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@sandij

Sounds too fast to me, but what do I know? I jumped off at about 68 mg but I just want this crap out of my system. I'm gauging my recovery against the recovery from neurontin which I had to cold turkey from. Honestly I think I'm going to be ok but I am also realizing a few things, one being that I am very homesick (sounds odd at age 56, but I have such a deep feeling that I need to be with my parents more often) and two that I am lonely. I spend most of my time by myself, I'm really only with my husband, I'm sure being isolated is not the healthiest thing. But it is what it is right now, I cant sustain any other relationships even if I wanted to, just don't have the energy to give. Whether that's fibromyalgia, withdrawal, depression, etc. I will wait for it to pass and in the meantime rest and care for myself. Hope everyone is finding what they need today.

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@sandij
Cold turkey off any seizure medication is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!! You are very lucky especially if you had any underlying problem with your brain.
Seizure meds are awful. They give Fibromyalgia patients Neurontin and Lyrica quite often. I detest Lyrica, I took it just after it came out and filed a complaint with the manufacturer and the FDA. You could have gone into Convulsive Status Epilepticus.
Im worried about how your discontinuing your meds. You need to straighten up and fly right my dear for your own safety, please.
Jake