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On olanzopine for 3 months should I go cold turkey

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cashew89333
cashew89333

I was wondering what other peoples experience has been like trying to get off this drug. 

How did you get off it completely and how were your withdrawal symptoms as well.

 

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  • apu91247
    apu91247 cashew89333

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    You will get answers at the forum surviving antidepprassants.we are all the victims of antipsychotic coldturkey.you can read our suffering years together.how ever we found the way to come out of these drugs that is slow tapering.you can find our experiences of tapering too
  • sondra80984
    sondra80984 cashew89333

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    Hi cashew,

     I am currently going off olanzapine I was at 7.5 mg. then to 5 mg now I am at 3.75mg..It is not easy but I also take gabapentin  to help me sleep. I think tapering is the best way to go.give your brain a chance to adapt to the changes in the med.  Hope this helps.

  • kate85501
    kate85501 cashew89333

    Posted

    I came off zyprexa cold turkey after 3 months of being on them (30 mg to 10 mg).  It was hard as hell but I am glad that is the route I went as now being over 4 months off them I am feeling much much better.

    i wrote another thread where I give more details on how I did it.

    I hope you are feeling better now Cashew.

    love, peace, hope..

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