Dee12h Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Does anyone keep a symptom/progress chart they’d like to share? TIA May 2019 started lexapro 2.5 mg; 2020 went to every other day; 2021 beginning of Mar, tried to stop but had insomnia; Mar 30, 2021 reinstated 1.25 ev other day, WD symptoms, not enough April 19, 2021 started liquid, .85 mg/day; May 1, 2021 .8 mg, May 6 .75 mg; June 6 .7 mg, June 20 .65mg, June 30 .6mg, Jul 24 .55 mg, Oct 17 .5 mg, Dec 5- .45 mg; Jan 26, 2022- 4mg, April 18- .375 ; April 24- .35; April 29- .3; Jun 12- .25 mg; Jun 28- .2 lex; Sept- .15 mg, Nov .1- long hold, never got better June ‘23- PPPD started 🙁, Jun- .09, Jul- .08, Oct- .07, Dec- .06, Jan ‘24- .05! Played around with my dose since Feb & became very unstable w/ extreme acute WD symptoms. Holding @ .06 since May 13. Taking Magnesium, melatonin, & electrolytes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee12h Posted July 24 Author Share Posted July 24 Hmm, can’t seem to load the pics of my charts. How do I make them smaller? May 2019 started lexapro 2.5 mg; 2020 went to every other day; 2021 beginning of Mar, tried to stop but had insomnia; Mar 30, 2021 reinstated 1.25 ev other day, WD symptoms, not enough April 19, 2021 started liquid, .85 mg/day; May 1, 2021 .8 mg, May 6 .75 mg; June 6 .7 mg, June 20 .65mg, June 30 .6mg, Jul 24 .55 mg, Oct 17 .5 mg, Dec 5- .45 mg; Jan 26, 2022- 4mg, April 18- .375 ; April 24- .35; April 29- .3; Jun 12- .25 mg; Jun 28- .2 lex; Sept- .15 mg, Nov .1- long hold, never got better June ‘23- PPPD started 🙁, Jun- .09, Jul- .08, Oct- .07, Dec- .06, Jan ‘24- .05! Played around with my dose since Feb & became very unstable w/ extreme acute WD symptoms. Holding @ .06 since May 13. Taking Magnesium, melatonin, & electrolytes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane318 Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 On 7/23/2024 at 3:14 PM, Dee12h said: Does anyone keep a symptom/progress chart they’d like to share? TIA Here is mine, which I started keeping only recently, using Appendix 1 from this site. This shows only the symptoms that I am experiencing. 1 1985-2010 (est.) - various ADs including Wellbutrin, Elavil, Prozac, Zoloft. dosages unk. 1991-1992 - stopped AD while to conceive and during pregnancy. Resumed unk. 2005 (est.) - tried to stop, unsuccessful due to severe symptoms. Resumed meds. 2010 (est) - started Celexa (dose unk) 2016 (est) - started Effexor, working up to 112.5 mg/day. Stayed at this dose for many years. 2023 - Feb. began linear tapering off Effexor. Switched to hyperbolic tapering in April 2023. July 12, 2024 - 1.36 mg / day. July 13, 2024 - up-dosed to 1.44 mg / day to address severe withdrawal symptoms likely due to too-fast tapering. Feeling somewhat better by next day. August 19, 2024 - 1.42 mg/day. Symptoms much improved. Other meds: 75 mcg/day Levothyroxine for hypothyroidism Supplements: Vitamin D3 (5,000 IU), Boron, Magnesium Threonate (3 per day of , 2000 mg with 145 mg Mg), Vitamin E (every other day), Lugol's iodine (4 drops/day); Omega 3's (currently 1 capsule Krill oil in morning, 2 capsules DHA-1000 Fish oil, one in afternoon and one in evening); Adrenal "cocktail" once or twice per day (– ¾ ts cream of tarter plus ¼ tsp Celtic salt dissolved in water. Taken with Vitamin C.) Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed. Jeremiah 17:14a. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane318 Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 2 minutes ago, Jane318 said: Here is mine, which I started keeping only recently, using Appendix 1 from this site. This shows only the symptoms that I am experiencing. I also chart the "global assessment" so it is easier to see the "waves" and "windows" but am not able to upload it, even as separate post, due to file size limitations. 1 1985-2010 (est.) - various ADs including Wellbutrin, Elavil, Prozac, Zoloft. dosages unk. 1991-1992 - stopped AD while to conceive and during pregnancy. Resumed unk. 2005 (est.) - tried to stop, unsuccessful due to severe symptoms. Resumed meds. 2010 (est) - started Celexa (dose unk) 2016 (est) - started Effexor, working up to 112.5 mg/day. Stayed at this dose for many years. 2023 - Feb. began linear tapering off Effexor. Switched to hyperbolic tapering in April 2023. July 12, 2024 - 1.36 mg / day. July 13, 2024 - up-dosed to 1.44 mg / day to address severe withdrawal symptoms likely due to too-fast tapering. Feeling somewhat better by next day. August 19, 2024 - 1.42 mg/day. Symptoms much improved. Other meds: 75 mcg/day Levothyroxine for hypothyroidism Supplements: Vitamin D3 (5,000 IU), Boron, Magnesium Threonate (3 per day of , 2000 mg with 145 mg Mg), Vitamin E (every other day), Lugol's iodine (4 drops/day); Omega 3's (currently 1 capsule Krill oil in morning, 2 capsules DHA-1000 Fish oil, one in afternoon and one in evening); Adrenal "cocktail" once or twice per day (– ¾ ts cream of tarter plus ¼ tsp Celtic salt dissolved in water. Taken with Vitamin C.) Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed. Jeremiah 17:14a. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee12h Posted July 25 Author Share Posted July 25 From Audo… May 2019 started lexapro 2.5 mg; 2020 went to every other day; 2021 beginning of Mar, tried to stop but had insomnia; Mar 30, 2021 reinstated 1.25 ev other day, WD symptoms, not enough April 19, 2021 started liquid, .85 mg/day; May 1, 2021 .8 mg, May 6 .75 mg; June 6 .7 mg, June 20 .65mg, June 30 .6mg, Jul 24 .55 mg, Oct 17 .5 mg, Dec 5- .45 mg; Jan 26, 2022- 4mg, April 18- .375 ; April 24- .35; April 29- .3; Jun 12- .25 mg; Jun 28- .2 lex; Sept- .15 mg, Nov .1- long hold, never got better June ‘23- PPPD started 🙁, Jun- .09, Jul- .08, Oct- .07, Dec- .06, Jan ‘24- .05! Played around with my dose since Feb & became very unstable w/ extreme acute WD symptoms. Holding @ .06 since May 13. Taking Magnesium, melatonin, & electrolytes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee12h Posted July 25 Author Share Posted July 25 From HugHK… May 2019 started lexapro 2.5 mg; 2020 went to every other day; 2021 beginning of Mar, tried to stop but had insomnia; Mar 30, 2021 reinstated 1.25 ev other day, WD symptoms, not enough April 19, 2021 started liquid, .85 mg/day; May 1, 2021 .8 mg, May 6 .75 mg; June 6 .7 mg, June 20 .65mg, June 30 .6mg, Jul 24 .55 mg, Oct 17 .5 mg, Dec 5- .45 mg; Jan 26, 2022- 4mg, April 18- .375 ; April 24- .35; April 29- .3; Jun 12- .25 mg; Jun 28- .2 lex; Sept- .15 mg, Nov .1- long hold, never got better June ‘23- PPPD started 🙁, Jun- .09, Jul- .08, Oct- .07, Dec- .06, Jan ‘24- .05! Played around with my dose since Feb & became very unstable w/ extreme acute WD symptoms. Holding @ .06 since May 13. Taking Magnesium, melatonin, & electrolytes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee12h Posted July 25 Author Share Posted July 25 🔴= severe dysphoria & terror, praying to die 🟠=very hard, some of above but toned down a bit or with breaks 🟡= very hard day 🟢= tolerable/manageable but still off 🔵= “good” day This only tracking mood, as I often have physical symptoms on good days, but mood is all I care about RN. starting May 13 (first day holding @ .06) 🔴🔴🔴🔴🟡🟠🟠🔴🟡🟠🟡🟠🟢🟢🟢🟠🟡🟢🟢 June: 🟢🟢🟡🟡🟢🟢🟢🟡🟠🟡🟡🟡🟡🟢🟠🟠🟢🟠🟢🟢🔵🔵🔵🔵🟢🟢🟢🟢🔵🟢 July: 🟢🟡🔵🟢🔵🟢🟢🔵🔵🔵🟢🟡🟡🟡🟡🟠🔴🟠🔴🟠🔴🔴🟠🟡 My WD counselor said this is atypical- to be doing so well so soon after a crash & then back to horrible again. 🤷🏻♀️ May 2019 started lexapro 2.5 mg; 2020 went to every other day; 2021 beginning of Mar, tried to stop but had insomnia; Mar 30, 2021 reinstated 1.25 ev other day, WD symptoms, not enough April 19, 2021 started liquid, .85 mg/day; May 1, 2021 .8 mg, May 6 .75 mg; June 6 .7 mg, June 20 .65mg, June 30 .6mg, Jul 24 .55 mg, Oct 17 .5 mg, Dec 5- .45 mg; Jan 26, 2022- 4mg, April 18- .375 ; April 24- .35; April 29- .3; Jun 12- .25 mg; Jun 28- .2 lex; Sept- .15 mg, Nov .1- long hold, never got better June ‘23- PPPD started 🙁, Jun- .09, Jul- .08, Oct- .07, Dec- .06, Jan ‘24- .05! Played around with my dose since Feb & became very unstable w/ extreme acute WD symptoms. Holding @ .06 since May 13. Taking Magnesium, melatonin, & electrolytes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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