Just phoned a local compounding pharmacy and they can't do it because they didn't fill the initial scrip for me. They said that whoever fills it initially has to break them down and, since it's a mail order pharmacy, I doubt they'd do it. I only have to do it for 2 more weeks -- the195 and 145 bead weeks (I've already done the ones for the lower weeks because they took less time to count out!) -- and I can make myself do it if I just concentrate on my end goal.

Exactly that’s what I been doing . Some side affects but coping .

I found the compounding pharmacy then asked my family doctor to approve it. I told the pharmacy I wanted to go slow. They set it up for me. The doctor approved it. Do you think that the meds are making me tired and unmotivated?
Are you in Canada or the U.S.?

Never go cold turkey. I would speak to a compounding pharmacy. I’m glad you mentioned the dreams and overly sweating. I was wondering where that was coming from. I also have depression. Also anxiety and no motivation. Prior to taking the pills around 15 years ago for depression, I never suffered from daily anxiety, so much tiredness and lack of motivation. I’m also always craving sweet stuff and have put on 20 lbs.

@kbmayo
That makes no sense. The compounding pharmacy I went to wasn’t the one that initially prepared my meds. You seem to be doing well. Good luck!

Tapering biweekly seems to work so far.

The meds made me tired and unmotivated, but I'm having the same experience as I taper off. All the posts I've read have reassured me that this is normal and also that it may continue for a while after I've finished the tapering. And I'm in the U.S.

Meds made me tired and unmotivated as well. I'm only 1 week into tapering off. I just had surgery yesterday on my hand and elbow so I'm dealing with this too but so far no withdrawal. I gained weight on this med. I'm hoping I will lose weight soon. anyone else who gained weight?

I hope it’s the meds that made me like this. After 15 years, I don’t recall how I was. I’m sure that I wasn’t feeling this bad. The reason I asked where you lived is because I’m in Canada (Toronto) and had no problem with the compounding pharmacy here.

@kbmayo Could you have your doctor re-prescribe this for the compounding pharmacy? I would think he/she might be able to do that for you, knowing that you are trying to get off of the drug.
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