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Originally Posted by Adamo
I imagine that this sets the withdrawal psychology back by preventing one from moving forward in fear of repeating such agony ten or more times.
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Many of us who have had anxiety have also experienced the fear of it. It is pretty human. The anxiety is a setback, and it sucks. The fear doesn't need to be -- treat it as your body and brain telling you to pace your reductions carefully. Try to self-soothe rather than be hard on yourself about the anxiety OR about the fear of it.
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What am I willing to endure? I think I could endure most withdrawals as long as they are not causing me debilitating somatic symptoms.
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Sensible goal!
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I want to be off this stuff by sometime in December, do you think this is too aggressive, 100mg at a time (i.e. from current 2200mg to 0)?
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I fully concur with Dr. Smith's comments on this.
I did some arithmetic -- you'd need to reduce every 5 days to be off it in December. You could do 6 days a few times. It seems a reasonable schedule to start out with, but you'll have to see how it goes.
When I have to taper something, I generally start out with a reduction plan (e.g., reduce by X mg every N days). I pay attention to the way I feel and adjust the plan as I go along. With some meds, especially with long tapers, it has helped me to keep a written chart of my dosages.
Personally, I don't set deadlines. Is there a reason you need/want to be done within the December time-frame?
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