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On 8/21/2022 at 7:51 AM, Escitalopram21 said:

he waves. Oh the waves. My brain keeps Thelling me this is not waves and that i can’t have waves anymore, i only did 2 small cuts and everything was fine for weeks. And now almost two months after i experience so much symptoms. Anxiety, rumination, new symtoms with fear of driving places i used to be totally okay to drive. And now i just want to end my life if i can’t take my kids to the beach by car anymore. I feel like the worst mom ever and hate my life. 
i search the internet all the time to find something to help me and i just find myself being broken. 

I hear everything you are saying. The waves are the worst. You most certainly will get back to your old self. This is just going to take some time. You are almost to the finish line. Give yourself some much deserved credit for getting as far as you have.

NOTHING on the internet will tell you how to get through this, I am sorry. Only time will heal and it WILL heal. Thousands have healed before us and thousands will heal after. 

I know what it is like to be afraid to drive. I promise....it is your mind playing tricks on you and it DOES pass. You WILL be back to driving. 

Be kind to yourself. You ARE healing right now. Reach out. You are not alone. You are never alone on this site. Feel free to reach out to me anytime. I am holding you in my thoughts. Big hug. 

Ninabird

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2018 Ativan 1mg Oct-Jan (CT), 2019 Effexor 75mg, Klonopin .25mg, Trazadone 75mg, Bridge to Prozac (?dose), 2020 Taper off all, 2021 Zoloft (?dose), Jan-May (CT @ Hospital), Remeron (?dose) Trazadone 75mg, Propanolol (?dose), Klonopin .50mg, Buspar (?dose),

2021 Prozac (?dose), Trazadone 75mg, Klonopin 2 times a day, 2021 August fast taper Trazadone  Prozac fast taper in August. August Lexapro 10mg

2022 January  Lexapro to 25mg, February FT to 10mg Lexapro over 6 weeks, Klonopin .25mg 2 times a day, May Effexor 35mg, June bridge from Effexor to 30mg Cymbalta. Held on Lexapro until November.

supplements  2023  Jan Probiotics stopped taking after two weeks ADR April 1k Iu Vitamin D W/ K stopped after a few days ADR. March 50mg Mag glycinate stopped after a week ADR

January 2023added an additional .25 mg Klonopin (.25 mg three times a day)

CURRENT

1/23-Present Klonopin .75mg divided into .25mg 3 times a day. 6:30am, 12:00pm, 6:30pm 

1/23Present Lexapro .101 mgpw - 8.08 mgai 8:00am

1/23-Present Estradiol .50mg 8:00am

1/23-Present 30mg Cymbalta 12:30pm

6/23 to present Holding no changes 7/4 reduced Lexapro to 7.92mg 7/31 7.84mg 8/7 7.76mg 7/14 7.60mg 10/1 7.44mg 10/28 7.36mg 2/1 7.12mg 2/14 7.04mg 3/5/24 6.88mg 3/12 6.80mg

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@Ninabird

thank you! The wd symptoms right now are so hard to separate from my own symptoms. 
have you had anxiety with driving before withdrawal?

 

2009 Escitalopram 10mg

April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated 

July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin)

April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper

May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 

9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2

Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 

December Still holding ❤️

June 9 2022 2,9 mg

June 19 2022 2,85 mg

December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg

Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil

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Oh dear

@Greatful

 

it is just too much to handle sometimes this life and this wd and trauma stuff. 
i have been googling medications all morning (i do that sometimes) and decide which one i will go on. And then i imagine how well it will work and How all of my troubles will go away. Haha. 

 

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changed tag to correct member

2009 Escitalopram 10mg

April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated 

July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin)

April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper

May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 

9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2

Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 

December Still holding ❤️

June 9 2022 2,9 mg

June 19 2022 2,85 mg

December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg

Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil

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@Escitalopram21 I have corrected the tag.  You had tagged Grateful not Greatful.  They are 2 different members.  You need to chose the right one.

* 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

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Thank you @ChessieCat i did not even notice.

2009 Escitalopram 10mg

April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated 

July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin)

April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper

May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 

9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2

Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 

December Still holding ❤️

June 9 2022 2,9 mg

June 19 2022 2,85 mg

December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg

Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil

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37 minutes ago, Escitalopram21 said:

Thank you @ChessieCat i did not even notice.

 

Other members have done the same thing!

* 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

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Does other also find that wd targets anything positive it can find in your life? 
Like i have been researching different types of therapys and yesterday i just panicked over all the information found i feel like i can never go to therapy again, it even came with some psychotic feelings. The whole summer i have been feeling so happy that i am able to take my kids to the beach and i have been grateful for it every day. BOOM worst anxietyattack ever and now i can’t even imagine going there. Anything positive i find and try to clinge onto is suddenly replaced with aavoidance, anxiety and even psychotic sensations. What is this? Is it really withdrawal?

2009 Escitalopram 10mg

April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated 

July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin)

April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper

May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 

9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2

Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 

December Still holding ❤️

June 9 2022 2,9 mg

June 19 2022 2,85 mg

December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg

Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil

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Being overwhelmed / too intense might be causing over stimulation of the nervous system.

* 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

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Can you tell me more? @ChessieCat

2009 Escitalopram 10mg

April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated 

July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin)

April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper

May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 

9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2

Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 

December Still holding ❤️

June 9 2022 2,9 mg

June 19 2022 2,85 mg

December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg

Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil

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@Escitalopram21  😓 I can so relate with trying to deal with trauma, withdrawal, our brains not connecting right. Paranoia, depression and fear can bring us to our knees😒

 

I am going to mention this, I also wonder if there is a drug that will help me when I am in a bad way.

Then it reminds me of my panic winter of 2020-21 and the merry-go-round of drugs and how I just kept getting worse and ended up adding more drug  to my daily consumption.   Remember that a new drug is not a guarantee to cover up withdrawal from another one.  My lexapro sure didn't.  My hubby likes to say it blew up my brains.  I also read that when our CNS is so upset it will may not like adding another drug to it, which only tries to change the brain some more.  I feel panicked and am stuck the same as you😒

 

This is so overwhelming and painful at times.  How can we find the strength to go on.  But we have, haven't we E21.  Look how far we've come.  Look how much time our brains have spent working on getting it right. ( I  think we are on about the same time frame).  Yeah, we are not just starting out.:)  We have some healing under our belt.  You have experience some positive times, healing is taking place.  You are doing so well you are at 2.85mg of Lex, you are so close to being drug free.  The worst has to over for you. Me I have a ways to go 😓 4 drugs to get off of.

Would you like me to share some of the success stories that helps me fight on and go another day.🌞

We are in this together E21, we have been for over the last year🌞

https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/24894-greatful-is-this-withdrawal-or-to-many-med-changes-at-once/

1995? Prozac,  tried several Paxil, Serzone, St John's Wart back to Prozac and Trazodone ct:d Traz

 Lexapro. Tried to stop Crash in 2015  Kindled   Hospitalized, Vybrid, Seroquel, Effexor, Abilify  Pristiq, Wellbutrin-- 2016  ended back on   Prozac and Lamictal 200mg

5/2020  thru 12/2020 taper from 20mg  Prozac  down to 3mg.  Crashed  12/13/2020 Zoloft 50mg 1/29ct  1/29/2021 Seroquel 50mg ct  2/12/2021 Wellbutrin 75mg.  Became hypo manic 2/1  6ct Trazodone 50mg 4/25  25mg 2/5/ 2021 Lamictal 150mg.  2/24  100mg   4/9  75mg   4/21 37.5 

2/16/2021 Seroquel 50xr  3/3 100mg  3/17  150mg  side effects ct   4/3 2021 Lexapro 5mg  4/14  7.5mg  4/30 10mg  5/10  7.5mg 

2021/ 5/16  5mg Lexapro   37.5 Lamictal   25mg trazadone,   xanax  .0625mg  3x a day   

Lexapro  Taper> Sept/01/2021  4.90mg>  Sept/25  4.75mg>   Oct/19 4.69mg > Nov/14 4.2mg    Jan/30/2022-- Split dosing 2x a day All liquid  4.2mg  (2.20mg at 8am & 2mg at 4pm) 2/17 4mg>  2/24  3.8mg  slow taper to  Aug/12/2022 2.04mg  2023> 2mg,  1.90mg, 1.80mg, 1.70mg, 1.5mg, 1.4mg, 1.3mg 1.2mg, 1.1mg, 1mg, 0.9mg, 0.8mg, 0.7mg 0.65mg, 0.6mg, 0.55mg, 0.5mg, 0.45mg, 0.4mg, 0.35mg, 0.3mg, 0.25,mg, back to once a day dosing 0 .1mg, 0.07mg

Lamictal  taper  4/17/ 2022 25mg, 9/9/ 22 -20mg, 9/25/22- 15mg , 10/20/22-   0

 Trazodone..2023.>down to 14mg, 7mg, 6mg  July 2023   0

Xanax  0.0625 3 x a day,  2023>  0.042 3x a day

Supplements  Magnesium glycinate, Omega 3, D3, vitamin c , zinc, NAC 

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Yes dear @Greatful❤️🩹 its not just the wd. The first year i kept telling myself that this isn’t the real me but the more time goes by I realize, this is me. And i have a hard time accepting ”me”. 
 

i keep questioning myself everyday, could i do this? Could i manage that? Instead of rest when there is time to rest and this is part of having experienced trauma. It wont go anywere. Until processed at least (i Hope). Because this can’t be it for us.? 
 

I understand you might feel discouraged when thinking about the 4 meds to come off. BUT you keep lowering your dose EVERYDAY 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I am so impressed by you! Slowly and steadily you keep pushing through and that is what Will get you drugfree one day! ❤️
 

How are you doing with the TRE? 

2009 Escitalopram 10mg

April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated 

July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin)

April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper

May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 

9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2

Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 

December Still holding ❤️

June 9 2022 2,9 mg

June 19 2022 2,85 mg

December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg

Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil

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@Escitalopram21

How is your job going?  

I did one session of TRE last week.  It really is kind of freaky but it does seem to calm something deep inside.

I am sooooo horrible with setting up a routine to do this stuff.  I start out and then poop out LOL  

Energy and will to do things nowadays is hard.  Maybe I'm just plain lazy LOL....

I did mop some floors last week:) My brain is so sensitive to movement sometimes.  Lately it has been doing it's buzzing and shrinking, the whole nine yard, I guess it's from my cuts.  Or maybe it's the drugs that are doing it.

Not many people have the horrible brain sizzling lol.  Wouldn't be something if it's from my drugs. I will see that when they are out of my systems.  Sadly that would mean they are here to stay for awhile 😒

 

Do you find some of your trauma comes in windows and waves too?  I will  being doing okay and then bam back to the scared child, or memories will be  okay and I deal with them fairly well, then bam they shake me up again.  The one positive it that I am able to handle them better.....well most of the time.  Sometimes I am at near rock bottom of fear.  I think the hard part is when I can feel  like I  am that inner child again, the same feeling and they can be so strong and controlling  sometimes.   I wonder if it's  because our fear center amygdala is super sensitive right now, so the feelings are morphed.  Plus not being dulled from the drugs. Does any of this make sense?  It's so hard to explain what flashback feelings feel like.

I guess our trauma is trapped in our body 😳

https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/24894-greatful-is-this-withdrawal-or-to-many-med-changes-at-once/

1995? Prozac,  tried several Paxil, Serzone, St John's Wart back to Prozac and Trazodone ct:d Traz

 Lexapro. Tried to stop Crash in 2015  Kindled   Hospitalized, Vybrid, Seroquel, Effexor, Abilify  Pristiq, Wellbutrin-- 2016  ended back on   Prozac and Lamictal 200mg

5/2020  thru 12/2020 taper from 20mg  Prozac  down to 3mg.  Crashed  12/13/2020 Zoloft 50mg 1/29ct  1/29/2021 Seroquel 50mg ct  2/12/2021 Wellbutrin 75mg.  Became hypo manic 2/1  6ct Trazodone 50mg 4/25  25mg 2/5/ 2021 Lamictal 150mg.  2/24  100mg   4/9  75mg   4/21 37.5 

2/16/2021 Seroquel 50xr  3/3 100mg  3/17  150mg  side effects ct   4/3 2021 Lexapro 5mg  4/14  7.5mg  4/30 10mg  5/10  7.5mg 

2021/ 5/16  5mg Lexapro   37.5 Lamictal   25mg trazadone,   xanax  .0625mg  3x a day   

Lexapro  Taper> Sept/01/2021  4.90mg>  Sept/25  4.75mg>   Oct/19 4.69mg > Nov/14 4.2mg    Jan/30/2022-- Split dosing 2x a day All liquid  4.2mg  (2.20mg at 8am & 2mg at 4pm) 2/17 4mg>  2/24  3.8mg  slow taper to  Aug/12/2022 2.04mg  2023> 2mg,  1.90mg, 1.80mg, 1.70mg, 1.5mg, 1.4mg, 1.3mg 1.2mg, 1.1mg, 1mg, 0.9mg, 0.8mg, 0.7mg 0.65mg, 0.6mg, 0.55mg, 0.5mg, 0.45mg, 0.4mg, 0.35mg, 0.3mg, 0.25,mg, back to once a day dosing 0 .1mg, 0.07mg

Lamictal  taper  4/17/ 2022 25mg, 9/9/ 22 -20mg, 9/25/22- 15mg , 10/20/22-   0

 Trazodone..2023.>down to 14mg, 7mg, 6mg  July 2023   0

Xanax  0.0625 3 x a day,  2023>  0.042 3x a day

Supplements  Magnesium glycinate, Omega 3, D3, vitamin c , zinc, NAC 

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35 minutes ago, Greatful said:

wonder if it's  because our fear center amygdala is super sensitive right now, so the feelings are morphed.  Plus not being dulled from the drugs. Does any of this make sense?  It's so hard to explain what flashback feelings feel like.

I REALLY Hope so. I do experience the Flashbacks but not from childhood more from adult trauma.  
Very interesting about the traumas also coming in waves and Windows. I have been thinking that a wd wave and trauma wave are so intertvined that i can’t separate them. I Will need to get back to you about that. 
I am happy to hear that you are able to handle it better. The memories and what i call ”going back in Time” phenomen is really scary. I have not been able to be intimate with my husband in a while because i feel to ”Young” for that stuff. 
 

haha tell me about it, i am worthless when it comes to routines. I actually tried the TRE thing once when i was in a wave but didnt realize it was a wave. I was very hesitant to try it but i liked it somehow. And afterwards i had the same experience as you did, that my legs started Shaking in some other situation too. Very strange and hard to put into words, but pleasurable at the same time. 
 

I really Hope those brain sensations of your Will go away soon! I only have the cold sensations every now and then so i can imagine how hard that is. Poor brains ❤️🩹

2009 Escitalopram 10mg

April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated 

July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin)

April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper

May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 

9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2

Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 

December Still holding ❤️

June 9 2022 2,9 mg

June 19 2022 2,85 mg

December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg

Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil

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I keep having so much symptoms that i have started to think about deluting my medication even more to get the measurement mitt precise.

 

Math is my hardest to wrap my head around wether in wd or not. 
i am taking 2,85 now with my 20mg/ml pharamacy bought solution. So i pull 1,5 medication and put it in a small jar and then i pull 1,5 water and mix it with the medication. From there i draw the 2,85.  
 

so if i would want ti dilute it even more, what would the math look like? 
if i dilute 1,5 ml medication into 3 ml of water. How much do i pull? 

2009 Escitalopram 10mg

April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated 

July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin)

April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper

May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 

9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2

Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 

December Still holding ❤️

June 9 2022 2,9 mg

June 19 2022 2,85 mg

December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg

Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil

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Hi E21,
What kind of syringe are you using for your measurements?

Is it marked in units or milliters?

I did see a mention in your narratives of wanting to use an insulin syringe quite awhile back.


Are you able to screen share an image of your syringe?

 

I'll enclose this video too:  How to Read a Syringe

At 2.43 minutes, it goes over the plunger in regard to your reading, and then later around 6.00 minutes or after it does touch on the difference between insulin syringes and those that measure in millileters(mL).

For example a 100 unit insulin syringe is often the same as a 1 mL total syringe, broken down in increments of 10 or 0.10 of a mL

 

So I'm really interested in what units of volume you are measuring.

 

There is 1 mg of your Cipralex/escitalopram in each 0.05 mL of your solution prior to any further dilutions.  I just want to note that here for now.  That's what we call the AIC, or active ingredient concentration.

 

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AIC added

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Rounding up to 30 years of medications(30 medication trials, poly-pharmacy maximum was 3 at one time).

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12/2015---just holding, holding, holding, with trileptal/oxcarb at 75 mg. 1/2 tab at hs.  My last psycho med ever!  Tapered @ 10% every 4 weeks, sometimes 2 weeks to

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On 9/3/2022 at 6:23 AM, Escitalopram21 said:

Math is my hardest to wrap my head around wether in wd or not. 
i am taking 2,85 now with my 20mg/ml pharamacy bought solution. So i pull 1,5 medication and put it in a small jar and then i pull 1,5 water and mix it with the medication. From there i draw the 2,85.  
 

so if i would want ti dilute it even more, what would the math look like? 
if i dilute 1,5 ml medication into 3 ml of water. How much do i pull? 

 

Mainly I need to see some units of measurement.  I hope that is clearer.

 

For example IF you are taking 2.85 mL(millileter) of your final solution( which is equal to 3.0 mL total)

When/if you pull 1.5 mL from your bottle of prescription Cipralex/escitalopram ( you've stated it is 20 mg in each 1 mL), that is then 30 mg of the C/e in that first 1.5 mL.

Then you add another 1.5 of water to get to a total of 3 mL, you'd have 30 mg of escitalopram total in the total 3 mL of volume.

If then you presently take 2.85 mL......you'd be getting 28.5 mg with each dose taken.

Note:  I write your 2,85 as 2.85 as well as 1,5 as 1.5.

 

So for me, knowing your units of measurement right now will be helpful.

 

With a further dilution of/IF it is  1.5 mL medication volume, (or again 30 mg active ingredient of escitalopram) with another 3 mL of water, it would then be  30 mg active escitalopram in a total of 4.5 mL water.

 

Your signature is reading 2,85 mg of escitapram dose as of 19th of June.  However, possibly you are taking 28.5 mg of a dose now.  This is what I want to get clearer on.  And I do say "possibly" as you might have your decimals off, or be working with a insulin syringe which might be labeled in units instead of 0.10's of measurements.  This would make a huge difference, as you can see.

 

To get that same dose strength in mg(28.5 mg) from a dilution of 30 mg active escitalopram in 4.5 mL......it would be then 4.28 mL of volume of your final dilution.

 

 

So, I definitely need further clarity of your measurements.  If a screen shot is not doable of your syringe used......just be sure to note mL's or mg's alongside your numbers next.  If your syringe is in marked in units, look at it closely to see if it is also noted somewhere what those are in mL's or percentages of mL's, perhaps.   And report that.

Sometimes 0.10 mL on an insulin syringe is marked as 1 unit.  Somewhere on that syringe it might say total volume in mL' s.  That's what my inquiring mind needs to know.

 

And that would explain measurement difficulties too......as you'd be working with really little volumes of liquid.

 

I hope that is readable for you.  And I'll check back soon.

Thanks.

 

Here's what it all looks like IF you are doing volume measurements in 0.15 mL's.

With a 20mg/1mL concentration of C/e, then 0.15 mL of that concentration is equal to 3 mg of active Cipralex.  Then adding another 0.15 mL water to that you have 3 mg of Cipralex in just 0.3 mL of liquid volume.

Then getting the dose of 2.85 mg from that concentration would be hard, as it is only going to be 0.285 mL.  Yes, difficult to measure.

 

With an addition 0.3 mL to the dilution, then you would be looking at 3 mg of C/e in now 0.45 mL of solution.

To get a dose of 2.85 mg you would then need to draw up 0.428 mL.

 

Likely this is what you ARE doing now.  What might help is to keep the small insulin syringe to continue to draw up 3 mg at a time prior to dilution.

Then you could use a second syringe to draw up water for further dilution.  You might consider going with a larger volume syringe for the additional water dilution, and then also for when you actually take your dosage.

 

For example if you put that 0.15 mL of your prescription liquid into 2.85 mL of water then you would have 3 mg of C/e in a total of 3 mL's of liquid, giving to a 1/1 final concentration.  AND, you would be drawing up 2.85 mL, which would also be 2.85 mg and so much easier to work with.

 

Let me know how you follow all this.  And if making that big change in further dilution of your medication, I think it would be very wise to not be further adjusting your dose at that time.  I'd expect perhaps a little bump in symptoms possible as you adjusted, hopefully nothing huge.  You'd also need to swirl the final solution really well, or stir,to make sure it all gets mixed up good.

 

I'll leave one of the links for you to look at around syringes and liquid dosing now too.

https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/235-using-an-oral-syringe-and-other-tapering-techniques/

 

Apologies for so very long of a post, while I worked it out in my head and on paper.

Happy to clarify anything you need.

 

Edited by manymoretodays
oh my gosh, way long, additional possibilities, 2.75 corrected to 2.85

Late 2023- gone to emeritus status, inactive, don't @ me, I can check who I've posted on, and I'm not really here like I used to be......thanks.

Started with psycho meds/psychiatric care circa 1988.  In retrospect, and on contemplation, situational overwhelm.

Rounding up to 30 years of medications(30 medication trials, poly-pharmacy maximum was 3 at one time).

5/28/2015-off Adderal salts 2.5mg. (I had been on that since hospital 10/2014)

12/2015---just holding, holding, holding, with trileptal/oxcarb at 75 mg. 1/2 tab at hs.  My last psycho med ever!  Tapered @ 10% every 4 weeks, sometimes 2 weeks to

2016 Dec 16 medication free!!

Longer signature post here, with current supplements.

Herb and alcohol free since 5/15/2016.  And.....I quit smoking 11/2021. Lapsed.  Redo of quit smoking 9/28/2022.  Can you say Hallelujah?(took me long enough)💜

None of my posts are intended as medical advice.  Please discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical provider.  My success story:  Blue skies ahead, clear sailing

 

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@Escitalopram21  

I'm thinking of you.  How are you doing?🌞

https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/24894-greatful-is-this-withdrawal-or-to-many-med-changes-at-once/

1995? Prozac,  tried several Paxil, Serzone, St John's Wart back to Prozac and Trazodone ct:d Traz

 Lexapro. Tried to stop Crash in 2015  Kindled   Hospitalized, Vybrid, Seroquel, Effexor, Abilify  Pristiq, Wellbutrin-- 2016  ended back on   Prozac and Lamictal 200mg

5/2020  thru 12/2020 taper from 20mg  Prozac  down to 3mg.  Crashed  12/13/2020 Zoloft 50mg 1/29ct  1/29/2021 Seroquel 50mg ct  2/12/2021 Wellbutrin 75mg.  Became hypo manic 2/1  6ct Trazodone 50mg 4/25  25mg 2/5/ 2021 Lamictal 150mg.  2/24  100mg   4/9  75mg   4/21 37.5 

2/16/2021 Seroquel 50xr  3/3 100mg  3/17  150mg  side effects ct   4/3 2021 Lexapro 5mg  4/14  7.5mg  4/30 10mg  5/10  7.5mg 

2021/ 5/16  5mg Lexapro   37.5 Lamictal   25mg trazadone,   xanax  .0625mg  3x a day   

Lexapro  Taper> Sept/01/2021  4.90mg>  Sept/25  4.75mg>   Oct/19 4.69mg > Nov/14 4.2mg    Jan/30/2022-- Split dosing 2x a day All liquid  4.2mg  (2.20mg at 8am & 2mg at 4pm) 2/17 4mg>  2/24  3.8mg  slow taper to  Aug/12/2022 2.04mg  2023> 2mg,  1.90mg, 1.80mg, 1.70mg, 1.5mg, 1.4mg, 1.3mg 1.2mg, 1.1mg, 1mg, 0.9mg, 0.8mg, 0.7mg 0.65mg, 0.6mg, 0.55mg, 0.5mg, 0.45mg, 0.4mg, 0.35mg, 0.3mg, 0.25,mg, back to once a day dosing 0 .1mg, 0.07mg

Lamictal  taper  4/17/ 2022 25mg, 9/9/ 22 -20mg, 9/25/22- 15mg , 10/20/22-   0

 Trazodone..2023.>down to 14mg, 7mg, 6mg  July 2023   0

Xanax  0.0625 3 x a day,  2023>  0.042 3x a day

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Thinking of you too my friend 💛

I dont want to sound too negative, but it has not been a walk in the park the last two months. I was thrown into some of the worst waves ever when starting the new job in august. Still not completely recovered and now fighting a bad flu. 
I am afraid i might need some antibiotics but i am scared. Do you happen to know if low dose aspirin is safe to take to prevent having to take antibiotics? 
@Greatful

2009 Escitalopram 10mg

April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated 

July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin)

April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper

May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 

9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2

Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 

December Still holding ❤️

June 9 2022 2,9 mg

June 19 2022 2,85 mg

December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg

Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil

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I have a bad flu and i feel like i might need antibiotics. I am scared to take them so i wonder if it would be a better option to take a low dose of aspirin for a few days/weeks to possibly fight off this infection? It think both options are bad but this flu has spread to my ears. My throat, ears and even my teeth feel so so sore and inflamed. 
 

does anyone have an idea of what would be best? Grateful for help 🙏🏻
 

@Altostrata @brassmonkey

2009 Escitalopram 10mg

April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated 

July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin)

April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper

May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 

9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2

Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 

December Still holding ❤️

June 9 2022 2,9 mg

June 19 2022 2,85 mg

December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg

Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil

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Thank you @manymoretodaysfor your comprehensive reply. 
I was trying to get some pictures over here but they are too big.

i have the solution which says 20mg/ml and i Draw it with a syringe which is 1 ml. I draw to inbetween the 0.1 and 0.2 marker which should be 0.15? I dilute it with the same amount of water and shoot 0.285. 
i Hope i am getting everything right now that i can’t show you the pictures.
 

2009 Escitalopram 10mg

April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated 

July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin)

April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper

May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 

9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2

Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 

December Still holding ❤️

June 9 2022 2,9 mg

June 19 2022 2,85 mg

December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg

Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil

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2009 Escitalopram 10mg

April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated 

July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin)

April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper

May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 

9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2

Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 

December Still holding ❤️

June 9 2022 2,9 mg

June 19 2022 2,85 mg

December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg

Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil

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3 hours ago, Escitalopram21 said:

I have a bad flu and i feel like i might need antibiotics. I am scared to take them so i wonder if it would be a better option to take a low dose of aspirin for a few days/weeks to possibly fight off this infection? It think both options are bad but this flu has spread to my ears. My throat, ears and even my teeth feel so so sore and inflamed. 

 

Before you take an antibiotic, you should be sure your illness is not caused by a virus. If it is a virus, such as covid, an antibiotic won't kill a virus.

 

Please consult your doctor when you have a medical problem.

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

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4 hours ago, Escitalopram21 said:

I have a bad flu and i feel like i might need antibiotics. I am scared to take them so i wonder if it would be a better option to take a low dose of aspirin for a few days/weeks to possibly fight off this infection? It think both options are bad but this flu has spread to my ears. My throat, ears and even my teeth feel so so sore and inflamed. 
 

does anyone have an idea of what would be best? Grateful for help 🙏🏻
 

@Altostrata @brassmonkey


Just want to add here. If drs do offer an antibiotic. Ask . Do I have a bacterial infection? Ask them questions. What kind of bacteria? Can you do a Blood culture to make sure? Is the suggested antibiotic best for the bacteria you have that they tested for ? Etc. 

 

Maybe it’s not the flu! Are you running a fever? 
 

Do you have allergies? 
 

ragweed is very high for 3 days where I live. I have had terrible headaches , eye ache,  ear ache, mouth and teeth aching and fatigue. 

2000-2013 Paxil - 1 year fast taper

2013-2018 merry go round
zoloft, cymbalta, lamictal, Prozac.

 Nov. 2018 lexapro 15 mgs, Dec. 2019 to Mar. 2020 taper to 10mg. Jul 2020 to October 2020 taper to 8.5 ml.
Oct 2020 reinstated to 9 ml.
Apr 2021 to Jul  taper to 7ml. Oct 2021 to Jan 2022 taper to 5.9ml, Mar 5 2022 5.8 ml, Mar 12 5.7ml, Mar 20 5.6ml, Mar 27 5.5ml, April 23 5.4ml, April 30 5.3ml, May 7 5.2ml,  Jul 9 2022 5.4ml, 

Klonopin prn, Allegra 180 for 3 seasons, aspirin 81 mg, plavix , nitroglycerin 0.4 mg prn, 2k mg  turmeric Qunol, 4- Trader Joe’s omega 3 -2400 mg, Pepcid 20mg,  Prilosec 40 mg, Tylenol arthritis 4 tablets daily, 350mg calm magnesium citrate, melatonin 2.5- 5mg as needed to sleep. Saline spray as needed. 

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@Heath

 

My question might have been unclear. 
How does taking Aspirin for a few days affect wd? I have been searching this page for answers but can’t find any.

2009 Escitalopram 10mg

April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated 

July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin)

April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper

May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 

9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2

Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 

December Still holding ❤️

June 9 2022 2,9 mg

June 19 2022 2,85 mg

December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg

Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil

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4 hours ago, Escitalopram21 said:

How does taking Aspirin for a few days affect wd?

 

painkillers-in-withdrawal-aspirin-ibuprofen-paracetamol-acetaminophen-naproxen-codeine

 

I found it by using an internet search engine and searching for:

 

survivingantidepressants.org aspirin

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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

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16 hours ago, Escitalopram21 said:

I was trying to get some pictures over here but they are too big.

i have the solution which says 20mg/ml and i Draw it with a syringe which is 1 ml. I draw to inbetween the 0.1 and 0.2 marker which should be 0.15? I dilute it with the same amount of water and shoot 0.285. 
i Hope i am getting everything right now that i can’t show you the pictures.

 

Oh and yay.....relief, I was actually worried you might be getting too huge of doses......

And your picture came through.  Yay!

20mg/1mL concentration of your escitalopram/Cipralex. 

And then 1 mg in each 0.05 mL.

You are measuring correctly.......good job.  Your decimals were off, as I suspected......in that last post I responded to.

 

I'll be back later then, to double check my math, and then clarify perhaps more concisely how you could further dilute each dose, it to get even more precise measurements.

 

Sorry to hear you are sick.  Are you having fevers and lot's of body aches?  It's just that some, not all, find that due to their overly sensitive nervous systems while in WD........that sometimes something as innocent as aspirin can throw them off. 

And don't worry about antibiotics.  Those are for bacterial infections only, they don't help at all with viruses.  See a doctor if you need to.

I never had problems with ibuprofen myself, and use that for aches, pains, headaches and such.

 

Edited by manymoretodays

Late 2023- gone to emeritus status, inactive, don't @ me, I can check who I've posted on, and I'm not really here like I used to be......thanks.

Started with psycho meds/psychiatric care circa 1988.  In retrospect, and on contemplation, situational overwhelm.

Rounding up to 30 years of medications(30 medication trials, poly-pharmacy maximum was 3 at one time).

5/28/2015-off Adderal salts 2.5mg. (I had been on that since hospital 10/2014)

12/2015---just holding, holding, holding, with trileptal/oxcarb at 75 mg. 1/2 tab at hs.  My last psycho med ever!  Tapered @ 10% every 4 weeks, sometimes 2 weeks to

2016 Dec 16 medication free!!

Longer signature post here, with current supplements.

Herb and alcohol free since 5/15/2016.  And.....I quit smoking 11/2021. Lapsed.  Redo of quit smoking 9/28/2022.  Can you say Hallelujah?(took me long enough)💜

None of my posts are intended as medical advice.  Please discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical provider.  My success story:  Blue skies ahead, clear sailing

 

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On 9/3/2022 at 6:23 AM, Escitalopram21 said:

I keep having so much symptoms that i have started to think about deluting my medication even more to get the measurement mitt precise.

 

Math is my hardest to wrap my head around wether in wd or not. 
i am taking 2,85 now with my 20mg/ml pharamacy bought solution. So i pull 1,5 medication and put it in a small jar and then i pull 1,5 water and mix it with the medication. From there i draw the 2,85.  
 

so if i would want ti dilute it even more, what would the math look like? 
if i dilute 1,5 ml medication into 3 ml of water. How much do i pull? 

 

On 9/22/2022 at 4:29 PM, Escitalopram21 said:

i have the solution which says 20mg/ml and i Draw it with a syringe which is 1 ml. I draw to inbetween the 0.1 and 0.2 marker which should be 0.15? I dilute it with the same amount of water and shoot 0.285. 

 

Yes, between the 0.1 abd 0.2 mark on your 1 mL syringe is 0.15 mL.

Then in that 0.15 mL is contained 3 mg of your escitalopram concentrate.

So then after adding another 0.15 mL of water you have a total volume of 0.30 mL, which contains 3 mg of escitalopram.

 

And so yah, you get 2.85 mg in that teeny volume of 0.285 mL.

 

So I think you must have a variety of syringes now.  And yes, you can mix that 0.15 mL(which is 3 mg escitalopram) into 3 mL of water.

 

Then you would have 3 mg of escitalopram in 3.15 mL total volume(mL).

You would then take 2.9925 mL, and we can round up to having you take 3 mL, after the further dilution, to get your present dose of 2.85 mg.

 

I didn't use the formula brassmonkey taught me here, and so when you are ready to taper next, and know by what % you want to taper......let me know, and I can calculate for that, for you, and lay it out as maybe you'll be able to pick up and do it too, one day soon.  Trust me, we are all lacking in math skills at some point during WD.

 

Hoping you are feeling better.  Let us know.  You've got friends here who care.

 

L, P, H, and G,

mmt

 

 

Edited by manymoretodays

Late 2023- gone to emeritus status, inactive, don't @ me, I can check who I've posted on, and I'm not really here like I used to be......thanks.

Started with psycho meds/psychiatric care circa 1988.  In retrospect, and on contemplation, situational overwhelm.

Rounding up to 30 years of medications(30 medication trials, poly-pharmacy maximum was 3 at one time).

5/28/2015-off Adderal salts 2.5mg. (I had been on that since hospital 10/2014)

12/2015---just holding, holding, holding, with trileptal/oxcarb at 75 mg. 1/2 tab at hs.  My last psycho med ever!  Tapered @ 10% every 4 weeks, sometimes 2 weeks to

2016 Dec 16 medication free!!

Longer signature post here, with current supplements.

Herb and alcohol free since 5/15/2016.  And.....I quit smoking 11/2021. Lapsed.  Redo of quit smoking 9/28/2022.  Can you say Hallelujah?(took me long enough)💜

None of my posts are intended as medical advice.  Please discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical provider.  My success story:  Blue skies ahead, clear sailing

 

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@manymoretodaysmany thanks for calculating for me! So relieved that I wasn’t i taking a huuuge amount of medication. 
 

I am in a wave (again) and my baseline is pretty instansen so i Guess i wont be tapering any day soon. But i Will get back to you when it is time. 
 

Hope you are doing well 🙏🏻

2009 Escitalopram 10mg

April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated 

July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin)

April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper

May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 

9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2

Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 

December Still holding ❤️

June 9 2022 2,9 mg

June 19 2022 2,85 mg

December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg

Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil

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I dont know what to say. Is it really withdrawal?!
when i was doing so well a few weeks after my drop in doses and then **** hit the fan pardon my french. 

What if this anxiety, avoidance, strange behavior really is my original condition?

the driving is the Worst right now and i have no idea How to handle it. I live in a small town so theres no other possibility than to drive. 
 

Does anyone elses wd have the same pattern? 1-3 days after dropping i feel really well and then i have severe fatigue for a few days. Then i have a short period when my brain panics in odd situations. Then everything is fine for some time. Then the waves start and the brain overreacts to a lot of situations

2009 Escitalopram 10mg

April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated 

July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin)

April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper

May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 

9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2

Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 

December Still holding ❤️

June 9 2022 2,9 mg

June 19 2022 2,85 mg

December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg

Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil

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5 hours ago, Escitalopram21 said:

Does anyone elses wd have the same pattern? 1-3 days after dropping i feel really well and then i have severe fatigue for a few days. Then i have a short period when my brain panics in odd situations. Then everything is fine for some time. Then the waves start and the brain overreacts to a lot of situations

 

Q:  Have you noticed the same pattern after every reduction?

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It takes about 4 days for a dose change to get to a steady/even/constant level in the blood and a bit longer for it to register in the brain.  The 4 week hold period after a reduction is to allow the brain to adapt to not getting as much of the drug.  During the 4 weeks the brain is making the changes that it needs to make because it is constantly trying to regain homeostasis.

 

Also, escitalopram is a very strong drug:

 

 

On 5/27/2011 at 12:16 PM, Altostrata said:

If you are taking 5mg of Lexapro, it's not tiny, it's equivalent to 10-20mg Paxil or Celexa.

 

Also, many members find that the lower their dose gets the slower they need to go, reducing less and/or holding longer.  It is important to listen to body/symptoms and only reduce again if you are stable.

 

Why taper paper: dose-occupancy curves

 

If the withdrawal symptoms are too bad, or you find that they have not resolved within the 4 weeks then you might consider going slower.

 

See:

  

On 5/27/2011 at 12:16 PM, Altostrata said:

Consequently, when you taper off escitalopram, you should be careful to decrease by small amounts, as each drop is magnified by escitalopram's extra potency. If you find withdrawal symptoms from a 10% decrease to be too difficult, after 3-4 weeks decrease by a smaller amount.

 

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Post 0 updates start here    My tapering program     My Intro (goes to tapering graph)

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8 hours ago, ChessieCat said:

Q:  Have you noticed the same pattern after every reduction?

I ct:d in the spring last year and have only done two reductions this summer with 2 weeks apart. So it is really hard for me to tell.

2009 Escitalopram 10mg

April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated 

July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin)

April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper

May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 

9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2

Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 

December Still holding ❤️

June 9 2022 2,9 mg

June 19 2022 2,85 mg

December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg

Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil

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At this point i am experiencing anxiety, mostly in the mornings, inablility to handle stress, feeling like i am not my age ”stuck” in the past, DP/DR, changes in sleep patterns, muscle aches, tingling in legs and hands, diarrhea at times, changes in memory, crazy phobias, easily overwhelmed, nightmares/vibes dreams, dissociation.

2009 Escitalopram 10mg

April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated 

July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin)

April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper

May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 

9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2

Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 

December Still holding ❤️

June 9 2022 2,9 mg

June 19 2022 2,85 mg

December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg

Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil

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I am thinking that Maybe i wasnt ready to taper again. I believe i have read somewhere on this forum about someone who did a longer hold (2y?) and then tapering was much easier and withdrawal was much gentler after that long of a hold. If anyone remembers who that was i would be really happy to be pointed in the right direction.

2009 Escitalopram 10mg

April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated 

July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin)

April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper

May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 

9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2

Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 

December Still holding ❤️

June 9 2022 2,9 mg

June 19 2022 2,85 mg

December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg

Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil

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How did you feel last December, when you were taking 3mg, and before you started tapering this year?

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@Altostrata

In december i still felt pretty awful from my ct:s. 
but in may and june before tapering i felt well 80% of the time. 

2009 Escitalopram 10mg

April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated 

July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin)

April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper

May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 

9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2

Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 

December Still holding ❤️

June 9 2022 2,9 mg

June 19 2022 2,85 mg

December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg

Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil

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