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hi, just wanted to check if anyone else had the following symptoms when reducing:
thumping head ache
zaps of dizziness
feeling jelly legged
i feel my dose was 2 high, i felt numb & constant brain fog. This seems to have improved i'm just stuck with the above side effects. i'm almost at the 3 week mark on my reduced dose.
any advice greatly welcomed x
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james82283 laura_60346
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yes its normal to get side effects 😃 x
dubry7605074 laura_60346
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I reduced from 20mg to 10mg in 5mg increments x no problems at all x i stayed on each dosage for 4-5 weeks before reducing further
laura_60346
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thanks for the replies.
im very sensitive to these meds so have to do a really slow taper! will probably stay on this dosage for about 2 months.
ive tried & failed a few times but determined to get my life back & function properly on a lower dose x
james82283 laura_60346
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you will get there eventually just bare with it 😃 time is a healer x
dubry7605074 laura_60346
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sounds like you know how to taper these things x very slowly x good luck x with your determination you will get there
Shorthair laura_60346
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hi
i'm the opposite - 2.5mg increase & getting side effects so just shows, even with a small increase we still suffer.
in the past when i have decreased i had all the symptoms you mention and i was very snappy too. my brain felt like it moved after my head moved!
did you find it hard getting up to 25mg? i'm only on 7.5mg so got a long way to go.
laura_60346
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i started off on 20mg & that worked fine for me, so good i attempted (with doctors advice) to come off them. My first ever taper was done far to quickly, i went from 20mg, to 10mg to nothing in a month after been on the medication for 8 years.
This led to me going back on to 20mg & having to increase further. Now i just dont feel myself on 25mg, i feel like i'm in my own little bubble, away with the fairies so to speak.
Really hoping the reduction in dose helps me to feel like me again.