Posted by 49er on May 30, 2011, at 11:09:44
In reply to Re: Pristiq - One Heck of a Taper Strategy, posted by Christ_empowered on May 29, 2011, at 6:17:15
> hey. I'm with Phillipa..I mean, I'm no expert or anything, but couldn't you try effexor? Those old school effexor tablets would make it easier to reduce the dose gradually. Even the xr caps I think come in a number of different strengths.
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> Tapering psychotropics sucks. I hope this is over for you soon.Hi Laurie,
I am not a medical professional but I have successfully tapered off of a 4 psych meds by doing it very slowly over a near 4 year period.
With all due respect to Christ Empowered and Philipa, since you have already nearly crossed over to Lexapro, you should stick with that option since it sounds like you are tolerating it decently.
The only thing you might might want to change is tapering more slowly at 5 to 10% every 4 to 6 weeks vs. every 3 weeks. But you can certainly see how it goes trying it every 3 weeks.
Finally, if you feel you need more specific support in tapering, I would suggest you visit this board, http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/index.
It depends on individual contributions and is not affiliated with any group. Posting commercial links is forbidden.
Hope this helps.
49er
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