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Thanks @evey. Im going to call my doctor tomorrow to see if I can get in earlier than two weeks. My pill is a capsule. No breaking mine. I'm anxious to see what she says.
That will be a good move I think. I just talked to my Niece who is a pharmacy tech and She told me not to take 1 pill every other day but take a half a pill each day for about a week or until the withdrawal symptoms ease up then go to fourths. Wishing you the best.
Good morning @evey. Thanks again for your reply. Did you notice weight gain with this med? I have. I'm usually 120 and I'm now 138. I eat extremely healthy and exercise daily. My fiance is also very healthy so we keep each other on track. No matter how much I exercise ( I increased cardio) I can't lose a pound.
Yes you do gain weight. My Dr. told me this. I'm very active outdoors and kayak and hike and swim. She told me that I will lose some weight going off of this medication. I took a half a pill last night and so far this morning I have had no withdrawal side effects. Other then some leg cramps last night from digging in my garden all day, I slept really good for a change. I know I will have some withdrawal issues but hopefully coming off of this slowly will keep them bearable. Best of luch.
That's fantastic news that you are feeling better!! I'm very hopeful. Thank you!!
Well!! Here I am again! After the same nightmare described by many others, I ran the gamut...... Took literally years!! Now, I'm at the end of the road. Slowly, slowly has been the answer...... Until the last but one step... halving the little pips in a 371/2 capsule for more than a year; Then, I got a 25mg tablet..... Split in half and took that for a month. Now I'm on day three of zero med. The "fizzy" brain sensation, and unsteadiness kept me to my bed for day two! Today, I'm still toughing it out. Drinking lots of water has helped I think. Ibuprophen for the pain, and I'm going to take a low dose antihistamine to see if it helps with the brain fuzz ... I'll let you know about that. Take care and persevere. It's worth it. This drug can cause brain damage. ❤
If you can tolerate the cbd oil, it will definitely help. It messed with my brain and so it wasn't am option.
Wow!! You found out just in time, but if I were you, I'd still pour out half the pips for a week.,
So many struggles. I heard that Benadryl can help with the brain fuzz. I wish you the best on this journey that there are so many taking.
Hello. Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. My normal dosage is 75mg per night. She said to skip a pill every other night. I think it's too much of a taper as on after the no pill night I have horrible brain zaps and other crummy things going on. Tonight is supposed to be a no pill night but I think I'm going to take a half of a pill. I have been on this med for about 3 years now, before that it was Zoloft for about 22 years. All for anxiety. I'm a bit confused.