Alice1 Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 7 hours ago, Altostrata said: What would you use propranolol for? Akathisia and severe anxiety, tremors that build to intolerable levels during the afternoon . My last wave was getting so so much better then I over did things again and now I'm even worse than before . December 2014 - Lexapro 20 mg August 2016 Med free (6 week taper) December 22 2021 added Abilify 5mg / Ativan .5mg / Depakote ER 1000mg Discontinued Abilify 5mg on 12-30-21---accidental dose on 1-13-22 (looks like Ativan) Ativan PRN/Discontinued 1-14-22 Only drug is Depakote ER 1000mg ( looking to taper slow and safe for once ) 3/24/22 Depakote 625mg Propranolol 20-40mg PRN Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted October 23, 2022 Administrator Share Posted October 23, 2022 You've used propranolol before? This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment
Alice1 Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 41 minutes ago, Altostrata said: You've used propranolol before? Yes , although very seldom . If I had to guess probably less than a dozen times in the past 6 months . I was thinking about using it more though , but not sure if using it more but still as needed would be destabilizing . December 2014 - Lexapro 20 mg August 2016 Med free (6 week taper) December 22 2021 added Abilify 5mg / Ativan .5mg / Depakote ER 1000mg Discontinued Abilify 5mg on 12-30-21---accidental dose on 1-13-22 (looks like Ativan) Ativan PRN/Discontinued 1-14-22 Only drug is Depakote ER 1000mg ( looking to taper slow and safe for once ) 3/24/22 Depakote 625mg Propranolol 20-40mg PRN Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted October 25, 2022 Administrator Share Posted October 25, 2022 I suppose you could use propranolol. If you use it often, it could lower your blood pressure. If you use it daily, you'll probably need to taper off in a short taper over a couple of weeks. This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment
Lauren90 Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Hi! I Hope your well. I’m also dealing with akathisia. How is your akathisia? Is it improving at all? 2000-2018 150-200mg Sertraline and Vyvanse 2018- vyvanse 60mg to 0 over 6mo. 200mg Sertraline to 150mg. 2019- 150mg Sertraline to 100mg. Early 2021- 100mg to 87.5, two weeks later 87.5 to 75mg, 1.25-4mg bromazepam PRN. Mid 2021 - Feb 2022 taper 2.5%-5% 75mg to 50mg. March 2022 bromazepam for 3 weeks. May 9th 2022 started Propranolol, 10mg in the morning and 10mg in the evening. July 2022- off propranolol Oct 2022- off birth control. Dec 2022- updose sertraline 100mg, benztropine 1mg and Ativan 1mg. March 2023- stop benztropine. May 2023 - ativan taper finished. May 2023 - updose Sertraline to 125mg added propranolol 40mg added Ativan 1mg. July 5- sertraline 112.5mg propranolol 60mg, quick 2 week Ativan taper. Current meds: propranolol 60mg, sertraline 106.25mg, Ativan .025mg, B6, CoQ10, Magnesium Glycinate Link to comment
Alice1 Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 On 12/11/2022 at 5:10 PM, Lauren90 said: How is your akathisia? Is it improving at all? Comes and goes . I'm treating it though. I'm not on board with the "no meds" thing . I did that for 4 years and it did improve greatly but every time I get an ailment of any kind it comes back hard . Covid was the last ailment . I need to function or I don't eat . 1 December 2014 - Lexapro 20 mg August 2016 Med free (6 week taper) December 22 2021 added Abilify 5mg / Ativan .5mg / Depakote ER 1000mg Discontinued Abilify 5mg on 12-30-21---accidental dose on 1-13-22 (looks like Ativan) Ativan PRN/Discontinued 1-14-22 Only drug is Depakote ER 1000mg ( looking to taper slow and safe for once ) 3/24/22 Depakote 625mg Propranolol 20-40mg PRN Link to comment
Lauren90 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 16 minutes ago, Alice1 said: Comes and goes . I'm treating it though. I'm not on board with the "no meds" thing . I did that for 4 years and it did improve greatly but every time I get an ailment of any kind it comes back hard . Covid was the last ailment . I need to function or I don't eat . I’m doing the same thing. I tried for 9 months and I can’t do it without help anymore. I’ve met my threshold of discomfort and can’t do it anymore. I need to function and more importantly survive 2000-2018 150-200mg Sertraline and Vyvanse 2018- vyvanse 60mg to 0 over 6mo. 200mg Sertraline to 150mg. 2019- 150mg Sertraline to 100mg. Early 2021- 100mg to 87.5, two weeks later 87.5 to 75mg, 1.25-4mg bromazepam PRN. Mid 2021 - Feb 2022 taper 2.5%-5% 75mg to 50mg. March 2022 bromazepam for 3 weeks. May 9th 2022 started Propranolol, 10mg in the morning and 10mg in the evening. July 2022- off propranolol Oct 2022- off birth control. Dec 2022- updose sertraline 100mg, benztropine 1mg and Ativan 1mg. March 2023- stop benztropine. May 2023 - ativan taper finished. May 2023 - updose Sertraline to 125mg added propranolol 40mg added Ativan 1mg. July 5- sertraline 112.5mg propranolol 60mg, quick 2 week Ativan taper. Current meds: propranolol 60mg, sertraline 106.25mg, Ativan .025mg, B6, CoQ10, Magnesium Glycinate Link to comment
Alice1 Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 @brassmonkey Hey Tom , I'm holding steady on my taper from Depakote due to some holiday stress that created a good sized wave . However, I changed pharmacies last week and the pills looked a little different. I'm assuming they are from different generic manufacturers. Ever since this change my symptom set has increased and new symptoms have appeared . Is this possible with a generic to generic manufacture change ? I have to stay with the current pharmacy so I hope it will settle out after some time . Thoughts ? Jeff December 2014 - Lexapro 20 mg August 2016 Med free (6 week taper) December 22 2021 added Abilify 5mg / Ativan .5mg / Depakote ER 1000mg Discontinued Abilify 5mg on 12-30-21---accidental dose on 1-13-22 (looks like Ativan) Ativan PRN/Discontinued 1-14-22 Only drug is Depakote ER 1000mg ( looking to taper slow and safe for once ) 3/24/22 Depakote 625mg Propranolol 20-40mg PRN Link to comment
Moderator brassmonkey Posted February 6, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 6, 2023 Any change in manufacturer has the potential to cause problems. Hopefully things will settle down as you get use to the new tablets. You could try adjusting your dose a little, but I would wait a while to see how things go. Also, it could just be a random wave that decided to hit at that time. I hope things settle out soon. 20 years on Paxil starting at 20mg and working up to 40mg. Sept 2011 started 10% every 6 weeks taper (2.5% every week for 4 weeks then hold for 2 additional weeks), currently at 7.9mg. Oct 2011 CTed 15oz vodka a night, to only drinking 2 beers most nights, totally sober Feb 2013. Since I wrote this I have continued to decrease my dose by 10% every 6 weeks (2.5% every week for 4 weeks and then hold for an additional 2 weeks). I added in an extra 6 week hold when I hit 10mg to let things settle out even more. When I hit 3mgpw it became hard to split the drop into 4 parts so I switched to dropping 1mgpw (pill weight) every week for 3 weeks and then holding for another 3 weeks. The 3 + 3 schedule turned out to be too harsh so I cut back to dropping 1mgpw every 4 weeks which is working better. Final Dose 0.016mg. Current dose 0.000mg 04-15-2017 "It's also important not to become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can loose all hope if you can't laugh at yourself and at life in general." Stephen Hawking Link to comment
Nimbus Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 hey @Alice1 I read your story. Praying for you! Currently going through WD but only 3 months in. Not sure if i’m in for the long run or short term but keeping positive and hopefully it doesn’t stay around too long. I have a question, Ive been on doxy for about 5 months or so and want to get off because I see antibiotics don’t mix well with WD. Did you feel better after stopping doxy? Did you taper or just stop? 2013-2015: Oratane for acne 20/04/2018 - 22/06/2018: Escitalopram 10mg 22/06/2018 - 11/11/2020: Escitalopram 20mg (no taper) 11/11/2020 - 16/06/2022: Escitalopram 10mg (no taper) 16/06/2022 - 04/01/2023: Escitalopram 10mg (June intake = every second day, July intake = every second day, August intake every second day, September intake = every third day, October intake = every third day, November intake = every fourth day, December intake = every fifth day) 12/09/2022 - current: Doxycycline for acne Link to comment
Alice1 Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 On 3/15/2023 at 7:32 PM, Nimbus said: Did you feel better after stopping doxy? Did you taper or just stop? I only took 4 pills of Doxy and had a major setback. I also took pain killers for a couple days . It was a kidney stone . I would ask moderators about your situation . December 2014 - Lexapro 20 mg August 2016 Med free (6 week taper) December 22 2021 added Abilify 5mg / Ativan .5mg / Depakote ER 1000mg Discontinued Abilify 5mg on 12-30-21---accidental dose on 1-13-22 (looks like Ativan) Ativan PRN/Discontinued 1-14-22 Only drug is Depakote ER 1000mg ( looking to taper slow and safe for once ) 3/24/22 Depakote 625mg Propranolol 20-40mg PRN Link to comment
Alice1 Posted June 18, 2023 Author Share Posted June 18, 2023 @brassmonkey Hey Tom, Hey I had a quick question for you. I was just cruising along with my taper feeling ok and mostly stable. I haven't made any drastic changes in dose and everything was going smoothly .However I got extremely carried away with sugar consumption. Within a week and a half I probably ingested 2,000-3,000 grams of the refined sugar (junk food) . Needless to say I'm in a terrible wave . One of my worst waves . Can overdoing sugar really cause this much upset ? Jeff December 2014 - Lexapro 20 mg August 2016 Med free (6 week taper) December 22 2021 added Abilify 5mg / Ativan .5mg / Depakote ER 1000mg Discontinued Abilify 5mg on 12-30-21---accidental dose on 1-13-22 (looks like Ativan) Ativan PRN/Discontinued 1-14-22 Only drug is Depakote ER 1000mg ( looking to taper slow and safe for once ) 3/24/22 Depakote 625mg Propranolol 20-40mg PRN Link to comment
Moderator brassmonkey Posted June 18, 2023 Moderator Share Posted June 18, 2023 For some people it can cause quite a problem, for others, not so much. It can trigger waves and the like, but they will clear like waves do. Sugar is interesting stuff. It binds to the GABA and Opioid receptors, which is why is tastes and feels so good to eat. But also, this can actually cause addiction problems and repeated abuse. 20 years on Paxil starting at 20mg and working up to 40mg. Sept 2011 started 10% every 6 weeks taper (2.5% every week for 4 weeks then hold for 2 additional weeks), currently at 7.9mg. Oct 2011 CTed 15oz vodka a night, to only drinking 2 beers most nights, totally sober Feb 2013. Since I wrote this I have continued to decrease my dose by 10% every 6 weeks (2.5% every week for 4 weeks and then hold for an additional 2 weeks). I added in an extra 6 week hold when I hit 10mg to let things settle out even more. When I hit 3mgpw it became hard to split the drop into 4 parts so I switched to dropping 1mgpw (pill weight) every week for 3 weeks and then holding for another 3 weeks. The 3 + 3 schedule turned out to be too harsh so I cut back to dropping 1mgpw every 4 weeks which is working better. Final Dose 0.016mg. Current dose 0.000mg 04-15-2017 "It's also important not to become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can loose all hope if you can't laugh at yourself and at life in general." Stephen Hawking Link to comment
Alice1 Posted June 18, 2023 Author Share Posted June 18, 2023 @brassmonkey Okay, Thank You ,,, I guess I'm one of the people who are affected by it because I am whacked right now. It's only been a week and it's peaking like they always do but geewizz I never thought sugar could mess me up like this . Course I've never consumed sugar to that degree before .. Anyway, thanks again for your help .. Jeff December 2014 - Lexapro 20 mg August 2016 Med free (6 week taper) December 22 2021 added Abilify 5mg / Ativan .5mg / Depakote ER 1000mg Discontinued Abilify 5mg on 12-30-21---accidental dose on 1-13-22 (looks like Ativan) Ativan PRN/Discontinued 1-14-22 Only drug is Depakote ER 1000mg ( looking to taper slow and safe for once ) 3/24/22 Depakote 625mg Propranolol 20-40mg PRN Link to comment
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