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Thank you again for your links. Not an easy diet to follow, I will have to make a 360 turn of what I eat! 
I would like to have your opinion about something. I was planning to start my taper in September, according to the fact I have been in a long window almost all the summer (from March-April until August). But unfortunately, since the last 4 weeks, I’m struggling and don’t understand why after such a long stretch almost symptoms free...

 

When you start your tapering process, did you wait to be 100% in a good shape ? Were you still having some waves?

 

I’m so discouraged to not be able to start this month and I’m feeling so bad right now. Need some encouragement.

 

Thank you again!

 

Anne-Marie 

2008-Today: various ADs, benzos and seroquel , initially for Anxiety Related Insomnia. (Absolutely no other mental issues than simple Insomnia!).

Numerous W/D and C/T of those meds. During those years, my GP diagnosed me with GAD, Depression, etc... It was all W/D related, I know now!

Fall of 2019, after too fast attempt to taper Mirtazapine, put myself in full blown W/D.
February 2020, found SA and staying on 45mg Mirtazapine, waiting for stabilization.

February 2021, I stupidly used some Ativan prn to cope with Mirtazapine W/D symptoms (By far worst mistake of all my life!!).

Became accidentally and rapidly addicted (within 2-3 weeks). Started taper immediately.

Actual medication: Mirtazapine: 40,0mg - holding-
Ativan Taper: Started at 0,29mg march 2021, 03-28 0.28mg/ 04-08 0.27mg/ 04-26 0.25mg/ (...) 10-29 0.18mg/ 04-05-22 0.17mg/ 08-25-22 0.16mg/ 09-15-22 0.15mg/ 10-22-22 0.14mg/…/ 01-12-2023 0.11mg /07-02-2024 switch to 1mg Valium /

14-02-2024 0,9mg Valium.

Supplements: Omega-3, Probiotic.

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12 hours ago, Mimi79 said:

@ten0275

Thank you again for your links. Not an easy diet to follow, I will have to make a 360 turn of what I eat! 
I would like to have your opinion about something. I was planning to start my taper in September, according to the fact I have been in a long window almost all the summer (from March-April until August). But unfortunately, since the last 4 weeks, I’m struggling and don’t understand why after such a long stretch almost symptoms free...

 

When you start your tapering process, did you wait to be 100% in a good shape ? Were you still having some waves?

 

I’m so discouraged to not be able to start this month and I’m feeling so bad right now. Need some encouragement.

 

Thank you again!

 

Anne-Marie 

@Mimi79

 

The histamine diet is definitely a tough one to follow. But if histamine is one of the underlying issues causing suffering, the relief the diet can bring is absolutely invaluable. Same as you, I really had to look at fueling my body in a whole other way compared to what I was used to.

 

Personally Anne-Marie, I'd wait a bit longer before the taper if you are questioning your stability - even if only temporarily. I remember you recently mentioning some anxiety-provoking  life events like the kids having to go back to school and also having had to cover for your boss.

 

When I started my own taper process, I didn't know better, and started tapering even while feeling horrible. But had I the knowledge of stability in advance, I'd have waited until I felt more sure of myself - like you were feeling March/April - August. Because even just on an emotional/psychological level, you will be heading into something feeling strong versus questioning if you really should be undertaking it.

 

Once I understood what stability meant, I'd cut when I was feeling stable - and I think the definition of stability differs for everyone. But for me, it was when I felt like I was not in a wave, and that my symptoms were light to almost imperceptible.

 

I don't know if this helps at all. I know how disappointing it can be to have to wait. I remember sometimes having to hold many months between cuts and hating how much that "set me back." Ultimately however, it was wise to wait in retrospect. The pauses weren't setting me back, they were setting me up for eventually successfully jumping.

 

My first post to this thread was in December of 2014. And the title of it is "I'm Dave and I'm almost there." "Almost there" took me 4.5 years :)

 

Hang in there,

 

Dave

1996 - .5mg Ativan as needed, 7.5mg Remeron daily2008 - .5mg Xanax, Ativan discontinued, Remeron continued2012 - .5mg Xanax, .25mg Ativan 3x daily, Remeron continued2/2012 - Jumped from Remeron, continued .5mg Xanax .25mg Ativan 3x daily4/2012 - Began rapid taper of .5mg Xanax .25mg Ativan 3x daily6/2012 - Jumped from Xanax and Ativan, voluntary hospitalization followed7/2012 - 2nd voluntary hospitalization, reinstated Remeron, bumped to 30mg, also given risperidone.8/2012 - discontinued risperidone, tried gabapentin, dicontinued gabapentin, Remeron 30mg continued10/2012 to current - tapered Remeron 10% every 4 to 6 weeks (sometimes more time) using liquid compound12/2014 - 2mg Remeron 1/16/2015 - 1.9mg Remeron 8/1/2015 -1.6mg Remeron - 03/1/2016 - 1.5mg Remeron - 1/2/2017 1.3mg - 5/7/2017 1.2mg - 5/13/2017 - syringe size change - 6/8/2017 - 1.1mg - 7/10/2017 - 1mg - 9/1/2017 - 0.9mg - 10/22/2017 - 0.8mg - 11/22/2017 - 0.7mg - 2/2/2018 - 0.6mg - 3/13/2018 - new compound pharmacy - 5/20/2018 - 0.5mg - 8/31/2018 - 0.4mg - 11/16/2018 - 0.3mg - 12/24/2018 - 0.2mg - 4/1/2019 - 0.1mg - 5/1/2019 - .05mg - 0mg achieved 2019-06-15. 🤞

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10 hours ago, ten0275 said:

 

I know how disappointing it can be to have to wait. I remember sometimes having to hold many months between cuts and hating how much that "set me back." Ultimately however, it was wise to wait in retrospect. The pauses weren't setting me back, they were setting me up for eventually successfully jumping.

 

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ADs since ~1992:  25+ years - 1 unknown, Prozac (muscle weakness), Zoloft; citalopram (pooped out) CTed (very sick for 2.5 wks a few months after); Pristiq:  50mg 2012, 100mg beg 2013 (Serotonin Toxicity)  Tapering from Oct 2015 - 13 Nov 2021   LAST DOSE 0.0025mg

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Thank you Dave,

I'm sure you're right! But yes, this is the hardest part, waiting and having this feeling of doing nothing.

As an anxious person, I don't like uncertainty. And all this process is full of uncertainty!! I dont know when I will be better, when the wave will end, when I will be able to start my taper. It is very hard...

 

About Anti-histamine diet, how can I know I'm really suffering from this issue? I don't have classic symptoms of histamin intolerance. I don't have hive rash. The only thing I noticed (since I take Mirtazapine), I have a stuffy or runny nose when I drink some alcool. But not everytime (I dont drink alcool anymore since I found SA). And my waves don't seem to be triggered by something particular I eat. Did you have symptoms before trying this diet or you did it to see if it helps?

 

Thank you again for your help and sorry for my english, I hope you understand what I mean.

 

Anne-Marie

2008-Today: various ADs, benzos and seroquel , initially for Anxiety Related Insomnia. (Absolutely no other mental issues than simple Insomnia!).

Numerous W/D and C/T of those meds. During those years, my GP diagnosed me with GAD, Depression, etc... It was all W/D related, I know now!

Fall of 2019, after too fast attempt to taper Mirtazapine, put myself in full blown W/D.
February 2020, found SA and staying on 45mg Mirtazapine, waiting for stabilization.

February 2021, I stupidly used some Ativan prn to cope with Mirtazapine W/D symptoms (By far worst mistake of all my life!!).

Became accidentally and rapidly addicted (within 2-3 weeks). Started taper immediately.

Actual medication: Mirtazapine: 40,0mg - holding-
Ativan Taper: Started at 0,29mg march 2021, 03-28 0.28mg/ 04-08 0.27mg/ 04-26 0.25mg/ (...) 10-29 0.18mg/ 04-05-22 0.17mg/ 08-25-22 0.16mg/ 09-15-22 0.15mg/ 10-22-22 0.14mg/…/ 01-12-2023 0.11mg /07-02-2024 switch to 1mg Valium /

14-02-2024 0,9mg Valium.

Supplements: Omega-3, Probiotic.

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On 9/19/2020 at 8:49 PM, Mimi79 said:

Thank you Dave,

I'm sure you're right! But yes, this is the hardest part, waiting and having this feeling of doing nothing.

As an anxious person, I don't like uncertainty. And all this process is full of uncertainty!! I dont know when I will be better, when the wave will end, when I will be able to start my taper. It is very hard...

 

About Anti-histamine diet, how can I know I'm really suffering from this issue? I don't have classic symptoms of histamin intolerance. I don't have hive rash. The only thing I noticed (since I take Mirtazapine), I have a stuffy or runny nose when I drink some alcool. But not everytime (I dont drink alcool anymore since I found SA). And my waves don't seem to be triggered by something particular I eat. Did you have symptoms before trying this diet or you did it to see if it helps?

 

Thank you again for your help and sorry for my english, I hope you understand what I mean.

 

Anne-Marie

Hey Anne-Marie,

 

Oh yes, none of us like uncertainty! :) It is inherent in everything though, so embracing it seems the easiest road. The wave will end, you will start your taper... when it is time. I know that is SUPER hard!

 

Well, you may not be suffering from the histamine issue. Hives and rashes are only part of the equation. Other histamine issues present as anxiety, gastrointestinal issues, headaches, etc. The fact that you get a stuffy or runny nose when you drink wine could be due to the presence of sulfites in the wine, so not indicative of the issue in and of itself (I'm glad you are abstaining from the wine now by the way!). I would say that if you eat some tomato sauce, or very ripe avocado, or seafood - and you don't note any uptick in anxiety or other physical issues after so doing - then it probably isn't a thing for you. It's good to be aware that it can develop over time, but honestly Anne-Marie the best way for you to know if you have it is paying attention to what you eat, thinking about what you have eaten if you are experiencing particularly strong symptoms, and checking to see if there is a correlation between having eaten high histamine and your symptoms presenting. Also important to note is that it may not impact you immediately. That is to say, I could eat a big plate of spaghetti and tomato sauce right now and not feel anything immediately. But after several hours, a headache might set in, or I might feel some anxiety. Histamine builds up in the system and when it reaches its threshold, that is when symptoms present.

 

Your English is really good, very clear.

 

Dave

1996 - .5mg Ativan as needed, 7.5mg Remeron daily2008 - .5mg Xanax, Ativan discontinued, Remeron continued2012 - .5mg Xanax, .25mg Ativan 3x daily, Remeron continued2/2012 - Jumped from Remeron, continued .5mg Xanax .25mg Ativan 3x daily4/2012 - Began rapid taper of .5mg Xanax .25mg Ativan 3x daily6/2012 - Jumped from Xanax and Ativan, voluntary hospitalization followed7/2012 - 2nd voluntary hospitalization, reinstated Remeron, bumped to 30mg, also given risperidone.8/2012 - discontinued risperidone, tried gabapentin, dicontinued gabapentin, Remeron 30mg continued10/2012 to current - tapered Remeron 10% every 4 to 6 weeks (sometimes more time) using liquid compound12/2014 - 2mg Remeron 1/16/2015 - 1.9mg Remeron 8/1/2015 -1.6mg Remeron - 03/1/2016 - 1.5mg Remeron - 1/2/2017 1.3mg - 5/7/2017 1.2mg - 5/13/2017 - syringe size change - 6/8/2017 - 1.1mg - 7/10/2017 - 1mg - 9/1/2017 - 0.9mg - 10/22/2017 - 0.8mg - 11/22/2017 - 0.7mg - 2/2/2018 - 0.6mg - 3/13/2018 - new compound pharmacy - 5/20/2018 - 0.5mg - 8/31/2018 - 0.4mg - 11/16/2018 - 0.3mg - 12/24/2018 - 0.2mg - 4/1/2019 - 0.1mg - 5/1/2019 - .05mg - 0mg achieved 2019-06-15. 🤞

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Hi Dave,

I just want to support your claims second-hand.Because you are my source of inspiration as first-hand.lol.

 

Anne-Marie,

I think you got some relief with being assured by Dave and i am pushing forward it more. You and most people knowing me also know i have had uninterrupted anxiety terms in spite of very long holds.I was supposing i ate lowhistamine diet by only not eating tomatoes. It absolutely requires a great effort to stop some sxs. I was eating counter thawed chicken necks, cooling rack exhibited fishes and some others and asking what the hell was going on? At that point, Dave steadily was warning me and others. First warning, you are saying eh, it may be. Second warning, i will start(but actually not) and then a pot of bazaar fish with lots of onions,then BAMMM, then you start to believe as ig Dave is absolutely right and all these are hist issues.I can clearly say, Histamine diet made it disappear completely, but solved a ton.I have already been away alcohol,caffeine etc for 2 years.But now like a diabetic person, i am trying to adhere lowhist diet and when i try to cheat some,it starts to hit me like a bullet.It is interesting that i get mostly px sxs but this is reality.I am still learning to cope with that and i seriously started to believe doing a proper diet while tapering slowly will make us see the finish line.

So,please you and some others who read these if you have some out of blue problems in spite of no dramatic changes in dosage, please try to adress it hist problem and make a low hist diet.

This is what i do and what i learned.

Grateful to Dave...

 

2014-2017- Prozac-on and offs-minor issues

2018 December - Abilifiy 2.5 off - 2 months- bad anx.

2019 until May some ADs on and off and hospital

2019 May - (Brintellix 10 mg-Lamictal 100 mg-Remeron 15 mg CT after 2 weeks)

-Remeron journey-

19/7 15 mg fast taper 18/8 12 mg 12/9 11.5 mg holding

2020 1/2 10,8 mg 26/2 10,65 mg 5/3 10,5 mg 11/3 10,35 mg 18/3 10,2 mg 25/3 10,05 mg 14/4 9,9 mg 21/4 9,75 mg 16/5 9.45 mg 6/6 9.3 mg 25/7 9.15 17/8 9 14/8,77

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@ten0275

Hi Dave, 

I need your wise advises as I am struggling a lot these days. 
I’ve finally start my taper in October, as I was feeling quite well and stable. 
Unfortunately, it didn’t take long before I fell in a big wave, one of the biggest I’ve ever had. At the beginning, I was coping quite well, as it was almost the same as usual, I means intrusive thoughts and anxiety, but for the last 7 days, I’ve fell in a dark depression and it is so overwhelming that I don’t know how to cope. This is the first time in my life I feel like this, depression is not a usual symptom for me. 
My question is, have you experienced this kind of feelings, and if so, what helped you to cope with it? I’m so afraid to be stuck like this forever! 
Thank you so much for your help!

 

Mimi79

2008-Today: various ADs, benzos and seroquel , initially for Anxiety Related Insomnia. (Absolutely no other mental issues than simple Insomnia!).

Numerous W/D and C/T of those meds. During those years, my GP diagnosed me with GAD, Depression, etc... It was all W/D related, I know now!

Fall of 2019, after too fast attempt to taper Mirtazapine, put myself in full blown W/D.
February 2020, found SA and staying on 45mg Mirtazapine, waiting for stabilization.

February 2021, I stupidly used some Ativan prn to cope with Mirtazapine W/D symptoms (By far worst mistake of all my life!!).

Became accidentally and rapidly addicted (within 2-3 weeks). Started taper immediately.

Actual medication: Mirtazapine: 40,0mg - holding-
Ativan Taper: Started at 0,29mg march 2021, 03-28 0.28mg/ 04-08 0.27mg/ 04-26 0.25mg/ (...) 10-29 0.18mg/ 04-05-22 0.17mg/ 08-25-22 0.16mg/ 09-15-22 0.15mg/ 10-22-22 0.14mg/…/ 01-12-2023 0.11mg /07-02-2024 switch to 1mg Valium /

14-02-2024 0,9mg Valium.

Supplements: Omega-3, Probiotic.

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@Mimi79

 

Actually what you are experiencing became a very "normal" and regular occurrence for me as part of the windows and waves pattern in my own withdrawal. I would cycle through periods of very high anxiety and intrusive thoughts, and then enter into darker depression days. I used to cry for basically no discernible reason. My outlook on life was very bleak. My motivation felt like it drained away. These were all neuro-emotions and they were hard to deal with. And I had never been much of a depressive person in the past. Anxiety had been my predominate issue so when the depression came, it kind of took me off-guard, confusing me and scaring me. I'm sorry you are also experiencing this.

 

So my answers to your questions are these:

 

- Yes, I absolutely experienced what you are describing.

 

- One thing that helped me was realizing that this change to depression was part of the withdrawal experience. One thing you can always be assured of in withdrawal is that change happens. Withdrawal is a constant state of change. And that almost claustrophobic fear that you will be stuck a certain way forever will be proved otherwise. The aspect of change in withdrawal is sort of a double-edged sword, right? On one hand, change makes it hard for us to definitively know what works and what doesn't. Often times we feel like we are shooting arrows into the darkness trying to hit the target of what will make us feel better or worse. That is the difficult side of change. The positive side of change is that within the quality of the change itself is actually the seed of healing. We go through stages of transformation, all temporary, some much more difficult than others. But one of my key take-home messages in my own withdrawal was that nothing ever lasted consistently for very long. Things changed and changed and changed until they were changed for the better. Healing is change.

 

So one way of re-framing this 7 day phase of depression you have been experiencing is to acknowledge that actually you are NOT stuck. Because you have gone from the higher anxiety and intrusive thoughts to the depression. It will change back. It may do so several times as your nervous system repairs itself. This is part of the healing.

 

I hope something here helps. I would advise holding for a good long while if you have been cutting dutifully since October.

 

Bravely keep up the good work and hang in there.

 

Dave

1996 - .5mg Ativan as needed, 7.5mg Remeron daily2008 - .5mg Xanax, Ativan discontinued, Remeron continued2012 - .5mg Xanax, .25mg Ativan 3x daily, Remeron continued2/2012 - Jumped from Remeron, continued .5mg Xanax .25mg Ativan 3x daily4/2012 - Began rapid taper of .5mg Xanax .25mg Ativan 3x daily6/2012 - Jumped from Xanax and Ativan, voluntary hospitalization followed7/2012 - 2nd voluntary hospitalization, reinstated Remeron, bumped to 30mg, also given risperidone.8/2012 - discontinued risperidone, tried gabapentin, dicontinued gabapentin, Remeron 30mg continued10/2012 to current - tapered Remeron 10% every 4 to 6 weeks (sometimes more time) using liquid compound12/2014 - 2mg Remeron 1/16/2015 - 1.9mg Remeron 8/1/2015 -1.6mg Remeron - 03/1/2016 - 1.5mg Remeron - 1/2/2017 1.3mg - 5/7/2017 1.2mg - 5/13/2017 - syringe size change - 6/8/2017 - 1.1mg - 7/10/2017 - 1mg - 9/1/2017 - 0.9mg - 10/22/2017 - 0.8mg - 11/22/2017 - 0.7mg - 2/2/2018 - 0.6mg - 3/13/2018 - new compound pharmacy - 5/20/2018 - 0.5mg - 8/31/2018 - 0.4mg - 11/16/2018 - 0.3mg - 12/24/2018 - 0.2mg - 4/1/2019 - 0.1mg - 5/1/2019 - .05mg - 0mg achieved 2019-06-15. 🤞

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Hi Dave, I am just signing in to say to you that you write so well and so engagingly that I think you should write a piece if not a book about your experience being on and coming off drugs. If that does not fit into your life at all - then I just wanted to say thanks for your recordings of your own experience - I have gained a lot from reading it, thank you. 


2003  various trials of SSRIs/SNRIs
2004-2016  escitalopram 5mg
2016-2018 Escitalopram 5-20mg, mirtazapine 7.5-30mg, Zolpidem CR 12.5mg, Xyrem 2-9gm (GHB)

2018 August pre-taper Escitalopram 20mg, mirtazapine 15mg, Zolpidem CR 12.5mg, Xyrem 2gm

2018 escitalopram Aug 5mg Sep 2.5mg Oct 1.5mg Nov 0.95mg (also mirt from 15mg to 7.5mg) Dec 0.3mg BD 

2019 escitalopram Feb 0.2mg BD March 0.16mg BD 3rd April 0mg esc, 9th April reduce mirt to 3.75 7th May increase esc to 0.18mg nocte 14th May increase mirt to 7.5mg 19th May increase esc to 0.5mg nocte

2021 March - ceased xyrem

2021 June - 0.28 mg of escitalopram, 1.95mg of mirtazapine, 2.5mg of zolpidem

2021 October - 0.27mg of escitalopram, 1.927mg of mirtazapine, 0.2mg of zopiclone (switched from zolpidem to use tapering strips)

2022 July - 0.237mg of escitalopram, 1.7mg of mirtazapine, zopiclone/zolpidem ceased

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2 hours ago, sleepylex said:

Hi Dave, I am just signing in to say to you that you write so well and so engagingly that I think you should write a piece if not a book about your experience being on and coming off drugs. If that does not fit into your life at all - then I just wanted to say thanks for your recordings of your own experience - I have gained a lot from reading it, thank you. 

@sleepylex

I really appreciate the kind words, thank you for taking the time, it means a lot. I've actually considered writing something more expansive and formal - it seems such a formidable undertaking. I'd really need to think about how something of that nature would best be presented.

 

I'm happy if anything I've put out here has contributed to your well-being.

 

Hang in there,


Dave

1996 - .5mg Ativan as needed, 7.5mg Remeron daily2008 - .5mg Xanax, Ativan discontinued, Remeron continued2012 - .5mg Xanax, .25mg Ativan 3x daily, Remeron continued2/2012 - Jumped from Remeron, continued .5mg Xanax .25mg Ativan 3x daily4/2012 - Began rapid taper of .5mg Xanax .25mg Ativan 3x daily6/2012 - Jumped from Xanax and Ativan, voluntary hospitalization followed7/2012 - 2nd voluntary hospitalization, reinstated Remeron, bumped to 30mg, also given risperidone.8/2012 - discontinued risperidone, tried gabapentin, dicontinued gabapentin, Remeron 30mg continued10/2012 to current - tapered Remeron 10% every 4 to 6 weeks (sometimes more time) using liquid compound12/2014 - 2mg Remeron 1/16/2015 - 1.9mg Remeron 8/1/2015 -1.6mg Remeron - 03/1/2016 - 1.5mg Remeron - 1/2/2017 1.3mg - 5/7/2017 1.2mg - 5/13/2017 - syringe size change - 6/8/2017 - 1.1mg - 7/10/2017 - 1mg - 9/1/2017 - 0.9mg - 10/22/2017 - 0.8mg - 11/22/2017 - 0.7mg - 2/2/2018 - 0.6mg - 3/13/2018 - new compound pharmacy - 5/20/2018 - 0.5mg - 8/31/2018 - 0.4mg - 11/16/2018 - 0.3mg - 12/24/2018 - 0.2mg - 4/1/2019 - 0.1mg - 5/1/2019 - .05mg - 0mg achieved 2019-06-15. 🤞

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Hi Dave, the low-hanging fruit would be to publish an account on Mad in America which you might be aware of - I'm sure they would appreciate it. It is stories of suffering and success like yours that drag people through this often excruciating process.  Keep doing it. 


2003  various trials of SSRIs/SNRIs
2004-2016  escitalopram 5mg
2016-2018 Escitalopram 5-20mg, mirtazapine 7.5-30mg, Zolpidem CR 12.5mg, Xyrem 2-9gm (GHB)

2018 August pre-taper Escitalopram 20mg, mirtazapine 15mg, Zolpidem CR 12.5mg, Xyrem 2gm

2018 escitalopram Aug 5mg Sep 2.5mg Oct 1.5mg Nov 0.95mg (also mirt from 15mg to 7.5mg) Dec 0.3mg BD 

2019 escitalopram Feb 0.2mg BD March 0.16mg BD 3rd April 0mg esc, 9th April reduce mirt to 3.75 7th May increase esc to 0.18mg nocte 14th May increase mirt to 7.5mg 19th May increase esc to 0.5mg nocte

2021 March - ceased xyrem

2021 June - 0.28 mg of escitalopram, 1.95mg of mirtazapine, 2.5mg of zolpidem

2021 October - 0.27mg of escitalopram, 1.927mg of mirtazapine, 0.2mg of zopiclone (switched from zolpidem to use tapering strips)

2022 July - 0.237mg of escitalopram, 1.7mg of mirtazapine, zopiclone/zolpidem ceased

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@sleepylex Thank you, I think that is sound advice as a starting point. I am familiar with, and thankful for, Robert Whitaker's work. Really appreciate your suggestion and encouragement.

 

@Altostrata I am doing well. And your message prompted me to finally sit down and write that success story - 🙂 - which I have done, and will post directly after I send this your way.

 

Hang in there,

 

Dave

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1996 - .5mg Ativan as needed, 7.5mg Remeron daily2008 - .5mg Xanax, Ativan discontinued, Remeron continued2012 - .5mg Xanax, .25mg Ativan 3x daily, Remeron continued2/2012 - Jumped from Remeron, continued .5mg Xanax .25mg Ativan 3x daily4/2012 - Began rapid taper of .5mg Xanax .25mg Ativan 3x daily6/2012 - Jumped from Xanax and Ativan, voluntary hospitalization followed7/2012 - 2nd voluntary hospitalization, reinstated Remeron, bumped to 30mg, also given risperidone.8/2012 - discontinued risperidone, tried gabapentin, dicontinued gabapentin, Remeron 30mg continued10/2012 to current - tapered Remeron 10% every 4 to 6 weeks (sometimes more time) using liquid compound12/2014 - 2mg Remeron 1/16/2015 - 1.9mg Remeron 8/1/2015 -1.6mg Remeron - 03/1/2016 - 1.5mg Remeron - 1/2/2017 1.3mg - 5/7/2017 1.2mg - 5/13/2017 - syringe size change - 6/8/2017 - 1.1mg - 7/10/2017 - 1mg - 9/1/2017 - 0.9mg - 10/22/2017 - 0.8mg - 11/22/2017 - 0.7mg - 2/2/2018 - 0.6mg - 3/13/2018 - new compound pharmacy - 5/20/2018 - 0.5mg - 8/31/2018 - 0.4mg - 11/16/2018 - 0.3mg - 12/24/2018 - 0.2mg - 4/1/2019 - 0.1mg - 5/1/2019 - .05mg - 0mg achieved 2019-06-15. 🤞

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Oh awesome Dave, Ten0275.

I shall do the honors of locking your Introduction now.  As is custom.   And add gleefully @Altostratatoo.

Meantime, let's all head over to congratulate Ten0275, on his Success Story topic now.

Which is here:  Ten0275: I'm Dave and if am capable of healing, each of you are

Great title, btw.

And any further questions for Ten can go there as well.

L, P, H, and G,

mmt

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Late 2023- gone to emeritus status, inactive, don't @ me, I can check who I've posted on, and I'm not really here like I used to be......thanks.

Started with psycho meds/psychiatric care circa 1988.  In retrospect, and on contemplation, situational overwhelm.

Rounding up to 30 years of medications(30 medication trials, poly-pharmacy maximum was 3 at one time).

5/28/2015-off Adderal salts 2.5mg. (I had been on that since hospital 10/2014)

12/2015---just holding, holding, holding, with trileptal/oxcarb at 75 mg. 1/2 tab at hs.  My last psycho med ever!  Tapered @ 10% every 4 weeks, sometimes 2 weeks to

2016 Dec 16 medication free!!

Longer signature post here, with current supplements.

Herb and alcohol free since 5/15/2016.  And.....I quit smoking 11/2021. Lapsed.  Redo of quit smoking 9/28/2022.  Can you say Hallelujah?(took me long enough)💜

None of my posts are intended as medical advice.  Please discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical provider.  My success story:  Blue skies ahead, clear sailing

 

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