, as needed, for her. So wish me well with that. Meantime, good ole Seymour Subaru is running spiffy! An even older, somewhat gentlemanly car, with many miles. Yet very grateful for wheels. Not a lot of easy access to public transportation where I live. And yay......good going Carmie, and woah, down to 6.25 mg on the ugh quel, Seroquel. You got this one. Hope the worst of the wave is nearly over. Many hugs and healings wishes. L, P, H, and G, mmt Late 2023- gone to emeritus status, inactive, don't @ me, I can check who I've posted on, and I'm not really here like I used to be......thanks. Started with psycho meds/psychiatric care circa 1988. In retrospect, and on contemplation, situational overwhelm. Rounding up to 30 years of medications(30 medication trials, poly-pharmacy maximum was 3 at one time). 5/28/2015-off Adderal salts 2.5mg. (I had been on that since hospital 10/2014) 12/2015---just holding, holding, holding, with trileptal/oxcarb at 75 mg. 1/2 tab at hs. My last psycho med ever! Tapered @ 10% every 4 weeks, sometimes 2 weeks to 2016 Dec 16, medication free!! Longer signature post here, with current supplements. Herb and alcohol free since 5/15/2016. And.....I quit smoking 11/2021. Lapsed. Redo of quit smoking 9/28/2022. Can you say Hallelujah?(took me long enough)💜 None of my posts are intended as medical advice. Please discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical provider. My success story: Blue skies ahead, clear sailing Link to comment
Moderator hayduke Posted September 12, 2019 Moderator Share Posted September 12, 2019 Hey Carmie, glad the cut is going well. Love your gratitude list! The NASA exhibition sounds grouse. I hope the brain fog doesn't stick around too much. Cheers, Hayduke I am not a health professional - your actions are your own. Please do not seek tapering support via private message - "Any reason to hold is a good one" My taper visualised as a graph | My intro thread Backdrop: 2003 10mg olanzapine | 2004 2-3mg risperidone | end 2014 3wks aripiprazole 2015: olanzapine 10 -> 7½ -> 6⅔ -> 5mg by crude pill cutter 2018: Mar 5.00mg -> water titrated taper -> Aug2.5mg tablet and hold Jan 2019 2.50mg water titration -> Jan 2020 1.214 -> Jan 2021 0.44 -> 2 Oct 0.205 ->3 Oct ZERO🥂 Jun 2023 💉150mg paliperidone "loading" depot shot, 100mg 1wk after Jul 100mg Aug-Dec 75mg/4wks Jul 2023 2.50mg aripiprazole/day attempt to lower prolactin^ Jan-Feb 2024 cross taper off shots to 1mg risperidone Ask not what you can do for your country, but what your country did to you" -- KMFDM Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted September 14, 2019 Author Moderator Emeritus Share Posted September 14, 2019 Just popping in briefly to record that today is day 19 of my taper, I’ve had waves all day. My brain fog is so thick and I can barely think, though that’s due to my illness. Thanks @manymoretodays @hayduke for popping by. Will chat soon. My brain is in outer space. 🚀🚀 Sending hugs to you both 🤗🤗 Seroquel. 2019:➡️ From 7.25mg to 5.80mg✔️ 2020➡️From 5.60 to 4.80✔️ 2021➡️From 4.60 to 4.0✔️ 2022➡️From 3.95 to 3.55✔️2023➡️ Jan 26=3.50✔️March 17=3.45✔️ June12=3.40✔️ July30=3.35✔️ Sep14=3.30✔️ Oct31=3.25✔️ 2024➡️Jan15=3.20✔️ Feb19=3.15✔️ March26=3.10✔️This is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor. Link to comment
Rosetta Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Hi Carmie, I wish you were feeling better. Hang in there. -R https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/16629-rosetta-ct-may-2011-too-fast-taper-feb-2017/?page=25 2001-2011 Celexa 10 mg raised to 40 mg then 60 mg over this time period May 2011 OB Doctor's Cold switch 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 otc very rarely for sleep Link to comment
Mentor ShiningLight Posted September 14, 2019 Mentor Share Posted September 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Carmie said: Thanks @manymoretodays @hayduke my brain is in outer space. 🚀🚀 Oh Carmie! Feel better soon. Your outer space emoji made me laugh. Now: 100 mg Zoloft am, 50 mg Trazodone. Daily drug burden decreased from 2050 in 2018 mg to 150 mg 🐢🐢 Zoloft: 1/24/23 increased to 100 mg after suicide attempt 9/17/22 cut 6 mg, 8/14/22 cut 6.5 mg, 5/7/22 cut 12.5 mg 3/20/22 cut 12.5 mg 10/26/21 cut 6 mg 10/17/21 cut 5 mg, 9/17/21 Cut 3 mg, 9/13/21 cut 4 mg, 8/29/21 Cut 2 mg 8/8/21 Cut 3 mg 7/30/21 Zoloft: Converted 25 mg to liquid. Also take 100 mg pill & 25 mg pill=150 mg total🌞 Feb 28, 2021 0 mg Gapapentin 2021 Gaba each dose 4x/day: Feb 27 7 mg (one dose only), Feb 10, 7 mg, Jan 14 10 mg 2020 Current taper schedule from Aug 30-present: drop 8 mg every 2-3 weeks. Aug 20 31 mg, Aug 18, 33 mg, July 29, 35 mg, July 23 38 mg, July 22 40 mg Jun 24 42 mg, Jun 15 44 mg, Jun 9 48 mg, May 22 50 mg, May 14 54 mg, May 7 56 mg, Apr 16 58 mg, Mar 28 60 mg, Mar 18 62 mg. Feb 26 64 mg. Feb 19, 66 mg. Jan 23, 70 mg. 2019 Dec 19, 72 mg. Nov 14 ,76 mg. Aug 8, 80 mg. Aug 6, 85 mg. Jul 26, 90 mg. Jul 11, 95 mg. Jul 16 trazodone from 100 to 50 mg. Jun 17-July 10 Slowly changed gab fr pill to liquid at same dose 100 mg 4x/d. Apr 24 Stopped klon!!! 🌞 Apr 4 Decreased gaba to 400 mg (100 mg 4x/day)-Apr 4, 2019 0.25 klon March 11 Klonopin .5 mg twice daily, varied dose til Apr 15. Started Klon fast taper 25%, short use Mar 16, 450 mg gaba 3x/day cut 600 mg--not exact!--updose after learning w/d Feb 20, 2019 1800 mg gabapentin; MD taper; off 3 days=mvt disorder & autonomic instability. July 2018 temazepam 15 mg 1-2; prn several x/wk til Jan/Feb 2019 when cold turkey, flu illness for months July 2018 started gabapentin 100 3x/day; titrated up to 1800 mg (600 3x/day) Buspar, I forget how much, 2 pills a day Jan 2017-July 2018 cold turkey. On Zoloft since maybe 2004? After trying many. *I speak from my experience. Nothing I say is medical advice. I'm not a doctor. Link to comment
JackieDecides Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 feel better soon, Carmie 😍 Currently taking Ramapril (blood pressure) 5 mg twice a day Omeprazole 10 mg AM and 20 mg PM (the taper has gone nowhere after the first cut) Famotidine once a day (and I still needs tums sometimes) magnesium 200 mg at night as of yesterday 2 fish oil capsules "EPA-DHA 1000" off Lexapro as of 5/2018 - last dose had been 5 mg every other day for a couple years 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. 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. Link to comment
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