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Join Date: May 2011
Location: san diego
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Location: san diego
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I would go from 0.5mg 2 times a day, to 0.5 mg once a day before you stop cold turkey. you dont want your body to go through a physical withdrawal of any sort, so it would be smart to keep dividing your dose in half for another week or so until you are done. So maybe for the next 5 days take 0.5 mg once a day, and then down to 0.25mg for a couple days then stop.
Also if you choose to go without meds all together....i would not just stop taking them all on the same day. If you are on any type of antidepressant, or pain medicine that you have been on for some time, you need to slowly wean yourself off of these as well or you could have some pretty severe side effects of withdrawal with the worst being possible seizures or rebound headaches of a severe intensity. Also you would worry about personality changes during withdrawal that are possibly worse than what you are experiencing now.
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So talk to your doctor and start weaning only one drug at a time. You dont want to actively wean from multiple drugs at once because if you start having side effects, you wont know which one your body is reacting to with the decrease in dose.
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Suffered a TBI with PCS on April 25th 2011 from multiple blows to the head from falling, unconscious for 12 hours with no memory of event. Hit the back of my head, and above right eye. MRI and CT negative. Symptoms included constant headaches (migraine, pressure, tension, icepicks), dizziness, tinnitus, visual changes, photophobia, fatigue, "spacing out", word finding difficulties, depression, and emotional lability.
Began Healing in November 2011 after starting acupuncture and Healing Touch (a nurturing energy therapy that promotes relaxation and pain relief). I went back to work in February 2012. Ive been symptom free since July 2012. Very happy, positive, energetic and working out every day, doing yoga, and living a normal life again!
I also began taking Healing Touch classes in November 2011 and completed 5 Levels of Healing Touch Certificate Program that included a 1 year mentorship to become a Healing Touch International Practitioner in June 2013. I am so pleased to offer this wonderful healing therapy to my patients, friends, and clients.
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