Mach137 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Hello. Thank you for this forum. I have been on SSRI medications for about 20 years now. I currently feel ok but not completely feel like myself. Should I consider tapering at this point ? Or will tapering worsen the situation? Link to comment
Moderator getofflex Posted August 18, 2021 Moderator Share Posted August 18, 2021 Hello, and welcome to SA. It's good that you are evaluating whether or not to stay on psychiatric drugs. On 8/16/2021 at 10:40 PM, Mach137 said: Should I consider tapering at this point ? Or will tapering worsen the situation? This is entirely up to you. Here is a thread that talks about how to determine if you are ready to taper off a psychiatric drug. It brings up a lot of aspects of tapering and withdrawal. If you decide to taper, you have come to the right place. We can help you do that. Let us know what you decide. Please do not tag me, unless it is an urgent question about tapering or reinstatement. ***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 '02 - 10 mg; 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!!! Ibuprofen 800 mg, Tylenol 1000 mg, Benadryl 50 mg as needed other meds: Levothyroxine 75 mg Trazodone on occasion, stopped in late 2019 Xanax on occasion, stopped in late 2019 magnesium in small amounts at 4 AM, 3 PM, before bed suppl AM: fish oil, flax oil, vit C, vit E, multivitamin, zinc suppl noon: calcium suppl supper: calcium suppl 8 PM: magnesium 350 mg, GABA 750 mg, Estroven, melatonin 2 mg Link to comment
Mach137 Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 Thank you for the response. I am not able to see the thread here. Can you please post it again? Link to comment
Mentor Greatful Posted August 19, 2021 Mentor Share Posted August 19, 2021 @getofflex I don't see the link for the thread? 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 Magnesium glycinate 300 to 400mg a day Xanax 0.625 3x a day Trazodone 25mg Holding these Lexapro Sept/01/2021 4.90mg> Sept/25 4.75mg> Oct/19 4.69mg > Nov/14 4.2mg Jan/30/2022-- All liquid 4.2mg (2.20mg at 8am & 2mg at 4pm) 2/17 4mg> 2/24 3.8mg 3/21 3.4mg> 5/2 3mg > 6/1 decreasing by 0.02ml daily to 2.70 mg> 7/1 decreasing 0.02ml daily to 2.5 mg> 8/1 decreasing 0.02ml daily to 2.26mg Lamictal 7/17/2022 25mg Supplements Magnesium 300mg-400mg Link to comment
Moderator getofflex Posted August 19, 2021 Moderator Share Posted August 19, 2021 https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/1008-before-you-begin-tapering-what-you-need-to-know/?tab=comments#comment-431062 my bad. Please do not tag me, unless it is an urgent question about tapering or reinstatement. ***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 '02 - 10 mg; 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!!! Ibuprofen 800 mg, Tylenol 1000 mg, Benadryl 50 mg as needed other meds: Levothyroxine 75 mg Trazodone on occasion, stopped in late 2019 Xanax on occasion, stopped in late 2019 magnesium in small amounts at 4 AM, 3 PM, before bed suppl AM: fish oil, flax oil, vit C, vit E, multivitamin, zinc suppl noon: calcium suppl supper: calcium suppl 8 PM: magnesium 350 mg, GABA 750 mg, Estroven, melatonin 2 mg Link to comment
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