powerback Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 8 minutes ago, tntd said: Thanks so much powerback, I don't drink anymore, not with the tapering of a benzo. They don't go together very well! I've heard hydrating is great to help you stay healthy when on a flight with all that recycled air. I really like your ideas. I was planning on taking a couple of books. I like your idea of people watching. Fortunately I'll have my husband with me. Hopefully we can sit together. I've never had problems flying but I've never flown while in w/d either sooooo and especially not when dealing with agoraphobia. I'm crocheting a couple of octupus's for my daughter to attach to her luggage. She is going on a trip to NASA. It's been planned for quite awhile. So I'll be focusing on getting those finished quickly. I'll put on the tv and have two things going at once! Thanks again, I really appreciate your thoughts and suggestions. T Your welcome T ,ive flown more in the last 2 years of withdrawl than I ever have ,I know the irony of it . My mam crochets ,maybe ile get her to teach me ,note to self ,a new distraction lol. just thought of another one ,don't watch the news until after your back ,there's bound to be something that will trigger you .loads of water after flight maybe ,youl be peeing a lot during flight . Alcohol free since February 2015 1MG diazepam 4.5MG PROZAC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntd Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Lol, spending lots of time in the little bathroom actually sounds like a respite from all the people I'll be on the flight with so that's not necessarily a drawback!! Do you have issues with agoraphobia powerback? I have been experiencing quite a bit of anticipatory anxiety about the trip. Not the flying so much as actually being at the funeral and the get together afterwards. Also being able to sleep and dealing with my liquid meds during all of this. I'm trying not to think about the future and just stay in the moment so I've been doing a lot of distracting. I have been really surprised at the level of anticipatory anxiety. Before w/d I loved to travel. I'm hoping this trip will help to calm my fears in regard to traveling as I would love to go with my husband when he goes on business trips. Thanks again, t Buspirone to 45mg, Cold Turkey St. John's Wort 600mg Jan 1, 2016. Cold Turkey Buproprion 150SR June 1 due to severe Akathisia that did not decrease with reducing the dosage. Clonazepam 1.25mg, started daily liquid micro taper of clonazepam on Nov 1, 2016. Changed to sxs based taper 01/17. Slow and steady 11/10/16 .4104 3X day; 11/17/16 .4091 3x day; 11/28/16 .406 3x day; 12/4/16 .404 3x day; 12/11/16 .4028 3x 01/12/17 .39267 3x day holding; 02/25/17 .3902 3x day, holding. .3823mg 3x day. Tapering at .0007462mg as able; 09/21/18 .3542mg 3x day. 1/3/2019 .339mg 3x day. 6/25/19 .3307mg 3x day. 8/24/19 .317mg 3x day 2/13/20 .2886mg 3x day 3/18/21 .2388mg 3x day 06/17/21 .2239mg 3x day 09/13/22 .1682 3x day L-theanine 200 mg, L-glycine 500mg 1x day and 1000mg 1x day, vit C 1000 mg sustained release 2x day. Fish oil 1800mg EPA + DHA. Vit E 400 IU, magnesium in various forms. Inositol 3x a day abt 14mg, Taurine 500mg. 5/20/16 Using Cranial Eletrotherapy Stimulation. 2x day 1 hour at level 1. Using Alph-Stim AID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostInMarshes Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Is it ok to resurrect this thread? Is no one else suffering from agoraphobia atm? 2000: Paxil, low dose. 2001: Paxil, quickly tapered off. 2006: Zoloft, 25mg. 2007: Wellbutrin, low dose, discontinued after a week or a month. 2007-2009: Zoloft, increasing dose (up to 75mg). 2009-2011: Zoloft, failed withdrawal attempts (cold-turkey; fast tapering). 2009-2011: Trying out Cymbalta, Celexa, Prozac, Lexapro, Ambien, Ativan, and Xanax. 2012-2015: Zoloft, 100mg to 200mg. 2013: Trazadone for Zoloft-induced insomnia, 25mg to 50mg. 2015: Trileptal, dose?, withdrew; Bupropion, up to 200mg. 2016: Zoloft, 137mg, Bupropion, 150mg, Trazodone, 25mg. 05/21/16: Began Zoloft taper - 10% from 150mg - 137ish mg 06/23/16: Zoloft taper - 125mg 08/03/16: Bupropion XL taper - cut 150mg pill in crude half (mistake) 10/31: Zoloft successfully down to 100mg. Staying on 100mg for 2-3 months to let my brain rest. 11/09: Wellbutrin SR prescribed, 150mg once a day, for withdrawal. 12/11: Wellbutrin SR, twice daily - minus 18ishmg = 112.50mg 09/30/17: Off Wellbutrin SR successfully. Zoloft taper: 90ish mg (shaving it off). Trazodone: still at 50mg. June 2018: Zoloft: 80ish (shaving off). Trazodone: 6mg. End of 2018: Off Trazodone. 01/20: Zoloft: 70ish? 08/20: Still around 80 or 70. Tapering by only 15 shaves each month. 04/2021: 50mg! 11/2022: 40ish mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted August 6, 2022 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 6, 2022 5 hours ago, LostInMarshes said: Is it ok to resurrect this thread? Is no one else suffering from agoraphobia atm? Yes, sometimes topics don't get found/visited for a while. I did a site search for the word agoraphobia: https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/search/?q=agoraphobia * NO LONGER ACTIVE on SA * MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: (6 year taper) 0mg Pristiq on 13th November 2021 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 Post 0 updates start here My tapering program My Intro (goes to tapering graph) VIDEO: Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome and its Management Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseNettle Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 On 8/5/2022 at 9:42 PM, LostInMarshes said: Is it ok to resurrect this thread? Is no one else suffering from agoraphobia atm? Hey @LostInMarshes I am minorly. Its more like when I go out in the car the traffic, lights, sounds, smells are too intense, too overpowering. I live in a big city. So it’s very overwhelming and then I want to go home. how are you doing now? Prozac 20mg 2012-2014 Off for two years Prozac 20mg 2016 Switched to Lexapro 10mg 2017 as prozac wasn't available in the country I moved to Oct 2021 started tapering Lexapro – 10 mg to 5 mg Dec 2021 – 5 mg to 2.5 mg Jan 2022 – reinstated to 5 mg as I was feeling very uncomfortable Feb 2022 – 4 mg liquid lexapro March 2022 – 3.5 mg liquid lexapro May 2023 – 3.15 mg liquid lexapro Current: HOLDING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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