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There's a rosemary hedge down the road, and I like to run my hand over it while I'm walking past. The smell lingers on my hand. The owners of the hedge say everyone does it!

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2005 St John's Wort / 2006-2012 Lexapro 20mg, 2 failed attempts to stop, tapered over 4.5 months in early 2012

January 2013 started Sertraline, over time worked up to 100mg

July 2014 Sertraline dropped from 100mg to 75mg, held for six months, slower tapering until 2019 22 Dec 3.2mg

2020 Sertraline 19 Jan 3.1mg, 26 Jan 3.0mg; 1 Mar 2.9, 7 Mar 2.8, May (some drops here) 24 May 2.5, May 29 2.4, June 21 2.3, June 28 2.2mg,  July 4 2.1mg, July 24 (or maybe a bit before) 2mg, early Nov switched to home made suspension; 29 Nov 1.8mg; approx 25 Dec 1.6mg)

2021 Some time in about Jan/Feb realised probably on more like 1.8mg and poss mixing error in making suspension; doses after 10 Feb accurate; 10 Feb 1.6mg; 7 Mar 1.4, continued monthly

10% drops until 1mg, then dropped 0.1mg monthly.

May 2022,0.1mg, now dropping 0.01mg per week

29 August 2022 - first day of zero!

My thread here at SA: https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/1775-bubbles/page/21/

Current: Armour Thyroid

 

 

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I found I'm allergic to lavender.

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http://www.medpagetoday.com/PrimaryCare/AlternativeMedicine/36197

 

Aromatherapy: Two Hours Is Too Much

By Cole Petrochko, Staff Writer, MedPage Today

Published: November 30, 2012

 

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  • Aromatherapy can help patients relax by initially reducing heart rate and blood pressure significantly, but those benefits may be reversed if exposure lasts more than an hour, a study found.
  • Note that exposure to the oil vapor for periods of 90 to 120 minutes was significantly associated with increased blood pressure and heart rate.

Aromatherapy can help patients relax by initially reducing heart rate and blood pressure significantly, but those benefits may be reversed if exposure lasts more than an hour, researchers found.

 

Presence of essential oil vapor -- the vapor from aromatherapy -- was significantly associated with reduced blood pressure and heart rate from 15 minutes to 60 minutes after exposure (P<0.05) among a sample of healthy spa workers in Taiwan, according to Kai-Jen Chuang, PhD, of Taipei Medical University in Taiwan, and colleagues.

 

However, exposure to the oil vapor for periods of 90 to 120 minutes was significantly associated with increased blood pressure and heart rate (P<0.05), they wrote online in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

 

"The inhalation of air pollutants has been reported to induce pulmonary oxidative stress, inflammation, and autonomic dysfunction," they noted, adding that those "biological processes may also be applied to the adverse effects of the total volatile organic compound exposure on cardiovascular health."

 

The researchers analyzed associations between heart and blood pressure with oil vapors generated by an aromatherapy machine known as an ultrasonic atomizer in 100 healthy, nonsmoking Taiwanese spa workers. Participants were mostly female (51%); younger (average age 22.5); and had an average heart rate of 71.2 beats/minute, an average systolic blood pressure of 123.5 mmHg, and an average diastolic blood pressure of 84.1 mmHg.

 

Each participant received a baseline screening and was exposed to essential oil vapor for 2 hours at three study site visits. During the 2-hour exposures, participant blood pressure and heart rate were recorded at 15-minute intervals. The researchers also measured levels of volatile organic compound -- the aromatherapy oils -- in the environment during the 2-hour period at 1-minute intervals.

 

Average levels of volatile organic compounds were 82.2 parts per billion, and levels of aromatherapy oils, blood pressure, heart rate, and study room humidity and temperature did not vary significantly between visits.

 

Mean declines in blood pressure and heart rate were greatest at 45 minutes into the aromatherapy sessions....

 

Declines in systolic blood pressure and heart rate were smallest at 15 minutes, while diastolic blood pressure declines were smallest at 60 minutes.

 

At 90 minutes to 120 minutes, heart rate and blood pressure were significantly higher (P<0.05), and were all highest at 120 minutes -- mean systolic blood pressure was elevated by 2.19 mmHg (95% CI 0.79 to 3.59), diastolic blood pressure was elevated by 1.79 mmHg (95% CI 0.66 to 2.86), and heart rate was raised by 1.70 beats/minute (95% CI 0.93 to 2.47).

 

They concluded that 1-hour aromatherapy exposure "could be a useful method of stress relief," but that prolonged exposure for over an hour "may be harmful to cardiovascular health in young, healthy subjects."

 

They added that future studies could measure long-term cardiopulmonary and psychological outcomes of vaporized essential oil exposure.

 

The authors noted that the study was limited by missing measures for other possible environmental air pollutants, limited intra-individual measures, additional unmeasured confounders, relevance of short-term heart rate and blood pressure effects on long-term outcomes, and limited numbers of measures from participants.

 

The study was funded by the National Science Council of Taiwan.

 

The authors declared no conflicts of interest.

 

Primary source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Source reference:

Chuang KJ, et al "The effect of essential oil on heart rate and blood pressure among solus por aqua workers" Eur J Prev Cardiol 2012; DOI: 10.1177/2047487312469474.

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All of the above is interesting to me. I have found a combination that is calming and pleasant: drops of bergamot and an amber blend in a tub of warm water .

 

When I am dressed and walk by the bathroom the aroma makes me smile :)

 

Unfortunately I have wasted $ on aromas I don't like.. Sometimes what you smell from the bottle is entirely different than when you use it.

Fall 1995 xanax, zoloft. switched to Serzone

1996- spring 2003serzone/ xanax/ lightbox.

b]Fall 2003- Fall 2004? Lexapro 10 mg. Light box /4 mg. xanax.[/b]

2004 - Fall of 2009 10 mg Lex, 150 mg Wellbutrin XL % 4 mg xanax

November 2009- Sept. 2011 10 mg lex., 300 Well. XL, 4 mg Xanax [/b

Sept.2012- July 2012 20 mg Lex 300 Well. XL, 4 mg Xanax

My mantra " go slow & with the flow "

3/2/13.. Began equal dosing 5 Xs /day xanax, while simultaneously incorporating a 2.5 % drop ( from 3.5 mg/day to 3.4 mg/day)

4/6/13 dropped from 300 mg. Wellbutrin XL to 150 mg. Difficult but DONE! Down to 3.3 mg xanax/ day / 6/10/13 3 mg xanax/day; 7/15/2013 2.88mg xanax/day.

10/ 1/2013...... 2.5 mg xanax… ( switched to tablets again) WOO HOO!!!!!! Holding here… cont. with Lexapro.

1/ 2/2014.. tapered to 18mg ( by weight) of a 26 mg ( by weight) pill of 20 mg tab. lexapro. goal is 13mg (by weight OR 10 mg by ingredient content) and STOPPED. Feeling very down with unbalanced, unpredictable WD symptoms.

1/2/2014- ??? Taking a brain-healing break from tapering anything after actively tapering something for 1.5 years. So… daily doses as of 2/2/2014: 18 mg by weight Lex, 150 mg Well. XL, 2.5 mg xanax, down from 26 mg by weight Lex., 300 mg well. XL, 4 mg xanax in August, 2012. I'll take it. :) 5/8/14 started equivalent dose liquid./ tabs. 5/13/14 1.5 % cut.

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Oh, if it touches my skin, I'll get hives.

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Do you react if you smell it too?

B

2005 St John's Wort / 2006-2012 Lexapro 20mg, 2 failed attempts to stop, tapered over 4.5 months in early 2012

January 2013 started Sertraline, over time worked up to 100mg

July 2014 Sertraline dropped from 100mg to 75mg, held for six months, slower tapering until 2019 22 Dec 3.2mg

2020 Sertraline 19 Jan 3.1mg, 26 Jan 3.0mg; 1 Mar 2.9, 7 Mar 2.8, May (some drops here) 24 May 2.5, May 29 2.4, June 21 2.3, June 28 2.2mg,  July 4 2.1mg, July 24 (or maybe a bit before) 2mg, early Nov switched to home made suspension; 29 Nov 1.8mg; approx 25 Dec 1.6mg)

2021 Some time in about Jan/Feb realised probably on more like 1.8mg and poss mixing error in making suspension; doses after 10 Feb accurate; 10 Feb 1.6mg; 7 Mar 1.4, continued monthly

10% drops until 1mg, then dropped 0.1mg monthly.

May 2022,0.1mg, now dropping 0.01mg per week

29 August 2022 - first day of zero!

My thread here at SA: https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/1775-bubbles/page/21/

Current: Armour Thyroid

 

 

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I like aromatherapy but I'm totally unscientific about it. I googled some recipes for anxiety/depression/whatever I wanted to "treat" and then smelled some oils at the shop. If I liked them, I bought them. Haven't used them fro a while, must get them out again. Not sure if they helped or not, but they were pleasant.

B

2005 St John's Wort / 2006-2012 Lexapro 20mg, 2 failed attempts to stop, tapered over 4.5 months in early 2012

January 2013 started Sertraline, over time worked up to 100mg

July 2014 Sertraline dropped from 100mg to 75mg, held for six months, slower tapering until 2019 22 Dec 3.2mg

2020 Sertraline 19 Jan 3.1mg, 26 Jan 3.0mg; 1 Mar 2.9, 7 Mar 2.8, May (some drops here) 24 May 2.5, May 29 2.4, June 21 2.3, June 28 2.2mg,  July 4 2.1mg, July 24 (or maybe a bit before) 2mg, early Nov switched to home made suspension; 29 Nov 1.8mg; approx 25 Dec 1.6mg)

2021 Some time in about Jan/Feb realised probably on more like 1.8mg and poss mixing error in making suspension; doses after 10 Feb accurate; 10 Feb 1.6mg; 7 Mar 1.4, continued monthly

10% drops until 1mg, then dropped 0.1mg monthly.

May 2022,0.1mg, now dropping 0.01mg per week

29 August 2022 - first day of zero!

My thread here at SA: https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/1775-bubbles/page/21/

Current: Armour Thyroid

 

 

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Since I had a bad reaction to it, I stay away from it. I'm still somewhat hypersensitive.

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Hi Alto

I think you were right to be skeptical regarding this thread.

Knowing what I know now I believe that what happened above was pure coincidence.

I don't know if you want to remove this thread so as not to mislead others ?

1999 50mg citalopram / celexa for anxiety and depression.

dec 2007 50mg - 40mg, march 2009 40mg - 30mg, july 2009 30mg - 20mg, aug 2009 20mg - 30mg, sept 2009 30mg - 20mg, jan 2010 20mg - 30mg, july 2010 30mg - 25mg (one 20mg and half a 10mg tablet), july 2010 - july 2013 25mg

 

July 2013 began tapering down in 1mg increments, dissolving the tablets in water and using a syringe as suggested by Rhi. Had a few hiccups along the way as can be seen in my thread.

 

End December 2013, now down to 11.25mg.

Dec 2013 to present day still on 11.25 mg. I have hit, what Professor Healy terms, a shelf. I became extremely destabilised when I reduced from 12.25mg to 11.25mg. Only now, after some 15 months am I starting to really recover from it.

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1999 50mg citalopram / celexa for anxiety and depression.

dec 2007 50mg - 40mg, march 2009 40mg - 30mg, july 2009 30mg - 20mg, aug 2009 20mg - 30mg, sept 2009 30mg - 20mg, jan 2010 20mg - 30mg, july 2010 30mg - 25mg (one 20mg and half a 10mg tablet), july 2010 - july 2013 25mg

 

July 2013 began tapering down in 1mg increments, dissolving the tablets in water and using a syringe as suggested by Rhi. Had a few hiccups along the way as can be seen in my thread.

 

End December 2013, now down to 11.25mg.

Dec 2013 to present day still on 11.25 mg. I have hit, what Professor Healy terms, a shelf. I became extremely destabilised when I reduced from 12.25mg to 11.25mg. Only now, after some 15 months am I starting to really recover from it.

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i disagee, I had a sever reaction to tee tree oil and im sure it was becasue it is an MAO inhibitor

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Hi mm100

There may be something in that then?

I was having really bad episodes that would last about a week. At the time I was looking for external triggers.

I now believe these to be all part of the side effects of the ssri.

Who's to say if ingesting an Mao inhibitor, be it through the pores, contributed on that occasion.

I certainly wouldn't discount the idea 100%.

1999 50mg citalopram / celexa for anxiety and depression.

dec 2007 50mg - 40mg, march 2009 40mg - 30mg, july 2009 30mg - 20mg, aug 2009 20mg - 30mg, sept 2009 30mg - 20mg, jan 2010 20mg - 30mg, july 2010 30mg - 25mg (one 20mg and half a 10mg tablet), july 2010 - july 2013 25mg

 

July 2013 began tapering down in 1mg increments, dissolving the tablets in water and using a syringe as suggested by Rhi. Had a few hiccups along the way as can be seen in my thread.

 

End December 2013, now down to 11.25mg.

Dec 2013 to present day still on 11.25 mg. I have hit, what Professor Healy terms, a shelf. I became extremely destabilised when I reduced from 12.25mg to 11.25mg. Only now, after some 15 months am I starting to really recover from it.

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I don't know how many people here are fond of Aromatherapy, but I find that along side sound therapy, it is very soothing. 

 

I have recently found that in the United States, in the "Walgreens" stores there is a brand of products called, "Nature's Truth". They sell inexpensive and quality aromatherapy ointments, sprays, candles and much more. It is also  gluten and paraben free.

 

They also carry different uses, like for example the Good Nite spray I have is not only small and portable but really helps me with my insomnia. 

 

I hope this can be of some use to some members here, 

 

Cymbalta, Zoloft, Effexor: All during the past two years. When I was prescribed them, I would either take one pill a day for 2 days and the stop usage all together.

Pristiq: Taken for 2/3 weeks around April 2017. unknown dosage.  Discontinued cold turkey. 

Xanax: All thought 2017 here and there for panic attacks only. 

Focalin 10 mg: Taken on May 1st, 2017, discontinued after 3 days of usage. Cold Turkey.

Hospitalized May 13th, 2017.

Trazodone 10 mg: First doses around May 14th, 2017, The doses were taken sporadically for sleep along side Xanax and Triazolam. Stopped these cold turkey

Xanax & Triazolam: unknown dosage, used for sleep whenever I needed. Stopped usage cold turkey.

Paxil 40 mg: First dose around May 14th, 2017. Then I began having side effects so I found this website and began taper. 

September: Started Taper, dropped to 27 mg. Paxil

Beginning of October: Dropped to 24 mg. Paxil

October 12th 2017 & Current Dose: Dropped down to 21 mg Paxil. 

 

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I just added a caution note to Post #1 about some essential oils used in diffusers being toxic to dogs and cats.

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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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I use a brand called doterra. Its blends are lovely especially serenity and balance. Otherwise, I go to tj maxx and look there, they always have some where I live. The brands for that one I use are naturelove and zevana and nature's truth. Also I accidentally used diluted tea tree oil on my dog once (was on my hands after I used it on myself). I realized she felt bad and looked it up and then gave her a shower immediately. Going to avoid that next time.

My medications were short-timed and low-dosed, but still affected my life a lot; all this is in 2017.

June 21 - June 28 (inpatient) - 300 mg lithium

June 6 -  July 14 (inpatient then outpatient) - 10 mg zyprexa

July 14 - July 17 (outpatient try taper) - 7.5 mg zyprexa

July 18 - July 21 (outpatient doctor changed) - 10 mg zyprexa

July 21 - July 24 (outpatient doctor said got worse) -  15 mg zyprexa

July 25 - now (quit ct with family supervision) - nothing

 

I quit ct and was successful, but there were tons of symptoms and without my family support probably impossible. My situation was fortunate, and maybe if I tapered there would be less symptoms. But I feel what worked was a will to keep going, patience, and attitude to want to get better in any situation ct or tapering.

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I have little lavender bags and find the smells nice as seem to be hyper sensitive to smells at the moment

and it helps 

Fluoxetine 20mg a day, (mornings) Amitryptilline 10-50mg (evenings) for last two years (usually lowest dose of the latter) Previously on and off Fluoxetine since 1999. Off completely for pregnancies in 200s with no problems but recently more difficult to withdraw.End 2018 Tapered to 10mg Fluoxetine (am) and 10mg Amitryptilline (evening)Co-codomol 30/500 prescribed (one to two tabs 6 hrly as required for pain)

 

Start Jan 2019 5mg Fluoxetine mornings. Stopped amitryptilline.

6th Feb 2019 Stopped Fluoxetine, 2 X 425mg St Johns Wort daily. 

9th Feb 2019 Reinstated 5mg Prozac, stopped SJW due to headaches and upset tummy.

10th Feb 2019 Started using liquid diluted Prozac and syringe, dividing doses (2 X 2.5ml) = 5mg daily

12th Feb 2019 Stopped prozac after even small doses seem to be causing a bad reaction.

17th Feb 2019 Started taking single dose 425mg SJW mornings 

 

Also taking supplements: Multivitamin, Longvida Curcumin 500mg a day, Magnesium Citrate 500mg/day, Magnesium L-threonate 50mg/day, Omega 3 (with Vit E) 1000mg/day, Vitamin D3 20000IU

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Essential oil and depression study Done in 2017

 

Please move or remove if this has already been posted.  This should be of importance to those who are sensitive to antidepressants and using certain essential oils. I was considering using oils for relaxation and then when I went to see how they worked I came across this study. 

 

https://res.mdpi.com/d_attachment/molecules/molecules-22-01290/article_deploy/molecules-22-01290.pdf

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added title, merged from journal articles to topic

 

*Currently at 8.2-8.5 mg of my 10mg pill of Paxil (they actually weigh 12.5mg) 

january 2023 I began reducing my med again. I was a 9mg weight for years, I went to 8.9 in January, went to 8.6mg in February, and in March 2023 I went down to 8.5-8.2 mg ( my scale varies, so I stick within that .3 range because of that) 

*No other supplements or vitamins 

*Taper schedule in the pdf 

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-5vShtJtwAOGA30OxIP87steLmMdFzD29F0fzAPD564

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Hi Vonnegutjunky, @Vonnegutjunky

I did go ahead and move your post, and the link to the article here, on topic or aromatherapy and essential oils.

It does look like a valid article, more scientific.

When posting in Journals and Scientific studies, this is the format, for posting that Alto likes to see and why:

As it is not directly related to WD or WD syndrome, perhaps this is the best place for it.

If you'd like to copy and quote parts of the article here, that pertained to your experiences, that would be great too!

Or feel free to talk about your own experiences with aromatherapy and essential oils.

I'm just reading through it now.  And am a long term, off and on user of aromatherapy, and learning a bit more about plant medicine too.  I'm also drug free at this point.

I mostly just diffuse essential oils.  I do some topical as well, on my ears and below my nose, and then on my upper back.  Mostly for relaxation effects with good results.

I have been a little sensitive to the plant sage, when putting it behind my ears in Inipi(sweat lodge).  I have gotten some irritation every now and then.  It usually clears fairly quickly.

So.....I much appreciate your share of this article.

 

Best, L, P, H, and G,

mmt

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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 8/23/2021 at 7:22 PM, Shashal said:

 

 

I found some positive reviews in SA for lavender oil to treat anxious, so I tried the brand name Sermind which contains 80mg Silexan lavender oil. I felt significant anti-anxiety effects after 20 mins I took it, I thought it might be the coincidence. But I felt the same next day. I thought I found the cure for the anxious that I had already have bad effects from Tandospirone.

 

I stop taking Tandospirone and took Sermind instead, it worked well in three days, for the fourth day, I stared to feel dry mouth, muscle pain, agitation, head pressure… Even one drop of it can trigger the symptoms in the day 7, the same symptoms of high serotonin! What the heck?!

 

Then I did the research for the Silexan lavender oil, I found lavender oil is affects on 5-HT1A receptor too. 

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4360214/

 

So if you sensitive to any serotonergic drugs, or you have any serotonin toxicity symptoms, you may want to avoid lavender oil.

 

Because of bad reaction to the oral lavender oil, I made them to Aromatherapy during my sleep, and it also caused my neck and back stiffnesses the next day, so I stop using it although it makes me sleep very tight and even hard to open my eyes.

Xanax 0.4mg on and off only for bedtime occasionally from 2015

2019.6 Xanax Inter-dose withdraw after 8 weeks continuous usage 

2019.6.3 100mg Zoloft

2019.6.27 CT 0.4mg Xanax cross over to 7.14mg Valium 75mg Trazodone

2019.8.29 Jumped Valium at 0.5mg

2019.12.15 Jumped Zoloft at 4mg

2020.1.4 Jumped Trazodone at 5mg

2020.6.1 95% healed with no symptoms and sleep very well

2021.4.6 Reinstated 1mg Zoloft and 10mg x3 Tandospirone for anxiety setback from antibiotics 2021.4.25 0.5mg Zoloft and 10mg x3 Tandospirone 2021.5.7 Jumped Zoloft at 0.25mg as adverse effects 2021.6.2Tapered and jumped Tandospirone as mild serotonin syndrome Couldn’t take Seremind (Lavender oil) neither it could also cause the serotonin syndrome 2021.6.13 1mg Cyproheptadine before bed and got better and better 2021.8.13 Bad wave don’t know if triggered by chocolate ice cream

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* 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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added link to topic on Lavender only to first post here

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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I plan to try some essential oils as a regular sniffing. Since a minor taste of dust of western medication invega can have an immediate effect on my neurotransmitters and smoking can effect somebodys neurotransmitters it might be likely that strong organic fully natural without chemicals nature based auromas can have a soothing effect. I already know which company is legit. Now its just to spend the money. No need to put any on just sniffing medicinal plants oil since the herbs they come from all have medicinal value in herbal teas and such to see if it effects neurotransmitters.

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Zyprexa (not sure what mg) But got off after a month of being put on in hospital. early 2007 Respirodol (experienced ackathesia so got off in 4 - 6 months from a 6mg dose) Later 2007 tried Seroquel but got offbecause didn't like it.  Later 2007 tried Abilify but had ackathesia, got off2008 - 2015 Unmedicated but on Serequel 800mg when hospitalized   Later 2015 - Unmedicated but put on Prolixyn when hospitalized (Had very uncomfortable stiffness so got off immediately when out of hospital)2016 Unmedicated but put on Haldol when hospitalized (caused Seizures and stiffness couldn't lay down for 3 days until taken off) Later 2016Tried Zyprexa irregular dosesEarly 2017 Put on Zyprexa 15mg stayed on 15 mg until 2020 January 2020 Zyprexa 15mg didn't seem to be working so increased to Zyprexa 20mgOctober - December 2020 Reduced Zyprexa from 20 mg to 15mg to 10mg to 7.5mg to 5mg to 2.5mg. Hospitalized January 1st 2021March 2021 15mg Zyprexa April 12.5mg Zyprexa  May, June and July 10mg Zyprexa, August 7.5mg Zyprexa, September 1st toOctober 23th 2021 5mg Zyprexa.  October 23rd - December 13th 3.75mg Zyprexa December 13th - January 12th 3.1mg Zyprexa HOSPITALIZED FOR 4.5 MONTHS put on 10mg then 15mg then 20mg of Zyprexa (Givenlong acting injection of Thorazine as well).  May 23rd 2022 Reduced from 20mg to 17.5mg Zyprexa, June 9th 15mg started nighttime. April 2023 taken off Zyprexa cold turkey and put on two monthly injections of Invega Sustena.

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  • guile2 changed the title to Smelling authentic fully organic 100% natural essential oils as a therapy

I found an all organic all natural company for essential oils. Hopefully they can cause an improvement in neurotransmitters. It was odd that frankensense smelled a little like gasoline although rosemary is nice and calming somewhat to smell 

 

(I got a refund from the seller on amazon and decided to buy the frankensence directly from the company.)

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Zyprexa (not sure what mg) But got off after a month of being put on in hospital. early 2007 Respirodol (experienced ackathesia so got off in 4 - 6 months from a 6mg dose) Later 2007 tried Seroquel but got offbecause didn't like it.  Later 2007 tried Abilify but had ackathesia, got off2008 - 2015 Unmedicated but on Serequel 800mg when hospitalized   Later 2015 - Unmedicated but put on Prolixyn when hospitalized (Had very uncomfortable stiffness so got off immediately when out of hospital)2016 Unmedicated but put on Haldol when hospitalized (caused Seizures and stiffness couldn't lay down for 3 days until taken off) Later 2016Tried Zyprexa irregular dosesEarly 2017 Put on Zyprexa 15mg stayed on 15 mg until 2020 January 2020 Zyprexa 15mg didn't seem to be working so increased to Zyprexa 20mgOctober - December 2020 Reduced Zyprexa from 20 mg to 15mg to 10mg to 7.5mg to 5mg to 2.5mg. Hospitalized January 1st 2021March 2021 15mg Zyprexa April 12.5mg Zyprexa  May, June and July 10mg Zyprexa, August 7.5mg Zyprexa, September 1st toOctober 23th 2021 5mg Zyprexa.  October 23rd - December 13th 3.75mg Zyprexa December 13th - January 12th 3.1mg Zyprexa HOSPITALIZED FOR 4.5 MONTHS put on 10mg then 15mg then 20mg of Zyprexa (Givenlong acting injection of Thorazine as well).  May 23rd 2022 Reduced from 20mg to 17.5mg Zyprexa, June 9th 15mg started nighttime. April 2023 taken off Zyprexa cold turkey and put on two monthly injections of Invega Sustena.

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Ordered these today

 

Organic Rosemary Essential Oil

Organic Frankincense Essential Oil

Organic Copaiba Essential Oil

Organic Cajeput Essential Oil

Organic Clove Bud Essential Oil

Organic Cypress Essential Oil

Organic Pine Essential Oil

Organic Eucalyptus (Radiata) Essential Oil

 

I really dont know if it will improve my neurotransmitter health at all to smell these i probably wont put any on my body. Maybe pine deoderant if i mix it with organic olive oil from trader joes, but might as well give it a try.

 

 

 

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Zyprexa (not sure what mg) But got off after a month of being put on in hospital. early 2007 Respirodol (experienced ackathesia so got off in 4 - 6 months from a 6mg dose) Later 2007 tried Seroquel but got offbecause didn't like it.  Later 2007 tried Abilify but had ackathesia, got off2008 - 2015 Unmedicated but on Serequel 800mg when hospitalized   Later 2015 - Unmedicated but put on Prolixyn when hospitalized (Had very uncomfortable stiffness so got off immediately when out of hospital)2016 Unmedicated but put on Haldol when hospitalized (caused Seizures and stiffness couldn't lay down for 3 days until taken off) Later 2016Tried Zyprexa irregular dosesEarly 2017 Put on Zyprexa 15mg stayed on 15 mg until 2020 January 2020 Zyprexa 15mg didn't seem to be working so increased to Zyprexa 20mgOctober - December 2020 Reduced Zyprexa from 20 mg to 15mg to 10mg to 7.5mg to 5mg to 2.5mg. Hospitalized January 1st 2021March 2021 15mg Zyprexa April 12.5mg Zyprexa  May, June and July 10mg Zyprexa, August 7.5mg Zyprexa, September 1st toOctober 23th 2021 5mg Zyprexa.  October 23rd - December 13th 3.75mg Zyprexa December 13th - January 12th 3.1mg Zyprexa HOSPITALIZED FOR 4.5 MONTHS put on 10mg then 15mg then 20mg of Zyprexa (Givenlong acting injection of Thorazine as well).  May 23rd 2022 Reduced from 20mg to 17.5mg Zyprexa, June 9th 15mg started nighttime. April 2023 taken off Zyprexa cold turkey and put on two monthly injections of Invega Sustena.

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After smelling a bottle of certain essential oil for a few minutes my sex drive psychosis symptoms problem that ive had for over two years every waking moment which included seeing colors triggering lust in the body fixed itself. Id say i got my moneys worth for $10. If you want to know what company i used and what plant the essential oil was send me a private message because i dont want any pharmecutical companys that see this post ruining the seller by buying it up or other ways to ruin the ability for me and others to get it. 

 

 

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Zyprexa (not sure what mg) But got off after a month of being put on in hospital. early 2007 Respirodol (experienced ackathesia so got off in 4 - 6 months from a 6mg dose) Later 2007 tried Seroquel but got offbecause didn't like it.  Later 2007 tried Abilify but had ackathesia, got off2008 - 2015 Unmedicated but on Serequel 800mg when hospitalized   Later 2015 - Unmedicated but put on Prolixyn when hospitalized (Had very uncomfortable stiffness so got off immediately when out of hospital)2016 Unmedicated but put on Haldol when hospitalized (caused Seizures and stiffness couldn't lay down for 3 days until taken off) Later 2016Tried Zyprexa irregular dosesEarly 2017 Put on Zyprexa 15mg stayed on 15 mg until 2020 January 2020 Zyprexa 15mg didn't seem to be working so increased to Zyprexa 20mgOctober - December 2020 Reduced Zyprexa from 20 mg to 15mg to 10mg to 7.5mg to 5mg to 2.5mg. Hospitalized January 1st 2021March 2021 15mg Zyprexa April 12.5mg Zyprexa  May, June and July 10mg Zyprexa, August 7.5mg Zyprexa, September 1st toOctober 23th 2021 5mg Zyprexa.  October 23rd - December 13th 3.75mg Zyprexa December 13th - January 12th 3.1mg Zyprexa HOSPITALIZED FOR 4.5 MONTHS put on 10mg then 15mg then 20mg of Zyprexa (Givenlong acting injection of Thorazine as well).  May 23rd 2022 Reduced from 20mg to 17.5mg Zyprexa, June 9th 15mg started nighttime. April 2023 taken off Zyprexa cold turkey and put on two monthly injections of Invega Sustena.

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2 hours ago, guile2 said:

After smelling a bottle of certain essential oil for a few minutes my sex drive psychosis symptoms problem that ive had for over two years every waking moment which included seeing colors triggering lust in the body fixed itself. Id say i got my moneys worth for $10. If you want to know what company i used and what plant the essential oil was send me a private message because i dont want any pharmecutical companys that see this post ruining the seller by buying it up or other ways to ruin the ability for me and others to get it. 

 

 

Furthermore apsychosis symptom of thoughts sticking with associations with other thoughts which has bothered me for about 6 years fixed itself. Triggering of anxiety got a lot better. My thoughts started thinking diffefent in my head. Not back to normal way of thinking but better.

 

 

Organic essential oils from tne right company that makes it. Completely naturrally processed... a valuable experience.

 

Id say briain stuff is effected by true organic plant oils

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Zyprexa (not sure what mg) But got off after a month of being put on in hospital. early 2007 Respirodol (experienced ackathesia so got off in 4 - 6 months from a 6mg dose) Later 2007 tried Seroquel but got offbecause didn't like it.  Later 2007 tried Abilify but had ackathesia, got off2008 - 2015 Unmedicated but on Serequel 800mg when hospitalized   Later 2015 - Unmedicated but put on Prolixyn when hospitalized (Had very uncomfortable stiffness so got off immediately when out of hospital)2016 Unmedicated but put on Haldol when hospitalized (caused Seizures and stiffness couldn't lay down for 3 days until taken off) Later 2016Tried Zyprexa irregular dosesEarly 2017 Put on Zyprexa 15mg stayed on 15 mg until 2020 January 2020 Zyprexa 15mg didn't seem to be working so increased to Zyprexa 20mgOctober - December 2020 Reduced Zyprexa from 20 mg to 15mg to 10mg to 7.5mg to 5mg to 2.5mg. Hospitalized January 1st 2021March 2021 15mg Zyprexa April 12.5mg Zyprexa  May, June and July 10mg Zyprexa, August 7.5mg Zyprexa, September 1st toOctober 23th 2021 5mg Zyprexa.  October 23rd - December 13th 3.75mg Zyprexa December 13th - January 12th 3.1mg Zyprexa HOSPITALIZED FOR 4.5 MONTHS put on 10mg then 15mg then 20mg of Zyprexa (Givenlong acting injection of Thorazine as well).  May 23rd 2022 Reduced from 20mg to 17.5mg Zyprexa, June 9th 15mg started nighttime. April 2023 taken off Zyprexa cold turkey and put on two monthly injections of Invega Sustena.

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Similar topics merged.  @guile2before starting a new topic, please do a site search, and see if there is already an existing topic, and add to that.  Thank you.  

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other meds: Levothyroxine 75 mg

magnesium in small amounts at 4 AM, before bed

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suppl 8 PM: magnesium 350 mg, extended release vitamin C, melatonin 2 mg

 

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1 minute ago, getofflex said:

Similar topics merged.  @guile2before starting a new topic, please do a site search, and see if there is already an existing topic, and add to that.  Thank you.  

 

Yes Uh I already had asked Alto to delete the thread I posted because I had found a similar topic. It's a little frustrating contributing to topics that might not be the ones I want my information on. For example a topic about plant medicine was merged into a diet topic. Plant medicine is not a diet. And there is no topic on the forum talking about plants as medicine (of course not marajwana or anything related). Although for this essential oil thread I was at fault. I saw the mistake, posted in the right thread and asked a mod to delete the thread I posted. 

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Zyprexa (not sure what mg) But got off after a month of being put on in hospital. early 2007 Respirodol (experienced ackathesia so got off in 4 - 6 months from a 6mg dose) Later 2007 tried Seroquel but got offbecause didn't like it.  Later 2007 tried Abilify but had ackathesia, got off2008 - 2015 Unmedicated but on Serequel 800mg when hospitalized   Later 2015 - Unmedicated but put on Prolixyn when hospitalized (Had very uncomfortable stiffness so got off immediately when out of hospital)2016 Unmedicated but put on Haldol when hospitalized (caused Seizures and stiffness couldn't lay down for 3 days until taken off) Later 2016Tried Zyprexa irregular dosesEarly 2017 Put on Zyprexa 15mg stayed on 15 mg until 2020 January 2020 Zyprexa 15mg didn't seem to be working so increased to Zyprexa 20mgOctober - December 2020 Reduced Zyprexa from 20 mg to 15mg to 10mg to 7.5mg to 5mg to 2.5mg. Hospitalized January 1st 2021March 2021 15mg Zyprexa April 12.5mg Zyprexa  May, June and July 10mg Zyprexa, August 7.5mg Zyprexa, September 1st toOctober 23th 2021 5mg Zyprexa.  October 23rd - December 13th 3.75mg Zyprexa December 13th - January 12th 3.1mg Zyprexa HOSPITALIZED FOR 4.5 MONTHS put on 10mg then 15mg then 20mg of Zyprexa (Givenlong acting injection of Thorazine as well).  May 23rd 2022 Reduced from 20mg to 17.5mg Zyprexa, June 9th 15mg started nighttime. April 2023 taken off Zyprexa cold turkey and put on two monthly injections of Invega Sustena.

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@guile2 the post I merged was one about smelling essential oils that you posted on Wednesday, which is appropriate in a thread called "Aromatherapy and Essential Oils".  

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other meds: Levothyroxine 75 mg

magnesium in small amounts at 4 AM, before bed

suppl AM: fish oil, flax oil, vit C, vit E, multivitamin, zinc

suppl 8 PM: magnesium 350 mg, extended release vitamin C, melatonin 2 mg

 

Paxil 2002 - 2010, switched to Lexapro 2010 

Trazodone 50 mg. 2002 - 2019, fast tapered in 2019 

Xanax 0.5 mg as needed 2002 - 2019, up to 3x weekly 

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3 hours ago, getofflex said:

@guile2 the post I merged was one about smelling essential oils that you posted on Wednesday, which is appropriate in a thread called "Aromatherapy and Essential Oils".  

I posted a post on wednesday and asked alto to delete it over pm soon after because I found the aromatherapy and essential oils thread and posted in it the same day (wednesday). I don't see any post that you merged. The posts I made on this thread are the ones I made on this thread. But I take to heart that I need to search for threads before I post, however, in the case of the plant medicine post I would have prefered my own thread on it as nobody has a similar topic (plant medicine is not diet). However, I think this moderation should be done over PM as it's robbing this thread of the point of the thread. Please send me a PM because posting on the thread conversating is ruining the thread. Now I wonder if somebody is going to see the amazing things that happened to me from the essential oil I took instead of seeing a moderation chat. However its a mixed bag some of it is my fault that i didnt search for an essential oil thread some of it is censorship that we arent being allowed to have a thread to talk about the millions of plants God made that are beneficial to health. However i highly appreciate participating in this community and the huge volunteery efforts of all the staff. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 

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Zyprexa (not sure what mg) But got off after a month of being put on in hospital. early 2007 Respirodol (experienced ackathesia so got off in 4 - 6 months from a 6mg dose) Later 2007 tried Seroquel but got offbecause didn't like it.  Later 2007 tried Abilify but had ackathesia, got off2008 - 2015 Unmedicated but on Serequel 800mg when hospitalized   Later 2015 - Unmedicated but put on Prolixyn when hospitalized (Had very uncomfortable stiffness so got off immediately when out of hospital)2016 Unmedicated but put on Haldol when hospitalized (caused Seizures and stiffness couldn't lay down for 3 days until taken off) Later 2016Tried Zyprexa irregular dosesEarly 2017 Put on Zyprexa 15mg stayed on 15 mg until 2020 January 2020 Zyprexa 15mg didn't seem to be working so increased to Zyprexa 20mgOctober - December 2020 Reduced Zyprexa from 20 mg to 15mg to 10mg to 7.5mg to 5mg to 2.5mg. Hospitalized January 1st 2021March 2021 15mg Zyprexa April 12.5mg Zyprexa  May, June and July 10mg Zyprexa, August 7.5mg Zyprexa, September 1st toOctober 23th 2021 5mg Zyprexa.  October 23rd - December 13th 3.75mg Zyprexa December 13th - January 12th 3.1mg Zyprexa HOSPITALIZED FOR 4.5 MONTHS put on 10mg then 15mg then 20mg of Zyprexa (Givenlong acting injection of Thorazine as well).  May 23rd 2022 Reduced from 20mg to 17.5mg Zyprexa, June 9th 15mg started nighttime. April 2023 taken off Zyprexa cold turkey and put on two monthly injections of Invega Sustena.

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(Message meant for alto taken to pm) 

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Zyprexa (not sure what mg) But got off after a month of being put on in hospital. early 2007 Respirodol (experienced ackathesia so got off in 4 - 6 months from a 6mg dose) Later 2007 tried Seroquel but got offbecause didn't like it.  Later 2007 tried Abilify but had ackathesia, got off2008 - 2015 Unmedicated but on Serequel 800mg when hospitalized   Later 2015 - Unmedicated but put on Prolixyn when hospitalized (Had very uncomfortable stiffness so got off immediately when out of hospital)2016 Unmedicated but put on Haldol when hospitalized (caused Seizures and stiffness couldn't lay down for 3 days until taken off) Later 2016Tried Zyprexa irregular dosesEarly 2017 Put on Zyprexa 15mg stayed on 15 mg until 2020 January 2020 Zyprexa 15mg didn't seem to be working so increased to Zyprexa 20mgOctober - December 2020 Reduced Zyprexa from 20 mg to 15mg to 10mg to 7.5mg to 5mg to 2.5mg. Hospitalized January 1st 2021March 2021 15mg Zyprexa April 12.5mg Zyprexa  May, June and July 10mg Zyprexa, August 7.5mg Zyprexa, September 1st toOctober 23th 2021 5mg Zyprexa.  October 23rd - December 13th 3.75mg Zyprexa December 13th - January 12th 3.1mg Zyprexa HOSPITALIZED FOR 4.5 MONTHS put on 10mg then 15mg then 20mg of Zyprexa (Givenlong acting injection of Thorazine as well).  May 23rd 2022 Reduced from 20mg to 17.5mg Zyprexa, June 9th 15mg started nighttime. April 2023 taken off Zyprexa cold turkey and put on two monthly injections of Invega Sustena.

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On 12/8/2023 at 11:19 AM, getofflex said:

Similar topics merged.  @guile2before starting a new topic, please do a site search, and see if there is already an existing topic, and add to that.  Thank you.  

Im sorry i didnt understand and got defensive. I have relationship issues from the way my dad treated me growing up. I get super defensive very easily. I apologize and i will look for threads on the same topic before i post in the future. However it is true that my plant medicine post got merged into a diet post when there are millions of plants God made that can be used to heal so i would have liked a thread dedicated to that topic which this forum does not have. 

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Zyprexa (not sure what mg) But got off after a month of being put on in hospital. early 2007 Respirodol (experienced ackathesia so got off in 4 - 6 months from a 6mg dose) Later 2007 tried Seroquel but got offbecause didn't like it.  Later 2007 tried Abilify but had ackathesia, got off2008 - 2015 Unmedicated but on Serequel 800mg when hospitalized   Later 2015 - Unmedicated but put on Prolixyn when hospitalized (Had very uncomfortable stiffness so got off immediately when out of hospital)2016 Unmedicated but put on Haldol when hospitalized (caused Seizures and stiffness couldn't lay down for 3 days until taken off) Later 2016Tried Zyprexa irregular dosesEarly 2017 Put on Zyprexa 15mg stayed on 15 mg until 2020 January 2020 Zyprexa 15mg didn't seem to be working so increased to Zyprexa 20mgOctober - December 2020 Reduced Zyprexa from 20 mg to 15mg to 10mg to 7.5mg to 5mg to 2.5mg. Hospitalized January 1st 2021March 2021 15mg Zyprexa April 12.5mg Zyprexa  May, June and July 10mg Zyprexa, August 7.5mg Zyprexa, September 1st toOctober 23th 2021 5mg Zyprexa.  October 23rd - December 13th 3.75mg Zyprexa December 13th - January 12th 3.1mg Zyprexa HOSPITALIZED FOR 4.5 MONTHS put on 10mg then 15mg then 20mg of Zyprexa (Givenlong acting injection of Thorazine as well).  May 23rd 2022 Reduced from 20mg to 17.5mg Zyprexa, June 9th 15mg started nighttime. April 2023 taken off Zyprexa cold turkey and put on two monthly injections of Invega Sustena.

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