Emily02 Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 Hi Venkat It’s very nice of you that you dropped in. I really appreciate it. I’m not doing very well but I hope it will change soon. How are you? Kind regards 2019 Nov-2020 January 5mg Olanzapine 2020 January-2020 March 2,5 mg Olanzapine 2020 March- 2020 August 5mg Olanzapine 2020 August-2020 Sept 2,5 mg Olanzapine 2020 September-2020 November 5mg Olanzapine started 10% reduction 2021 March 3,5 mg Olanzapine 2021 April 2,5 mg Olanzapine Link to comment
Venkat Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Hi Emily , doing just ok. Hope holding on that dose is helping you. Long holds really helps. If you are in need of help please reach out to somebody like hayduke or the mods. Best wishes Venkat On 15th June 2020 ,Started to taper 6.25mg olanzapine at the rate of 2.5% of the previous dose every 2 weeks. 13th Nov 2020 - 5mg of olanzapine, 900mg of sodium valproate, 0.25 mg of clonazepam 2020 Dec - 5mg olanzapine, 900mg sodium valproate, 5 mg valium. Dec 15th - 5mg olanzapine, 800mg sodium valproate, 4mg valium. Jan 11th 2021- 5mg olanzapine, 800mg sodium valproate, 1 mg valium. Feb 2nd - 4.88mg olanzapine, 800mg sodium valproate, 0mg valium. March 1st- 4.75mg olanzapine, 800mg sodium valproate( currently holding SV ) March 9th - 4.63mg olanzapine.April 1st 4.5 April 15th 4.39,1st may 4.27,10thmay 4.16, 20th may 4.05,30th may3.95,15th june3.85, 25th June 3.75, 5th July 3.65, 17th July 3.55, 1st Aug 3.45, 23rd Aug 3.37 6th Sept 3.28, 17th Sept 3.20, 10th Oct 3.12, 21 Oct 3.03 , 1 Nov 2.95 , 11 Nov 2.88, 21 Nov 2.8 , 4 Dec 2.73 , 18 Dec 2.66 , 10 Jan 2022 2.59 , 31 Jan 2.52 , 14 Feb 2.5,1st Apr 2.44,17Apr2.37, 3may2.31, 17may2.25, 30may2.19, 20Jun2.13, 5jul2.07, 1Sept 2.01, 30sept 1.81, 29oct 1.81, 29Nov 1.71. (9dec 0mg of sodium valproate)24Dec1.62, 14Jan23 1.58, 4Feb 1.54, 4Mar 1.46, 4Apr 1.34, 5May 1.26, 2Jun 1.20, 5July1.14, 4Aug 1.08, 19Sept 1.05, 30Sept 1.02, 27Oct 1.0, Dec7 0.97, Jan-4-2024 0.95, Jan20 0.93, Feb16 0.9, Mar1 0.87, Mar16 0.84, Link to comment
Emily02 Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 Thanks Venkat, it’s really kind of you All the bests Emily 2019 Nov-2020 January 5mg Olanzapine 2020 January-2020 March 2,5 mg Olanzapine 2020 March- 2020 August 5mg Olanzapine 2020 August-2020 Sept 2,5 mg Olanzapine 2020 September-2020 November 5mg Olanzapine started 10% reduction 2021 March 3,5 mg Olanzapine 2021 April 2,5 mg Olanzapine Link to comment
Emily02 Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 Hi @NNhope How are you? Really sorry for the late reply. I’ve been quite under the weather lately. So the side effect I have/had (some of them already passed , some come and go) Weight gain (honestly this bothers me the least), cognitive decline ( this one really freaks me out), fragile skin, hair pulling, mouth ulcers ( I’ve never had them before), acne, dizziness, confusion ( sometimes better sometimes worse) balancing issues, short temper ( I’ve got two small kids and they literally finish my patience in no time), sleep problems, difficulty concentrating and memory issues, completely lack of joy, emotional numbness, no thoughts in my head either, difficulty socialising and chatting, deep depression, suicidal thoughts on a daily basis, burning brain and spine sensation (this one is really horrible, comes and goes) all body nerve pain ( I dont have it at the moment), personality change And the joke is when they give it to me the only thing they said ‘ yes you might feel sleepy and put on weight’ So yes I started cutting more than recommended which is really risky I know. I have panic attacks, anxiety, sleep problems, shortness of breath. I take a beta blocker for the panic attacks which is a lot safer than a benzo. Recently I re-started meditating and palm healing which helps me a lot. How did you manage to CT 15mg Olanzapine? When I tried to cut 50% I was all over the place. My psychiatrist wants to take me off CT and put me on antidepressant but I’m not gonna do it. And she said antipsychotics are not addictive and you don’t have withdrawal from it. Right. We all know it. 2019 Nov-2020 January 5mg Olanzapine 2020 January-2020 March 2,5 mg Olanzapine 2020 March- 2020 August 5mg Olanzapine 2020 August-2020 Sept 2,5 mg Olanzapine 2020 September-2020 November 5mg Olanzapine started 10% reduction 2021 March 3,5 mg Olanzapine 2021 April 2,5 mg Olanzapine Link to comment
NNhope Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 @Emily02I'm sorry you have so many symptoms. I hope things get better for you soon. Good on you for not switching to AD. From what I've gathered so far, AD is just as bad withdrawal wise and switching drugs usually hurt more then it help. When I CT the 15 MG I didn't notice much right away in symptoms, 3 month later I crash and landed in the psych ward and back on 10 MG. I didn't realize it was withdrawal and that I felt better because they put me back on it until recently when I tried to CT 10mg. This time it was much harder and by the 4th day off I had crazy anxiety and restlessness, so I went back on 10mg for a day then 5 MG until now. It took 3 weeks for the restlessness to calm down enough to stop me from pacing constantly. The constant worrying about still being on it and lack of enjoyment of anything is a real bummer. I am I think stable now, but really scared to start tapering, because I don't want the restlessness to come back. Will wait another month I think. 2013-2018 dxm and alcohol abused Feb-2020 40mg adderall, 20 mg paroxetine Jun-2020 15mg olanzapine, 30mg paroxetine, 40mg adderall Dec-2020 CT everything Mar-22-2021 10mg olanzapine, 100mg trazadone, 300mg ×2 trileptal April-25- 2021 CT olanzapine and trazadone Apirl-29-2021 reinstated 5mg olanzapine Apirl 29-Current- 5mg olanzapine Mar 22-current 300mg ×2 trileptal Link to comment
Emily02 Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 Thanks NNhope, it’s really nice of you. Yes, lots of people got damaged. committed a crime or suicide because of ADs. And they just give it to you as it was candy. Even when my GP wanted me to take it because it helps so many people. They don’t even mention any non drug techniques to fight depression or lifestyle changes. Right there are lucky people who get benefit from them and then they can just stop it anytime. I have two friends who took it and they were fine but how about others who are not so fortunate. And all they say is there are side effects but they’re usually well tolerated or the withdrawal is flu like symptoms. And then you think, hmm it doesn’t sound very bad maybe let’s give it a go. Yes that’s the problem with withdrawals that you don’t get them immediately and you think you’re doing fine until you don’t. But it’s really good that you lowered it to 5mg. When the doctor reduced my dose from 5 to 2,5 I was sooo anxious and 6 weeks later I had a crash too and I was put back on 5. Do you mind if I ask why we’re you put on it originally? 2019 Nov-2020 January 5mg Olanzapine 2020 January-2020 March 2,5 mg Olanzapine 2020 March- 2020 August 5mg Olanzapine 2020 August-2020 Sept 2,5 mg Olanzapine 2020 September-2020 November 5mg Olanzapine started 10% reduction 2021 March 3,5 mg Olanzapine 2021 April 2,5 mg Olanzapine Link to comment
NNhope Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 I was put on it because I drank a lot of cough syrup that had Tylenol in it and went to hospital and they sent me to the psych ward. 2013-2018 dxm and alcohol abused Feb-2020 40mg adderall, 20 mg paroxetine Jun-2020 15mg olanzapine, 30mg paroxetine, 40mg adderall Dec-2020 CT everything Mar-22-2021 10mg olanzapine, 100mg trazadone, 300mg ×2 trileptal April-25- 2021 CT olanzapine and trazadone Apirl-29-2021 reinstated 5mg olanzapine Apirl 29-Current- 5mg olanzapine Mar 22-current 300mg ×2 trileptal Link to comment
JohnBanes Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Thank you everyone for posting regarding your Olanzapine withdrawal. I am in a similar place, having cross-titrated from Olanzapine to Latuda very quickly at the advice of a psychiatrist and now getting uneven sleep. I am hoping at some point to live antipsychotic free. NNhope, I hate to say it, but three months is a long time for withdrawal to materialize. It could be something else. Previously: Lithium (incorrectly diagnosed bipolar although I never had a manic or hypomanic episode)(taken during summer/fall 2020); Olanzapine (taken from late spring 2020 until late December 2020); Abilify (briefly for a couple of weeks in 2016, caused akethesia); Risperidone (2014-2016); Fluoxetine (two weeks in 2020); various sleep aids, e.g., Ativan, trazadone, mirtazapine and other antihistaminics (winter through summer of 2021). I don't remember most of the dosages and am leaving them blank. Currently: Latuda (40mg) (hoping to taper). Other: I do not smoke, do not drink, have only one cup of coffee in the morning, and don't use anything else. I exercise 3-4 times per week and watch my diet. My posts do not include any medical advice and I am not trained in medicine. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. Link to comment
Desiderata Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 I would love to hear from anyone who has tapered off of or is currently tapering Zyprexa olanzapine using custom dose capsules from a compounding pharmacy. Thank you! Depakote 1000 mg. 1997-present. Olanzapine 2.5 mg. 2012-present Attempted taper of olanzapine by alternating 2.5 mg with 1.85 mg April, May 2021 Reinstated 2:5 mg June 2021 Link to comment
tyson Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Hi, Desiderata I try to follow as much as I can in this website, cause my son is still struggling tapering first from zyprexa and now Risperidone. When he was taking zyprexa from 15mg to 0.25mg ,we used compounding pharmacy as we got to lower doses. The psychiatrist advised the pharmacy when to taper to the new dose and that is how he got to that low dose. but his body didn' t handle the speed and crashed at the end and went back to psych.ward. Now he is on risperidone. So, my advice is listen to your body when to taper and reduce very small, less than 10% , maybe ten to twelve weeks wait. that is my two cents. Hi, This is Tyson. I'm not sure if I'm doing this in the right place. But I'm doing this cause I thought I don't have a file here. I was trying to get some help from members with my son's withdrawal, but it's been lost somewhere. So, I thought maybe I should put my intro. and then that might help. My son started Respiradol 3mg took that for three month and dropped it. Then Abilify 5mg for six month and due to his restlesnes, stopped by his doc. then got ordered to take zyprexa 15mg. He took zyprexa for five years but lowering with the help of doc and compounding pharmacy. he is now on 1.25mg. but things are getting tough. no nutrition guide or supplements. Link to comment
Desiderata Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Thank you for responding to my post Tyson! I’m sorry to hear your son has not yet been able to successfully taper his meds. I am so nervous about tapering and it seems like few people use a compounding pharmacy to make custom capsules so I’m especially interested in people’s experience with that. I wish both you and your son the best. Thanks again, D Depakote 1000 mg. 1997-present. Olanzapine 2.5 mg. 2012-present Attempted taper of olanzapine by alternating 2.5 mg with 1.85 mg April, May 2021 Reinstated 2:5 mg June 2021 Link to comment
Emily02 Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 @NNhope what symptoms did you get from too much Tylenol? Did you get psychotic? I would have never thought that it could be that harmful. 2019 Nov-2020 January 5mg Olanzapine 2020 January-2020 March 2,5 mg Olanzapine 2020 March- 2020 August 5mg Olanzapine 2020 August-2020 Sept 2,5 mg Olanzapine 2020 September-2020 November 5mg Olanzapine started 10% reduction 2021 March 3,5 mg Olanzapine 2021 April 2,5 mg Olanzapine Link to comment
NNhope Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 I was put in the psych ward for self harm reasons. The Tylenol didn't do anything like that to me. 2013-2018 dxm and alcohol abused Feb-2020 40mg adderall, 20 mg paroxetine Jun-2020 15mg olanzapine, 30mg paroxetine, 40mg adderall Dec-2020 CT everything Mar-22-2021 10mg olanzapine, 100mg trazadone, 300mg ×2 trileptal April-25- 2021 CT olanzapine and trazadone Apirl-29-2021 reinstated 5mg olanzapine Apirl 29-Current- 5mg olanzapine Mar 22-current 300mg ×2 trileptal Link to comment
NNhope Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 @JohnBanes 3 month seems like a long time but some people experience a honeymoon period before withdrawal appear. 2013-2018 dxm and alcohol abused Feb-2020 40mg adderall, 20 mg paroxetine Jun-2020 15mg olanzapine, 30mg paroxetine, 40mg adderall Dec-2020 CT everything Mar-22-2021 10mg olanzapine, 100mg trazadone, 300mg ×2 trileptal April-25- 2021 CT olanzapine and trazadone Apirl-29-2021 reinstated 5mg olanzapine Apirl 29-Current- 5mg olanzapine Mar 22-current 300mg ×2 trileptal Link to comment
Venkat Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Hi @Emily02 Hope you are doing well. I was watching 'the good doctor ' on Netflix and remembered your son. He will do great. Take care Venkat 1 On 15th June 2020 ,Started to taper 6.25mg olanzapine at the rate of 2.5% of the previous dose every 2 weeks. 13th Nov 2020 - 5mg of olanzapine, 900mg of sodium valproate, 0.25 mg of clonazepam 2020 Dec - 5mg olanzapine, 900mg sodium valproate, 5 mg valium. Dec 15th - 5mg olanzapine, 800mg sodium valproate, 4mg valium. Jan 11th 2021- 5mg olanzapine, 800mg sodium valproate, 1 mg valium. Feb 2nd - 4.88mg olanzapine, 800mg sodium valproate, 0mg valium. March 1st- 4.75mg olanzapine, 800mg sodium valproate( currently holding SV ) March 9th - 4.63mg olanzapine.April 1st 4.5 April 15th 4.39,1st may 4.27,10thmay 4.16, 20th may 4.05,30th may3.95,15th june3.85, 25th June 3.75, 5th July 3.65, 17th July 3.55, 1st Aug 3.45, 23rd Aug 3.37 6th Sept 3.28, 17th Sept 3.20, 10th Oct 3.12, 21 Oct 3.03 , 1 Nov 2.95 , 11 Nov 2.88, 21 Nov 2.8 , 4 Dec 2.73 , 18 Dec 2.66 , 10 Jan 2022 2.59 , 31 Jan 2.52 , 14 Feb 2.5,1st Apr 2.44,17Apr2.37, 3may2.31, 17may2.25, 30may2.19, 20Jun2.13, 5jul2.07, 1Sept 2.01, 30sept 1.81, 29oct 1.81, 29Nov 1.71. (9dec 0mg of sodium valproate)24Dec1.62, 14Jan23 1.58, 4Feb 1.54, 4Mar 1.46, 4Apr 1.34, 5May 1.26, 2Jun 1.20, 5July1.14, 4Aug 1.08, 19Sept 1.05, 30Sept 1.02, 27Oct 1.0, Dec7 0.97, Jan-4-2024 0.95, Jan20 0.93, Feb16 0.9, Mar1 0.87, Mar16 0.84, Link to comment
Emily02 Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Hi Venkat How are you? I read your last post that you had a window. That’s a really good sign. You will heal. Many thanks for your message I really appreciate it, it’s very kind of you as always. Take care Emily 2019 Nov-2020 January 5mg Olanzapine 2020 January-2020 March 2,5 mg Olanzapine 2020 March- 2020 August 5mg Olanzapine 2020 August-2020 Sept 2,5 mg Olanzapine 2020 September-2020 November 5mg Olanzapine started 10% reduction 2021 March 3,5 mg Olanzapine 2021 April 2,5 mg Olanzapine Link to comment
Moderator hayduke Posted February 4, 2022 Moderator Share Posted February 4, 2022 Hey @Emily02, how are you going? I am not a health professional - your actions are your own. Please do not seek tapering support via private message - "Any reason to hold is a good one" My taper visualised as a graph | My intro thread Backdrop: 2003 10mg olanzapine | 2004 2-3mg risperidone | end 2014 3wks aripiprazole 2015: olanzapine 10 -> 7½ -> 6⅔ -> 5mg by crude pill cutter 2018: Mar 5.00mg -> water titrated taper -> Aug2.5mg tablet and hold Jan 2019 2.50mg water titration -> Jan 2020 1.214 -> Jan 2021 0.44 -> 2 Oct 0.205 ->3 Oct ZERO🥂 Jun 2023 💉150mg paliperidone "loading" depot shot, 100mg 1wk after Jul 100mg Aug-Dec 75mg/4wks Jul 2023 2.50mg aripiprazole/day attempt to lower prolactin^ Jan-Feb 2024 cross taper off shots to 1mg risperidone Ask not what you can do for your country, but what your country did to you" -- KMFDM Link to comment
Emily02 Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 On 2/4/2022 at 8:45 AM, hayduke said: Hey @Emily02, how are you going? Hi hayduke thanks for checking on me sorry I haven’t been online for a veery long time. so finally I managed to get off Olanzapine about 8 months ago, it wasn’t easy at all, still not feeling great so I was focusing on healing but a bit better than I used to be. im drug free at the moment but very hard because of anxiety and depression trying different things but I haven’t had a real breakthrough yet how are you? Are you happy and healed? 1 2019 Nov-2020 January 5mg Olanzapine 2020 January-2020 March 2,5 mg Olanzapine 2020 March- 2020 August 5mg Olanzapine 2020 August-2020 Sept 2,5 mg Olanzapine 2020 September-2020 November 5mg Olanzapine started 10% reduction 2021 March 3,5 mg Olanzapine 2021 April 2,5 mg Olanzapine Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted July 14, 2022 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted July 14, 2022 2 hours ago, Emily02 said: so finally I managed to get off Olanzapine about 8 months ago, Congratulations!!! That is great news. Please update your drug signature with the last dose and the date you took it. Thank you. Please continue to let us know how you are progressing. 2 hours ago, Emily02 said: im drug free at the moment but very hard because of anxiety and depression trying different things but I haven’t had a real breakthrough yet Q: What have you been trying? If supplements, please add those to your signature with dates, start and stop. 1 * 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
Venkat Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Hi @Emily02 , good to see you back on SA . I hope and and am sure you will recover from anxiety and depression soon. It is a matter of some time. Good to know you are off medications. Take care. 1 On 15th June 2020 ,Started to taper 6.25mg olanzapine at the rate of 2.5% of the previous dose every 2 weeks. 13th Nov 2020 - 5mg of olanzapine, 900mg of sodium valproate, 0.25 mg of clonazepam 2020 Dec - 5mg olanzapine, 900mg sodium valproate, 5 mg valium. Dec 15th - 5mg olanzapine, 800mg sodium valproate, 4mg valium. Jan 11th 2021- 5mg olanzapine, 800mg sodium valproate, 1 mg valium. Feb 2nd - 4.88mg olanzapine, 800mg sodium valproate, 0mg valium. March 1st- 4.75mg olanzapine, 800mg sodium valproate( currently holding SV ) March 9th - 4.63mg olanzapine.April 1st 4.5 April 15th 4.39,1st may 4.27,10thmay 4.16, 20th may 4.05,30th may3.95,15th june3.85, 25th June 3.75, 5th July 3.65, 17th July 3.55, 1st Aug 3.45, 23rd Aug 3.37 6th Sept 3.28, 17th Sept 3.20, 10th Oct 3.12, 21 Oct 3.03 , 1 Nov 2.95 , 11 Nov 2.88, 21 Nov 2.8 , 4 Dec 2.73 , 18 Dec 2.66 , 10 Jan 2022 2.59 , 31 Jan 2.52 , 14 Feb 2.5,1st Apr 2.44,17Apr2.37, 3may2.31, 17may2.25, 30may2.19, 20Jun2.13, 5jul2.07, 1Sept 2.01, 30sept 1.81, 29oct 1.81, 29Nov 1.71. (9dec 0mg of sodium valproate)24Dec1.62, 14Jan23 1.58, 4Feb 1.54, 4Mar 1.46, 4Apr 1.34, 5May 1.26, 2Jun 1.20, 5July1.14, 4Aug 1.08, 19Sept 1.05, 30Sept 1.02, 27Oct 1.0, Dec7 0.97, Jan-4-2024 0.95, Jan20 0.93, Feb16 0.9, Mar1 0.87, Mar16 0.84, Link to comment
Nicjk Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 On 7/14/2022 at 8:31 AM, Emily02 said: so finally I managed to get off Olanzapine about 8 months ago Hi @Emily02 congratulations on getting off Olanzapine! May I ask - what was your tapering method? Did you cut and weigh your pills? Mid June 2019 to mid November 2019 - Escitalopram (Lexapro) 20mg (3 week taper - psych advise) Reinstated 2.5mg Lexapro 3rd Jan 2020 Increased Lexapro dose to 5mg (0.06g) 11th Jan 2020 due to continual WD symptoms, Decreased Lexapro dose to 0.05g 7th March 2020, Decreased Lexapro dose to 0.04g 7th April 2020, Decreased Lexapro dose to 0.03g 7th May 2020 Mid June 2019 to 14 Jul 2020 - Clonazepam 0.5mg Pericyazine (Neulactil) 20mg 24th Jun 2020 - 12th July, down to 15mg 13th July - 19th July, down to 10mg 20th July - 26th July, reinstated 15mg Pericyazine 27 July 2020 - Accidentally took 20mg for 2 nights 5 &6/8/20, CT Pericyazine 14th Sept 2020 (Psych CT and replaced with Olanzapine) 20mg Lexapro - 16th May 2020 - 9th Sept 2020 (Psych CT and replaced with Nortriptyline) 10mg Diazepam - 5 Aug 2020, reduced over weeks to 7mg Tuesday 29 September, updosed to 8mg 2nd October 2020, started reducing by 0.5mg every two weeks - first reduction 12th December 2020, final dose on 18th March 2022 (off valium!) 125mg Nortriptyline - 10 Sept 2020 - Current 5mg Olanzapine - 15th Sept 2020 - 29 Sept 2020, reduced to 2.5mg on 30 Sept 2020, back up to 5.0mg on 5th Oct 2020. Reduced to 4.750 on 9 Nov 2020, back up to 5mg Olanzapine sometime in January 2021 (current) Supplements: beef liver, fish oil, vitamin D, zinc, iron every 2nd day Link to comment
Moderator hayduke Posted July 22, 2022 Moderator Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/14/2022 at 8:31 AM, Emily02 said: Hi hayduke thanks for checking on me sorry I haven’t been online for a veery long time. so finally I managed to get off Olanzapine about 8 months ago, it wasn’t easy at all, still not feeling great so I was focusing on healing but a bit better than I used to be. im drug free at the moment but very hard because of anxiety and depression trying different things but I haven’t had a real breakthrough yet how are you? Are you happy and healed? Wow! Well done! Been off for around 9 months over here. While it's been challenging, still is, I think that's fairly safe to mostly lay at the feet of this tumultuous period of social history. Still dealing with a sensitised nervous system, but it's all heading in the right direction. Very glad I was thorough with my tapering. Slow, but you know, if I could have got away with going much faster I would have 😉 I don't even think about it too much most days now. And damn it's nice to have my wits back in full. I think a lot of that has been the payoff from therapy and setting healthy boundaries, too. I am not a health professional - your actions are your own. Please do not seek tapering support via private message - "Any reason to hold is a good one" My taper visualised as a graph | My intro thread Backdrop: 2003 10mg olanzapine | 2004 2-3mg risperidone | end 2014 3wks aripiprazole 2015: olanzapine 10 -> 7½ -> 6⅔ -> 5mg by crude pill cutter 2018: Mar 5.00mg -> water titrated taper -> Aug2.5mg tablet and hold Jan 2019 2.50mg water titration -> Jan 2020 1.214 -> Jan 2021 0.44 -> 2 Oct 0.205 ->3 Oct ZERO🥂 Jun 2023 💉150mg paliperidone "loading" depot shot, 100mg 1wk after Jul 100mg Aug-Dec 75mg/4wks Jul 2023 2.50mg aripiprazole/day attempt to lower prolactin^ Jan-Feb 2024 cross taper off shots to 1mg risperidone Ask not what you can do for your country, but what your country did to you" -- KMFDM Link to comment
Moderator hayduke Posted April 30, 2023 Moderator Share Posted April 30, 2023 Hey @Emily02. How's life after zero treating you? 1 I am not a health professional - your actions are your own. Please do not seek tapering support via private message - "Any reason to hold is a good one" My taper visualised as a graph | My intro thread Backdrop: 2003 10mg olanzapine | 2004 2-3mg risperidone | end 2014 3wks aripiprazole 2015: olanzapine 10 -> 7½ -> 6⅔ -> 5mg by crude pill cutter 2018: Mar 5.00mg -> water titrated taper -> Aug2.5mg tablet and hold Jan 2019 2.50mg water titration -> Jan 2020 1.214 -> Jan 2021 0.44 -> 2 Oct 0.205 ->3 Oct ZERO🥂 Jun 2023 💉150mg paliperidone "loading" depot shot, 100mg 1wk after Jul 100mg Aug-Dec 75mg/4wks Jul 2023 2.50mg aripiprazole/day attempt to lower prolactin^ Jan-Feb 2024 cross taper off shots to 1mg risperidone Ask not what you can do for your country, but what your country did to you" -- KMFDM Link to comment
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