RusTW Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Matt sorry u got to go through this Hang in there buddy. Seroquel sucks man.im holding at 37.5. For a while I had the twitching. It left though. 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 -August 20 2018--october 20 2018 tapered off Testosterone/Nov 7 2018 --Dec 20 2018 Lamictal micro dose 2.50mg 1 1/2 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 bedtime only. Presently Seroquel 37.5 mg bedtime /Zoloft 47mg morning May 2018-Present Multivitamin/ Bcomplex/Vit C 1000MG/B12 1000MCG/Fish oils 2grams/ Jan 2019-Trace mineral liquid low dose Update dec 2019 -29mg of zoloft tapering/Seroquel 37.5 holding/1 or 2 ativan 1mg a month as needed if that. Black seed oil-caprylic acid-/b complex/b12/multi/D/E/melatonin Link to comment
matt7777 Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 On 12/1/2018 at 12:22 PM, matt7777 said: I am new to this forum. (Moved from Tips for tapering Seroquel topic) I have been on Seroquel since Aug 1, 2018, 4 months at 25mg. I tried to come off of it cold turkey after 6 weeks, and my dosage ended up getting doubled to 50mg. I have since tapered down to 25mg. I notice every time I taper successfully, my sleep is initially fragmented for a few days progressively getting better. I just had a unsuccessful taper attempt from 25mg to 22mg last week. I went four days without improved fragmented sleep. So then I went back up to 25mg again. Is this a case of perhaps simply finding a taper amount that I can tolerate easily enough? I am wondering what will happen if I had just stuck it out when I came down from 25-22mg. Would my body eventually have adjusted to that level? The uncomfortable sleep deprivation would be the obvious consequence. Anyone coming off Trazodone out there? --Synthroid: 150mg for the last 10 years, to present --Melatonin: 3mg to present (--Alfuzosin: 6/1/16 to 8/1/18--Flowmax: 8/1/18 to 8/14/18-- Ciprofloxacin: 7/26 to 8/4; 9/1-9/5. Augmentin: 9/5 to 9/12 --Ambien: 10mg-12.5mg July 26, 2018 to Sep 20, 2018 As needed--Ativan: 1mg Aug 1, 2018 to Oct 3rd, 2018 As Needed --Clonazepam (2mg) & Restoril (30mg): Sept 20, 2018 to Oct 3rd, 2018--Valium (Benzo Taper): Oct 3rd to Oct 8th 5mg; Oct 8th to Oct 13th 2.5mg) --Seroquel: 25mg, 1 Aug 2018; 0mg 20 Sept; 50mg, 3 Oct; 21mg, 21 Dec; 37mg, 31 Dec; Feb 1-March 1 2019: Cross-Tapered to 300mg Trazodone and 900mg Gabapentin --Trazodone: 300mg March 1, 2019 to 250mg July 1, 2019 --Gabapentin: 900mg March 1, 2019 to 500mg July 1, 2019 Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted July 20, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted July 20, 2019 Site search of introduction forum results link: https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/search/?q=trazodone&type=forums_topic&nodes=3 Site search of success stories forum results link: https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/search/?q=trazodone&type=forums_topic&nodes=28 and use google and search: survivingantidepressants.org trazodone * 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
matt7777 Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 On 12/22/2018 at 11:00 AM, matt7777 said: taper Does anyone have any experience with a "step taper"? For example, dropping from 100mg to 90mg, you drop 10mg Day 1. On Day 2, you go back to 100mg. On Day 3, you do 90mg...for maybe a week or so. I was wondering if it would make tolerating the taper drop easier on the body. --Synthroid: 150mg for the last 10 years, to present --Melatonin: 3mg to present (--Alfuzosin: 6/1/16 to 8/1/18--Flowmax: 8/1/18 to 8/14/18-- Ciprofloxacin: 7/26 to 8/4; 9/1-9/5. Augmentin: 9/5 to 9/12 --Ambien: 10mg-12.5mg July 26, 2018 to Sep 20, 2018 As needed--Ativan: 1mg Aug 1, 2018 to Oct 3rd, 2018 As Needed --Clonazepam (2mg) & Restoril (30mg): Sept 20, 2018 to Oct 3rd, 2018--Valium (Benzo Taper): Oct 3rd to Oct 8th 5mg; Oct 8th to Oct 13th 2.5mg) --Seroquel: 25mg, 1 Aug 2018; 0mg 20 Sept; 50mg, 3 Oct; 21mg, 21 Dec; 37mg, 31 Dec; Feb 1-March 1 2019: Cross-Tapered to 300mg Trazodone and 900mg Gabapentin --Trazodone: 300mg March 1, 2019 to 250mg July 1, 2019 --Gabapentin: 900mg March 1, 2019 to 500mg July 1, 2019 Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted July 22, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted July 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, matt7777 said: Does anyone have any experience with a "step taper"? For example, dropping from 100mg to 90mg, you drop 10mg Day 1. On Day 2, you go back to 100mg. On Day 3, you do 90mg...for maybe a week or so. I was wondering if it would make tolerating the taper drop easier on the body. We don't recommend tapering by alternating doses. It causes the amount of the medication in your bloodstream to go up and down, battering your nervous system, and makes withdrawal worse. Your brain likes stability, to be treated gently. It is ideal if you can accommodate it to lower and lower dosages. Move it slowly down a ramp by gradually decreasing dosage by an amount it may hardly notice. SA recommends tapering by 10% of your current dose with a hold of at least 4 weeks before your next decrease.The 10% taper method is a harm reduction approach to going off psychiatric drugs. Why taper by 10% of my dosage? 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
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