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No, 0.9mg Zyprexa is still 20% of your original dose. How are you feeling as you reduce Zyprexa?

 

 

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Thanks for your reply.  I am feeling very anxious and often sui dal.  I do have the odd window.  The thought of being on all these drugd and how i will ever get off them is  what scares me the most.  I get shakes and shivers as well.  

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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If I were you, I'd stop tapering Zyprexa now and move the Cymbalta earlier by an hour each day until you're taking it before noon.

 

It doesn't make any sense that you're taking those 4 drugs at night.

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Sorry for, the misunderstanding it seems you are looking at an old post.  I stopped taking the cymbalta at night a long while,ago on your advice.  I take the zyprexa , mirtazapine and Ativan at night but take the cymbalta at 7 am each morning.  

Please see the post I wrote a few months ago,saying I had changed the cymbalta to,taking it in the morning 

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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Also on your advice I started taking the Ativan twice a day. .5 mg at night and .5 mg during the day.  This has helped a biit

 

So just to confirm my dose

zyprexa, mirtazapine and .5Ativan at 10pm

cymbalta at 7 am

.5 Ativan 10am

 

Tapering zyprexa at 3% every 2 weeks 

 

i did do a very gradual change of the cymbalta dose from night to morning as recommended by you.  

 

 

 

 

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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59 minutes ago, Worthy said:

Sorry for, the misunderstanding it seems you are looking at an old post.  I stopped taking the cymbalta at night a long while,ago

Could you please update your signature ?

 

Your signature says

"23mg cymbalta out of 60 at night "

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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.

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Please let me know how to update my signature.  

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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I thought i had already updated my signature in January.  Sorry but i find this site very confusing.  

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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2 hours ago, Worthy said:

I thought i had already updated my signature in January.  Sorry but i find this site very confusing.  

 

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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Sorry me again but really trying to get this right.  I really need help getting off these drugs.  I don’t know how to,change my signature and really would, like to  do this properly as seems I did it wrong the first time.  Can I just put on here what I am,currently taking and will that be my signature. 

 

30th June

zyprexa. .85 mg 10pm. Down from 5 m

mirtazapine 3.2 mg 10pm. Down from 15

ativan .5 mg 10pm

 

cymbalta 13.5 mg 7am.  Down from 60mg

 

i am currently tapering zyprexa at 3% every two weeks. 

 

Is this the correct format.  

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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Try this link to change your signature:

 

This link will go straight to your signature.  Remember to Save.  Account Settings – Create or Edit a signature

PREVIOUS medications and discontinuations: Have been on medications since 1996. 

 Valium, Gabapentin, Lamictal, Prilosec and Zantac from 2000 to 2015 with a fast taper by a psychiatrist.

 Liquid Lexapro Nov, 2016 to 31-March, 2019 Lexapro free!!! (total Lexapro taper was 4 years-started with pill form)

---CURRENT MEDICATIONS:Supplements:Milk Thistle, Metamucil, Magnesium Citrate, Vitamin D3, Levothyroxine 25mcg, Vitamin C, Krill oil.

Xanax 1mg 3x day June, 2000 to 19-September, 2020 Went from .150 grams (average weight of 1 Xanax) 3x day to .003 grams 3x day. April 1, 2021 went back on 1mg a day. Started tapering May 19, 2023. July 28, 2023-approximately .87mg. Dr. fast tapered me at the end and realized he messed up. Prescribe it again and I am doing "slower than a turtle" taper.

19-September, 2020 Xanax free!!! (total Xanax taper was 15-1/2 months-1-June, 2019-19-September, 2020)

I am not a medical professional.

The suggestions I make are based on personal experience.

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Many thanks.  I hope I have updated my signature successfully

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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Sorry for the misunderstanding. We rely on the signatures because we cannot memorize everyone's drug changes.

 

18 hours ago, Worthy said:

Thanks for your reply.  I am feeling very anxious and often sui dal.  I do have the odd window.  The thought of being on all these drugd and how i will ever get off them is  what scares me the most.  I get shakes and shivers as well.  

 

As I understand it, you made a lot of drug changes prior to deciding to be more systematic. Those drug changes upset your nervous system. You've never given it time to settle down.

 

It's been only since June 21 that you've divided your Ativan dose (please update your signature with the dosing and the date). Ordinarily, we'd advise people to wait at least a month to let one drug change settle out before making another drug change, but you've continued reducing Zyprexa throughout this period.

 

Good to hear that dividing the Ativan dosing seems to have improved your symptom pattern a little. It's hard to tell what's going on because of the continuous drug changes. Which is more important to you, to go off the drugs or feel better? As long as you keep changing the drugs in this unsettled state, you're not going to feel better. I believe I explained this to you at the beginning.

This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner.

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I am down to .7 on the zyorexa now and it is almost impossible to weigh it.  Is 

this a safe dose to get off at.  Sorry I have not posted for a while

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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No, that dose is still much too high to jump off of.

 

Dry cutting is always a problem when a person reaches the tiny doses at the end of a taper. There are three different paths that you could take. 1. Alto suggested back in June that you switch you attention to tapering the cymbalta and hold the zyprexa for a while. This is probably the better thing to do. 2. you could switch to a combination of weighing out a very small dose and then visually dividing it into quarters and eights and continue to taper in that manner. 3. you could start making a liquid solution which would give you better control over the dose strength, and continue tapering with that.

20 years on Paxil starting at 20mg and working up to 40mg. Sept 2011 started 10% every 6 weeks taper (2.5% every week for 4 weeks then hold for 2 additional weeks), currently at 7.9mg. Oct 2011 CTed 15oz vodka a night, to only drinking 2 beers most nights, totally sober Feb 2013.

Since I wrote this I have continued to decrease my dose by 10% every 6 weeks (2.5% every week for 4 weeks and then hold for an additional 2 weeks). I added in an extra 6 week hold when I hit 10mg to let things settle out even more. When I hit 3mgpw it became hard to split the drop into 4 parts so I switched to dropping 1mgpw (pill weight) every week for 3 weeks and then holding for another 3 weeks.  The 3 + 3 schedule turned out to be too harsh so I cut back to dropping 1mgpw every 4 weeks which is working better.

Final Dose 0.016mg.     Current dose 0.000mg 04-15-2017

 

"It's also important not to become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can loose all hope if you can't laugh at yourself and at life in general."  Stephen Hawking

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Many thanks for your reply.   Unfortunately I am unable to get a supply of the drugs as the psychiatrist I saw believed in fast tapering and won’t give me a re supply.  She only put me,on them for 6 months then said I must get off.  She lives in a neighboring country and the borders are closed.  So,I find myself in a very difficult situation.  None of the doctors here have heard of the drugs I am on so can’t give me a prescription.  What would be a safe dose to quit at.  I Know it is not recommended to,multi taper but with the current situation I have been holding but feel I may have to go,back,to multi tapering as I will definitely run out of supplies.  Are you able to help me if,this happens., I find myself in a desperate situation.  Please can you help

 

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June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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The reason I carried on with the zyprexa taper rather than the cymbalta is because I,have more of,the cymbalta and that will last me a little longer.   I know my situation is unique in that I find it difficult to,source the pills but so hoping you can help me.  I,have been tapering the zyorexa @3% every two,weeks 

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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The only drug that is available to me in this country is the Ativan so I would not have to reduce that.  

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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Please can you let me know if you can help me.  I realise that multi tapering is not what you recommend.  I just need to know if you  think there is any hope for me if i carry on as i am.  If not i will really have to try and find a way to source the drugs in these very difficult circumstances. Please can you give me an answer.   

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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Hello @Worthy. I don't know what your supply of medications looks like, can you let us know how much you have left of each? I think you should do your best to get more supplies. People can take a very long time to get off these drugs safely. You don't want to be left in a situation where you are disabled by withdrawal symptoms. Tapering too fast can cause some pretty serious harm to the nervous system. 

 

If it is dangerous to obtain more of the medications you are going to need to decide which is more risky for you. What are the dangers you face in getting more meds? It may be worth your while to try and contact an organization like Doctors Without Borders to see if they know how you can get resupplied with meds. 

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Remeron - 2004-2005 (bad withdrawal)

Clonazepam - 2005-2018 (jumped around March)

Olanzapine - 2014- late 2017

Domperidone - 2008-2018

Many drugs in between including Lexapro, other benzos and z-drugs.

Still suffering post-withdrawal from Clonazepam (Klonopin), Olanzapine and Domperidone. 

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Thank.you for your quick reply.  I live in Zimbabwe where there are no supplies.  I am thinking of tapering the 3 drugs @ 3% every two weeks.   Will this be really dangerous.  I started doing this a while back before Alto told me to do only one at a time.  I am on very low doses of all the drugs as a result and so think none of them are helping at all.  I dont have access to doctor's without borders as our Govt will not allow us to import drugs without a licence.  I currently have 90 tablets zyprexa 

90 mirtazapine 

120 cymbalta 

I managed to get these a while back when the dr last gave me a 6 month prescription due to unavailability in this country and she said i could get 9ff withim 6 months. She believes in a fast taper so wont give me anymore. She is not from this country but lives in a neighbouring country where i was treated last year for depression.  Turns out it was a wrong diagnosis as she admitted later it was zoplcline withdrawls.  

I am on

.78mg  zyprexa

2.9 mg mirtazapine 

13.5 mg cymbalta 

If i multi taper @ 3% every 2 weeks i will have enough.  

I really value your advice 

 

 

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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Hi @Worthy

 

You are definitely not going to have enough, especially of the Cymbalta. The reason is that you are tapering 3% from the *new* dosage. So the taper would go like this:

 

1st 2 weeks: 13.5mg cymbalta x (0.97) = 13.095mg.   2nd two weeks: 13.095 x (0.97) = 12.70215.   3rd cut: 12.70215 x 0.97 = 12.32108 etc etc. 

 

So you are cutting the dosage less and less each time, but the same percentage. It is just that it is 3% of the smaller dose. This is done because you need to slow down near the end. The receptors that the drug occupies are less occupied by higher dosages of the drug than they are at lower dosages (per mg dose). The receptors can also be desensitized or downregulated, which exacerbates the situation. Did you say that all of these drugs are not available in your country? Do doctors have a licence to import them? Could you get one to order them for you? They need to understand that it can be dangerous to stop these meds cold-turkey.

 

If not, I would do your best to get to the country where you were prescribed them in the first place, when you get that opportunity. @Altostrata is right. You should only taper one drug at a time and the combination of drugs you are on is a difficult one, even if they are relatively low doses. It is most definitely dangerous to taper all at once. 

Remeron - 2004-2005 (bad withdrawal)

Clonazepam - 2005-2018 (jumped around March)

Olanzapine - 2014- late 2017

Domperidone - 2008-2018

Many drugs in between including Lexapro, other benzos and z-drugs.

Still suffering post-withdrawal from Clonazepam (Klonopin), Olanzapine and Domperidone. 

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10 hours ago, Worthy said:

Please can you let me know if you can help me.  I realise that multi tapering is not what you recommend.  I just need to know if you  think there is any hope for me if i carry on as i am.  If not i will really have to try and find a way to source the drugs in these very difficult circumstances. Please can you give me an answer.   

 

As explained before many times, if you must go off multiple drugs quickly, you'll have to cope with the results, which we cannot predict. Since you're already having withdrawal symptoms from the drug changes you've made so far, most likely they will get worse with additional reductions of multiple drugs.

 

9 hours ago, Worthy said:

I currently have 90 tablets zyprexa 

90 mirtazapine 

120 cymbalta 

 

What are the dosages of the tablets and capsules for each of these drugs?

 

What is your daily schedule, with dosages, of Ativan?

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

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Thank,you for your reply.  Please can you explain in what way my withdrawals could get worse.  The psychiatrist who,prescribed the drugs is,totally uninterested in slow tapers and will not prescribe any more for me. She only wanted me on them for a 6 month period and believes I should,have tapered off them,by now.  A local psychiatrist does also not believe in slow tapers, either especially at the low dose that I am on now, but may be persuaded to try and source them for me but this,could,be a problem due to availability.   If I was to taper only one at a time would I need to stabilize before starting the taper.  It is such a stressful time so I cannot hold forever.   If I am to do one  at a time at a low dose it will,take me years and years to taper off.   I also have no medical, insurance as I am a pensioner and can no longer afford the premiums.  

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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30 minutes ago, Worthy said:

Thank,you for your reply.  Please can you explain in what way my withdrawals could get worse.  The psychiatrist who,prescribed the drugs is,totally uninterested in slow tapers and will not prescribe any more for me. She only wanted me on them for a 6 month period and believes I should,have tapered off them,by now.  A local psychiatrist does also not believe in slow tapers, either especially at the low dose that I am on now, but may be persuaded to try and source them for me but this,could,be a problem due to availability.   If I was to taper only one at a time would I need to stabilize before starting the taper.  It is such a stressful time so I cannot hold forever.   If I am to do one  at a time at a low dose it will,take me years and years to taper off.   I also have no medical, insurance as I am a pensioner and can no longer afford the premiums.  

 

This is the same discussion that's been going on since August 2019. Yes, we know you can't get more drugs. We understand that. We sympathize with you in your difficult position. We cannot change how fast tapering might affect you.

 

30 minutes ago, Worthy said:

Please can you explain in what way my withdrawals could get worse.

 

You know how you feel now? It can get worse. You can stop sleeping. You can have constant surges of electrical feelings. You could want to jump out of your skin.

 

From now on, instead of asking this question over and over -- which will get the same answer -- please re-read your topic from the beginning.

 

In the meantime, please read staff questions carefully and answer completely:

 

4 hours ago, Altostrata said:

What are the dosages of the tablets and capsules for each of these drugs?

 

What is your daily schedule, with dosages, of Ativan?

 

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Thank you.  My daily doses are

 

cymbalta taken at 7am 13.5 mg down from 60mg

zyprexa taken at  10pm .75 mg down from 5 mg

mirtazapine taken at 10 pm 2,9mg down from 15 mg

 

I take the Ativan once at 10 pm at a dose of .5 mg.   I did take 1mg twice a day for a couple of days but stopped doing that after a few days.  I realize this was against advice but thought I did not want to get use to taking a higher dose when I had already reduced.  

 

i hope this answers all the questions and you will be able to give me a tapering guide line to follow.   I have been multi tapering but now realize I must STOP this and try to do one drug at a time if I can get the drugs.   If you can now give me a tapering guide line I will do my best to stick to it.    Please can you say if I wil need to stabilize if I am to start tapering one drug at a time and roughly how long you think that could take. 

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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Another reason I would prefer to reduce the zyprexa first is because it was difficult to source right at the beginning when I was first prescribed it.    

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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I apologize for not taking your advice in the beginning but I thought I could try and do it on my own.  I realize I made a big mistake and now suffering.   If you think,there is hope for me and I can get better by tapering one drug at a time I will do my best to try and source the drugs and follow your advice.  I sincerely hope I have not left it too late.  I am not looking forward to the long long taper.  

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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I am struggling to understand how to update my signature.  

Current stock, of pills 

90 zyprexa @5mg

90 mirtazapine @ 15 mg

120 cymbalta @ 60 mg

30 Ativan @ 1mg

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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Please can you help as i really know i cant do this on my own

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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I realize I have been very foolish not following advice given to me on numerous occasions.  I now need to take your advice and start over as I am not coping.  Please can you help me start again with tapering advice and I will follow it.  My current doses are

cynbalta 12.8 mg from 60mg taken at 7am

mirtazapine 2.8 mg from 15 mg taken at 10pm

zyorexa .75 from 5mg taken at 10 pm

lorazepam .5mg from 1mg taken at 10pm

 

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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I realize I have been very foolish not following advice given to me on numerous occasions.  I now need to take your advice and start over as I am not coping.  Please can you help me start again with tapering advice and I will follow it.  My current doses are

cynbalta 12.8 mg from 60mg taken at 7am

mirtazapine 2.8 mg from 15 mg taken at 10pm

zyorexa .75 from 5mg taken at 10 pm

lorazepam .5mg from 1mg taken at 10pm

 

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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@Altostrata.  Please can you help me start over with my taper as I am not coping.  

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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Please do not post the same thing repeatedly, you're making more work for the moderators.

 

3 hours ago, Worthy said:

cynbalta 12.8 mg from 60mg taken at 7am

mirtazapine 2.8 mg from 15 mg taken at 10pm

zyorexa .75 from 5mg taken at 10 pm

lorazepam .5mg from 1mg taken at 10pm

 

You were taking Ativan twice a day, why are you taking lorazepam once a day now?

 

When did you make this change? Swapping benzos alone can make you feel worse.

This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner.

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Thank you so very much for your reply. I stopped taking the ativan twice a day at the beginning of July  as i thought as i had only taken the 1mg  for a short time it wouid be ok to go back to my original dose as i did not want to become too dependent on it.  

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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@Altostrataare you able to help me with a tapering plan.  Really sorry to ask again but i do need help.  I replied to your comment about the ativan.  

June 30th dosages and times tskenzypr
currently tapering zyprexa @3% every 2 week
August 05
Can anybody advise which of the following I should be tapering first.  I am currently on 
cymbalta. 12.36 mg
zyprexa. .75 mg taken at 10pm. 
 mirtazapine 2.8 mg
lorazepam. .5 mg taken at 10pm
Having bad withdrawals as have been multi tapering
August 9
I know I have been very wrong for not following advice given before.   Please can I start over and get help.  
Realised i I made a mistake with my signature on 30th June.  Cymbalta should have been13.2mg not 18.2mg.  
August 15th
dose unchanged 
1st May 2022
24 beads cymbalta 4mg, tapering,  to September 10  on 1.2 mg
2mg Ativan, February had tapered to 0, February 15- 1 mg, tapering to September 10- 0.68 mg( divided into 2 doses of 0.34 mg 12 hours apart)
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