Sablee: Need help tapering off 10 mg. of Fluoxetine

[Rhiannon]

I can't tell you unless I know how many milligrams (mg) per milliliter (mL). Milligrams and milliliters are not interchangeable. Milligrams are weight/amount of drug.  Milliliters are the volume of a liquid, the total volume of the solution.

 

You could have 1 milligram in a milliliter or you could have 10 mg in a milliliter, so I can't say how many milliliters you should take unless I know how many milligrams there are per milliliter, does that make sense?

 

If your liquid solution is 20 milligrams per 5 milliliters then that's 4 milligrams per 1 milliliter.  Then that's 1 mg per 1/4 mL (0.25 mL).  

 

10% of 5 mg is 0.5 mg (half a milligram). 

 

So half a milligram would be contained in half of 1/4 mL Half of 0.25 is 0.125. (0.125 mL.)

 

But that only works if the strength of your solution actually is 20 mg per 5 ml.  If it's the other way around, 5 mg per 20 mL, then it would be 1 mg per 4 mL, and 0.5 mg (10%) would be contained in 2 mL.

 

Or if it's some other strength it's going to be something else entirely.

 

I wrote all this out so you could follow the math and also see how important it is to know how many mg there are per mL, and also how important the difference is between mg and mL. Hope this helps.

[Altostrata]

Sablee, look on your bottle of liquid Prozac and see how many milligrams are in a milliliter.

 

10% of 5mg is 0.5mg.

[sablee]

I started my taper off prozac 5 days ago.  I am exhausted and have no energy.  Is this normal?  I can't bear feeling this way for months.  I've started taking some ginseng which helps a little otherwise I cannot get out of bed.  Does anyone know how long this extreme tiredness will go on?

 

I went from 5mg. of prozac down 10%.

[Petunia]

Hi Sablee,

I merged this post with your original thread.  Each member can have one thread in the introductions/update topic, this way its easier to keep up with the details of your progress.

 

I'm sorry you are having some symptoms after you reduced your dose, how many mg are you taking now? 

 

I don't think you will be feeling exhausted for months, most people usually feel some increased symptoms for a week or two after making a cut, and then start to stabilize again.

 

It would be helpful if you put your drug history and withdrawal in your signature, instructions are here:

 

http://survivinganti...your-signature/

 

Are you still taking Wellbutrin?

 

I hope you feel better soon.

 

Petu.

[sablee]

HI Everyone,

 

I'm sorry I haven't kept everyone updated.  I haven't been feeling well & that's the reason.  I'm down to 3 3/4 mg. of prozac.  I want to stop the prozac taper now and taper off the wellbutrin first.  I've been at this dose of prozac (3 3/4) for at least a month and I've been fine with that no bad withdrawal symptoms.  I started to taper off the 75mg. of wellbutrin today and I'm having bad withdrawal symptoms.  I think I'm doing it wrong and would appreciate anyone's help.  I took 1/2 of the 75mg. wellbutriln at 8 a.m. today.  I then took 1/4 of the 75 mg. wellbutrin at 2 p.m..  I started feeling very sick, brain fog, anxious, nervous about 6 p.m. it's now 6:45.  Should I have divided the dose every 6 hours?  25% in the a.m., 25% 6 hours later, the  last 25% 6 hours after that?  

 

Please someone advise me.  I'm scared

[Altostrata]

Good to hear you're doing well with the Prozac taper.

 

If I were you, I'd go back to the full Wellbutrin dose, even take 1/4 this evening, to come to 100%. It sounds like a 25% reduction in Wellbutrin is too much for you.

 

See http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/877-tips-for-tapering-off-wellbutrin-sr-xr-xl-buproprion/

[Jemima]

I'm not sure why you've divided the dose of Wellbutrin throughout the day, but what you've done--if I'm understanding this right--is reduce your total Wellbutrin dose by 25%. That's far too much of a drop at one time.  If I were in your place, I'd take the remaining 25% for today and then continue taking all of it as you have been doing until you're stable again.

 

Why did you decide to switch from tapering Prozac to tapering Wellbutrin? From what I've read on this forum, the Wellbutrin seems to be easier to taper than Prozac and would likely provide something of a buffer against withdrawal symptoms as you go completely off the Prozac. I don't understand what you're trying to do. It's usually best to get off the most difficult drug first.

 

Please note that I merged your current post with your Intro topic.  Only one Intro per person, okay?

[sablee]

I 'm having very bad withdrawal symptOms from wellbutrin.  I posted earlier this evening and asked for help but I forgot which topic I

 

posted this on.  Can somebody please tell me where I posted?  I'm hoping someone gave me some advice.  Thank you.

 

Sablee

[areyouthere]

look here

[Altostrata]

Sablee, here's your topic. Please bookmark it or click the Follow This Topic button at the top so you can find it again.

[Meimeiquest]

Stabler, I was a mess with Wellbutrin, but about to hit 6 months of being off. Can you provide more details?

[Altostrata]

In case this was overlooked:

Good to hear you're doing well with the Prozac taper.

 

If I were you, I'd go back to the full Wellbutrin dose, even take 1/4 this evening, to come to 100%. It sounds like a 25% reduction in Wellbutrin is too much for you.

 

See http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/877-tips-for-tapering-off-wellbutrin-sr-xr-xl-buproprion/