Me85 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 I am no sure if I’m posting this to the right place, I just have a question, I’m 4 months off benzo, and I want tk know when it’s safe to taper off Fevarin? Should I wait a little bit more? On various ssri since I was teen, and Rivotril when needed, never took constantly, and my dose was like maximum 0.25 a day for a couple of days. rapid taper off benzo, last dose on 10.dec 2020 Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus getofflex Posted March 30, 2021 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) Hello, and welcome to SA. We are a peer owned and run forum of people who have been or are getting off of psychiatric drugs. Can you please tell us more about your taper off of the Benzos? What was the withdrawal like, and how are you feeling now? It would help to have specific information about your taper off the Benzos. Please give us specific information about your drug history. Read the link below for instructions. This will allow us to give you the best guidance. How to List Drug History in Signature Here is some information about how these drugs actually work. How Psychiatric Drugs Remodel Your Brain Tapering is best done extremely slowly, and we taper by 10% of the current dose, so that the taper becomes exponentially smaller. Why Taper by 10% of my Dosage Also, as we are tapering, we suggest keeping things slow, simple, and stable. Keep it Simple, Slow, and Stable We don't suggest many supplements, but 3 that many of us find helpful are magnesium, omega-3, and melatonin. Here are the links for info about those. It is suggested to add one at a time, and start with a low dose to see how it affects you. Magnesium Omega 3 Fish Oil Melatonin I've given you quite a bit of information here. Please read through it, and mull it over, and we will take it from there. When we know more, we will give you a suggested course of action. Edited March 30, 2021 by getofflex Please do not private message me. Only tag me for urgent questions about tapering and reinstating - thank you. ***Please note this is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a doctor who understands psych meds and how to withdraw from them, if you can find one. Lexapro Started Apr 15 2010 - 10 mg; started taper August 2017, recent taper info: Apr 2 '20 0.18 mg; Jul 16 0.17 mg, Aug 23 0.16 mg, Oct 7 0.15 mg, Nov 8 - 0.14, Jan 16 '21 - 0.13, Feb 7 - 0.12, Feb 22 - 0.11, Mar 26 - 0.10, May 21 - 0.09, June 15 - 0.08 Aug 16 - 0.07, Oct 6 - 0.06, Nov 21 0.05, Dec. 17 0.04, Jan 14 '22 0.03, Feb 19 0.02, Apr 18 0.01, May 15 0.005, Jul 8, 0.00. Psych Drug Free as of July 8, 2022!! Woohoo!!! other meds: Levothyroxine 75 mg magnesium in small amounts at 4 AM, before bed suppl AM: fish oil, flax oil, vit C, vit E, multivitamin, zinc suppl 8 PM: magnesium 350 mg, extended release vitamin C, melatonin 2 mg Paxil 2002 - 2010, switched to Lexapro 2010 Trazodone 50 mg. 2002 - 2019, fast tapered in 2019 Xanax 0.5 mg as needed 2002 - 2019, up to 3x weekly Link to comment
Me85 Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 Thank you! i have updated my signature. I’m having trouble walking straight, lightheaded, but I manage to do though. Anxiety worsen during the day, and getting better by evening! Sleep Is good. Looping thought is a problem thought On various ssri since I was teen, and Rivotril when needed, never took constantly, and my dose was like maximum 0.25 a day for a couple of days. rapid taper off benzo, last dose on 10.dec 2020 Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus getofflex Posted March 31, 2021 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 31, 2021 Hello @Me85. It sounds like you are still having some withdrawal symptoms from getting off of the Benzos. I would strongly suggest that you wait a while before tapering off Fevarin. Give your nervous system a chance to fully heal and stabilize from getting off the Benzos. If you went into another taper now, you could possibly stress your nervous system and go into severe withdrawals which could last for many months to years. If it were me, I would wait at least 3 - 6 months. Then, I would introduce a very careful and gradual taper. (see link above about tapering 10% of dose) Here are some links about why this is so: What is Withdrawal Syndrome? Please read the Simple, Slow and Stable Link I gave you above. When we recover, there are times of feeling OK mixed in with times of feeling bad. This is called windows and waves. Windows and Waves Pattern of Stabilization Here are some techniques to cope with symptoms: Non Drug Ways to Cope with Withdrawal Symptoms We don't suggest many supplements, but 3 that many of us find helpful are magnesium, omega-3, and melatonin. Here are the links for info about those. It is suggested to add one at a time, and start with a low dose to see how it affects you. Magnesium Omega 3 Fish Oil Melatonin I've given you quite a bit of information here. We in this forum have been through this. Please know that the brain is amazing in it's healing abilities. It takes time, but healing can and will happen. Please do not private message me. Only tag me for urgent questions about tapering and reinstating - thank you. ***Please note this is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a doctor who understands psych meds and how to withdraw from them, if you can find one. Lexapro Started Apr 15 2010 - 10 mg; started taper August 2017, recent taper info: Apr 2 '20 0.18 mg; Jul 16 0.17 mg, Aug 23 0.16 mg, Oct 7 0.15 mg, Nov 8 - 0.14, Jan 16 '21 - 0.13, Feb 7 - 0.12, Feb 22 - 0.11, Mar 26 - 0.10, May 21 - 0.09, June 15 - 0.08 Aug 16 - 0.07, Oct 6 - 0.06, Nov 21 0.05, Dec. 17 0.04, Jan 14 '22 0.03, Feb 19 0.02, Apr 18 0.01, May 15 0.005, Jul 8, 0.00. Psych Drug Free as of July 8, 2022!! Woohoo!!! other meds: Levothyroxine 75 mg magnesium in small amounts at 4 AM, before bed suppl AM: fish oil, flax oil, vit C, vit E, multivitamin, zinc suppl 8 PM: magnesium 350 mg, extended release vitamin C, melatonin 2 mg Paxil 2002 - 2010, switched to Lexapro 2010 Trazodone 50 mg. 2002 - 2019, fast tapered in 2019 Xanax 0.5 mg as needed 2002 - 2019, up to 3x weekly Link to comment
Me85 Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 Thank you hey much, much appreciated! I will wait a full 1 year before starting coming off AD. On various ssri since I was teen, and Rivotril when needed, never took constantly, and my dose was like maximum 0.25 a day for a couple of days. rapid taper off benzo, last dose on 10.dec 2020 Link to comment
JustBella Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 @Me85 I did a rapid taper from an AD shortly before I started my benzo taper. I did not know any better. Please be sure you are totally stable before you begin another taper. i wasn’t and I am suffering terribly these 18 months after the AD and 8 months after the benzo. Mid and late 1990s various antidepressants including Prozac, Pamelor, Zoloft, Trazadone for brief periods of time Usually one month or less with no taper. 1998 to August 2020 .5 mg lorazepam, first PRN then daily. CTed Jan 2015 RI March 2015 (6 wks): CTed October 2016 RI Nov 2016 (3 wks (October 2016). 10 month taper begin Oct 2019 finished Aug 10, 2020. 2000 to Sept 2015 periodic use Escitalopram 10 mg. Brief periods, 3-6 months, with rapid tapers or cold turkeys.Oct 2016 Cymbalta and Remeron for a period of about 2 weeks. Stopped cold turkey.Nov 2016 to October 2017 10 mg escitalopram. One month taper Last 2 ½ years: Ongoing daily .5 lorazepam originally began in 1998 PRN, then daily 2008. March 2019 to August 2019 10 mg escitalopram; rapid taper about 3 weeks. Sept 2019 to Sept 2019 Pristiq 25mg, taken 2 weeks then a every other day taper for one week. 25 mg trazadone for one week, no taper. Zoloft 25 mg for 5 days, no taper. October 2019 -August 2020 10 month taper from .5 lorazepam. Currently taking Valsartan 40 mg daily and Preservision AREDS2 one capsule daily. Link to comment
Me85 Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 I am sorry to hear that you are suffering:( Im also in a bad shape now after being 4 months out Benzo, hope things will get better soon:) On various ssri since I was teen, and Rivotril when needed, never took constantly, and my dose was like maximum 0.25 a day for a couple of days. rapid taper off benzo, last dose on 10.dec 2020 Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted April 12, 2021 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted April 12, 2021 Here is SA's topic for when you are ready to taper: Tips for tapering off Luvox (fluvoxamine) * 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
Me85 Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 Hi all, I’m now 5 months off benzo and the withdrawal symptoms are insane, I’m also on 100mg Fevarin daily, been on it for years now! what should i expect coming off them? Is it as brutal as benzo? On various ssri since I was teen, and Rivotril when needed, never took constantly, and my dose was like maximum 0.25 a day for a couple of days. rapid taper off benzo, last dose on 10.dec 2020 Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus getofflex Posted April 24, 2021 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) Previous post moved to keep your history all in one place. Please keep your questions and discussion about your own situation in this one thread, so the mods can see all the pertinent information here and best help you. Thank you. I'm sorry to hear that you are going through this. I'm proud of you for soldiering on in spite of how brutal drug withdrawal can be. Can you please tell me what symptoms you are experiencing? Here is a link that has lists of common WD symptoms: Dr Joseph Glenmullen Withdrawal Symptom Checklist Are you taking any supplements, vitamins, or ingesting any caffeine? Even decaf coffee has some caffeine, and can disturb a sensitized nervous system. It does mine. I would suggest that you keep a daily log of when you take your medications, and what your symptom pattern is throughout the day. Please be specific about times, and symptoms. That way we can see if this might be a withdrawal symptom from the benzos, or if you are having an adverse reaction to the Fevarin. Please do this for several days, and then make a post with a copy of your log. Thank you. To answer your question, no, I don't believe that withdrawing Fevarin should be as brutal. We at SA have a lot of good information about how to do a safe withdrawal that minimizes the risk of severe symptoms. It's a good thing you are going to wait to allow your system to stabilize. If it were me, I would listen to my body and wait until I felt well for while before I started to taper. Edited April 24, 2021 by getofflex Please do not private message me. Only tag me for urgent questions about tapering and reinstating - thank you. ***Please note this is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a doctor who understands psych meds and how to withdraw from them, if you can find one. Lexapro Started Apr 15 2010 - 10 mg; started taper August 2017, recent taper info: Apr 2 '20 0.18 mg; Jul 16 0.17 mg, Aug 23 0.16 mg, Oct 7 0.15 mg, Nov 8 - 0.14, Jan 16 '21 - 0.13, Feb 7 - 0.12, Feb 22 - 0.11, Mar 26 - 0.10, May 21 - 0.09, June 15 - 0.08 Aug 16 - 0.07, Oct 6 - 0.06, Nov 21 0.05, Dec. 17 0.04, Jan 14 '22 0.03, Feb 19 0.02, Apr 18 0.01, May 15 0.005, Jul 8, 0.00. Psych Drug Free as of July 8, 2022!! Woohoo!!! other meds: Levothyroxine 75 mg magnesium in small amounts at 4 AM, before bed suppl AM: fish oil, flax oil, vit C, vit E, multivitamin, zinc suppl 8 PM: magnesium 350 mg, extended release vitamin C, melatonin 2 mg Paxil 2002 - 2010, switched to Lexapro 2010 Trazodone 50 mg. 2002 - 2019, fast tapered in 2019 Xanax 0.5 mg as needed 2002 - 2019, up to 3x weekly Link to comment
Me85 Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 Hi, thank you for getting back To me! So I’m beginning to feel a little bit better now, like 10%. I have some waves and windows. my symptoms are anxiety, looping thought, dizness, balance issue, ear pressure, confusion, I’m pretty sure theses are from benzo. I take only vitamins D as my results show lack of it. is there Fevarin in liquid form? On various ssri since I was teen, and Rivotril when needed, never took constantly, and my dose was like maximum 0.25 a day for a couple of days. rapid taper off benzo, last dose on 10.dec 2020 Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus getofflex Posted April 24, 2021 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted April 24, 2021 There are many different options for tapering fluvoxamine. You can make a do it yourself liquid. Here is a link with detailed instructions on the various options: Tips for Tapering Off Fluvoxamine Please do not private message me. Only tag me for urgent questions about tapering and reinstating - thank you. ***Please note this is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a doctor who understands psych meds and how to withdraw from them, if you can find one. Lexapro Started Apr 15 2010 - 10 mg; started taper August 2017, recent taper info: Apr 2 '20 0.18 mg; Jul 16 0.17 mg, Aug 23 0.16 mg, Oct 7 0.15 mg, Nov 8 - 0.14, Jan 16 '21 - 0.13, Feb 7 - 0.12, Feb 22 - 0.11, Mar 26 - 0.10, May 21 - 0.09, June 15 - 0.08 Aug 16 - 0.07, Oct 6 - 0.06, Nov 21 0.05, Dec. 17 0.04, Jan 14 '22 0.03, Feb 19 0.02, Apr 18 0.01, May 15 0.005, Jul 8, 0.00. Psych Drug Free as of July 8, 2022!! Woohoo!!! other meds: Levothyroxine 75 mg magnesium in small amounts at 4 AM, before bed suppl AM: fish oil, flax oil, vit C, vit E, multivitamin, zinc suppl 8 PM: magnesium 350 mg, extended release vitamin C, melatonin 2 mg Paxil 2002 - 2010, switched to Lexapro 2010 Trazodone 50 mg. 2002 - 2019, fast tapered in 2019 Xanax 0.5 mg as needed 2002 - 2019, up to 3x weekly Link to comment
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