2years on... tapering
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so been on this for 2 years 8months well i decided feb to start tapering i started on 150mg and gone down 25mg every 3 months well yeaterday i decided to
go down again but had only
left it 2 months not 3 ive now had nasty dreams, intrusive thoughts, shakes bad anxiety started this afternoon, any advise?
i think ive done it too quick by only leaving 2months ive taken 75mg tonight in hope i return to normal tomorrow as this is horrid
would anyone else say this is the case and it was too quick?
who else tapered successfully?
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Lisa_LC Kayleigh0910
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hi, I'm tapering only 6.25mg every 3 months. was at 75mg. now at 37.50mg. 25mg would be too large a cut to make. I have recently started getting general anxiety though so not sure if I'm going to be able to get off totally and may need to go back up.
Kayleigh0910 Lisa_LC
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thank you for reply, ive taken 75mg tonight so back to what i was on, donu not get anxiety or feeling sick when u cut a dose? ur doses are cut so little how do you do it?
Kayleigh0910
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anyone??
sue74917 Kayleigh0910
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Hi K this is just a thought but have you ever considered that you may need this medication? If there was an external reason for you becoming ill and this has now passed then fair enough but if it is chemical then you may need to stay on them albeit at a lower ticking over dose, as I say just a thought but you should not be suffering needlessly
sue74917 Kayleigh0910
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Hi K this is just a thought but have you ever considered that you may need this medication? If there was an external reason for you becoming ill and this has now passed then fair enough but if it is chemical then you may need to stay on them albeit at a lower ticking over dose, as I say just a thought but you should not be suffering needlessly
Kayleigh0910 sue74917
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im going to stay on them now soon as im sorted again im just waiting to
see the doctor see whT she suggests but im staying put on them i dont want to feel like this again have you ever tapered? or felt like this?
sue74917 Kayleigh0910
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The 3 times I have come off of medication I was quite lucky in that I did not have any withdrawal issues but have needed to go back on them due to my illness returning. This time (my 4th) it has been decided by myself and with agreement from my GP, that because I have no external factors causing me to be this way, it is a chemical problem, that is why I asked if you may think you need to be on them for the long haul rather then just a crutch to get you mentally in a better place
Kayleigh0910 sue74917
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yeah im staying on them now just want to feel normal again and not anxious with everything i do
Grounded sue74917
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I 100% agree. I've done the whole "I feel better I'm coming off of them" thing and each time I had to go back, it may be a year or so apart but always ends the same. My father has the same issue and hes been on zoloft for 30 years now at least and he learned long ago that he will need to just take these for life and hes okay with that, hes lived a very normal and happy life being on them. I must have taken after him, and I've learned my lesson . Mine was not caused by an outside source, it's chemical, my anxiety goes into overdrive over everything. So yes, I totally agree that some people just have to stay on these. 1 pill a day to live a happier life is definitely worth not feeling anxious and stressed the whole time.
Kayleigh0910 Grounded
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did you drop your dose then go back up? how long did it take for you to
feel better after going back up?
Grounded Kayleigh0910
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I've always been on 50mg, but my father at times during his 30+ years on it has had to increase a couple times during some really stressful life things but he's went back to his original 50mg.
Kayleigh0910 Grounded
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how long after going back on your dose did u feel better