Iliveinhope Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Hi, My journey with APs started in 2022 and I also voluntary admitted myself as I was going through a paranoid psychosis. I’m unable to remember the dosage of the first drugs - Olanzapine and Aripripazole but after a couple of months due to gaining weight and restlessness I was put on Latuda. I was put on 40 mg and after six months decided to come off the drug with support from my psychiatrist - although he mentioned that I should just come off from the 40mg. I was a bit hesitant and suggested I cut the pill to 20mg (unfortunately in Australia the 20mg is unavailable). I went surprisingly well considering I went CT, until stress and other factors or relapse from coming off the meds so quickly led me to go back on the drugs at 80mg (recommend by my psychiatrist). I then steadied myself and stuck on the dosage for a few months going back down to 40mg. Feeling better within myself I went back to 20mg before coming off completely thinking this time would be like last time and I’d have no issue - how wrong I was. All my paranoid and severe intrusive thoughts came back and more. I’m now back on 80mg of Latuda but after steadying myself and calming my mind - having found this site I want to gradually taper down safely. Thanks for all your support. 2022 - January to February - Olanzapine (unsure of dosage) 2022 - February to April - Aripiprazole (unsure of dosage) 2022 - April to September - Lurasidone 40mg 2022 - September to November - Lurasidone 20mg 2022 - November to 2023 April - went cold turkey Drug free 2023 - April to 2023 August - Lurasidone 80mg 2023 - August to 2024 January - Lurasidone 40mg 2024 - January to February Lurasidone 20mg 2024 - Feb to April - Drug free 2024 - Early April to present - Lurasidone 80mg Link to comment
Moderator FireflyFyte Posted April 26 Moderator Share Posted April 26 Hello Iliveinhope, Welcome to SA. Thank you for summarizing your drug history in your signature. Given all the medication changes you have experienced recently, I would encourage you to hold at your current dose for at least a month to stabilize before beginning your taper. When you are ready to taper, we encourage dropping no more than 10% of the previous dose per month. You can read more on why at Why taper by 10% of my dosage?. We also have details related to tapering Latuda specifically at Tips for tapering off lurasidone (Latuda) Thanks, Firefly Pre- October 2022: Wellbutrin, Escitalopram, Citalopram, Sertraline, Adderall IR, Vyvanse, Propranolol, Buspar, Ativan, and Latuda Oct 13, 2022 - Oct 24, 2022 and Oct 31, 2022 - Present: Zyprexa (2.5 mg). Jan 14, 2023 -> Began transition to liquid suspension. Jan 29, 2023 = 2.375mg -> Feb 12, 2023 = 2.25mg -> Feb 27, 2023 = 2.14mg -> Mar 12, 2023 = 2.025mg -> Mar 27, 2023 = 1.93mg -> Apr 10, 2023 = 1.82mg -> Apr 23, 2023 = 1.74mg -> May 7, 2023 = 1.64mg -> May 21, 2023 = 1.56mg -> June 4, 2023 = 1.48mg -> June 19, 2023 = 1.4mg -> July 2, 2023 = 1.33mg -> July 16, 2023 = 1.26mg -> July 31, 2023 = 1.2mg -> Aug 13, 2023 = 1.14mg -> Aug 27, 2023 = 1.08mg -> Sep 13, 2023 = 1.02mg -> Jan 22, 2024 = 0.97mg -> Feb 4, 2024 = 0.92mg -> Feb 19, 2024 = 0.87mg -> Mar 3, 2024 = 0.83mg -> Mar 17, 2024 = 0.78mg -> Mar 31, 2024 = 0.74mg -> Apr 14, 2024 = 0.7mg -> Apr 28, 2024 = 0.66mg -> May 12, 2024 = 0.63mg -> May 27, 2024 = 0.6mg -> June 9, 2024 = 0.57mg -> June 24, 2024 = 0.54mg -> July 6, 2024 = 0.51mg -> July 21, 2024 = 0.48mg -> Aug 6, 2024 = 0.455mg -> Aug 20, 2024 = 0.43mg -> Sep 3, 2024 = 0.41mg Oct 14, 2022 - Present: Prozac (40mg) upped from 20mg on Nov 1, 2022. Oct 31, 2022 - Present: Gabapentin (300mg 3x day) -> May 3, 2023 = 300mg 2x day -> Oct 1, 2023 = 570mg -> Oct 15, 2023 = 540mg -> Oct 29, 2023 = 510mg -> Nov 13, 2023 = 484mg -> Nov 27, 2023 = 460mg -> Dec 9, 2023 = 436mg -> Dec 24, 2023 = 414mg -> Jan 7, 2024 = 400mg Link to comment
Iliveinhope Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 Cheers fireflyfyte - appreciate the advice which I’m gonna follow 2022 - January to February - Olanzapine (unsure of dosage) 2022 - February to April - Aripiprazole (unsure of dosage) 2022 - April to September - Lurasidone 40mg 2022 - September to November - Lurasidone 20mg 2022 - November to 2023 April - went cold turkey Drug free 2023 - April to 2023 August - Lurasidone 80mg 2023 - August to 2024 January - Lurasidone 40mg 2024 - January to February Lurasidone 20mg 2024 - Feb to April - Drug free 2024 - Early April to present - Lurasidone 80mg Link to comment
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