Marsha Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 Psychiatric drug free as of September 9, 2019. I am not a medical professional. My comments and posts are based on personal experiences. Please consult appropriate medical professionals for advice. I was started on psych drugs back in the late 80's. You name it. I probably was on it. 47 different drugs. Over 57 thousand pills. Tapered off final cocktail February 1st, 2013- September 9th, 2019. For Hashimotos I take Levothyroxine. Liothyronine. BP meds. For supplements I take B12 hydroxy. Fish oil w/D3. Bee pollen. Magnesium Glycinate. Link to comment
Marsha Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 Hi there. Hope everyone is doing ok. Nearly 16 months completely free from the drugs. It's pretty hard dealing with everything, but not giving up. Hope to maybe get some more restful sleep as this seems to be the one issue that plagues me on a consistent basis. Have a good morning, day, evening wherever you all are. M 1 I am not a medical professional. My comments and posts are based on personal experiences. Please consult appropriate medical professionals for advice. I was started on psych drugs back in the late 80's. You name it. I probably was on it. 47 different drugs. Over 57 thousand pills. Tapered off final cocktail February 1st, 2013- September 9th, 2019. For Hashimotos I take Levothyroxine. Liothyronine. BP meds. For supplements I take B12 hydroxy. Fish oil w/D3. Bee pollen. Magnesium Glycinate. Link to comment
wantrelief Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 5 hours ago, Marsha said: Nearly 16 months completely free from the drugs. It's pretty hard dealing with everything, but not giving up Congratulations, Marsha - this is such a huge accomplishment!! I really admire your determination and I am wishing the best for your recovery. -1/06 - 3/07 Cymbalta. Fast taper (essentially CT); withdrawal symptoms after 4 mos (didn't realize was WD) -10/07: 100 mg Zoloft; 1 mg Klonopin - tapered off Klonopin after 4 mos. Several unsuccessful slow tapers of Zoloft; went up and down in dose a lot -Spring 2013 back on 1 mg Klonopin to counter WD symptoms; switched over 5-6 mos from Zoloft to 35 mg citalopram -Two attempts at slow tapering citalopram, always increased dose due to WD; also increased Klonopin to 1.25 mg in 2014, then to 1.5 mg in 2015 -8/17-9/17: After holding one year at 20 mg, feeling withdrawal symptoms due to stress - slowly increased to 25 mg. No change in symptoms after 6 months (? tolerance ?) - decided to start citalopram taper February 2018 (still on Klonopin 1.5 mg). Supplements: fish oil; magnesium; vitamin D3; curcumin Citalopram taper: 2/2018 - 12/2019: 25 mg - 11.03 mg I 2020: 10.89 mg - 7.9 mg I 2021: 7.8 mg - 5.26 mg I 2022: 5.2 mg - 3.36 mg I 2023: 3.3 mg - 1.47 mg 2024: 1/5/24: 1.44 mg; 1/19/24: 1.40 mg; 1/26/24: 1.37 mg; 2/2/24: 1.34 mg; 2/9/24: 1.31 mg; 2/23/24: 1.28 mg; 3/1/24: 1.25 mg; 3/8/24: 1.22 mg; 3/15/24: 1.19 mg; 3/29/24: 1.17 mg; 4/5/24: 1.14 mg; 4/13/24: 1.11 mg; 4/20/24: 1.09 mg Link to comment
Josef Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 You have an amazing recovery story Marsha, I read it all. incredibly high coping skills and abilities. I wish you a great life, you've made my day. Joseph 1 Tapering: Pride100 - Generic Amisulpride / Solian 2016 - 02-Oct -Started CItalopram 10mg+ Alpralid 0.25mg 25-Oct - Hospitalized, Started taking Amisulpride. Dec- Ami 800mg, Biperiden 2mg, Clonazepam 1.5mg. 2017 - Jan-1000mg, Feb-800mg, Apr-600mg. 14May-(Got out of the hospital) Ami 400, Propranolol 30mg, Biperiden 8mg, Dec - Ami 400, Biperiden 8mg 2018Apr - Ami 400, Stopped Biperiden at 2mg. 2018Jul - CT'ed, 2019Jan - Alprazolam 0.25mg, 2019Feb - Hospitalized and Reinstated 2019 - Feb-800mg, Mar-1200mg, Apr-1000mg, May-800mg, Jun-600mg, Dec-400mg . 2021 - Apr-350mg, May-300mg, Jun-250mg, Nov-225mg, Dec-200mg. 2022 - Jan-180mg, Feb-162mg, Mar-146mg, Apr-132mg, May-120mg, Jun-110mg, Jul-100mg, Sep-90mg, Oct-82mg, Nov-74mg, Dec-68mg. 2023 - Jan-120mg(Pharmacy's updosed me by mistake), Mid Jan-68mg at mid Jan, MidFeb- 60mg., May-50mg, Jun-45mg, Aug-41mg, Sep-37mg Daily Supplements: Omega3 Fish Oil (600mg active ingredient) x3 per day [D3 (1000 UI)x1 per day]- I stopped taking in summer 2022 💬My withdrawal thread 🎯 Link to comment
Marsha Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 2 years and 4 months plus 20 days free. Since I was shut down in the prime of my life and then waking up past retirement age, I am feeling freakish and out of sorts as to what to do. I don't seem to be able to work since social interactions are intensely intimidating.. I just don't seem to be able to find my niche. I am liberated from the mental unhealth system but crippled by it at the same time. Kinda like, where do I go from here? "How terribly strange to be 70." I am not a medical professional. My comments and posts are based on personal experiences. Please consult appropriate medical professionals for advice. I was started on psych drugs back in the late 80's. You name it. I probably was on it. 47 different drugs. Over 57 thousand pills. Tapered off final cocktail February 1st, 2013- September 9th, 2019. For Hashimotos I take Levothyroxine. Liothyronine. BP meds. For supplements I take B12 hydroxy. Fish oil w/D3. Bee pollen. Magnesium Glycinate. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted January 29, 2022 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted January 29, 2022 You might be able to try volunteering somewhere that they have/do something that you are interested in. If it something that you can ease your way into that would be good. Perhaps at a library tidying the shelves. If you have a volunteer referral centre they may be able to match you with a place that is willing to work with your limitations and be sensitive to your needs and be about to train you gradually. Even though I had already volunteering for 3 years at an organisation before the 2 covid lockdowns, both times I have had to start slowly by doing 2 short days and then making them longer and I will be building up to do 3 medium days. * 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 Link to comment
Marsha Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 Hey there Chessiecat. Thanks for the suggestions. I did go to the local library and shelf read and shelved a bit and learned the operating system. I wasn't able to continue with it though. I am not a medical professional. My comments and posts are based on personal experiences. Please consult appropriate medical professionals for advice. I was started on psych drugs back in the late 80's. You name it. I probably was on it. 47 different drugs. Over 57 thousand pills. Tapered off final cocktail February 1st, 2013- September 9th, 2019. For Hashimotos I take Levothyroxine. Liothyronine. BP meds. For supplements I take B12 hydroxy. Fish oil w/D3. Bee pollen. Magnesium Glycinate. Link to comment
Felix Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Hi, Marsha. Can I ask you a question? how do your interdose withdrawal felt when you are at 60 mg Geodon? 2014 high dose of Geodon 400mg. Zoloft dose unknown 2018 May Geodon 160mg Zoloft 200mg 2020 Geodon May 80mg July 120mg Zoloft August 100mg 3 days later 0mg 2021 Geodon May 100mg June 80mg August 15th 60mg 2022 March 49.8 mg May 30 mg Aug 0 mg "If you're going through hell, keep going" Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Shep Posted January 2, 2023 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted January 2, 2023 Marsha has written a success story! Marsha's Success Story I'm locking Marsha's intro. Please visit and congratulate Marsha on her success story thread. 1 Link to comment
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