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I have been advised to taper off my sertraline dosage. I have only been taking it for 5 weeks in...
... total, 2 weeks at 25mg and 3 weeks at 50mg but I have been having muscle twitches so my doctor advised dropping back down to 25 mg for 1 week and then 1 week of taking 25mg on alternative days. Does anyone have any idea if it will be difficult with withdrawals etc or shouldn’t be too... read more
Can I take duloxetine every few days to taper off?
Hello! I am currently trying to taper of duloxetine (Cymbalta). I was placed on the 30 mg dose and have been taking it for a few months. It hasn't helped me so I do not want to take it anymore. I have started to skip a day and think I taught my body to go without it (don't have any... read more
Buspirone - Should I just ask my doctor to taper me off? Burning and tingling is spreading more?
Should I just ask my doctor to taper off buspar. I can't take these paresthesia like symptoms. It started in my forearms only at night and now it's in my chest,neck, forearms, throat, and back of my shoulders. It can happen anytime now. Dose 15 x 3. 3 weeks in. Kinda scared the tapering... read more
Can I reinstate 5mg of olanzapine if I've been taking lower dose of 2.5mg?
I didn't taper from the 5mg to 2.5mg. I've been on 2.5mg for 28 days. I'm having intrusive and suicidal thoughts. Thanks for any response!
Benzodiazepine withdrawal - i’ve been on benzos for the last few months. How do I taper?
I've been on benzos for panic attacks that I’ve been having constantly. My doctor put me on half a milligram of Ativan about 4 months ago, which I took on and off for a few months. At a certain point, 1/2 mg wasn’t doing the trick so my doctor told me to go up to 1mg as needed, and... read more
Any need to taper sertraline after the initial dose?
I took my first 50mg sertraline last night. Today I decided I should not take the second dose. Any Problem?
How does one taper off Ambien?
I have been taking 10 mgs Ambien (generic version zolpidem) since late June 2021. I am desperate to start tapering but don't know the best taper amount and timeline. Of course, I am worried about regaining my ability to sleep without it. I would like advice on how to approach this taper. Any... read more
How to taper off risperdal 50 mg and trazodone 50 mg?
I take Risperdal .50 mg and will start to take .25 mg starting today for 1 month to get pregnant in April. After 1 month how should I continue the tapering since .25 is the lowest dose and I don’t think is a good idea to cut it in half because the pill is too small. Should I take it every... read more
Do I need to taper off 300mg of gabapentin?
Hello! I was prescribed 300mg of gabapentin to take at night before bed for a chronic nerve pain. I tore my coccyx and have lots of trouble sleeping. I have only been taking gabapentin for for 20 days. Do I need to taper off or can I just stop? I no longer want to take this medication due to how it... read more
Has anyone had to dose back up from a taper of gabapentin, after horrible withdrawals?
Then restart a taper at a slower rate?
Venlafaxine - Venlaxafine - 7 weeks in and wondering whether to increase fro. 150?
I’ve just completed a 6 week cross taper from 200mg (Max Dose) Sertraline to Venlafaxine ER. The Sertraline stopped working after 16 great years and anxiety and depression returned. I have now been on Ven a total of 7 weeks (3 *75, 2 *112.5 and 2 * 150). I’ve just completed cross taper... read more
Effexor - Doctor tried to taper me from 37.5mg to nothing. Anyone else experience this?
... (I’ve taken effexor for over 7 years) going 37.5mg at a time per week and yesterday it came time to cut it off altogether, and it was an absolute nightmare. I’ve experienced effexor withdrawals many, many times, but this was especially horrible knowing that my doctor intended for... read more
Got off Lexapro then had to reintroduce. Now it's not working.What happened?
I did a fairly slow taper of my Lexapro from 10Mg to 0 in about 2 months. after being off for 2 weeks I had horrible withdrawal symptoms; High morning anxiety that would increase through out the day to the point I needed Ativan to function. when the Ativan wore off the anxiety would creep back up.... read more
How to taper off meds - in what order?
I would like to ask a question in regards to tapering off the following meds. I had a manic episode with psychotic symptoms, about 11 years ago and since then, I’ve been on meds. However, I have reduced my dosage in the past years to the following with the help of an expert: Xanax - 0... read more
Tizanidine - If I am stopping tixanadine anaflex cold turkey, how long umtil withdrawls sets in?
Can I push through it or do I need to taper?
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