Blossom71 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 @Momoffour this is tough for you I know, but don’t give up. I wish there was something I could say to help you x 2 Sertraline (Lustral): 2014. Sept 50mg. Oct 100mg. Dec 150mg. 2015-2019. 150mg. 2019 Apr-May 0mg. Beg May 150mg. End May 100mg. Late June 125mg. Late Aug 100mg. 2020 Jan 75mg. April 50mg. 2022 50mg. 1Jan 45mg. 1Feb 40.5mg. Water T. 24Feb 39.5mg. 3Mar 38.5mg. 18Mar 38mg. 25Mar 37.5mg. 22Apr 37mg. 5May 36.5mg. 18May 36mg. 1Jun 35.3mg. 15Jun 34.5mg. 30Jun 34mg. 15Jul 33.5mg. 22Jul 33mg. 5Aug 32.5mg. 19Aug 32mg. 1Sept 31.5mg. 1Oct 31mg. 27 Oct 30.5. 16 Nov 30mg. 30 Nov 29.5mg. 14 Dec 29mg 2023. 2 Jan 28.5mg. 6 Feb 28mg. 10 Mar 27.5mg. 1 Apr 26.5mg. 1 May 26mg. 1 Jun 25.5mg. 1 Jul 25mg. 1 Aug 24.5mg. 17 Aug 24mg. 5 Sept 23.5mg. 9 Oct 23mg. Desogestrel: 2014 - present: Supplements: Magnesium. 400mcg Vitamin D. 10mcg. Multivit/min. 1 tab. B Complex Certirizine: 2022 May 10mg. Dec 20mg. 2023. 15mg. Omeprazole.: 2016 20mg. 2022 20mg. 15Jan 15mg. 9Feb 10mg. 25Feb 6.5mg. 15Mar 3mg. 3Apr 1.5mg. 15Apr 0mg 2023. 20mg. 15 Sept 15mg. Link to comment
Moderator Frogie Posted March 20, 2022 Moderator Share Posted March 20, 2022 @Momoffour I'm sorry to hear this. Hopefully you and your dr can figure out what is best for you at this time❤️ PREVIOUS medications and discontinuations: Have been on medications since 1996. Valium, Gabapentin, Lamictal, Prilosec and Zantac from 2000 to 2015 with a fast taper by a psychiatrist. Liquid Lexapro Nov, 2016 to 31-March, 2019 Lexapro free!!! (total Lexapro taper was 4 years-started with pill form) ---CURRENT MEDICATIONS:Supplements:Milk Thistle, Metamucil, Magnesium Citrate, Vitamin D3, Levothyroxine 25mcg, Vitamin C, Krill oil. Xanax 1mg 3x day June, 2000 to 19-September, 2020 Went from .150 grams (average weight of 1 Xanax) 3x day to .003 grams 3x day. April 1, 2021 went back on 1mg a day. Started tapering May 19, 2023. July 28, 2023-approximately .87mg. Dr. fast tapered me at the end and realized he messed up. Prescribe it again and I am doing "slower than a turtle" taper. 19-September, 2020 Xanax free!!! (total Xanax taper was 15-1/2 months-1-June, 2019-19-September, 2020) I am not a medical professional. The suggestions I make are based on personal experience. Link to comment
Momoffour Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 @Frogie how do I stop reinstatement Drug history:2002-2012 Seroquel, Lexapro, Concerta, Lamictal, various other psych drugs through my childhood, approximately age 7-17. 2016- Trazadone Adverse reaction lasted one night heart palps for a while thats it 2019- present Vienva combination birth control pill (not sure on dosage)2020- Prozac 40mg, not sure for how long2021- September- Abilify 5mg for two month taken for 3 nights at 2.5 mg then stopped2021- end of November 25mg Setraline for 2-3 weeks 2 days after cold-turkeying Sertaline, symptoms began Nicotine- 5-10 cigs a day 2/15/22- Reinstated Sertraline 1 mg updosed to 2 mg sertraline 2/21/22 updosed to 3mg sertraline 3/7/22 quick tapered back off over a few weeks DRUG FREE 4/17/22 Link to comment
Momoffour Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 Just an update that I am off everything... No full windows but better moments/days of partial windows Been better at just accepting this and praying to heal for my kids as well as everyone else in this mess. I've been drinking chamomile tea and sleep a lot better than I was and can even sleep in.. I still wake up a few times during the night but i fall right back to sleep and seem to be getting deeper sleep. All foods still ramp me up on certain days but not every day and weird vision is still here all day every day just about the only symptom I do not get windows from. Hope everyone else is doing well 💜 3 Drug history:2002-2012 Seroquel, Lexapro, Concerta, Lamictal, various other psych drugs through my childhood, approximately age 7-17. 2016- Trazadone Adverse reaction lasted one night heart palps for a while thats it 2019- present Vienva combination birth control pill (not sure on dosage)2020- Prozac 40mg, not sure for how long2021- September- Abilify 5mg for two month taken for 3 nights at 2.5 mg then stopped2021- end of November 25mg Setraline for 2-3 weeks 2 days after cold-turkeying Sertaline, symptoms began Nicotine- 5-10 cigs a day 2/15/22- Reinstated Sertraline 1 mg updosed to 2 mg sertraline 2/21/22 updosed to 3mg sertraline 3/7/22 quick tapered back off over a few weeks DRUG FREE 4/17/22 Link to comment
Roserdl Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Hi. I am glad you are getting windows. I reinstated at half my long term original dose which did help but not alleviate the symptoms. Some significantly. The lack of positive emotions is driving me nuts and reinstatement didnt help much at all with that but it can take months to restabalize after reinstatement so I'm stuck at this dose for awhile 1 Recent 2018 Zoloft 150mg (20 years taking at various times, no real issues before stopping) 2019 Risperdal one month low dose (forget amount) stopped bad reaction 2019 Remeron 7.5 mg sleep (discontinued in mid 2019) on for six months (tapered for a few weeks) Zoloft 100 mg Summer 2020/Zoloft 75 mg Summer 2021 Zoloft 50 mg November 2021/ Zoloft 25 mg First two weeks January 2022: Reinstated 50 mgJanuary Last week) Crash in February - on and off doses as doctors conflicted over serotonin syndrome/withdrawal - stopped all for two week & resumed:\ Other drugs tried in hospitals (Abilify, 1mg, 1 dose, Zyprexa 1 dose 1mg, Klonopin .25 4 doses in 2 hospitalizations) March 1 titrated Zoloft up from 0 to 65 from February to Early May Severe vision problems at 65 mg (improved depression) Taper to 55 6/15, 45mg 7/15/ 35mg 8/1, 25mg 8/15, 10 mg, 8/31 OFF 9/2022 Omg Improved with drops from August to September - November crash ONE dose Zoloft 3mg 11/17 - worsened symptoms - Remain off Zoloft Mirtazapine -3.5 mg six weeks mid march to end april, occasionally for sleep Supplements: Fish oil, magnesium, lions mane, cytokine suppress, MCT Oil Link to comment
Momoffour Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 @Roserdl I feel a lot worse now honestly but hopefully a window soon! I hope you stabilize real soon. ❤️ This is the hardest journey ever but you've got this! I agree the lack of positive emotions makes it harder for me. However, I keep trying to rewire my brain and tell myself the opposite of whatever negative I am thinking. You can message me any time you need someone or just to vent. You're not alone. Drug history:2002-2012 Seroquel, Lexapro, Concerta, Lamictal, various other psych drugs through my childhood, approximately age 7-17. 2016- Trazadone Adverse reaction lasted one night heart palps for a while thats it 2019- present Vienva combination birth control pill (not sure on dosage)2020- Prozac 40mg, not sure for how long2021- September- Abilify 5mg for two month taken for 3 nights at 2.5 mg then stopped2021- end of November 25mg Setraline for 2-3 weeks 2 days after cold-turkeying Sertaline, symptoms began Nicotine- 5-10 cigs a day 2/15/22- Reinstated Sertraline 1 mg updosed to 2 mg sertraline 2/21/22 updosed to 3mg sertraline 3/7/22 quick tapered back off over a few weeks DRUG FREE 4/17/22 Link to comment
Roserdl Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 @mTy so much. I am so sorry you are going through this too. You should recover as your duration was not that long on the drugs. I am sure of it. I have been on and off zoloft for years which is why I never thought about going off again. The only positive I can say is my physical symptoms and even some emotional brain have very much improved faster than a lot of other people long term people report so maybe the other symptoms will come along faster too. I have only had a few several hour windows of feeling semi like myself but not for a couple weeks but some days have better moments. Other improvements are gradual until the symptom are gone. Much more like a slow filling in. I take mct oil and some other things. Try to take walks everyday and get some sun. I made the mistake of reading threads here which isn't good because the worst cases are most active. I was hospitalized last month and the long term psych nurses state most people recover in months. I was thrown out because I wouldn't take more meds. I think positive talk is helpful and I listen to healing hypnosis in my sleep but then freak out and think it will never get better. Talking to old school nurses did help calm me as they reassured me they see people all the time crash off meds with cases worse than yours or mine recover. It's so hard to just trust it will be ok. You can write me too. If I don't answer right away is because I try to stay off internet as I invariably just end up scaring myself worse. If the blunting goes away I will be 90 percent healed. @momoffour 1 Recent 2018 Zoloft 150mg (20 years taking at various times, no real issues before stopping) 2019 Risperdal one month low dose (forget amount) stopped bad reaction 2019 Remeron 7.5 mg sleep (discontinued in mid 2019) on for six months (tapered for a few weeks) Zoloft 100 mg Summer 2020/Zoloft 75 mg Summer 2021 Zoloft 50 mg November 2021/ Zoloft 25 mg First two weeks January 2022: Reinstated 50 mgJanuary Last week) Crash in February - on and off doses as doctors conflicted over serotonin syndrome/withdrawal - stopped all for two week & resumed:\ Other drugs tried in hospitals (Abilify, 1mg, 1 dose, Zyprexa 1 dose 1mg, Klonopin .25 4 doses in 2 hospitalizations) March 1 titrated Zoloft up from 0 to 65 from February to Early May Severe vision problems at 65 mg (improved depression) Taper to 55 6/15, 45mg 7/15/ 35mg 8/1, 25mg 8/15, 10 mg, 8/31 OFF 9/2022 Omg Improved with drops from August to September - November crash ONE dose Zoloft 3mg 11/17 - worsened symptoms - Remain off Zoloft Mirtazapine -3.5 mg six weeks mid march to end april, occasionally for sleep Supplements: Fish oil, magnesium, lions mane, cytokine suppress, MCT Oil Link to comment
Mentor RachelSusan Posted June 9, 2022 Mentor Share Posted June 9, 2022 @Momoffour I see you got off in May. I wanted to send my best wishes. I hope you are doing alright. I got of Jan 1 of this year and I'm extremely happy about it. Warm wishes. 1 I am not a health professional in any way. I do not give medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a professional medical practitioner. NEW INFORMATION FOR GABAPENTIN TAPER April 29, 2022 900 mg to 800 mg (11%), May 29, 2022 800 to 700 mg (12.5%), June 20, 2022 700 to 650mg (8%), July 20, 2022 650 to 575 (12%), August 20, 575 to 500 (13%), Sept 20, 2020 500 to 475mg (5%) Nov 7, 2022 475 to 425 (11%), Nov 21, 2022 500mg Medications: Gabapentin, Prednisone 1.5mg a day, Cortisol Inhaler daily. HISTORY FOR ZOLOFT TAPER Feb. 2016 to June 2016 - Was on 150mg Zoloft. Put on Gabapentin at 900mg a day in 2016 due to antidepressant withdrawal. Quit Zoloft (Sertraline) June 2016, reinstated 50mg of Zoloft July 2016. From July 2016 to October 2016 went from 50 mg down 2.3 mg. I up-dosed in November 2016 to 12.5 mg. Held there until January 2017 when I started a much slower taper. STARTING SENSIBLE ZOLOFT TAPERING USING GUIDELINES FROM THIS SITE Dec. 10 2016 - switched to Liquid Zoloft (Sertraline) @ 12.5 mg. Jan. 4, 2020 1.875 mg (6.3%). Jan. 25, 2020 1.75 mg. Feb. 29, 2020 1.625mg (7.10%). Apr. 4, 2020 1.5 mg. May 9, 2020 1.375 mg. June 6, 2020 1.25 mg. (9.10%). July 4, 2020 1.125 mg. (10%). August 15, 2020 1.0 mg. Oct 24, 2020 .875 mg. Nov. 28, 2020 .75mg. Jan 16, 2021 .685mg (8.7%). Feb 13, 2021 .62mg. March 12, 2021 .56mg. May 1, 2021 .375mg. May 29, 2021 .25mg. June 26, 2021 .0125mg. July 25, 2021 .065mg. August 22, 2021 .048mg. October 2, 2021 .043mg. October 10, 2021 .038mg. October 23, 2021 .035mg. October 30, 2021 .032mg. Nov. 13, 2021 .030 mg. Dec 4, 2021 .0285 mg. Dec 11, 2021 .0265 mg. Dec 18, 2021 .0246 mg. Dec 25, 2021 .023mg. Jan 1, 2022. 0 mg. OFF COMPLETELY Link to comment
Momoffour Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 Sorry, I have not been on much. So much going on with kids and life. I should say I am about 60% better I can have coffee and whatever food I want now. I still have waves. But they're nowhere near as intense. Every now and again I get the intense ones. I am still never symptom free but soooo much better than I was!!! 3 Drug history:2002-2012 Seroquel, Lexapro, Concerta, Lamictal, various other psych drugs through my childhood, approximately age 7-17. 2016- Trazadone Adverse reaction lasted one night heart palps for a while thats it 2019- present Vienva combination birth control pill (not sure on dosage)2020- Prozac 40mg, not sure for how long2021- September- Abilify 5mg for two month taken for 3 nights at 2.5 mg then stopped2021- end of November 25mg Setraline for 2-3 weeks 2 days after cold-turkeying Sertaline, symptoms began Nicotine- 5-10 cigs a day 2/15/22- Reinstated Sertraline 1 mg updosed to 2 mg sertraline 2/21/22 updosed to 3mg sertraline 3/7/22 quick tapered back off over a few weeks DRUG FREE 4/17/22 Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted October 14, 2022 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted October 14, 2022 Thank you for providing an update. What symptoms have improved/gone and what remain? * 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
Momoffour Posted October 20, 2022 Author Share Posted October 20, 2022 @ChessieCat that is really hard to answer as I've had soooo many symptoms. I am really fatigued a lot, brain fog, and still feel a little weird at times. I have small small waves of akathisia still but very bearable. Food/drink sensitivity is gone I'm not shaky anymore Insomnia and broken sleep are gone. No more intrusive thoughts No weird dreams or nightmares Derealization I still get from time to time but also bearable. And all the rest are pretty much gone too. Drug history:2002-2012 Seroquel, Lexapro, Concerta, Lamictal, various other psych drugs through my childhood, approximately age 7-17. 2016- Trazadone Adverse reaction lasted one night heart palps for a while thats it 2019- present Vienva combination birth control pill (not sure on dosage)2020- Prozac 40mg, not sure for how long2021- September- Abilify 5mg for two month taken for 3 nights at 2.5 mg then stopped2021- end of November 25mg Setraline for 2-3 weeks 2 days after cold-turkeying Sertaline, symptoms began Nicotine- 5-10 cigs a day 2/15/22- Reinstated Sertraline 1 mg updosed to 2 mg sertraline 2/21/22 updosed to 3mg sertraline 3/7/22 quick tapered back off over a few weeks DRUG FREE 4/17/22 Link to comment
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