UnusualRoom: Luvox withdrawal - writing with tears and desperation

[UnusualRoom]

3 hours ago, Altostrata said:

About 4 years ago, it appears these drugs were added to Luvox:
 

 

Were these drugs added before or after you got these symptoms:

 

I had symptoms before these drugs were added, but the addition and subsequent withdrawal made all the existing issues far worse and added a bunch of new ones. 
 

3 hours ago, Altostrata said:

 

 

Currently, you take Xanax at about 3:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.? That's all?

 

I was going to start doing this yesterday, and did well until I had my awful night episode. So to be blunt so I can get help-I do not have a schedule for benzos. If having one would help me, I will certainly do it. I usually only take .06 at a time because my body is so hyper sensitive to it. 

3 hours ago, Altostrata said:

 

Yes, you got an adverse reaction to 25mg Luvox after you took it at about 11 a.m. 

I figured but this is scary. Am I going to be safe staying on Luvox until my taper is done if I’m having adverse reactions, or will that put my body and brain in serious danger?

[UnusualRoom]

3 hours ago, manymoretodays said:

Good job UnusualRoom on the Notes already!  And hang on tight, hang in there.  You just had a significant break up......and I am so sorry......sheesh, life happens so inconveniently at times......

And.....a long history with Luvox.  A FT(fast taper) behind you.  And then the benzo's too.

So bear with us, as we get to know you.  Okay?

 

My take on those "genetic" tests is in agreement with Alto.  They just show how you metabolize the Luvox is all......nothing cryptic there.  And they do use them to make choices around which medication to use.  Not really what we are about.  We are about tapering and WD.

I'm going to try to reformat the quote a bit, less bold, and delineate the shift into the next day, 26 December.

 

It's just a bit hard on the eyes at this point.(and forgive my lavender colored type if needed, I can go to black if asked)

 

Hmmm, can't do much with the NOTES right now.  I'll try once more, when I SAVE my reply.

A slightly bigger and lighter font would be nice though, with the next set.  And then NOTE the date after midnight too, instead of just rolling one into another.

 

Unable to change a copy of your notes.  It looks like it's a copy from another program.

 

Thank you kindly.

 

L, P, H, and G,

mmt

Thank you for your response. I’m still trying to figure out how to work the site-my apologies. I wrote it out in word and copy and pasted, but it won’t just copy the words. I tried using notes and other programs and it keeps doing the same “image” situation. I’ll figure it out, what do you use that translates nicely?

 

I just welcome any help and would like to get a proper Ssri and benzo schedule. Please drill me with questions if it will help.

I appreciate it all.

[Altostrata]

You will need to keep to a consistent daily drug schedule. We'll help figure this out.

 

Please keep daily notes of times o’clock you take your drugs, their dosages, and your symptoms throughout the day. We need to know how you feel before and after taking each drug, and your symptoms in between. Post 24 hours of notes at a time in this topic, in a simple list format with time o’clock on the left and notation (symptom or drug and dosage) on the right. This can show if your symptoms are adverse effects from one of your drugs.

[UnusualRoom]

December 26

 

6.25mg at 10 am

0.03mg Xanax At 11:30 am

11:30 Am: half Tylenol 

0.03mg Xanax at 12:40 PM

1:00 pm: ate

Feeling dopey but wired. This combo scares me because it feels like my body is shutting down. 

3:00Pm: feeling loagy. Having what feels like zoning out/fatigue/dissociation. 

3:15 PM: took bath. Seemed to Jack up my nervous system and exacerbated symptoms. Feel out of it and fatigued.

3:20 PM: Took 0.06 mg of Xanax 

3:30 pm: calmed down and went out. 

7:00 Pm: ate. Had some slight jitteriness/rls I get whenever I eat but not horrible. (Nervous system reacts to everything these days, plus reactive hypoglycemia from gastric bypass/dumping syndrome.)

9:16 PM: temple pressure, tinnitus, puffy feeling in head/fullness/pressure/roving sensation. Tension and pain in back of head/neck. Nose pressure.

9:51 pm: still feeling rocking/off balance (food sensitivity?)

10pm: took 25mg Luvox 

10:26 pm: tinnitus, a bit off balance/dizzy. Super tired. Head pressure, tightness around head. 

10:33 pm: some weird leg sensations/rls. 

10:40 pm: falling a sleep, heart skipped beat hsrdZ felt in head

2:50 am: woke up with a bit of. A headache and dry eyes 

3:09 am: horrible headache 

[manymoretodays]

Hey there, that's much better UnusualRoom,

 

Just keep the times to the left, and then make sure that you note the drug name too, with the dose.  I am assuming that the 6.25 mg listed at the top refers to Luvox?  No need to enlarge or bold.

Yesterdays, looks good, other than you forgot the drug name Luvox.

 

I don't have any great ideas on how to transfer, or even copy/paste from one program to another.  I run into trouble with that myself sometimes, and then not being able to edit the different format.

When I just post here, and within this site.......I don't have problems.

  

16 hours ago, UnusualRoom said:

I just welcome any help and would like to get a proper Ssri and benzo schedule. Please drill me with questions if it will help.

I appreciate it all.

 

Yes.  This is good.  Stability is good, as much as possible prior to tapering.  You are doing okay UR.

 

Why did you dose your xanax at .03 mg at 12:40 pm and then .06 mg at 3:20 pm?

 

I see xanax has a 6-12 hour half life, and then this relates to when, and how long it might take, to achieve a nice steady state of it.

So you took 2 doses on 26th of December around 3 hours apart and then none for many hours.

Is this your usual schedule?

And I'll @Frogieto take a look too.  I don't have personal experience with the benzo's and adjusting and tapering them myself.

Thanks Frogie in advance.

 

I'm thinking it also might take a little more time too, 4-7 days to see how you do again, once on the correct morning dose and evening dose of Luvox.  Maybe even less time for you to feel better after the dose mix up the other day.

What combo are you referring to that scares you?  Is it the drug combo(Tylenol and Xanax) , or the symptom combo?

2 hours ago, UnusualRoom said:

3:15 PM: took bath. Seemed to Jack up my nervous system and exacerbated symptoms. Feel out of it and fatigued.

 

This was right before your next dose of Xanax, the .06 mg.  and then you seemed to start to focus less on symptoms.

 

Just a few questions and observations from me.  We can see what Alto and Frogie think too.

 

And keep these good Notes coming, as getting a series of days will help a lot.

 

Again, great job with them!!! 💜

 

L, P, H, and G,

mmt

 

 

Edited December 27, 2021 by manymoretodays
clarity I hope

[UnusualRoom]

1 hour ago, manymoretodays said:

Yesterdays, looks good, other than you forgot the drug name Luvox.

 

The 6.25mg is the Luvox. I'll try to make these more clear and concise in the future, getting the hang of it. 

 

1 hour ago, manymoretodays said:

Why did you dose your xanax at .03 mg at 12:40 pm and then .06 mg at 3:20 pm?

 

I've just been taking it when I need it (anxiety, muscle pain, etc.) I'm not really sure how to spread it out safely. I got some ideas from Frogie but then there were additional comments, so I'm just waiting to see what everyone thinks comprehensively once they can see more of my logs.

 

1 hour ago, manymoretodays said:

So you took 2 doses on 26th of December around 3 hours apart and then none for many hours.

Is this your usual schedule?

 

No-I don't have a schedule. I've just been taking it as needed in small 0.03 or 0.06 doses. Anymore than that, and my body reacts strongly. I seem to be extremely sensitive to meds, including Xanax.

 

1 hour ago, manymoretodays said:

And I'll @Frogieto take a look too.  I don't have personal experience with the benzo's and adjusting and tapering them myself.

Thanks Frogie in advance.

 

I'm thinking it also might take a little more time too, 4-7 days to see how you do again, once on the correct morning dose and evening dose of Luvox.  Maybe even less time for you to feel better after the dose mix up the other day.

 

Sounds good. I'd like to see what you guys think I should do in terms of an SSRI and benzo schedule right now. I don't have one right now. The only thing I have "scheduled" is this combo of 6.25 mg in the afternoon and 25 mg at night I came up with, without much knowledge on the topic. Serotonin Syndrome is something I'm nervous about,  considering I've been told I've had it before and my muscle issues with Luvox, so I feel stuck between a rock and a hard place.

 

1 hour ago, manymoretodays said:

What combo are you referring to that scares you?  Is it the drug combo(Tylenol and Xanax) , or the symptom combo?

 

Luvox and Xanax. Feel totally out of it, like my brain stops or something. I cannot stand feeling cognitively out of it or "drugged up". It reminds me of being stoned (when I'm not). 

 

1 hour ago, manymoretodays said:

Again, great job with them!!! 💜

 

 

 

Thank you. Will continue to update. 

[getofflex]

I think you could begin to gradually shift your Luvox dose to taking more of it in the AM, and less of it in the PM, as I had described earlier.  You wouldn't actually be tapering, just gradually shifting your dose as described in a previous post of mine.  This may help you with your sleep.  

[UnusualRoom]

1 minute ago, getofflex said:

I think you could begin to gradually shift your Luvox dose to taking more of it in the AM, and less of it in the PM, as I had described earlier.  You wouldn't actually be tapering, just gradually shifting your dose as described in a previous post of mine.  This may help you with your sleep.  

 

Ok. What are your thoughts on the amount? I did 25 mg for two weeks and then reinstated to 31.25 mg. Should I continue with this dose and let it level out, or go back to 25 mg to avoid kindling? 

[getofflex]

Have you felt significantly worse since you updosed to 31.25 mg on December 21?  If so, then I would revert back to the 25 mg.  If not, I would stay at your current dose until otherwise advised.  Altostrata and manymoretodays may have some good suggestions for you.  

 

In general, it's important to only make 1 drug change at a time, so if there is a problem, we know what is causing it.  Please be careful and cautious about making drug changes, as making drug changes too frequently can further destabilize the nervous system and worsen withdrawal.  

[getofflex]

If you have felt significantly worse, and choose to revert back to the 25 mg dose, then I would not shift my AM and PM dosing schedule at the same time.  

[UnusualRoom]

8 minutes ago, getofflex said:

Have you felt significantly worse since you updosed to 31.25 mg on December 21?  If so, then I would revert back to the 25 mg.  If not, I would stay at your current dose until otherwise advised.  Altostrata and manymoretodays may have some good suggestions for you.  

 

In general, it's important to only make 1 drug change at a time, so if there is a problem, we know what is causing it.  Please be careful and cautious about making drug changes, as making drug changes too frequently can further destabilize the nervous system and worsen withdrawal.  

 

I have not felt worse overall. That one night I had a *horrible* time, but as much as I hate to admit this, I think that was severe stress/anxiety as the main catalyst. Is it ok to do "uneven" doses like I'm doing? 

 

I still need to get thoughts on a Benzo schedule, just to have some stability. I know there were suggestions but then I added a lot more info so always welcome info and open to answering questions. 

 

It weirded me out with the tapering to 25, because normally I get sick within a few days. I took the 25 mg for a couple of weeks and then started feeling horrible. Like withdrawal doesn't have much stability...

[getofflex]

Then I would stay on the 31.25 Until further advised.  No don’t do uneven doses. Please take the precise same dose each and every day at the same time of the day. Please tag frogie for questions about your benzos thank you.

[UnusualRoom]

59 minutes ago, getofflex said:

Then I would stay on the 31.25 Until further advised.  No don’t do uneven doses. Please take the precise same dose each and every day at the same time of the day. Please tag frogie for questions about your benzos thank you.

 To confirm, so I should not do the 6.25 in the am and 25 in the pm, but try to get them to approx. 15.625 twice a day? 

[getofflex]

Yes and do so gradually as I described in one of my previous posts please. I’m hoping this will help you with your sleep as this may be keeping you up at night when you take your biggest dose at night.

[UnusualRoom]

Will give it a whirl. I need to find a post about how to take tiny dosages. Not sure if I should crush or shave or what.

[getofflex]

In my first post to you I have a link called tips for tapering Luvox. that will help you to figure out how to measure small doses.  The easiest way is probably to make a liquid or have a compounding pharmacy make a liquid.

Edited December 28, 2021 by getofflex

[UnusualRoom]

54 minutes ago, getofflex said:

In my first post to you I have a link called tips for tapering Luvox. that will help you to figure out how to measure small doses.  The easiest way is probably to make a liquid or have a compounding pharmacy make a liquid.

 

Thats what I was trying to find-thank you.

 

Starting tomorrow-wish me luck!

[getofflex]

Sounds excellent.  Keep us posted on how you are doing. Please continue to post your daily drug and symptom journals.  

Edited December 28, 2021 by getofflex

[UnusualRoom]

December 27th, 2021

 

8:30 A.M.-Woke up. Headache, neck pain, face pain, some tinnitus after being up for a bit. Muscle fatigue/weakness (a constant).

 

10:00 A.M.-6.35 mg Luvox

 

10:45 A.M.- Dopey/spacey/out of it. Slow thinking. Headache still there. 

 

11:00 A.M.- Anxious, muscle twitches/restlessness but still fatigued. 

 

11:15 A.M. -Muscles tightening in back of head, chest neck and throat. Sneezing.

 

12:00 P.M.- Muscle tension/pain so bad I took 0.0625 mg of Xanax. Helped a bit. 

 

12:15 P.M.-Ate. 

 

1:30 P.M.-Neck pain and rocking sensation while lying down.

 

2:00 P.M.- Had a 1/2  piece of pie.250 mg Tylenol.

 

2:30 P.M.- Some body aches & small amount of restless/akathisia feelings. Tinnitus. Rocking sensation. 

 

3:00 P.M.-Wave of muscle tightness and tinnitus. Dizziness, feeling wired and  restless  and head “squeezing”. (I think reactive hypoglycemia).

 

4:00 P.M.- Took 1 baby aspirin.

 

5:00 P.M.- Neck pain but not feeling the worst.  More mental clarity and less anxiety. 

 

6:30 P.M.- No change. Took bath and had some slight nervous system reaction but nothing horrible.

 

7:00 P.M.-Ate.

 

8:00 P.M.-0.0625 mg of Xanax. Still feeling about the same. A bit of ear/head fullness. (Possibly from eating & sugar.)

 

8:15 P.M.-Wave up dopey/fatigue. Some anxiety from feeling that way.

 

8:45 P.M.- Neck/head pain on left side. Feeling a bit jittery. As I type this, feeling a bit of panic. 

 

9:00 P.M.-Huge wave of imbalance/dizzy for a a couple seconds. 

 

9:15 P.M.-Rocking/dizzy

 

9:30 P.M.- 25 mg of Luvox

 

10:00 P.M.- High stress event. Feeling anxious, crying and angry.

 

10:00 P.M.-Took 1/4 shot of rum.

 

11:15 P.M.- Balance issues. Dizzy. Oddly feels like muscles are letting up and it’s causing dizziness. 

 

11:30 P.M.- 0.03 mg Xanax

 

**Things I always have , 24/7, that are hard to update because they're constant: lack of balance, vision/focusing eyes, muscle tension/weakness, brain fog.

[manymoretodays]

UnusualRoom,

Keep up with your Notes too please.

And it may help if you review previous posts too.

Might help to try and write down on paper suggests and advice given.

Between the WD and the benzo's, and the emotional upset......no doubt that you might be feeling some confusion.

  

On 12/24/2021 at 9:16 AM, Frogie said:

@UnusualRoom

 

No it wouldn't be safe to cold turkey off of them because you've been taking them too long now.

 

You could try to cut your dose in 1/2 and take it twice a day. That might keep the anxiety at bay and lessen the side effects.

 

It would probably be a good idea to keep notes and post them so we all know how you are doing.

 

Keep Notes on Paper

 

I'm sorry you are feeling stuck, but it will get better. It just takes time.

 

Please tag me so I know you need assistance 🙂

 

You may want to space out those Xanax doses a bit more.

21 hours ago, UnusualRoom said:

0.03mg Xanax At 11:30 am

11:30 Am: half Tylenol 

0.03mg Xanax at 12:40 PM

1:00 pm: ate

Feeling dopey but wired. This combo scares me because it feels like my body is shutting down. 

3:00Pm: feeling loagy. Having what feels like zoning out/fatigue/dissociation. 

3:15 PM: took bath. Seemed to Jack up my nervous system and exacerbated symptoms. Feel out of it and fatigued.

3:20 PM: Took 0.06 mg of Xanax 

  

Here ^, I am seeing 3 doses of Xanax.  First .03 mg an hour apart, and then while feeling out of it, you proceeded to take another larger dose of .06 mg just 3 hours later.

I don't follow any logic with that 3rd dose taken.

 

And this is getting complicated for anyone right now, if you are gradually adjusting your Luvox too.

 

17 hours ago, UnusualRoom said:

Luvox and Xanax. Feel totally out of it, like my brain stops or something. I cannot stand feeling cognitively out of it or "drugged up". It reminds me of being stoned (when I'm not). 

 

Me, I would stick to only 2 doses, of the Xanax each day, and try to stick with the .03 mg only.  Space them 6-8 hours apart, or longer if you can.

What do you use now for non-drug coping?  Sounds like a bath didn't help much.  Although you stated feeling "jacked up" and then went on to feeling fatigued, so maybe it did help.  But again.......then you followed the fatigue with Xanax?  This is not making sense to me.

 

Can you lay out your daily medication each day, or get someone to help you with that? 

 

So.....from me, this morning.  Write down, as soon as possible, todays drug schedule, complete with doses.  And then carefully get them ready to go.

Keep NOTES.

 

Thankyou.

 

L, P, H, and G,

mmt

 

[manymoretodays]

Double posted with you.

And just seeing your notes of yesterday.

Why are you doubling up on your Xanax doses now, the dosage??

And do please cut out the alcohol.

 

Come on, come on UnusualRoom.  We can only help if you are willing to help yourself a bit.

And trust me, you ARE worth it!!

 

New windows for relationships will happen.  Let's get you a bit more stable first.

Do you have anyone at all, on the ground to commiserate with, and who might be able to help you a bit right now?  Professional or other?

Break ups can be so hard.  Hugs.

 

L, P, H, and G,

mmt

[UnusualRoom]

3 minutes ago, manymoretodays said:

I don't follow any logic with that 3rd dose taken.

 

My anxiety is so high, that I take Xanax whenever I need it. (e.g. when I feel a panic attack coming on.) I don't really have a schedule because I've heard a few different ideas in here so I was waiting to see if I could come up with a more concrete answer based on my logs.

 

3 minutes ago, manymoretodays said:

 

Me, I would stick to only 2 doses, of the Xanax each day, and try to stick with the .03 mg only.  Space them 6-8 hours apart, or longer if you can.

What do you use now for non-drug coping?  Sounds like a bath didn't help much.  Although you stated feeling "jacked up" and then went on to feeling fatigued, so maybe it did help.  But again.......then you followed the fatigue with Xanax?  This is not making sense to me.

 

I go to therapy, CBT, etc. I will try to space them apart, it's just difficult with the constant panic. When I use the term "fatigued", it's not a positive one. It's not a nice, relaxed feeling, it's a "i feel like my body and soul just got drained out of my body", which causes me anxiety, so I've taken Xanax to cope with that fear. 

 

3 minutes ago, manymoretodays said:

 

Can you lay out your daily medication each day, or get someone to help you with that? 

 

 

I will give this a try today. 

[UnusualRoom]

2 minutes ago, manymoretodays said:

Double posted with you.

And just seeing your notes of yesterday.

Why are you doubling up on your Xanax doses now, the dosage??

And do please cut out the alcohol.

 

Come on, come on UnusualRoom.  We can only help if you are willing to help yourself a bit.

And trust me, you ARE worth it!!

 

New windows for relationships will happen.  Let's get you a bit more stable first.

Do you have anyone at all, on the ground to commiserate with, and who might be able to help you a bit right now?  Professional or other?

Break ups can be so hard.  Hugs.

 

L, P, H, and G,

mmt

 

Thank you. I actually have an appt with a new therapist today so I'm going to upload all this. 

 

So this is what I'm going to do: 

 

0.03mg of Xanax at 8 AM and 8 PM

6.25mg of Luvox at 10 AM and 25 mg of Luvox at 10 PM-with the intention of moving the dosages to be more even between morning and afternoon to 15.625mg at 10 AM and 10 PM respectively, and do so by adding 1mg to the AM slowly per the schedule suggested by @getofflex earlier in the post. And then I will just keep this schedule indifferently until things even out.

 

I have a question though: If I'm having adverse affects (and I am) to Luvox, which may be serotonin syndrome on some level, is it safe for me to continuing to keep taking Luvox while I'm weaning, or is that going to put me in more danger?

 

Does this sound like an appropriate schedule or no? I'm ready to do whatever I need to do but I've gotten a few different suggestions so I wanted to confirm. @Frogie @Altostrata @manymoretodays

[Frogie]

@UnusualRoom

 

I can't speak of the Luvox because @getofflex is handling that for you. But the Xanax schedule looks like it may work for you. 

 

Give it a try and if we need to review it we can. 

 

Good luck today!

[UnusualRoom]

Just now, Frogie said:

@UnusualRoom

 

I can't speak of the Luvox because @getofflex is handling that for you. But the Xanax schedule looks like it may work for you. 

 

Give it a try and if we need to review it we can. 

 

Good luck today!

 

Ok. Got Benzo schedule down. What happens if I start having a panic attack? I'm so used to taking small bits to cope with it, like even being able to leave the house. Can I make exceptions during extreme situations or do I have to hardcore stick to this?

[manymoretodays]

3 minutes ago, UnusualRoom said:

My anxiety is so high, that I take Xanax whenever I need it. (e.g. when I feel a panic attack coming on.) I don't really have a schedule because I've heard a few different ideas in here so I was waiting to see if I could come up with a more concrete answer based on my logs.

 

And I appreciate your honesty.

Yes, I'm sorry about the confusion. 

Let's try and go with simplification now.

 

While I also see that by doing what you are doing, you may be adding to your problems right now.

 

When you get to logs of consistent times and doses with your drugs for even a couple of days, that will help a lot.  We haven't got that far yet.  No ones fault.

 

3 minutes ago, UnusualRoom said:

I have a question though: If I'm having adverse affects (and I am) to Luvox, which may be serotonin syndrome on some level, is it safe for me to continuing to keep taking Luvox while I'm weaning, or is that going to put me in more danger?

 

What symptoms are you attributing to serotonin syndrome now?

And would you go ahead and do an interaction check at Drugs.com, and then link us to that, or copy and paste.

 

[Frogie]

1 minute ago, UnusualRoom said:

 

Ok. Got Benzo schedule down. What happens if I start having a panic attack? I'm so used to taking small bits to cope with it, like even being able to leave the house. Can I make exceptions during extreme situations or do I have to hardcore stick to this?

I would try my best to keep to keep to this schedule but if you had to, you could always try a very small emergency dose.

[UnusualRoom]

Just now, manymoretodays said:

 

What symptoms are you attributing to serotonin syndrome now?

And would you go ahead and do an interaction check at Drugs.com, and then link us to that, or copy and paste.

 

 

I was told I had serotonin syndrome at the ER back in September, but I was on a lot more drugs at that time too. (Luvox, xanax, hydrocodone, maxalt). I basically always had stiff/tense muscles, sometimes to the point where I can barely walk or do things without looking robotic. The dizziness, lack of balance, mental disorientation at times, headaches...I really don't know because these are also side effects of withdrawal itself, or anxiety as much as I hate to admit it, so I don't know. 

 

https://www.drugs.com/interactions-check.php?drug_list=133-54,1128-9754

[UnusualRoom]

2 minutes ago, Frogie said:

I would try my best to keep to keep to this schedule but if you had to, you could always try a very small emergency dose.

 

*Deep breath* Ok. Here Goes.

[Frogie]

2 minutes ago, UnusualRoom said:

 

*Deep breath* Ok. Here Goes.

You can do this. We are here for you.😊

[UnusualRoom]

I re-read the "weaning of Luvox" in detail. I have tried getting it compounded to no avail and there is no bead option for Luvox, or at least I was told it was not available. (I checked several well-known pharmacies as well as local, small pharmacies that do things like compounding.)

 

I saw that some people use Prozac. Give the severity of where I'm at, is switching to Prozac a viable option to give me some breathing room?

 

I remember being on it as a child and tolerated it well. 

[getofflex]

3 hours ago, UnusualRoom said:

What happens if I start having a panic attack?

There are good, sound non drug ways to deal with panic.  My firs go to is a simple technique by Dr. Claire Weekes.  I would try the third link first - How to Recover from Anxiety by Dr. Claire Weekes.  

 

Audio:  First Aid for Panic (4 minutes)
 

CBT Course:  An Introductory Self-Help Course in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
 

Audio:  How to Recover from Anxiety - Dr Claire Weekes
 

Anxiety Stuff - all kinds of stuff about anxiety attacks and things that help ...

 

 

2 hours ago, UnusualRoom said:

I re-read the "weaning of Luvox" in detail. I have tried getting it compounded to no avail and there is no bead option for Luvox, or at least I was told it was not available

You can make your own liquid.  The instructions for how to do that are in the thread "Tips for Tapering Luvox".  

 

I agree with manymoretodays - please stay away from the alcohol.  This tends to make our withdrawal symptoms worse.   

[getofflex]

Yes, you are having an adverse reaction to the Luvox.  (You feel worse after taking it, right?). 

 

However, we still need to taper off slowly enough to where you don't have severe withdrawals.  So, we are walking a tightrope. We at SA take the least harm approach, so we want to get you off of this, but don't want a withdrawal that is even worse than your adverse reaction.   Let's take things one step at a time.  Go ahead and get your dosing schedule adjusted as I discussed previously, then, we can think about a taper.

[UnusualRoom]

1 minute ago, getofflex said:

Yes, you are having an adverse reaction to the Luvox.  (You feel worse after taking it, right?). 

 

However, we still need to taper off slowly enough to where you don't have severe withdrawals.  So, we are walking a tightrope. We at SA take the least harm approach, so we want to get you off of this, but don't want a withdrawal that is even worse than your adverse reaction.   Let's take things one step at a time.  Go ahead and get your dosing schedule adjusted as I discussed previously, then, we can think about a taper.

 

Right. Definitely worse. After reading quite a bit on here, I'm doing some serious consideration into switching to Prozac at an "equivalent" dose, and then worrying about Prozac tapering. 

 

Is this viable, and if so, what mg of Prozac and how many times a day would I take it?

[getofflex]

Here is our link about doing a Prozac bridge.  This has some risks of it's own.   

 

The Prozac Switch

 

 

[Altostrata]

I would not add in another drug change, to Prozac, right now. We need to get the Luvox and Xanax schedule settled. This will take at least a week.