Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted October 9, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted October 9, 2019 6 minutes ago, Dmitry said: Hard to say. I believe a few days after the clonazepam drop. It comes in waves. As an example, I was fine this morning but around 12 noon I started to feel it for a few hours. I suggest you hold on your Escitalopram taper for two months and stop the Clonazepam taper altogether until you're off the Escitalopram. We recommend tapering only one drug at a time, and in your case it should be the activating drug, Escitalopram. When you taper two drugs at the same time, we can't know which drug is causing the problem, as has happened here. Taking multiple psych drugs? Which drug to taper first? Please update your drug signature to reflect our current dosages. You said you were at 6.2mg Escitalopram. Is that correct? Please enter that in your signature and also your current dose of Clonazepam in mg, not weight. You can use this link: Account Settings – Create or Edit a signature. 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
Dmitry Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 Hey guys. I wanted to ask, in terms of escitalopram tapering, what is a safe dosage for a jump off? Clonazepam :Apr 28 2019 - present: 0.625 mg Escitalopram: May 2 2018 - May 12: 5mg May 13 - Jan 20 2019: 10mg Jan 21 2019 - Feb 9: 7.5mg Feb 10 - Mar 24: 6mg Feb 25 - March 9: 5mg Mar 10 - Mar 23: 2.5mg Mar 25 - April 2: 1.5mg - 0 mg. Apr 20 - May 1: 2.5 mg May 2 - May 14: 5 mg May 15: 10 mg Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted April 10, 2020 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted April 10, 2020 13 minutes ago, Dmitry said: Hey guys. I wanted to ask, in terms of escitalopram tapering, what is a safe dosage for a jump off? There's been a good bit of discussion lately about jump-off point lately here on the site. I would say that 0.05mg would be a good safe number. That's what I'm shooting for (now on 0.6mg Lexapro, so a few more months to go). 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
Dmitry Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 Thank you so much for the reply. I am currently at 1.8mg of escitalopram and no other drugs. I am finding that my weight gain is still climbing in thewrong direction, even though I am careful with my diet, exercise, etc. There is no improvement of other side-effects either. Do you find that complete cessation of the drug is required for the weight loss to start ? Is it normal for side effects to increase during the tapering process? Thank you. Clonazepam :Apr 28 2019 - present: 0.625 mg Escitalopram: May 2 2018 - May 12: 5mg May 13 - Jan 20 2019: 10mg Jan 21 2019 - Feb 9: 7.5mg Feb 10 - Mar 24: 6mg Feb 25 - March 9: 5mg Mar 10 - Mar 23: 2.5mg Mar 25 - April 2: 1.5mg - 0 mg. Apr 20 - May 1: 2.5 mg May 2 - May 14: 5 mg May 15: 10 mg Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Carmie Posted July 2, 2022 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted July 2, 2022 Hi Dmitry, How are you doing? You were on 1.8mg if the meds when you were on here last. How have you gone with your tapering? 🧡 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
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