Carrie

[Carrie]

I'm on a lot of different meds, stopped one on Thursday and tapering off another.

[ChessieCat]

Hi Carrie and welcome to SA,

 

You've found an excellent place for support and information for getting off psychiatric drugs.  So that we are better able to assist you please put your drug history in your signature.  Create Your Signature

 

 

Please include details for the last 12-18 months of  all drugs, dates, doses and discontinuations & reinstatements.  If you can't remember dates, please write it as "early March" or "mid-August".  Please provide a summary of any drugs prior to that which can just be listed with start and stop years. Please include all prescription, non-prescription drugs and supplements you are currently taking. If you are using a phone there are instructions here:  Phone Instructions:  Withdrawal History Signature

 

Please also read:

 

Before you begin tapering what you need to know

 

Why taper by 10% of my dosage?

 

Dr Joseph Glenmullen's WD Symptoms Checklist

 

About reinstating and stabilizing to reduce withdrawal symptoms

 

Important topics in the Tapering forum and FAQ

 

You wrote that you are taking lots of different meds.  Please put them all in the Drug Interactions Checker and copy and paste the results here in a post.

 

You can ask questions here in your Intro/Update topic and journal your progress.  Click "Follow" top right and you will be notified when someone responds.

[JanCarol]

Carrie - I'm concerned that you just "stopped on Thursday" - any psych drug.

 

Cold Turkey can go fine - and then - 6 months to a year later - can hit you like a ton of bricks.

 

"Just quitting" your drugs is a sure-fire way to "relapse" and end up on deeper cocktails.  If you look at your own drug history, you might find that this is true.  Have you "quit" before, and then ended up in more trouble?

 

Please look at the links Chessie has given you, especially the one about 10% tapering.

 

When we know which drugs you are talking about (your signature, which should not contain advertising, but should contain your drug history), we can help more.  Please complete your signature.