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Originally Posted by xRavenx
Wow. 250 mg to just 50 mg is a big jump down. I can see a lot of people having bad withdrawal with those instructions. It sounds really bad. At least the insomnia went away after 2 weeks...it must have been really hard, but it's good that you were able to adjust after that.
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Yeah, 250 down to 50, I learned that the hard way!
I think you'll be ok. I don't know how fast or how slow you want to taper down, but I always think it's better to be safe than sorry. Go as slow as you feel comfortable.
I remember reading
this PsychCentral article.
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In bipolar disorder, Baldessarini and his research team found years ago that the rate of discontinuing ongoing treatment determines the risk and timing of relapse, he said. Initially, their research found that risk for relapse after discontinuing lithium was reduced by one half or more when slow dose-reduction over several weeks was compared to abrupt discontinuation (Baldessarini et al., 2006)
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