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22 minutes ago, NNhope said:

Well it seems as old problem slowly get better you get different one. Could be a sign of healing since stuff does get better. Your brain is probably trying to adjust so its cycling through some symptoms. I hope you heal soon. 

Your right about that, it seems I get used to one problem and the fear or what ever is associated to the problem gets better. It cycles to something else.  This to shal pass,  hopefully sooner then later,  it's been a very long road.  Hopefully your doing with things.  

Lexapro 1 1/8 mg and 10 mg Propranolol. I jumped down to 2.5 mg lexapro from 5 mg on oct 2 where I had been for 7 months and went from 2.5 mg to 1 1/8 mg not sure when maybe around nov 2 went back up to 2.5 mg December 30 . May 13 small cut lexapro 2.5 mg down to 2.4 mg 9/4/14 dropped 8.33% to 2.2 mg 10/13/14 dropped to 2mg lexapro. Back up to 2.2 mg 10/15/14. Dropped to 2 mg lexapro 11/26/14. Dropped 10% to 1.8 mg lexapro 1/11/15. 2/23/15 . Cut of 5%.

3/11/15 cut of 5% 5/3/15 cut of 5% 6/3/15 cut of 5% 7/19/15 cut of 5%. Continued small cuts of 5% every six weeks or so untill October 8th 2016 ,last dose . Last dose was 0.8mg. Currently taking 10 mg propranolol in the afternoon. 1400mg fish oil. 250 mg magnesium, 250 mg L-Taurine, 500 mg Tumeric. 40 mg Zocore simvistatin.

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I haven't started taper yet. I want to be stable for at least another month before I start. I'm going to make my own liquid suspension, hopefully that goes well.

2013-2018 dxm and alcohol abused

Feb-2020 40mg adderall, 20 mg paroxetine

Jun-2020 15mg olanzapine, 30mg paroxetine, 40mg adderall

Dec-2020 CT everything

Mar-22-2021 10mg olanzapine, 100mg trazadone, 300mg ×2 trileptal

April-25- 2021 CT olanzapine and trazadone

Apirl-29-2021 reinstated 5mg olanzapine

Apirl 29-Current- 5mg olanzapine

Mar 22-current 300mg ×2 trileptal

 

 

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1 minute ago, NNhope said:

I haven't started taper yet. I want to be stable for at least another month before I start. I'm going to make my own liquid suspension, hopefully that goes well.

Slow and steady wins the race 🏁 I wish I had gone slower when tapering Lexapro,  couple cold turkey quits at 20 mg. Crash and burn before I had any idea what I was doing.  At the end I got the liquid Lexapro and was doing long holds and micro dosing.  It took a long time,  but I got there and you will to. I've been off it all for going on 5 years now. 

Lexapro 1 1/8 mg and 10 mg Propranolol. I jumped down to 2.5 mg lexapro from 5 mg on oct 2 where I had been for 7 months and went from 2.5 mg to 1 1/8 mg not sure when maybe around nov 2 went back up to 2.5 mg December 30 . May 13 small cut lexapro 2.5 mg down to 2.4 mg 9/4/14 dropped 8.33% to 2.2 mg 10/13/14 dropped to 2mg lexapro. Back up to 2.2 mg 10/15/14. Dropped to 2 mg lexapro 11/26/14. Dropped 10% to 1.8 mg lexapro 1/11/15. 2/23/15 . Cut of 5%.

3/11/15 cut of 5% 5/3/15 cut of 5% 6/3/15 cut of 5% 7/19/15 cut of 5%. Continued small cuts of 5% every six weeks or so untill October 8th 2016 ,last dose . Last dose was 0.8mg. Currently taking 10 mg propranolol in the afternoon. 1400mg fish oil. 250 mg magnesium, 250 mg L-Taurine, 500 mg Tumeric. 40 mg Zocore simvistatin.

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I hope I will get there too. I'm glad that you did it. Gives me hope that I will someday be able to taper off zyprexa. 

2013-2018 dxm and alcohol abused

Feb-2020 40mg adderall, 20 mg paroxetine

Jun-2020 15mg olanzapine, 30mg paroxetine, 40mg adderall

Dec-2020 CT everything

Mar-22-2021 10mg olanzapine, 100mg trazadone, 300mg ×2 trileptal

April-25- 2021 CT olanzapine and trazadone

Apirl-29-2021 reinstated 5mg olanzapine

Apirl 29-Current- 5mg olanzapine

Mar 22-current 300mg ×2 trileptal

 

 

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1 minute ago, NNhope said:

I hope I will get there too. I'm glad that you did it. Gives me hope that I will someday be able to taper off zyprexa. 

You will.  I also took Zyprexa in the early days of my problems.  I took it for quite a while,  I didn't have as much trouble getting off that as I did Lexapro, but it's hard to remember.  I took that almost 10 years ago now . I'm wishing you all the best and much success,  I know you'll get there, if I can do it, so can you.  

Lexapro 1 1/8 mg and 10 mg Propranolol. I jumped down to 2.5 mg lexapro from 5 mg on oct 2 where I had been for 7 months and went from 2.5 mg to 1 1/8 mg not sure when maybe around nov 2 went back up to 2.5 mg December 30 . May 13 small cut lexapro 2.5 mg down to 2.4 mg 9/4/14 dropped 8.33% to 2.2 mg 10/13/14 dropped to 2mg lexapro. Back up to 2.2 mg 10/15/14. Dropped to 2 mg lexapro 11/26/14. Dropped 10% to 1.8 mg lexapro 1/11/15. 2/23/15 . Cut of 5%.

3/11/15 cut of 5% 5/3/15 cut of 5% 6/3/15 cut of 5% 7/19/15 cut of 5%. Continued small cuts of 5% every six weeks or so untill October 8th 2016 ,last dose . Last dose was 0.8mg. Currently taking 10 mg propranolol in the afternoon. 1400mg fish oil. 250 mg magnesium, 250 mg L-Taurine, 500 mg Tumeric. 40 mg Zocore simvistatin.

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I tried to CT it last month and it didnt go well. So reinstated 5 mg. Had pretty bad anxiety and akathesia.

2013-2018 dxm and alcohol abused

Feb-2020 40mg adderall, 20 mg paroxetine

Jun-2020 15mg olanzapine, 30mg paroxetine, 40mg adderall

Dec-2020 CT everything

Mar-22-2021 10mg olanzapine, 100mg trazadone, 300mg ×2 trileptal

April-25- 2021 CT olanzapine and trazadone

Apirl-29-2021 reinstated 5mg olanzapine

Apirl 29-Current- 5mg olanzapine

Mar 22-current 300mg ×2 trileptal

 

 

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  • 3 weeks later...

Hey lobster, how's your old symptom, has it gotten better? 

2013-2018 dxm and alcohol abused

Feb-2020 40mg adderall, 20 mg paroxetine

Jun-2020 15mg olanzapine, 30mg paroxetine, 40mg adderall

Dec-2020 CT everything

Mar-22-2021 10mg olanzapine, 100mg trazadone, 300mg ×2 trileptal

April-25- 2021 CT olanzapine and trazadone

Apirl-29-2021 reinstated 5mg olanzapine

Apirl 29-Current- 5mg olanzapine

Mar 22-current 300mg ×2 trileptal

 

 

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  • 1 year later...

hi lobster,

 

I've read your introduction. Well, I was wondering how you are doing today. How do you feel about sleep and anxiety? These were your worst wd symptoms right?

 

I hope you are in a better place today than your were a few years ago.

 

Best regards from germany.

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 2020 - 15 mg mirtazapine

May 2020 - 10 mg escitalopram , mirtazapine 15 mg

June 2020 - 10 mg escitalopram / 7.5 mg mirtazapine 

mid-July - 5 mg escitalopram / 15 mg mirtazapine

Aug, 2020 - 1.5 mg escitalopram  / 15 mg mirtazapine

Jan, 2021 - 0.95 mg escitalopram / 15 mg mirtazapine 

Feb 25, 2021 - 0.90 mg escitalopram / 15 mg mirtazapine >>> Crash! - Start with 150 mg opipramol (50-50-50)

Jan, 2022 - 0.78 mg escitalopram / 15 mg mirtazapine / 112 mg opipramol 

...

01/2024  0.62 mg escitalopram /  11,85 mg mirtazapine / 80 mg opipramol

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On 4/24/2023 at 8:09 AM, Memphisto said:

hi lobster,

 

I've read your introduction. Well, I was wondering how you are doing today. How do you feel about sleep and anxiety? These were your worst wd symptoms right?

 

I hope you are in a better place today than your were a few years ago.

 

Best regards from germany.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello from Maine 😊 I still deal with sleep issues and anxiety issues, but at this point in my life it's normal now and not nearly as bad as it once was, I've gotten used to it I guess. I've been off all medications for many years now. I'm one year in remission from a very rare form of cancer. Nodular lymphocyte predominant hodgkin lymphoma. At 41 years old. For myself, I do not know if there's any connection to all that I've been through, but I'm sure all the years of being stuck in flight or flight conditions did not help my immune system. As far as antidepressants and medications are concerned, I rarely ever think about those years anymore.  As more and more time goes by the memories of how things were fade. 

Lexapro 1 1/8 mg and 10 mg Propranolol. I jumped down to 2.5 mg lexapro from 5 mg on oct 2 where I had been for 7 months and went from 2.5 mg to 1 1/8 mg not sure when maybe around nov 2 went back up to 2.5 mg December 30 . May 13 small cut lexapro 2.5 mg down to 2.4 mg 9/4/14 dropped 8.33% to 2.2 mg 10/13/14 dropped to 2mg lexapro. Back up to 2.2 mg 10/15/14. Dropped to 2 mg lexapro 11/26/14. Dropped 10% to 1.8 mg lexapro 1/11/15. 2/23/15 . Cut of 5%.

3/11/15 cut of 5% 5/3/15 cut of 5% 6/3/15 cut of 5% 7/19/15 cut of 5%. Continued small cuts of 5% every six weeks or so untill October 8th 2016 ,last dose . Last dose was 0.8mg. Currently taking 10 mg propranolol in the afternoon. 1400mg fish oil. 250 mg magnesium, 250 mg L-Taurine, 500 mg Tumeric. 40 mg Zocore simvistatin.

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Hello lobsters, I am very sorry to hear that they were ill with this very rare form of cancer. I hope for them that they are or will be fully recovered from it. 

 

I think that by now you are back out on the water to fish. We here in Central Europe are eagerly awaiting spring. It's definitely too cold for the end of April. I live quite far in the north of Germany.

 

It's good to hear that they are better able to deal with poor sleep and anxiety today. I hope you don't feel that "chemical" unnatural anxiety that you had in rehab anymore. I'm still with the taper and I'm only slowly stabilizing from a much too fast tapering of the Lexapro. The good days now predominate and I often feel normal. But there are still bad days when I am upset and feel floating fear. Did you also have times after stopping the Lexapro when you felt depressed? 

 

I wish you all the best and take care of yourself.

 

March 2020 - 15 mg mirtazapine

May 2020 - 10 mg escitalopram , mirtazapine 15 mg

June 2020 - 10 mg escitalopram / 7.5 mg mirtazapine 

mid-July - 5 mg escitalopram / 15 mg mirtazapine

Aug, 2020 - 1.5 mg escitalopram  / 15 mg mirtazapine

Jan, 2021 - 0.95 mg escitalopram / 15 mg mirtazapine 

Feb 25, 2021 - 0.90 mg escitalopram / 15 mg mirtazapine >>> Crash! - Start with 150 mg opipramol (50-50-50)

Jan, 2022 - 0.78 mg escitalopram / 15 mg mirtazapine / 112 mg opipramol 

...

01/2024  0.62 mg escitalopram /  11,85 mg mirtazapine / 80 mg opipramol

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