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Originally Posted by feralkittymom
I just came across this study on tapering that supports what patients have been saying forever--that withdrawal is hell and needs to be done differently. Their rec is that tapering be done over a course of months, not weeks. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/l...032-X/fulltext
Would it be possible for you to restart your taper? Seems like a valid need for a consultation to me. |
I think the reason I had to taper a bit faster was because I also started an SSRI. I couldn't take the new SSRI and the old SNRI together because of the risk of serotonin syndrome (I assume). I could have gone a bit slower on the first part of the taper - I halved my dose and did that for 2 weeks. The last half I did not do all at once, but I've nonetheless come off it all and it has been 3 weeks.
Part of me wants to try to power through. I don't want to drag everything out if I can get it over with. But I'm scared because I read that the withdrawal effects can last a long time.
The new SSRI doesn't seem to be doing anything, although I think it probably made the withdrawal effects less severe... the physical ones, at least.
I can't bring myself to call my psychiatrist. I feel like I can't speak. Will probably send her a message through the EMR, though.