Yes, it does make me a bit sleepy, foggy and emotional - but I feel that way normally - some days better than others. But yes, initially, it was worse, but seemed to get better with time.

No problem in lowering the dosage. In the past, I d/c cold turkey with no s/e. I have read more recently that the cold turkey method is not an intelligent way to d/c the drug. I did not have any difficulty in doing that at the time, however, I would not repeat the rapid d/c in the future...

I did get my diagnosis from my neurologist based on medical history and confirmed with a skin biopsy that showed "significant' peripheral neuropathy. I am in the long and drawn-process of finding out the reason "why" I have peripheral and autonomic neuropathy. I am beginning to think that I may never have a diagnosis as to "why" I have these problems - but we will see with time...

Mere