Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted October 28, 2020 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted October 28, 2020 Great news about Sunnyday - welcome! And good to hear that Glosmom has returned to full time work. FINISH LINE here I come!!! 🏁 Current from 25 September 2021: Pristiq 0.02mg 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 Oct 2015 My tapering program My Intro (goes to my tapering graph) My website PLEASE NOTE: I am not a medical professional. I provide information and make suggestions. Link to post Share on other sites
Moderator Emeritus Sunnyday Posted October 30, 2020 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted October 30, 2020 @Frogie, @ChessieCat thank you! 2011-2015: Escitalopram (Cipralex) 20 mg, Voxra 300 mg (quit Voxra in late 2015, no issues) 2016: Started tapering Escitalopram 5 mg at a time, every fourth week July 24th, 2016: Escitalopram 5 mg April 2nd, 2017: Quit last dosage (WD worsened a lot) Ca 6 last months of 2017: Taking Diazepam 15-25 mg irregularly, less than once a month Ca Dec 2017: Out of Diazepam, i.e free from all prescribed drugs Now: Still drug free Supplements: Irregular intake of Omega-3, magnesium, vitamin D. Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator Altostrata Posted November 25, 2020 Author Administrator Share Posted November 25, 2020 Software to be updated today. The site may be offline for 15 minutes while this process is completed. 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. Link to post Share on other sites
Mentor Amira Posted November 26, 2020 Mentor Share Posted November 26, 2020 The new software looks very nice, thank you @Altostrata. Cymbalta 30 mg- 60 mg 06/2016- 10/2018 ( Cold Turkey) Link to post Share on other sites
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted November 26, 2020 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted November 26, 2020 I think it will take some getting used to. FINISH LINE here I come!!! 🏁 Current from 25 September 2021: Pristiq 0.02mg 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 Oct 2015 My tapering program My Intro (goes to my tapering graph) My website PLEASE NOTE: I am not a medical professional. I provide information and make suggestions. Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator Altostrata Posted November 27, 2020 Author Administrator Share Posted November 27, 2020 As do all changes! This is the default interface from the software provider, I had nothing to do with the design. People using tablets may find this easier to use. One change in the software: You may get e-mail alerts when new posts are made in topics you're following, when you get a personal message, or other events. If you do not want to get e-mail alerts 1. Click on your name in the top right corner of any page. 2. Click on Account Settings. 3. On your Account Settings page, on the right-hand side of the page, click on Notification Settings. 4. Choose Notification List if you don't want e-mail notifications. 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. Link to post Share on other sites
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted November 27, 2020 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted November 27, 2020 The edit is in the ellipsis, top right of post. FINISH LINE here I come!!! 🏁 Current from 25 September 2021: Pristiq 0.02mg 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 Oct 2015 My tapering program My Intro (goes to my tapering graph) My website PLEASE NOTE: I am not a medical professional. I provide information and make suggestions. Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator Shep Posted November 27, 2020 Administrator Share Posted November 27, 2020 The text is a lot lighter, making it hard to read. I found that enlarging the font can be helpful. Drug free May 22, 2015 after 30 years of neuroleptics, benzos, z-drugs, so-called "anti"-depressants, and amphetamines My Success Story: Shep's Success: "Leaving Plato's Cave" And what is good, Phaedrus, and what is not good — need we ask anyone to tell us these things? ~ Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance 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. Link to post Share on other sites
gdsequoia Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Love the new design! I am not a doctor. My posts are not medical advice. | CYP450 interactions | drug.com interactions Red means updose. Abilify: 34.46mg 26Apr20; 32.71mg 18May20; 31.75mg 13Jun20; 30.48mg 22Jun20; 29.56mg 28Jun20; 28.96mg 30Jul20; 28.09mg 20Aug20; 27.44mg 28Sep20; 26.80mg 20Oct20; 26.17mg 22Oct20; 25.53mg 28Oct20; 26.17mg 30Oct20; 26.81mg 4Nov20, 26.01mg 7Dec20, 26.81mg 13Dec20, 26.97mg 3Jan21, 27.29mg 25Jan21, 26.65mg 30Jan21, 26.01mg 28Feb21, 25.69mg 8Mar21, 25.85mg 10Mar21, 25.53mg 18Mar21, 25.21mg 28Mar21, 25.37mg 29Mar21, 25.53mg 30Mar21, 25.21mg 16Apr21 Paxil: Took it from Oct2019 to 15Apr20 with max dose 40mg. Lots of uneducated ups and downs (of the dosage) during that time. Then switched to Lexapro. Lexapro: Started with 15mg on 15Apr20. 18.54mg 28Jun20. Tapered to current dose (16.58mg) until 5Nov20 Tolperisone: tolperisone 300mg Biperiden: 2.7mg 1Jun20; 2.6mg 26May21; 2.5mg 31May21; 2.38mg 18Jun21; 2.11mg 4Jul21 Supplements: chelated magnesium 400mg (+100g pumpkin seeds), low-dose b-complex, melatonin Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator Altostrata Posted February 25 Author Administrator Share Posted February 25 Our latest moderators: arbor and getofflex, both active members of our community arbor experienced more than 20 years of adverse effects of antidepressants, causing her serious physical illness. She went off fluoxetine in December 2018 and is now slowly recovering from protracted withdrawal syndrome and the other iatrogenic conditions. After several tries to go off different combinations of psychiatric drugs, getofflex has been carefully tapering 10mg Lexapro, her last drug, and learning non-drug coping skills. ChessieCat has become a Moderator Emeritus, with our profound thanks for the many, many helpful posts she has contributed to our community. 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. Link to post Share on other sites
Edmunds Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 ChessieCat has been such a kind and insightful moderator. I wish him/her the best in retirement from this job. 1 Fluoxetine 1997-2014, 2015, 10-40 mg. GAD and DR symptoms returned April 2013. Bupropion 2013-14, 4 mos; Lexapro 2014; Cymbalta 2014. Gabapentin 2014; Mirtazapene 2014. Buspirone 2015. Venlafaxine Dec. 2015 – May 2019, 150 mg, tapered to 0 in 3 weeks, May-June 2019 Bupropion Mar 2017 – July 2019 300 mg, tapered to 0 in 3 weeks, July 2019 Fluoxetine/Prozac May 2019 – present, tapered from 20 mg started Jan 2020, linear 10% every 4 wks.; tapered 6 to 4 mg June, 2, 2020; 4 to 1.8 mg Aug. 26, 2020; updose from 1.8 mg to 2.0 Nov. 16, 2020. Holding at 2.0 mg as of Mar 14,2021. April 14, 2021 updosed to 2.5 mg. D3 2,000 mg; Omega 3 360 EPA/240 DHA; Magnesium Chelate 250 mg; Inositol powder started Nov 12, 2020; Theanine 400 mg; cranial electrotherapy stimulation device, self-treatments started Mar 14, 2021. Link to post Share on other sites
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted February 26 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted February 26 Welcome arbor and getofflex. FINISH LINE here I come!!! 🏁 Current from 25 September 2021: Pristiq 0.02mg 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 Oct 2015 My tapering program My Intro (goes to my tapering graph) My website PLEASE NOTE: I am not a medical professional. I provide information and make suggestions. Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator Altostrata Posted April 24 Author Administrator Share Posted April 24 Onmyway is our newest moderator. As with most of our moderators, Onmyway has personal experience with tapering and withdrawal. After a history of various psychiatric drugs, she has been tapering citalopram since 2018, with a few bumps after going to 0mg that caused her to reinstate a low dose in liquid form, which she is very gradually tapering. Please welcome Onmyway! 2 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. Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator Altostrata Posted July 31 Author Administrator Share Posted July 31 Please welcome our newest Moderators: Go2zero has a long history of psychiatric drugs, acquiring an education in pharmacology along the way. He is currently tapering fluoxetine and bupropion. Santino tapered off benzodiazepines and then mirtazapine. He has become something of a specialist in mirtazapine tapering. His success story is here. hayduke has been tapering olanzapine since 2015 and is almost done, having learned almost everything there is to learn about going off the drug. He has found therapy to be very helpful in reorienting his life off drugs. Our newest Mentors: Greatful Leila DaBro KenA Yesyes123 Cocopuffz17 Hanna72 Joining our earlier Mentors: mstimc ShiningLight RichT Amira Brooke marconyc FarmGirlWorks Frogie Colonial ang CharlieBrown Thank you so much to each of our volunteers -- all such wonderful, giving people. This community would not be able to function without you. 4 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. Link to post Share on other sites
Moderator Erell Posted August 1 Moderator Share Posted August 1 @Go2zero, @Santino, @hayduke, @Greatful, @Leila, @DaBro, @KenA, @Yesyes123, @Cocopuffz17, @Hanna72 So glad to see you all here, your insight and knowledge will help many people in our community ! Thank you for your generosity ! 4 2006 : 20mg Paxil + Bromazepam 2008 : cold turkey of both 2010 : 20mg Paxil + Bromazepam 2014-June2017 : Switch from Bromazepam to Prazepam, taper to 0. 2018 to August 2019 : Paxil 20mg taper (3% every 15 days). - 22 Aug 2019 updosed To 10mg (was at 8.4mg) 25th Sept 2019 To April 2020 : found SA, holding at 10mg Paxil. April 2020 : Paxil 10mg to Prozac 7mg bridge. Details : topic/21457- Current Supplements : magnesium citrate/ fish oil/ evening primrose oil Current medication : * 1mg Diazepam (since 29 Aug 2020) * Prozac : 6.88mg (14 Aug 2021)/ 6.92mg (23 Jun 2021) Link to post Share on other sites
Moderator brassmonkey Posted August 1 Moderator Share Posted August 1 So many new team members I can't keep straight who I've welcomed and who I haven't. So welcome one and all to the team. We are very glad to have you all here. 3 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 Link to post Share on other sites
Moderator DataGuy Posted August 2 Moderator Share Posted August 2 Congrats to everyone and welcome! Always good to have more help for people in withdrawal, especially when mods and mentors have their own difficulties to manage, not to mention lives : ) 1 Remeron - 2004-2005 (bad withdrawal) Clonazepam - 2005-2018 (jumped around March) Olanzapine - 2014- late 2017 Domperidone - 2008-2018 Many drugs in between including Lexapro, other benzos and z-drugs. Still suffering post-withdrawal from Clonazepam (Klonopin), Olanzapine and Domperidone. Link to post Share on other sites
Mentor ShiningLight Posted August 4 Mentor Share Posted August 4 Welcome everyone! Now: 143 mg Zoloft am, 50 mg Trazodone bedtime. Daily drug burden decreased from 2050 mg to 193 mg 🐢🐢 Zoloft: 8/28/21 Cut 4 mg 8/8/21 Cut 3 mg 7/30/21 Zoloft: Converted 25 mg to liquid. Also take 100 mg pill & 25 mg pill=150 mg total🌞 Feb 28, 2021 0 mg Gapapentin 2021 Gaba each dose 4x/day: Feb 27 7 mg (one dose only), Feb 10, 7 mg, Jan 14 10 mg 2020 Current taper schedule from Aug 30-present: drop 8 mg every 2-3 weeks. 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, 2019 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. On Zoloft since maybe 2004? After trying many. *I speak from my experience. Nothing I say is medical advice. I'm not a doctor. Link to post Share on other sites
Mentor Yesyes123 Posted August 12 Mentor Share Posted August 12 Bit late to this... thank you all so much. The number of lives you guys are saving is countless. Mine included. I want to help open people's eyes. 2 July 2015 - Started Escitalopram 10mg (Lexapro) at age 15. Took it everyday until July 2020 (5 Years) July 2020 - Turned 21 started tapering off until August (TOO FAST TAPER/ ALMOST SAME AS COLD TURKEY) August 2020 - Clear Manic episode (nothing absurd or life threatening) September 2020 - Start feeling a bit weird October 2020 - Crashed. The absolute worst time of my life. Late October 2020 - Reinstated Escitalopram 10mg. Perscribed Antipsychotics (Lithium, Seroquel) REFUSED Early November 2020 - Psychiatrist wrongly upped the dosage to 15mg. Still taking 15mg / day as of today. 22 January 2021: Beginning to stabilize on 15mg/day Escitalopram (Lexapro) 🧠 Taking 25mg Magnesium Citrate 4x per day / 2000mg Vitamin C Prolonged Release + Kiwis + Fresh Fruit / Salmon everyday for Omega3 Fatty Acids Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator Altostrata Posted August 26 Author Administrator Share Posted August 26 Apologies to everyone: Beyond our control, the Web site server malfunctioned last night, into this morning. You may have gotten an error message saying the site was unavailable. This has been fixed. 1 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. Link to post Share on other sites
Phoenixmama Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 thank god ❤️ started celexa 10mg feb 2nd feb 25th took my last 10g feb 26th took 5mg feb 27th took 5mg feb 28th cold turkey currently taking mag Link to post Share on other sites
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