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Im in Australia so 50 is the lowest available, disgusting really. Ive know idea what others do to come off of them over here ☹️. It was my idea to get in touch with my compounding pharmacist, splitting the tablet not the best way to go but with sharp knife, not too bad. He gets lots of scripts for lower doses, hard drug to come off! Ive never opened a capsule yet, assuming tiny sand like beads? Maybe not.
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@cas2001 yes it is. Are you tapering off of Extended Release or Immediate Release? I was on the extended release capsule and since it couldn’t be reduced any lower, I switched to immediate release since it is a pill. I cut the pill every 4-6 weeks and then once I couldn’t cut it anymore, the doctor said to take it every other day for 2 weeks and then stop. Looking back, I wish I had been given the option to bead count to taper off slower 😏
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