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Aug 26, 2016, 10:39 AM
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Today is day 4.
Going from 200mg every morning to 150mg. Day 1- headache around 5pm. Chills and hot flashes all night. Stomach cramps. Day 2- mild headache at 6pm. Nothing else. Day 3- no symptoms. Day 4- slept 12 hours. Woke up with bad stomach problems. Headache first thing at wake up. Chills since waking up. Im going down to 100mg starting next wednesday. This is debilitating. I feel so terrible today. I hope this is the worst and it will get better starting tomorrow. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk |
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Aug 30, 2016, 07:55 AM
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I am still suffering terribly as I withdraw very slowly from Geodon. I wait until I stabilize on dose before dropping further, for me this takes about a month between each reduction.
Hope you're feeling better today |
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Aug 30, 2016, 04:50 PM
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The worst of it was last friday. Since then i became hypo, and today i crashed.
No more headaches or stomach stuff thank goodness. But i see pdoc tomorrow, and i think were going down to 100mg. Good luck thru your withdrawls! Or whatever the docs are calling them these days.  Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk |
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Sep 30, 2016, 01:15 PM
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Your tapering too fast, your reductions need to be smaller the lower you go. Try 10% every 2-4 weeks to avoid withdrawals using a micro gram scale, or liquid titration.
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Sep 30, 2016, 03:10 PM
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Can you cut the pills?
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#6
Sep 30, 2016, 05:28 PM
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Buy a micro- gram scale on amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012TDNAM..._t1_B003STEJCU and shave off your pill until reduced dose is met. Its 10% off reduced dose. It will take quite a bit of time, but is worth it to prevent withdrawals. Also check out this link to a great website for tapering.Tapering - Surviving Antidepressants They have information on tapering, and using water titration when the dose gets really low.
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Oct 01, 2016, 11:58 AM
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Thanks! Have you done this with other meds?
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Oct 01, 2016, 12:19 PM
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Oct 30, 2016, 09:18 AM
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I will be having thyroid surgery to remove a cancerous nodule mid Nov. So I stopped my taper until a date was secured and I had a few weeks to stabilize synthroid. But, I'm back to the tapering. Mostly because my script is $450 per month! Crazy! So today is day one of going from 150 to 100... I love the link you provided and I'm learning a ton! Thanks!!! |
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Dec 16, 2016, 05:04 PM
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I'm in the same place right now. Today was hard, because I was at school from 7:30 till 3:30. The headache was so intense, and I couldn't function in any of my classes. Today is my second full day off of it.
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