ChessieCat Posted June 24 Hi Ang, more great news! Welcome. 0 Being very patient. I'll get there - slowly. ETA mid 2021 ADs: 25 years - 1 unknown, Prozac (caused muscle weakness), Zoloft/sertraline; citalopram (pooped out) CTed (very sick for 2.5 wks a few months after) Pristiq: 50mg 2012, 100mg beg 2013 (mild Serotonin Toxicity) Began tapering Oct 2015 Current from 12 Sept 2020: Pristiq 0.625 mg (compounded) My tapering program My Intro (goes to my tapering graph) My website - includes my brief history + links to videos & information on the web PLEASE NOTE: I am not a medical professional. I provide information and make suggestions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy2Heal Posted June 28 On 7/5/2019 at 11:19 PM, JackieDecides said: Welcome, Dejavu! doesn't it seem like this has happened before? 🤨 I just now got this lol 0 pysch med history: 1974 @ age 18 to Oct 2017 (approx 43 yrs total) Drug list: stelazine, haldol, elavil, lithium, zoloft, celexa, lexapro(doses as high as 40mgs), klonopin, ambien, seroquel(high doses), depakote, zyprexa, lamictal- Brief trials of dozens of other psych meds over the years started lexapro 2002, dose varied from 20mgs to 40mgs. I tried to get off it several times. WD symptoms were mistaken for "relapse". 2013 tapered down to 5mg but WD forced me back to 20mgs June of 2105, tapered again, too rapidly to 2.5mgs by Dec 2015. Found SA, held at 2.5 mgs til May 2016 when I foolishly "jumped off". Crashed in Sept, reinstated at 0.3mgs in Oct. 2106 Tapered off to zero by Oct. 2017 Doing very well Nov. 2018 feel 95% healed, current age 63 Jan. 2020 feel 100% healed, peaceful and content Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackieDecides Posted June 30 On 6/28/2020 at 3:10 PM, Happy2Heal said: I just now got this lol that is odd! 0 Currently taking Ramapril (blood pressure) 5 mg twice a day Omeprazole 10 mg AM and 20 mg PM (the taper has gone nowhere after the first cut) Famotidine once a day (and I still needs tums sometimes) magnesium 200 mg at night as of yesterday 2 fish oil capsules "EPA-DHA 1000" off Lexapro as of 5/2018 - last dose had been 5 mg every other day for a couple years highest dose had been 20 mg at which point I was diagnosed with Bipolar II, which went away when I cut the lexapro down to 15 mg. I spent years on Paxil before Lexapro (can't remember dose), briefly on Effexor and Abilify and others I have forgotten. in fact, when I was diagnoses with BPII I was put on all kinds of things which made me feel so bad I stopped them cold turkey within maybe 3 or 4 weeks, thank goodness. since then I've known these pills were terrible and I weaned down the Lexapro with zero help or support over I'm not sure how many years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Altostrata Posted July 3 Our newest moderators: composter and DataGuy. composter has been tapering liquid amitriptyline -- ask her about tapers using a homemade liquid. DataGuy has been through the mill with multiple drugs, most recently benzos. Please say hello to composter and DataGuy! 0 This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frogie Posted July 4 @DataGuy and @composter Welcome and thank you! 0 PREVIOUS medications and discontinuations: Have been on medications since 1996. Valium, Gabapentin, Lamictal and Prilosec 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 Xanax 1mg three times a day June, 2000 to 19-September, 2020 Went from .150 grams (average weight of 1 Xanax) three times a day to .003 grams three times a day. 19-September, 2020 Xanax free!!! I am not a medical professional. The suggestions I make are based on personal experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChessieCat Posted July 4 Welcome mat is out for composter and DataGuy. And some virtual fireworks too! 🎆🎇🧨✨ 0 Being very patient. I'll get there - slowly. ETA mid 2021 ADs: 25 years - 1 unknown, Prozac (caused muscle weakness), Zoloft/sertraline; citalopram (pooped out) CTed (very sick for 2.5 wks a few months after) Pristiq: 50mg 2012, 100mg beg 2013 (mild Serotonin Toxicity) Began tapering Oct 2015 Current from 12 Sept 2020: Pristiq 0.625 mg (compounded) My tapering program My Intro (goes to my tapering graph) My website - includes my brief history + links to videos & information on the web PLEASE NOTE: I am not a medical professional. I provide information and make suggestions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brassmonkey Posted July 5 (edited) The revised edition of "Are We There Yet? How Long Will Withdrawal Take?" has been released and is available on the "Symptoms and Self Care" forum. Due to the releasing process all previous links to this article will no longer function. are-we-there-yet-how-long-is-withdrawal-going-to-take Edited July 5 by ChessieCat added link to topic 0 20 years on Paxil starting at 20mg and working up to 40mg. Sept 2011 started 10% every 6 weeks taper (2.5% every week for 4 weeks then hold for 2 additional weeks), currently at 7.9mg. Oct 2011 CTed 15oz vodka a night, to only drinking 2 beers most nights, totally sober Feb 2013. Since I wrote this I have continued to decrease my dose by 10% every 6 weeks (2.5% every week for 4 weeks and then hold for an additional 2 weeks). I added in an extra 6 week hold when I hit 10mg to let things settle out even more. When I hit 3mgpw it became hard to split the drop into 4 parts so I switched to dropping 1mgpw (pill weight) every week for 3 weeks and then holding for another 3 weeks. The 3 + 3 schedule turned out to be too harsh so I cut back to dropping 1mgpw every 4 weeks which is working better. Current dose 0.000mg 04-15-2017 "It's also important not to become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can loose all hope if you can't laugh at yourself and at life in general." Stephen Hawking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChessieCat Posted July 6 👏 Thank you!!! 0 Being very patient. I'll get there - slowly. ETA mid 2021 ADs: 25 years - 1 unknown, Prozac (caused muscle weakness), Zoloft/sertraline; citalopram (pooped out) CTed (very sick for 2.5 wks a few months after) Pristiq: 50mg 2012, 100mg beg 2013 (mild Serotonin Toxicity) Began tapering Oct 2015 Current from 12 Sept 2020: Pristiq 0.625 mg (compounded) My tapering program My Intro (goes to my tapering graph) My website - includes my brief history + links to videos & information on the web PLEASE NOTE: I am not a medical professional. I provide information and make suggestions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vonnegutjunky Posted July 7 Welcome composter and dataguy! Thank you!!!! 0 *Currently at 3.3mg off my 10mg pill of Paxil (they actually weigh 12.5mg) so I’m around 7.4 mg *No other supplements or vitamins *Taper schedule in the pdf Blank.pdf https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-5vShtJtwAOGA30OxIP87steLmMdFzD29F0fzAPD564 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Altostrata Posted July 14 (edited) Edited July 16 by Altostrata added image 0 This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
composter Posted August 7 Thank you for the welcome @Vonnegutjunky @Frogie @ChessieCat! Getting my bearings around the mod spaces! Thanks for organizing the film screening @Altostrata. I’m interested in attending and will invite others! 1 Apr 2018 - 10 mg Amitriptyline (Rx’d by neurologist for headaches & insomnia) Jul + Aug 2018 - Reduced to 5 mg in July and then 2.5 mg in Aug (was too fast, hellish withdrawal at 2 weeks on 2.5 mg) Sept 2018 - reinstated 10 mg Amitriptyline (emotional symptoms improved immediately, physical symptoms improved over time) Oct 2018 - updosed to 11 mg Amitriptyline (compounded pills) Stabilized in Apr 2019 (had 2 waves while stabilizing). Began taper at rate of ~0.2 mg per month with liquid/dissolved taper. Current (Aug 2020) 5.3 mg. Supplements: Omega-3 fish oil, Vit B12, coenzyme Q10, Hawthorn extract (for tachycardia) Tools for insomnia/waves (as needed) : Epsom salt foot soaks, 0.5 mg Melatonin, quality time with supportive friends/family, remembering waves WILL PASS. Lifestyle: Eat real foods, mostly plants; daily walking (30 min); track symptoms when needed on paper (adapted Glenmullen chart) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Altostrata Posted August 15 Hanna72 has joined our moderator team. Many of you know her from her kind comments on your Introductions topics. Hanna72 had difficulty coming off 19 years of paroxetine (Paxil), as so many people do, and switched to fluoxetine (Prozac) to bridge off. She tapered fluoxetine for 4 months and has been off fluoxetine since mid-March. She is now getting used to her drug-free state. Please welcome Hanna to the moderator team. 0 This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artistic1 Posted August 15 Yay, Hanna72! So glad you are now a moderator. I've followed so many of your posts. 0 Celexa - 20 mg May 2015 - March 2016 (Felt quite good)..... Celexa taper from May 2016 - Nov 2016.....Depression and Anxiety returned June 2017 July, 2017: Zoloft = 25 mg; Aug. 2017 = 37.5 mg; Nov. 2017 = 50 mg thru Jan. 23, 2018. Jan. 2018 - May 6, 2019 = taper Zoloft from 50 mg to 12.5 mg. Aug. 11, 2019 - felt so bad that I reinstated at 25mg. Hold at this dose until Feb. 3, 2020 Feb. 4, 2020 = reduce dose to 21.875 mg. Hold for 10 weeks. April 14, 2020 = 18.75 mg. Hold for 10 weeks. June10, 2020 - start cycle of 2 weeks to taper slowly from old dose to new dose, then hold at new dose for 6-7 weeks. June 23 = 16.666 mg. August 26 = 14.75 mg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frogie Posted August 15 @Hanna72 Congrat’s! You will be wonderful! 0 PREVIOUS medications and discontinuations: Have been on medications since 1996. Valium, Gabapentin, Lamictal and Prilosec 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 Xanax 1mg three times a day June, 2000 to 19-September, 2020 Went from .150 grams (average weight of 1 Xanax) three times a day to .003 grams three times a day. 19-September, 2020 Xanax free!!! I am not a medical professional. The suggestions I make are based on personal experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brassmonkey Posted August 15 Welcome to the mod squad Hanna. it's good to have you here. 0 20 years on Paxil starting at 20mg and working up to 40mg. Sept 2011 started 10% every 6 weeks taper (2.5% every week for 4 weeks then hold for 2 additional weeks), currently at 7.9mg. Oct 2011 CTed 15oz vodka a night, to only drinking 2 beers most nights, totally sober Feb 2013. Since I wrote this I have continued to decrease my dose by 10% every 6 weeks (2.5% every week for 4 weeks and then hold for an additional 2 weeks). I added in an extra 6 week hold when I hit 10mg to let things settle out even more. When I hit 3mgpw it became hard to split the drop into 4 parts so I switched to dropping 1mgpw (pill weight) every week for 3 weeks and then holding for another 3 weeks. The 3 + 3 schedule turned out to be too harsh so I cut back to dropping 1mgpw every 4 weeks which is working better. Current dose 0.000mg 04-15-2017 "It's also important not to become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can loose all hope if you can't laugh at yourself and at life in general." Stephen Hawking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChessieCat Posted August 15 Hi Hanna, great that you are joining us. 0 Being very patient. I'll get there - slowly. ETA mid 2021 ADs: 25 years - 1 unknown, Prozac (caused muscle weakness), Zoloft/sertraline; citalopram (pooped out) CTed (very sick for 2.5 wks a few months after) Pristiq: 50mg 2012, 100mg beg 2013 (mild Serotonin Toxicity) Began tapering Oct 2015 Current from 12 Sept 2020: Pristiq 0.625 mg (compounded) My tapering program My Intro (goes to my tapering graph) My website - includes my brief history + links to videos & information on the web PLEASE NOTE: I am not a medical professional. I provide information and make suggestions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hanna72 Posted August 15 Thank you all for the warm welcome. 2 2000/ got 20mg Paxil for panic attacks. Many attempts to quit through out the years, without any success. 2019- January started tapering Paxil, 2019-October 10 mg Paxil , getting ready for a bridge with 10 mg Prozac Took about 1 month during switch. Done with Paxil 2019/ November started tapering 20 mg Prozac .Took alcohol and coffee out.2019/December 8 mg Prozac 2020/January 4 mg Prozac 2020/15/3 .09 mg jumped off 2020 March 16 off Prozac Quetipine 25 mg used 1 time in 15 months, oxezapam 15 mg used 5 times Suppliments: Magnesium, omega 3 fish oil ( epa&dha) D vitamin “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time” Leo Tolstoy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DataGuy Posted August 16 Welcome @Hanna72. Always good to have more capable moderators. 0 Remeron - 2004-2005 (bad withdrawal) Clonazepam - 2005-2018 (jumped around March) Many drugs in between including Lexapro, other benzos and z-drugs, and olanzapine. Still suffering post-withdrawal from Clonazepam (Klonopin), Olanzapine and Domperidone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gridley Posted August 16 @Hanna72 Welcome, Hanna72, I know from your previous very helpful posts that you'll do great. 0 Gridley Introduction Lexapro 20 mg since 2004. Began taper using Brassmonkey slide Jan. 2017. End 2017 year 1 of taper at 9.25mg End 2018 year 2 of taper at 4.1mg End 2019 year 3 of taper at 1.0mg Current from Sept.23, 2020 at 0.05mg Taper is 99.75% complete. Lorazepam 1 mg 1986-1991 CT, resumed a few months later. CT 2000. 1 mg 2011-2016. Sept, 2016 increased to 0.5 X 3 in split dose. Sept. 2019 increased to 0.625 X 3 after crossover to new brand Imipramine 75 mg daily since 1986. Jan. 2016 began every 3-weeks 10% taper, down to 15mg. Aug 2016, discovered SA, updosed to 25mg and holding. Taper is 66% complete. Supplements: omega, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotic, melatonin .33mg I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice, but simply information based on my own experience, as well as other members who have survived these drugs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunnysideup69 Posted August 17 Hey @Hanna72, This is great! Well done xx 0 January 2008 to April 2015 Citalopram 20mg to 5mg, reducing in 50 per cent leaps. Jumped off at 5mg March 2016 used MDMA triggered setback April 2016 Citalopram 10mg October 2016 cut to 5mg, May 2017 cut to 2.5mg May 2018 used MDMA triggered setback June 2018 Citalopram 2.5mg up to 10mg, then back to 5mg July/ August 2018 7.5mg, then 10mg June 2019 updosed to 20mg Citalopram August 2019 cold switch to Venlafaxine 75mg XR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dejavu Posted August 17 Hi @Hanna72, congrats and welcome. 0 2016 - Zoloft 50 mg for klonopin w/d Approx. Nov 2017 - successful taper of klonopin; Approx. Jan. 2018 - rapid taper Zoloft over 2 wks - no w/d symptoms; May 2018 - Reinstate 50 mg Zoloft per doctor; Aug 2018 - Rapid taper Zoloft over 3-4 weeks - no w/d symptoms for 1 mo.; Late Oct 2018 - pdoc rx'd 5mg lexapro -took for 1 wk; Early Nov 2018 - Reinstate 25 mg Zoloft; updose to 37.5 on Nov 28, 2018; Nov 30 2018 - returned to 25mg Zoloft upon mod. advice; Dec 9 - Dec10 2018 - 12.5mg zoloft liquid+12.5mg zoloft pill; Dec 11 2018 - 25mg zoloft all liquid; Feb 14 2019 - updosed to 26.25 mg liquid; Mar 6 2019 - updosed to 26.88 mg liquid - new symptoms; Mar 13 2019 - back down to 26.25 mg per mod suggestion Dose Changes: Dec 2 2019 - 5% to 25mg; Jan 14 2020 - 10% to 22.5 (increase in sxs all month); Mar 10-15? 2020, accidental updose to 25mg; Mar 22 2020 - back down to 22.5mg; Apr 12 2020 - 2.5% to 21.94mg; Apr 19 2020 - 2.5% to 21.375mg (symptom increase); May 17 2020 - 2.5% to 20.625mg; May 24 2020 - 2.5% to 20.1mg - Jun 14 2020 - noticed uptick in symptoms settled 2 days later - July 10 2020 - onset of wave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackieDecides Posted August 22 On 8/15/2020 at 3:54 PM, Hanna72 said: Thank you all for the warm welcome. thank you for helping here! 0 Currently taking Ramapril (blood pressure) 5 mg twice a day Omeprazole 10 mg AM and 20 mg PM (the taper has gone nowhere after the first cut) Famotidine once a day (and I still needs tums sometimes) magnesium 200 mg at night as of yesterday 2 fish oil capsules "EPA-DHA 1000" off Lexapro as of 5/2018 - last dose had been 5 mg every other day for a couple years highest dose had been 20 mg at which point I was diagnosed with Bipolar II, which went away when I cut the lexapro down to 15 mg. I spent years on Paxil before Lexapro (can't remember dose), briefly on Effexor and Abilify and others I have forgotten. in fact, when I was diagnoses with BPII I was put on all kinds of things which made me feel so bad I stopped them cold turkey within maybe 3 or 4 weeks, thank goodness. since then I've known these pills were terrible and I weaned down the Lexapro with zero help or support over I'm not sure how many years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Altostrata Posted September 5 Glosmom is the latest addition to our Moderator team. In patiently and tenderly helping her daughter Glo to minimize her drugs, Glosmom has endeared herself to us all and demonstrated an admirable understanding of tapering and how to monitor for symptoms. Long-time member Colonial, an expert in using liquids to taper off multiple drugs, is the latest addition to our Mentors. Please welcome Glosmom and Colonial to our Moderator and Mentor teams! 0 This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChessieCat Posted September 5 Welcome Glosmom and Colonial. Great to have you both joining the team. 0 Being very patient. I'll get there - slowly. ETA mid 2021 ADs: 25 years - 1 unknown, Prozac (caused muscle weakness), Zoloft/sertraline; citalopram (pooped out) CTed (very sick for 2.5 wks a few months after) Pristiq: 50mg 2012, 100mg beg 2013 (mild Serotonin Toxicity) Began tapering Oct 2015 Current from 12 Sept 2020: Pristiq 0.625 mg (compounded) My tapering program My Intro (goes to my tapering graph) My website - includes my brief history + links to videos & information on the web PLEASE NOTE: I am not a medical professional. I provide information and make suggestions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glosmom Posted September 5 Thank you @Altostrata and @ChessieCat! I am honored and look forward to assisting in any way I can! 0 2016 - Oct -Daughter started Risperdal (for steroid induced psychosis that never went away after stopping prednisone) Nov - dose increases stopped at 1.5mg in Dec 2017 - Jan- weaned from 1.5 to 1.0 in 2 weeks then 1.0 to .5 in two weeks and then off. Feb. 3 weeks of increased psychosis, pacing, insomnia, other awful symptoms so late Feb - Back on 1.5 mg Risperdal. May - decrease to 1.25mg, two weeks later 1.0mg - symptoms started again. June - held steady at 1.25mg for 6 weeks and switched to liquid (3 ml syringe). July - started 10% taper every 3 weeks, October - .8 mg, December - .7 mg . 2018 -Jan- 0.65 mg, Feb- 0.59, Mar-0.50, late April - .40mg, July- .36 mg, Aug - switched from 3 mL syringe to 1 mL syringe for more accuracy (her dad and i were not sure we were giving her the same dose when in between the 'dashes' on the 3 mL syringe.) Aug -.30 mg (3mL syr)/.44 mg (1 mL syr) difference due to med in the tip of both syringes). Sept- .28 mg (3mL syr)/.42 mg (1 mL syr). Oct - .16 mg (3 mL syr)/.30 mg (1 mL syr). Nov.- .06mg (3mL syr)/.20 mg (1mLsyr). Dec. - tip only/unmeasurable (3mL syr)/.10 mg (1mLsyr) 2019- Jan -.06 mg (1 mL syr), Feb- .025 mg (1 mL syr), Feb 27, 2019 - jumped to zero!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brassmonkey Posted September 6 Welcome to both of you, two very good additions to the team. 0 20 years on Paxil starting at 20mg and working up to 40mg. Sept 2011 started 10% every 6 weeks taper (2.5% every week for 4 weeks then hold for 2 additional weeks), currently at 7.9mg. Oct 2011 CTed 15oz vodka a night, to only drinking 2 beers most nights, totally sober Feb 2013. Since I wrote this I have continued to decrease my dose by 10% every 6 weeks (2.5% every week for 4 weeks and then hold for an additional 2 weeks). I added in an extra 6 week hold when I hit 10mg to let things settle out even more. When I hit 3mgpw it became hard to split the drop into 4 parts so I switched to dropping 1mgpw (pill weight) every week for 3 weeks and then holding for another 3 weeks. The 3 + 3 schedule turned out to be too harsh so I cut back to dropping 1mgpw every 4 weeks which is working better. Current dose 0.000mg 04-15-2017 "It's also important not to become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can loose all hope if you can't laugh at yourself and at life in general." Stephen Hawking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gridley Posted September 6 Welcome, Glosmom and Colonial, we're glad to have you. 0 Gridley Introduction Lexapro 20 mg since 2004. Began taper using Brassmonkey slide Jan. 2017. End 2017 year 1 of taper at 9.25mg End 2018 year 2 of taper at 4.1mg End 2019 year 3 of taper at 1.0mg Current from Sept.23, 2020 at 0.05mg Taper is 99.75% complete. Lorazepam 1 mg 1986-1991 CT, resumed a few months later. CT 2000. 1 mg 2011-2016. Sept, 2016 increased to 0.5 X 3 in split dose. Sept. 2019 increased to 0.625 X 3 after crossover to new brand Imipramine 75 mg daily since 1986. Jan. 2016 began every 3-weeks 10% taper, down to 15mg. Aug 2016, discovered SA, updosed to 25mg and holding. Taper is 66% complete. Supplements: omega, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotic, melatonin .33mg I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice, but simply information based on my own experience, as well as other members who have survived these drugs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frogie Posted September 6 @Glosmom and @Colonial Welcome! 0 PREVIOUS medications and discontinuations: Have been on medications since 1996. Valium, Gabapentin, Lamictal and Prilosec 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 Xanax 1mg three times a day June, 2000 to 19-September, 2020 Went from .150 grams (average weight of 1 Xanax) three times a day to .003 grams three times a day. 19-September, 2020 Xanax free!!! I am not a medical professional. The suggestions I make are based on personal experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colonial Posted September 6 Thank you all very much! And congrats to @Glosmom as well! 0 Starting ds 2 (12.5 CR'S) = 25 MG PAXIL CR 1/21/15: 1 Pill + 10mg liquid (2 weeks) 2/4: 1 Pill + 9mg Lq (3 weeks) 2/25: 1 Pill + 8 mg lq (1 week) 3/4: 1 Pill + 6 mg lq (2 weeks) 3/18/15 1 Pill + 4 mg lq (2 weeks) 4/1/15 1 Pill + 3 mg lq (2 weeks) 4/14/15 1 Pill + 2 mg lq (2 weeks) 4/29/15 1Pill + 1 mg lq (16 days) 5/15/15 1 12.5 mg Pill ONLY (9 days) 5/24/15 12 mgs liquid (8 days) 6/1/15 11mg lq (12 days) 6/13/15 10 mg. 12/3/15 Drop from 8mg to 7.6 (24 days to) 12/27/15 7.2mgs 8/4/16 6.8mgs, 11/1/16 6.4mgs, 2/5/17 6 mgs 4/3/17 5.6mgs, 4/24/17 5.2mg, 6/13/17 4.8mgs, 9/20/17 4.4mgS, 11/23/17 4 mgs, 1/1/18 3.6 mgs, 2/15/18 3.2 mgs. 4/13/18 2.8mgs, 5/11/18 2.4mgs, 6/10/18 2.0 mgs, 8/4/18 1.6mgs, 9/27/18 1.2mgs, 12/24/18 0.8mg, 3/24/19 0.64 mg, 4/22/19 0.56 mg, 5/24/19 0.48 mg, 7/7/19 0.40 mgs, 8/4/19 0.32mgs, 11/4/19 0.24mgs, 2/1/20 0.16mgs, 3/1/20 0.12mgs Original Wellbutrin Dose: 6 months from 9/14 to 3/2015, 300 XL 3/15/15: Half to 150 XL ( severe symptoms started on day 12) 4/16/15: 125mg for 20 days to: 5/6/15: 100mg for 15 days to: 5/21/15 75mg for 10 days to: 6/1/15: 56.25mg 13 days to: 6/13/15: 37.25mg 7 days to: 6/20/15 28.12mg 14 days to: 7/4/15 18.75mg, 7 days to: 7/11/15; RAISE BACK TO: 28.12 to 8/14/15: 18.75mg 20 days to :9/3/15 : 12.5mg, 8/4/16 9mg 1/9/17: 8.5mg 2/8/17 8mg, 3/9/17: 7.6 4/9/17 7.2 5/27/17 6.4 6/24/17 5.8, 8/1/17 5.0, 8/29/17 4.2mgs, 10/2/17 3.5mgs, 12/28/17 2.5mgs, 2/27/18 1.7mgs, 4/19/18 0.8 mgs, LAST DOSE: 6/11/18: 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS, 27 DAYS... Daily medications: Paxil, Percocet, Synthroid, Xanax, Skelaxin http://www.drugs.com/interactions-check.php?drug_list=1800-1156,72-8506,1572-951,1463-869,440-203,133-54 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glosmom Posted September 7 Thank you for all the warm welcomes! Back at you @Colonial !! Congratulations! 0 2016 - Oct -Daughter started Risperdal (for steroid induced psychosis that never went away after stopping prednisone) Nov - dose increases stopped at 1.5mg in Dec 2017 - Jan- weaned from 1.5 to 1.0 in 2 weeks then 1.0 to .5 in two weeks and then off. Feb. 3 weeks of increased psychosis, pacing, insomnia, other awful symptoms so late Feb - Back on 1.5 mg Risperdal. May - decrease to 1.25mg, two weeks later 1.0mg - symptoms started again. June - held steady at 1.25mg for 6 weeks and switched to liquid (3 ml syringe). July - started 10% taper every 3 weeks, October - .8 mg, December - .7 mg . 2018 -Jan- 0.65 mg, Feb- 0.59, Mar-0.50, late April - .40mg, July- .36 mg, Aug - switched from 3 mL syringe to 1 mL syringe for more accuracy (her dad and i were not sure we were giving her the same dose when in between the 'dashes' on the 3 mL syringe.) Aug -.30 mg (3mL syr)/.44 mg (1 mL syr) difference due to med in the tip of both syringes). Sept- .28 mg (3mL syr)/.42 mg (1 mL syr). Oct - .16 mg (3 mL syr)/.30 mg (1 mL syr). Nov.- .06mg (3mL syr)/.20 mg (1mLsyr). Dec. - tip only/unmeasurable (3mL syr)/.10 mg (1mLsyr) 2019- Jan -.06 mg (1 mL syr), Feb- .025 mg (1 mL syr), Feb 27, 2019 - jumped to zero!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShiningLight Posted September 8 Welcome Glosmom, Colonial, and Hanna72!!! 😀 0 Now: Gabapentin 31 mg 4x/day =124 mg, 150 mg Zoloft am since 2004, 50 mg Trazodone bedtime. Daily drug burden decreased from 2050 mg to 324 mg 🐢🐢 2020, Gabapentin each dose 4x/day: Aug 20 31 mg, Aug 18, 33 mg, July 29, 35 mg, July 23 38 mg, July 22 40 mg Jun 24 42 mg, Jun 15 44 mg, Jun 9 48 mg, May 22 50 mg, May 14 54 mg, May 7 56 mg, Apr 16 58 mg, Mar 28 60 mg, Mar 18 62 mg. Feb 26 64 mg. Feb 19, 66 mg. Jan 23, 70 mg. 2019 Dec 19, 72 mg. Nov 14 ,76 mg. Aug 8, 80 mg. Aug 6, 85 mg. Jul 26, 90 mg. Jul 11, 95 mg. Jul 16 trazodone from 100 to 50 mg. Jun 17-July 10 Slowly changed gab fr pill to liquid at same dose 100 mg 4x/d. Apr 24 Stopped klon!!! 🌞 Apr 4 Decreased gaba to 400 mg (100 mg 4x/day)-Apr 4, 2019 0.25 klon March 11 Klonopin .5 mg twice daily, varied dose til Apr 15. Started Klon fast taper 25%, short use Mar 16, 450 mg gaba 3x/day cut 600 mg--not exact!--updose after learning w/d Feb 20, 1800 mg gabapentin; MD taper; off 3 days=mvt disorder & autonomic instability. July 2018 temazepam 15 mg 1-2; prn several x/wk til Jan/Feb 2019 when cold turkey, flu illness for months July 2018 started gabapentin 100 3x/day; titrated up to 1800 mg (600 3x/day) Buspar, I forget how much, 2 pills a day Jan 2017-July 2018 cold turkey *I speak from my experience. Nothing I say is medical advice. I'm not a doctor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brassmonkey Posted September 8 TO ALL MEMBERS-- I need your help. Will the creator of this spread sheet please contact me, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pw4tjImAJ92OIVyRvZoZYjqxiKMk7wvp-ljiIi1olRo/edit#gid=0 0 20 years on Paxil starting at 20mg and working up to 40mg. Sept 2011 started 10% every 6 weeks taper (2.5% every week for 4 weeks then hold for 2 additional weeks), currently at 7.9mg. Oct 2011 CTed 15oz vodka a night, to only drinking 2 beers most nights, totally sober Feb 2013. Since I wrote this I have continued to decrease my dose by 10% every 6 weeks (2.5% every week for 4 weeks and then hold for an additional 2 weeks). I added in an extra 6 week hold when I hit 10mg to let things settle out even more. When I hit 3mgpw it became hard to split the drop into 4 parts so I switched to dropping 1mgpw (pill weight) every week for 3 weeks and then holding for another 3 weeks. The 3 + 3 schedule turned out to be too harsh so I cut back to dropping 1mgpw every 4 weeks which is working better. Current dose 0.000mg 04-15-2017 "It's also important not to become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can loose all hope if you can't laugh at yourself and at life in general." Stephen Hawking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChessieCat Posted September 8 (edited) @brassmonkey I am fairly certain that was created by Scallywag. There is a link to it and NZ's The Works spreadsheet in her drug signature. NZ created his first (which was to be downloaded) and then Scallywag created one that could be used online. Here's the link to the discussion of it BTS. Edited September 8 by ChessieCat 0 Being very patient. I'll get there - slowly. ETA mid 2021 ADs: 25 years - 1 unknown, Prozac (caused muscle weakness), Zoloft/sertraline; citalopram (pooped out) CTed (very sick for 2.5 wks a few months after) Pristiq: 50mg 2012, 100mg beg 2013 (mild Serotonin Toxicity) Began tapering Oct 2015 Current from 12 Sept 2020: Pristiq 0.625 mg (compounded) My tapering program My Intro (goes to my tapering graph) My website - includes my brief history + links to videos & information on the web PLEASE NOTE: I am not a medical professional. I provide information and make suggestions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brassmonkey Posted September 8 @ChessieCat excellent work. We have a researcher wanting to use screen prints and is concerned about IP rights. Now we can sort things out. @Altostrata mystery solved, our brilliant detective ChessieCat has figured it out. 0 20 years on Paxil starting at 20mg and working up to 40mg. Sept 2011 started 10% every 6 weeks taper (2.5% every week for 4 weeks then hold for 2 additional weeks), currently at 7.9mg. Oct 2011 CTed 15oz vodka a night, to only drinking 2 beers most nights, totally sober Feb 2013. Since I wrote this I have continued to decrease my dose by 10% every 6 weeks (2.5% every week for 4 weeks and then hold for an additional 2 weeks). I added in an extra 6 week hold when I hit 10mg to let things settle out even more. When I hit 3mgpw it became hard to split the drop into 4 parts so I switched to dropping 1mgpw (pill weight) every week for 3 weeks and then holding for another 3 weeks. The 3 + 3 schedule turned out to be too harsh so I cut back to dropping 1mgpw every 4 weeks which is working better. Current dose 0.000mg 04-15-2017 "It's also important not to become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can loose all hope if you can't laugh at yourself and at life in general." Stephen Hawking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
