Sheri755 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I’ve been told that progesterone interferes with GABA. Im getting ready to taper clonazepam after being bedridden for 1.5 years from a too fast Effexor taper. Does anyone know how to safely taper progesterone oral capsules, 200 mg? The percentage and holding time between cuts? Effexor XR 300 (brand) mg & various SSRIs 15 yrs (Effexor XR 300 mg past 10 yrs Clonazepam, 1.0 mg. am, .5 mg pm. - 15 yrs, 7-17-16- Began .5 three times a day Vyvanse 60 mg, - 2 yrs, Cut to 50 mg for 6 mths, Cut to 30 mg. on 4-1-16. Tapering. Approx. 4-1-15 began Effexor XR 300 taper, very slowly for a year. Held at 37.5 for about 3 mths. Cut to 18 mg for 2 wks to 0. WD began 2 wks later. Depression, anxiety, paranoia, low appetite, nausea. 7-14-16-Reinstated 5 beads Effx after 4 mths misery.Pooped out 10 days. 9-12-16-to present- Wide eyed terror, bedridden fear, no appetite/feeling of being full. 10-30-16- Began 15% liquid tapering of 30 mg Vyvanse. (25 mg) 11-13-16- Liquid Vyvanse 22 mg,11-27-16- Liquid 15 mg, 12-12-16- Vyvanse 12.5 for 5 days. 12-16 - 12-29, 15 mg. 11-20-16- Switched back to 1.0 clonazepam am & .5 bedtime 12-30-16- Moved to 15 mg COMPOUNDED Vyvanse.Current 4/11-4/25 7.5 mg.(10% ev 2 wks) Off Vyvanse Current meds:Effexor XR- 3 Beads, Clonazepam-1.0 mg am, .5 mg bedtime,Vyvanse-(tapering) Estradiol- 2 mg,Progesterone 200 mg,Testosterone 30 mg/ml,Nature Throid- 48.75 mg.(12-21-16-65 mg.) (4-18-17-81.25 mg) Current supplements: Fish Oil-1360 mg, Curamin- 2706 mg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAa Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Sorry for your long period aften tapering effexor. I have just started tapering effexor and would like to avoid your situation. How fast did you taper? Efexor xr BuspPar 1997-2020 300 mg Lamotrigin 2016. 200mg 2017 7,5 mg Oxapax pn 2016-2019 300mg Lyrica 2019Tapering from 2021 Current medication 31.dec. 2024 29,2mgx2 Lyrica 8am+6pm Reduc 1mgx2 4-6 week. 15. Dec 30mgx2 to 29x2. 8am+ 6pm 31.Dec 29,2x2 at 8 am + 6 pm 26. Febr 29,8mg+ 29,6mg On hold 100mg Lamotriginx2 8am+6pm 75mg Sertraline 10pm November 2020 7,5mg x3 Oxazepax 21. January 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri755 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Thank you. A little over s year but my dr said it was ok to stop st 37.5 which is where things went wrong. That’s where you especially need to be careful. There are Effexor tapering tips in the files here. Wish I had seen them sooner. Best of luck to you! Effexor XR 300 (brand) mg & various SSRIs 15 yrs (Effexor XR 300 mg past 10 yrs Clonazepam, 1.0 mg. am, .5 mg pm. - 15 yrs, 7-17-16- Began .5 three times a day Vyvanse 60 mg, - 2 yrs, Cut to 50 mg for 6 mths, Cut to 30 mg. on 4-1-16. Tapering. Approx. 4-1-15 began Effexor XR 300 taper, very slowly for a year. Held at 37.5 for about 3 mths. Cut to 18 mg for 2 wks to 0. WD began 2 wks later. Depression, anxiety, paranoia, low appetite, nausea. 7-14-16-Reinstated 5 beads Effx after 4 mths misery.Pooped out 10 days. 9-12-16-to present- Wide eyed terror, bedridden fear, no appetite/feeling of being full. 10-30-16- Began 15% liquid tapering of 30 mg Vyvanse. (25 mg) 11-13-16- Liquid Vyvanse 22 mg,11-27-16- Liquid 15 mg, 12-12-16- Vyvanse 12.5 for 5 days. 12-16 - 12-29, 15 mg. 11-20-16- Switched back to 1.0 clonazepam am & .5 bedtime 12-30-16- Moved to 15 mg COMPOUNDED Vyvanse.Current 4/11-4/25 7.5 mg.(10% ev 2 wks) Off Vyvanse Current meds:Effexor XR- 3 Beads, Clonazepam-1.0 mg am, .5 mg bedtime,Vyvanse-(tapering) Estradiol- 2 mg,Progesterone 200 mg,Testosterone 30 mg/ml,Nature Throid- 48.75 mg.(12-21-16-65 mg.) (4-18-17-81.25 mg) Current supplements: Fish Oil-1360 mg, Curamin- 2706 mg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplerain Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 54 minutes ago, Sheri755 said: I’ve been told that progesterone interferes with GABA. Im getting ready to taper clonazepam after being bedridden for 1.5 years from a too fast Effexor taper. Does anyone know how to safely taper progesterone oral capsules, 200 mg? The percentage and holding time between cuts? I’m sorry I’m not sure about the answer to your progesterone question Sheri but felt compelled to respond to you. I am tapering Effexor too. That is absolutely criminal that your doctor told you to jump off at 37.5mg and you’re still bedridden 1.5 years later because of this advice. My heart breaks for you, I hope you filed a complaint against this imcompetant doctor? Sending love xxx 2008 put on 75mg Effexor XR (Venlafaxine) after breakup with long term boyfriend 2009 Dose increased to 150mg 2010 Dose increased to 300mg plus 25mg Quetiapine added to aid sleep and control hypomania 2011 first attempt to withdraw. Taper much too fast on psychiatrist's advice (300-0mg in 1 month) suffer first and only psychotic episode. Put back on 75mg generic Venlafaxine (no more Quetiapine) 2014 reduce dose to 1/4 of a 37.5mg Venlafaxine tablet during pregnancy. Suffer extreme social anxiety/agoraphobia 2015 Daughter is born. Advised not to breastfeed due to Ven being present in breastmilk. Suffer PND and go back to taking 37.5mg tablet daily. Start to experience heavy fatigue each day after taking Venlafaxine tablet. 14th June 2017 - start 10% monthly taper reduction method. June 2018: 10mg June 2019: 4.5ml June 2020: 2mg June 2021: 0.9mg June 2022: 0.35mg Jan 23: 0.14mg Feb 23: 0.12mg March 23: 0.1mg April 23: 0.08mg May 23: 0.06mg June 23: 0.04mg July 23: 0.02mg Officially free of all psychiatric medication as of 1st August 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAa Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 3 hours ago, Sheri755 said: Thank you. A little over s year but my dr said it was ok to stop st 37.5 which is where things went wrong. That’s where you especially need to be careful. There are Effexor tapering tips in the files here. Wish I had seen them sooner. Best of luck to you! Thank you - Wish you all the best. Efexor xr BuspPar 1997-2020 300 mg Lamotrigin 2016. 200mg 2017 7,5 mg Oxapax pn 2016-2019 300mg Lyrica 2019Tapering from 2021 Current medication 31.dec. 2024 29,2mgx2 Lyrica 8am+6pm Reduc 1mgx2 4-6 week. 15. Dec 30mgx2 to 29x2. 8am+ 6pm 31.Dec 29,2x2 at 8 am + 6 pm 26. Febr 29,8mg+ 29,6mg On hold 100mg Lamotriginx2 8am+6pm 75mg Sertraline 10pm November 2020 7,5mg x3 Oxazepax 21. January 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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