Lulupaige Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Hi I am a new member and am interested if anyone has tapered from seroquel and abilify successfully. Interested in yr journey. Seroquel prescribed 100mg 9/2011 increased to 200 mg 1/2016 tapered to 100 mg 6/2018 tapering to 50 mg 7/2018 abilify prescribed 10mg 3/2010 tapered to 7 mg 3/2018 tapering to 5 mg 7/2018 Too soon for side effects for abilify and doing okay with seroquel. TIA! 3/2005 10 mg buspar 7/2018 100 mg seroquel tapering to 75 mg 7/2018 7 mg abilify tapering to 5 mg 1/2018 200 mg wellbutrin Link to comment
Moderator Gridley Posted July 22, 2018 Moderator Share Posted July 22, 2018 Hello, Lulupage, and welcome to SA. First of all, could you copy what you've written about your drug history into a drug signature using the following link. That was, the moderators can see your history without having to cross back to your original post. Account Settings – Create or Edit a signature. You are tapering both drugs far too quickly. At Surviving Antidepressants, it is recommended that a person taper by no more than 10% of their current dose with at least a four week hold in-between decreases. The 10% taper recommendation is a harm reduction approach to going off psychiatric drugs. Some people may have to taper at a more conservative rate as they are sensitive to even the smallest drops. Why taper by 10% of my dosage? Brain Remodelling Tips for tapering off aripiprazole (Abilify) Tips for tapering off Seroquel (quetiapine) We recommend tapering only one drug at a time. Otherwise, if you have a problem, you won't be able to pinpoint which taper is causing it. As the following link explains, we recommend tapering the more activating of the drugs first. Taking multiple psych drugs? Which drug to taper first? 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 End 2021 year 1 of taper at 6mg End 2022 year 2 of taper at 2.75mg Current dose as of Feb. 25, 2023 2mg Taper is 89% complete. Imipramine 75 mg daily since 1986. Jan-Sept 2016 tapered to 16mg Held until Aug 2021, tapered for 4 weeks to 14.4mg March 22, 2022: Begin 10%/4 week taper Aug. 5, 2022: hold at 9.5 and shift to Valium taper Taper is 87% complete. Supplements: omega-3, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotic, zinc, melatonin .3mg 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
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