Hi Adamo
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I am taking tablets. I took .25 mg at 11 pm and was calm in 5 minutes which means that the severe agitation and hyperventilation stopped. I was calm enough not to be shaking and not moaning out loud in agony.
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Hmmmm. Well, that is very fast indeed, and quite a dramatic change in symptoms. Let's just say that if I had a similar reaction I would not be thinking in terms of blood levels. I hope that doesn't upset you.
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I spoke to my psyche and now she is having me take .25 at noon and .75 at night to keep blood level somewhat constant.
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Well, I do think this is a very sensible approach. I hope it has you feeling better and that you can still sleep some.
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I am determined to stick to 1 mg a day at this point and want to stop somehow over the next month. I might just be deluding myself because my withdrawal is so far quite extreme.
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I think if you can handle it and the doc thinks it is safe for you, it does seem like a good idea to get it over with.
Very important though......... Is the doc aware of the intensity of your symptoms? Have you shared with her your doubts about the rate of reduction?
Equally important, although why is hard to explain......... Try to think positively. Be open to the possibility of having a smoother ride, rather than letting yourself be spooked by others' negative predictions.
A positive thing to do is learn ways to help
cope with and/or
moderate the symptoms, and do those things if/when symptoms emerge, but do not worry about ahead of time. That's like withdrawing twice -- before and during, and the before-worry conditions the during-symptoms!
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I don't know if the Neurontin would have been better to get off of but I'm sure it wouldn't be like this!
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Probably, but .... water under the bridge.
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Hope you haven't got that migraine.
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Thanks, I haven't so far, but it's been my second day with one and this timing historically means I am fair game for them for another 10 days. I can't always treat them, so, if I appear to "go missing" at some point, please know that it isn't because I don't care or anything of the kind.
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p.s. Have you tried the belly breathing? Looked into any other relaxation techniques?