Repent Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 20 hours ago, Greggie said: Thanks for the reply, I understand the waves and windows but where I’m confused in terms of my situation is a five month window. Does that happen? I felt practically back to normal for five months before getting hit with this wave. Which I guess is what makes it so much worse. I thought it was all over. also when it comes to ativan, I haven’t taken it, In over a year. Even when I did take it, I’ve only taken it once is a blue moon. I’ve had the same prescription for years, but am always way too afraid to use them regularly. How, if it is necessary, do I take it safely? Im 18 months out from a month on Lexapro, 5mg and I had some pretty good months too, up until christmas where i was back in a huge wave again. It buzzez, feels like tickles, or bugs under my skin and in my skeleton aaall the time. And worse sometimes. And a wave of awful derealisation flush over me with buzzing in my eyes and a need to sleep asap. Thats just some of my sympthoms these days. So yeah, i guess sympthoms comes and goes how it please. Stay strong 👌:) 2008 - Setralin 150mg, CT after 1 year. 2015 - Venlafaxin 150mg. CT after 1 month. 2016 - Brintellix 100mg, CT after 2 years.2018 January - Mirtazapin 25 mg, CT after 1 month. Mars - Setralin 100 mg. CT after 1 month. August- Lexapro 5 mg. CT after 1 month, adverse reaction. Stopped all benzo, sleeping pills here too. 2019 January - Took fluconazol and itraconazol, strong reaction, like bein floxed. January - Used progesteronecream 200mg a day for 1 month. Severe reaction month 2 so i stopped (maybe built up cream in tissues?) April - Took plan-B, this messed me up the most. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted February 24, 2020 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted February 24, 2020 21 hours ago, Greggie said: Does that happen? I felt practically back to normal for five months before getting hit with this wave. Which I guess is what makes it so much worse. I thought it was all over. Yes, the waves and windows patterns can take all forms. You were fortunate to have such a long window, but, as you said, it makes it all the harder when a wave hits. Regarding the Ativan, all I can do is repeat what we know, that addiction can occur with 2 to 4 weeks of regular use and can result from intermittent use. What degree of intermittent use would put you in danger of addiction, I don't know. I'd say take it as little as possible. 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 May 2: 6.1mg Taper is 92% complete. Supplements: multiple, quercetin, omega-3, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotic, 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
Greggie Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 I took a Lorazepam two days ago because I just needed some relief. I took .5mg at 5pm and it actually didn’t make me feel very good at all. I fell asleep and had a very good sleep. I woke up feeling amazing. All yesterday I felt great, no anxiety. Then last night I went to bed, fell asleep fine but had panic all night. Usually I have night time anxiety, but this we intense. is this what they call rebound anxiety? Could it happen more than 24 hours later? Paxil from 2001-2006 30mg, quit CT Feb 10/2017 - 5mg Paroxetine (Paxil) -Feb 12/2017 - upped - 10mg April 1-7th/2017 - Tapered off took an Ativan once while trying to get on these things July 6th/2017 - Reinstated 5mg - Paroxetine (Paxil) took another Ativan while trying to get back on these things July 9th/2017 - Upped - 10mg Jan 16/2018 - Jan 30th/2018 - Taper - 10mg/5days 5mg/5days 2.5mg/5days - stop March 12/2018 - Reinstated - 10mg Citalopram (Celexa) likely took an Ativan here too Oct 23rd/2018 - Switched - Paroxetine (Paxil) 5mg Nov 9th/2018 - Upped - 10mg Jan 11/2019 - switched - 5mg Escitalopram (Lexapro) Feb 18/2019 - Upped - 10mg Escitalopram March 27/2019 reduced - 5mg April 18/2019 reduced - 2.5mg April 27/2019 stopped I took an Ativan Monday April 24th 2020 Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted February 26, 2020 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted February 26, 2020 22 minutes ago, Greggie said: is this what they call rebound anxiety? Could it happen more than 24 hours later? It could be. It's often not possible to predict cause and effect with these drugs in withdrawal. 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 May 2: 6.1mg Taper is 92% complete. Supplements: multiple, quercetin, omega-3, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotic, 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
Greggie Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Yes, but let’s say outside of withdrawal, is this something that happen typically? I’m not familiar at all with the workings of benzos and am curious about rebound effects. In general, is it (rebound anxiety) just something you experience when withdrawaling from Long term use or can you get rebound effects from using it anytime? Paxil from 2001-2006 30mg, quit CT Feb 10/2017 - 5mg Paroxetine (Paxil) -Feb 12/2017 - upped - 10mg April 1-7th/2017 - Tapered off took an Ativan once while trying to get on these things July 6th/2017 - Reinstated 5mg - Paroxetine (Paxil) took another Ativan while trying to get back on these things July 9th/2017 - Upped - 10mg Jan 16/2018 - Jan 30th/2018 - Taper - 10mg/5days 5mg/5days 2.5mg/5days - stop March 12/2018 - Reinstated - 10mg Citalopram (Celexa) likely took an Ativan here too Oct 23rd/2018 - Switched - Paroxetine (Paxil) 5mg Nov 9th/2018 - Upped - 10mg Jan 11/2019 - switched - 5mg Escitalopram (Lexapro) Feb 18/2019 - Upped - 10mg Escitalopram March 27/2019 reduced - 5mg April 18/2019 reduced - 2.5mg April 27/2019 stopped I took an Ativan Monday April 24th 2020 Link to comment
Greggie Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Okay, today is day 58 since this “setback” began... 58! Holy crap. I can’t believe it’s been so long. There has been a development! I took an ativan two nights ago. I don’t recommend this, I get these were feelings in my left foot, I keep interpreting it as panic coming. You know when your hands and feet get cold and tingly from over breathing? Well, this was happening daily at various different locations. So a couple days ago I was like enough is enough. I just wanted relief from that weird feeling and cold feet. So I take it, (the ativan) and I start to feel weird, I don’t like feeling weird, so it gives me anxiety. But my foot issue doesn’t resolve as I expected it to. However, it clears enough of the anxiety away just enough that I can see my foot issue as something else, triggering anxiety, but not caused by anxiety. This symptom has been keeping me anxious for months now. I go to my chiropractor and he says it’s probably my sciatic nerve being pinched.... so could it be this whole time I’ve been keeping myself anxious because of misinterpretation of sciatica? So now I’m armed with this info, and yesterday my anxiety was almost zero, but today I’m anxious again. I guess when your body is super anxious for a long time it’s hard for it to get back to baseline. Anyway, we shall see what happens. But I’m hoping this new understanding will start to alleviate my symptoms so I can be one of those people who get to fully recover from WD... because this is still WD, right? Paxil from 2001-2006 30mg, quit CT Feb 10/2017 - 5mg Paroxetine (Paxil) -Feb 12/2017 - upped - 10mg April 1-7th/2017 - Tapered off took an Ativan once while trying to get on these things July 6th/2017 - Reinstated 5mg - Paroxetine (Paxil) took another Ativan while trying to get back on these things July 9th/2017 - Upped - 10mg Jan 16/2018 - Jan 30th/2018 - Taper - 10mg/5days 5mg/5days 2.5mg/5days - stop March 12/2018 - Reinstated - 10mg Citalopram (Celexa) likely took an Ativan here too Oct 23rd/2018 - Switched - Paroxetine (Paxil) 5mg Nov 9th/2018 - Upped - 10mg Jan 11/2019 - switched - 5mg Escitalopram (Lexapro) Feb 18/2019 - Upped - 10mg Escitalopram March 27/2019 reduced - 5mg April 18/2019 reduced - 2.5mg April 27/2019 stopped I took an Ativan Monday April 24th 2020 Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted February 26, 2020 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted February 26, 2020 5 hours ago, Greggie said: Yes, but let’s say outside of withdrawal, is this something that happen typically? I’m not familiar at all with the workings of benzos and am curious about rebound effects. In general, is it (rebound anxiety) just something you experience when withdrawaling from Long term use or can you get rebound effects from using it anytime? I am alerting Shep, an administrator who is very knowledgeable about benzos, to your question. 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 May 2: 6.1mg Taper is 92% complete. Supplements: multiple, quercetin, omega-3, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotic, 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
Greggie Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Thanks Paxil from 2001-2006 30mg, quit CT Feb 10/2017 - 5mg Paroxetine (Paxil) -Feb 12/2017 - upped - 10mg April 1-7th/2017 - Tapered off took an Ativan once while trying to get on these things July 6th/2017 - Reinstated 5mg - Paroxetine (Paxil) took another Ativan while trying to get back on these things July 9th/2017 - Upped - 10mg Jan 16/2018 - Jan 30th/2018 - Taper - 10mg/5days 5mg/5days 2.5mg/5days - stop March 12/2018 - Reinstated - 10mg Citalopram (Celexa) likely took an Ativan here too Oct 23rd/2018 - Switched - Paroxetine (Paxil) 5mg Nov 9th/2018 - Upped - 10mg Jan 11/2019 - switched - 5mg Escitalopram (Lexapro) Feb 18/2019 - Upped - 10mg Escitalopram March 27/2019 reduced - 5mg April 18/2019 reduced - 2.5mg April 27/2019 stopped I took an Ativan Monday April 24th 2020 Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Shep Posted February 27, 2020 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted February 27, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 6:00 PM, Greggie said: also when it comes to ativan, I haven’t taken it, In over a year. Even when I did take it, I’ve only taken it once is a blue moon. I’ve had the same prescription for years, but am always way too afraid to use them regularly. How, if it is necessary, do I take it safely? On 2/26/2020 at 8:07 AM, Greggie said: I took a Lorazepam two days ago because I just needed some relief. I took .5mg at 5pm and it actually didn’t make me feel very good at all. I fell asleep and had a very good sleep. I woke up feeling amazing. All yesterday I felt great, no anxiety. Then last night I went to bed, fell asleep fine but had panic all night. Usually I have night time anxiety, but this we intense. is this what they call rebound anxiety? Could it happen more than 24 hours later? 16 hours ago, Greggie said: So I take it, (the ativan) and I start to feel weird, I don’t like feeling weird, so it gives me anxiety. Greggie, please update your signature to reflect your periodic Ativan use. A direct link to your signature is here: Account Settings - Create or Update Your Signature Regarding your question about rebound anxiety, please note that Ativan has a half-life of 10 - 20 hours, so yes, this could be a rebound effect. You also mention feeling "weird" when you took the drug, so it may be a drug that isn't agreeing with you, possibly due to your nervous system still in the healing process from antidepressant withdrawal. It can take a really long time to heal, so it's best not to introduce new chemicals for your tender nervous system to have to deal with. How often have you taken Ativan? As Gridley wisely noted, you can become dependent in 2 - 4 weeks and this includes periodic use. So if you haven't used it more than a few times, you may want to put it away and work on some non-drug coping skills instead. Here are some ideas: This is a short video that can help when you feel anxious and just need to stop and breathe: The Breathing Space by Jon Kabat Zinn video (4 minutes) And a great video to listen to at bedtime to stop intrusive thoughts: Guided Meditation Deep sleep | anxiety and insomnia relief | relaxation before bedtime video (21 minutes) If these don't speak to you, there are many more on YouTube to explore. How are you feeling today? Link to comment
Greggie Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 Thanks @Shep I’ll check these out. So my Ativan usage is very sparse. Think .5mg every year and a half or so when things get super tough. I’m never happy with the decision to take them. This time was actually a good discovery because I have learned that I have a sciatic nerve issue I was misinterpreting as panic. Turns out Ativan doesn’t take away the feelings of sciatica. I thought this tingling feeling in my foot was the panic sensation from over breathing and every time it would happen my anxiety would go through the roof. It was happening for months, but now that I know what it is, it’s easier to control my anxiety around it. yesterday and today I have actually been feeling... dare I say, pretty good. That’s to say I still feel bad, but next to the terrible I’ve been feeling, bad is a definite improvement. I’m hoping I’m through the hardest part of my setback within a setback and hoping I’m back on the upswing. My CBT charts are looking positive, but you never really know what tomorrow will bring. Paxil from 2001-2006 30mg, quit CT Feb 10/2017 - 5mg Paroxetine (Paxil) -Feb 12/2017 - upped - 10mg April 1-7th/2017 - Tapered off took an Ativan once while trying to get on these things July 6th/2017 - Reinstated 5mg - Paroxetine (Paxil) took another Ativan while trying to get back on these things July 9th/2017 - Upped - 10mg Jan 16/2018 - Jan 30th/2018 - Taper - 10mg/5days 5mg/5days 2.5mg/5days - stop March 12/2018 - Reinstated - 10mg Citalopram (Celexa) likely took an Ativan here too Oct 23rd/2018 - Switched - Paroxetine (Paxil) 5mg Nov 9th/2018 - Upped - 10mg Jan 11/2019 - switched - 5mg Escitalopram (Lexapro) Feb 18/2019 - Upped - 10mg Escitalopram March 27/2019 reduced - 5mg April 18/2019 reduced - 2.5mg April 27/2019 stopped I took an Ativan Monday April 24th 2020 Link to comment
Greggie Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 Good morning. I want to report my first natural sleep without and major anxiety in weeks. Slept well, felt pretty upon waking. A little on edge but starting to feel optimistic about my recovery. Paxil from 2001-2006 30mg, quit CT Feb 10/2017 - 5mg Paroxetine (Paxil) -Feb 12/2017 - upped - 10mg April 1-7th/2017 - Tapered off took an Ativan once while trying to get on these things July 6th/2017 - Reinstated 5mg - Paroxetine (Paxil) took another Ativan while trying to get back on these things July 9th/2017 - Upped - 10mg Jan 16/2018 - Jan 30th/2018 - Taper - 10mg/5days 5mg/5days 2.5mg/5days - stop March 12/2018 - Reinstated - 10mg Citalopram (Celexa) likely took an Ativan here too Oct 23rd/2018 - Switched - Paroxetine (Paxil) 5mg Nov 9th/2018 - Upped - 10mg Jan 11/2019 - switched - 5mg Escitalopram (Lexapro) Feb 18/2019 - Upped - 10mg Escitalopram March 27/2019 reduced - 5mg April 18/2019 reduced - 2.5mg April 27/2019 stopped I took an Ativan Monday April 24th 2020 Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Erell Posted February 29, 2020 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted February 29, 2020 That is great news Greggie : sleep is healing Take care ❤ 2006 : 20mg Paxil+Bromazepam. 2008 : cold turkey of both. 2010 : Reinstatement 20mg Paxil + Bromazepam. 2014-June2017 : Switch from Bromazepam to Prazepam, slow taper to 0mg. 2018 to August 2019 : Paxil 20mg taper (3% every 15 days). 22 Aug 2019 updose to 10mg (was at 8.4mg). 25th Sept 2019 To April 2020 : found SA, holding at 10mg Paxil. April 2020 : Paxil 10mg to Prozac 7mg bridge. Details : topic/21457 Current Supplements : magnesium citrate + fish oil Current medication : * 7pm Diazepam : 0.85mg (15 Aug 2022) / 0.95 mg (24 April 2022) / 1mg Diazepam (since 29 Aug 2020) * 8am Prozac : 6.16mg (25 oct 2022, feel awful, slight updose) / 6.08 mg (9 oct 2022) / 6.24mg (11 July 22) / 6.44mg (22 May 22) / 6.64mg (4 Nov 21) / 6.72mg (8 oct 21) / 6.8 mg (15 Sept 21)/ 6.88mg (14 Aug 21)/ 6.92mg (23 Jun 21) I am not a professional, I don't give medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Shep Posted February 29, 2020 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted February 29, 2020 13 hours ago, Greggie said: This time was actually a good discovery because I have learned that I have a sciatic nerve issue I was misinterpreting as panic. Turns out Ativan doesn’t take away the feelings of sciatica. I thought this tingling feeling in my foot was the panic sensation from over breathing and every time it would happen my anxiety would go through the roof. It was happening for months, but now that I know what it is, it’s easier to control my anxiety around it. Getting to the root of the problem is always so much better than masking it with a drug. I'm glad you were able to do so and I hope you can find ways of easing the sciatica pain. 2 hours ago, Greggie said: Good morning. I want to report my first natural sleep without and major anxiety in weeks. Slept well, felt pretty upon waking. A little on edge but starting to feel optimistic about my recovery. Beautiful update, Greggie. I hope this healing trend continues. Link to comment
Greggie Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Greggie said: Slept well, felt pretty upon waking. this was supposed to say felt pretty “good”, I did not feel pretty when I woke up this morning. I did not feel pretty at all. 🤣 Paxil from 2001-2006 30mg, quit CT Feb 10/2017 - 5mg Paroxetine (Paxil) -Feb 12/2017 - upped - 10mg April 1-7th/2017 - Tapered off took an Ativan once while trying to get on these things July 6th/2017 - Reinstated 5mg - Paroxetine (Paxil) took another Ativan while trying to get back on these things July 9th/2017 - Upped - 10mg Jan 16/2018 - Jan 30th/2018 - Taper - 10mg/5days 5mg/5days 2.5mg/5days - stop March 12/2018 - Reinstated - 10mg Citalopram (Celexa) likely took an Ativan here too Oct 23rd/2018 - Switched - Paroxetine (Paxil) 5mg Nov 9th/2018 - Upped - 10mg Jan 11/2019 - switched - 5mg Escitalopram (Lexapro) Feb 18/2019 - Upped - 10mg Escitalopram March 27/2019 reduced - 5mg April 18/2019 reduced - 2.5mg April 27/2019 stopped I took an Ativan Monday April 24th 2020 Link to comment
Greggie Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Sleeps getting better. Almost no anxiety/panic at night anymore. Day time still getting pretty anxious around 2-7 each day. But morning anxiety has gotten much less. im now experiencing air hunger, which sucks. Likely due to anxiety, but I’m going for sleep study’s to rule out sleep apnea. My doctor thinks all my ailments are due to anxiety, he may be right, but what if he’s wrong? so ya, slight improvement over the past few days. Paxil from 2001-2006 30mg, quit CT Feb 10/2017 - 5mg Paroxetine (Paxil) -Feb 12/2017 - upped - 10mg April 1-7th/2017 - Tapered off took an Ativan once while trying to get on these things July 6th/2017 - Reinstated 5mg - Paroxetine (Paxil) took another Ativan while trying to get back on these things July 9th/2017 - Upped - 10mg Jan 16/2018 - Jan 30th/2018 - Taper - 10mg/5days 5mg/5days 2.5mg/5days - stop March 12/2018 - Reinstated - 10mg Citalopram (Celexa) likely took an Ativan here too Oct 23rd/2018 - Switched - Paroxetine (Paxil) 5mg Nov 9th/2018 - Upped - 10mg Jan 11/2019 - switched - 5mg Escitalopram (Lexapro) Feb 18/2019 - Upped - 10mg Escitalopram March 27/2019 reduced - 5mg April 18/2019 reduced - 2.5mg April 27/2019 stopped I took an Ativan Monday April 24th 2020 Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Shep Posted March 7, 2020 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 7, 2020 Glad you're getting improvements in sleep. That's important. You may find these tips helpful for managing air hunger. Managing Shortness of Breath video (5 minutes) Managing an acute episode of shortness of breath video (6 minutes) Link to comment
jozeff Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Hi greggie, Hoe are you doing? Hope you are still improving! Cheers Jozeff Sep- 2016 - Okt 2017 citalopram some months 15 mg some months 20 mg Nov 2017- Apr 2018 citalopram 25 mg Apr 2018 - Jun 2018 citalopram 3 month TAPER too fast from 25mg to 16.5 mg (0.1 mg per day decrease, felt horrible and crashed) Jun 2018 - Aug13th 2018 citalopram trying to stabilize at 16.5 mg for 5 wks - August 14th 2018 - April 29th 2019 citalopram 18 mg (1.5 mg updose). 2019 apr 27 : START taper citalopram @ 18 mg: 29Jun 16.4 mg / 19aug 15.4 mg / 25aug 15.2 mg / 30sep 14.0 mg / 4dec 13.1 mg 2020 03Jan 12.75 mg / 28Jan 12.29 mg / 18Feb 11.83 mg, 25Feb 11.68 mg hold.. / 7May 11.33 mg hold...., 4Aug 10.98 mg / 5Dec 10.0 mg 4 month hold... 2021 30mar 9.8 mg / 06apr 9.5 mg / 13apr 9.4 mg / 14may 8,5 mg / 04jun 8,0 mg / 11jun 7.75 mg, 02jul 7.35 mg / 09jul 7.2 mg hold 3 weeks during holiday /31jul 7 mg/ 8aug 6.8 mg / 15aug 6.63mg / 22aug 6.5mg / 1sep 6.3 mg / 8sep 6.15 mg / 15sep 6.0 mg / 22sep 5.9 mg / 29sep 5.8 mg / 04 oct 5.65 mg / 10oct 5.55 mg / 17oct 5.45 mg / 24oct 5.35mg / 30oct 5.25 mg hold 3 wks / 22nov 5.15 mg / 01dec 5.1mg / 12dec 5.0mg / 20dec 4.85mg / 30dec 4.70mg 2022 08jan 4.5 mg / 16jan 4.4 mg / 23jan 4.3 mg / 27jan 4.2 mg / 18feb 4.1 mg / 25feb 4.0 mg / 04mar 3.9 mg / 11mar 3.75 mg / 18Mar 3.65 mg / 09apr 3.55 mg / 16apr 3.45 mg / 23apr 3.35 mg / 01may 3.25 mg / 8may 3.15 mg / 17may 3.10 mg / 28 may 3.0 mg / 7jun 2.94 mg / 18 Jun 2.88 mg / 27 jun 2.84 mg / 05 jul 2.80 mg / 16 jul 2.75 mg / 23 jul 2.70 mg / 01aug 2.65 mg / 09aug 2.60 mg hold 5wks / 18sep 2.55 mg / 25sep 2.5 mg /02oct 2.45 mg / 10oct 2.40 mg / 19oct 2.35 mg / 27oct 2.30 mg / 05nov 2.27 mg / 14nov 2.25 mg / 22nov 2.20 mg / 29nov 2.10mg / 09dec 2.05 mg / 15dec 2.0 mg 2023 hold 2.0 mg for 5 months / 05may 1.95 mg / 14may 1.90 mg / 24may 1.87 mg / 02jun 1.85 mg / 17jun 1.82 mg / 27jun 1.79 mg / 07jul 1.75 mg / 31jul 1.72 mg / 12aug 1.69mg / 27aug 1.67 mg / 04sep 1.65 mg / 09sep 1.63 mg / 22sep 1.61 mg / 27sep 1.60 mg / 12oct 1.58 mg / 18oct 1.56 mg / 31oct 1.54 mg / 06nov 1.52 mg / 18nov 1.50 mg / 04dec 1.48 mg / 11dec 1.46 mg / 22dec 1.45 mg / 28dec 1.44 mg 2024 01jan 1.43 mg / 06jan 1.42 mg/ 10jan 1.40 mg hold / 08apr 1.38 mg / 15apr 1.36 mg / 20apr 1.34 mg / 28apr 1.33 mg / 2may 1.32 mg Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted September 30, 2021 Administrator Share Posted September 30, 2021 Hello, @Greggie, how are you? This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment
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