DoxieMom: Wanting to be off all the meds

[DoxieMom]

I started my tapering off yesterday.  I've done tapering before but only to prepare for a newer prescription.  This time I have decided to taper off of everything.  I am feeling the withdrawal symptoms but am determined to muddle through them.  I have an appointment with my psychiatrist tomorrow and will tell him what I am doing.  It's very scary to me because I don't know what to expect because I've been on something or another for the past 27 years.

[Gridley]

Welcome to SA, DoxieMom.

 

To give members the best information, we ask them to summarize their medication history in a signature -- drugs, doses, dates, and discontinuations & reinstatements, in the last 12-24 months particularly.  Please include the drug(s) you are tapering off, the dosage and the rate at which you are tapering.  

 

Account Settings – Create or Edit a signature.

 

I hope you are not tapering too fast.  We recommend tapering at no more than 10% of current dose every four weeks.  Some have to taper more slowly.  

 

Why taper by 10% of my dosage?

 

These links explain the importance of tapering slowly.

 

Brain Remodelling 

 

Video:  Healing From Antidepressants - Patterns of Recovery

 

We also recommend that you taper only one drug at  time.  Otherwise, if you run into problems, it will be difficult to identify which drug taper is causing the difficulty.

 

Taking multiple psych drugs? Which drug to taper first?

 

Tapering too fast can cause some very unpleasant withdrawal symptoms that are often quite long-lasting.

 

What is withdrawal syndrome.

 

Glenmullen’s withdrawal symptom list.

 

Once you've completed your signature with the information requested, we will be in a better position to make suggestions about your taper.

 

This is your Introduction topic, where you can ask questions and post updates.

 

 

 

 

Edited April 1, 2019 by Gridley