@cheeky Im really glad you rate your month 85% ok, that is good news, I agree with everyone, don't get ahead of yourself, keep it steady. Couple more weeks on this dose and then keep the reductions small. You'll get there, but slow is the new fast. They say this in Motorcycle racing, if you try to ride fast you end up going slower or even crashing, if you ride smoothly, the lap times come down. Counter intuitive!.

1 hour ago, Beehive said:

@cheeky That mind of ours ...we make a cut and then as you say your month was 85% which is great so pleased for you ,but it also sometimes gives us a false sense of this is ok I'm doing really well here maybe next time I will cut a bit more . I think we all fall for it . Not saying it wouldn't work for you ,but personally I would be more cautious and stay at the same drop and stablisise more ,as others have said no need to rock the boat as youbare doing ok ,enjoy it 😁❤️🙏

Yes 100% I agree . I just realized it was a 2.4% I cut so I'm going to hold for a couple of weeks . I Know too well how this can catch up on us . I've been there way too many times

Just after talking about having a really good month overall at around 85%, the last couple of days have become difficult again. Today I had anxiety in my chest and crying spells nearly all day until around 4pm, then felt a bit better this evening. I honestly thought maybe it was too good to be true.

It’s now been 4 weeks since my 2.4% drop, so I’m going to hold here for a couple of weeks and let my nervous system settle before making any further changes.

9 minutes ago, cheeky said:

Just after talking about having a really good month overall at around 85%, the last couple of days have become difficult again. Today I had anxiety in my chest and crying spells nearly all day until around 4pm, then felt a bit better this evening. I honestly thought maybe it was too good to be true.

It’s now been 4 weeks since my 2.4% drop, so I’m going to hold here for a couple of weeks and let my nervous system settle before making any further changes.

Don't forget those better periods, keep them in your mind when you have harder times as a reminder of how things can feel. As you know waves and windows are a very real thing! Keeping holding sounds wise to me Cheeky xxx

Hey Cheeky, how are you going? Are you feeling better?

Wombat

Okay need advice ,

I just got home from work and it's 8 pm and I realised I forgot to take my morning dose at 8 am. Should I take the dose tonight or should I just wait till tomorrow morning and take my regular dose and not worry about the missed dose . I'm so annoyed I did that .

On 5/25/2026 at 8:51 PM, Wombat said:

Hey Cheeky, how are you going? Are you feeling better?

Wombat

Sorry I just saw this . I'm doing okay thanks apart from forgetting my dose this morning . I'm really trying to to freak out

What have you decided to do with your dose @cheeky ?

@Catbird

I'm Just going to leave it , let's see how this goes I guess

1 hour ago, cheeky said:

@Catbird

I'm Just going to leave it , let's see how this goes I guess

You know how to cope if symptoms spike so I think that's the right move. You never know what'll happen if you push your boundaries a little!

@cheeky this topic is covered on SA

https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/forums/topic/8972-i-made-a-mistake-took-too-much-double-dosed-took-too-little-or-skipped-missed-a-dose/?do=findComment&comment=23757

It is recommended that you take your dose as soon as possible. Then tomorrow at your scheduled time, just delay it a few hours, etc to try to level out the blood plasma.

You might want to think about holding for a few more weeks to make sure there are no issues from this.

❤️🙏

Edited May 28May 28 by LostinCanada

7 hours ago, LostinCanada said:

@cheeky this topic is covered on SA

https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/forums/topic/8972-i-made-a-mistake-took-too-much-double-dosed-took-too-little-or-skipped-missed-a-dose/?do=findComment&comment=23757

It is recommended that you take your dose as soon as possible. Then tomorrow at your scheduled time, just delay it a few hours, etc to try to level out the blood plasma.

You might want to think about holding for a few more weeks to make sure there are no issues from this.

❤️🙏

Thanks , I will just take this morning dose and will see how I feel.

8 hours ago, mstimc60 said:

You know how to cope if symptoms spike so I think that's the right move. You never know what'll happen if you push your boundaries a little!

Thanks @mstimc60 I will wait and see

10 hours ago, cheeky said:

@Catbird

I'm Just going to leave it , let's see how this goes I guess

How do you feel today @cheeky ? I find it really unnerving when I mix up or miss my medications. Hope you’re okay today 🤗

11 minutes ago, Catbird said:

How do you feel today @cheeky ? I find it really unnerving when I mix up or miss my medications. Hope you’re okay today 🤗

@Catbird thanks for checking on me , that's so sweet of you . I'm okay at the moment but I'm sure I will feel it eventually .

Hi Cheeky, sorry about the missing of a dose. It's so awful that even missing one little dose can cause such stress.

Take a day at a time, it'll work itself out. And there's also a chance you won't notice the missed dose.

Hope you had a good day today. 💗

Wombat

Hey @cheeky sending some love. Hope all is fine and you don't get to much trouble from the missed dose. Lots of people make dosing mistakes, happens to everyone at some point. xxx

2 hours ago, Wombat said:

Hi Cheeky, sorry about the missing of a dose. It's so awful that even missing one little dose can cause such stress.

Take a day at a time, it'll work itself out. And there's also a chance you won't notice the missed dose.

Hope you had a good day today. 💗

Wombat

Thanks @Wombat I'm not feeling anything at the moment so let's hope it continues

1 hour ago, Chippy said:

Hey @cheeky sending some love. Hope all is fine and you don't get to much trouble from the missed dose. Lots of people make dosing mistakes, happens to everyone at some point. xxx

Yeah I can be pretty forgetful at times . I really don't want to rock the boat as I've been feeling so good

5 minutes ago, cheeky said:

Yeah I can be pretty forgetful at times .

Perhaps strengthen up your reminders, alarm/app on your phone, leave the pills or a syringe in front of the kettle or somewhere obvious to help remind you.

6 minutes ago, cheeky said:

I really don't want to rock the boat as I've been feeling so good

I understand that, Im so pleased you have been, it will be ok, others have done this and come out the other side. :) xxx

Hey @cheeky I thought I would let you know we have this topic now. 😊

Hey everyone,

Just an update on my tapering journey . I've dropped 4.24% in 7weeks and I've been having good days not good mornings better afternoons all over the place that I've been managing up until today I feel like it's really kicked my butt. When I get like this I feel so doubtful Of this whole process . I just need some reassurance and hope. I'm just really down today .

Hi Cheeky, I have been wondering how you have been.

Well done getting a bit further off these meds.

Have you been microtapering? Have you included some holds?

You really are doing well. Waves are not nice. But if it is like all the other waves this one will pass as well.

Are you working today? Keep distracting. And be kind to yourself. Little by little we will get off these meds.

Wombat

Edited June 15Jun 15 by Wombat

1 hour ago, Wombat said:

Hi Cheeky, I have been wondering how you have been.

Well done getting a bit further off these meds.

Have you been microtapering? Have you included some holds?

You really are doing well. Waves are not nice. But if it is like all the other waves this one will pass as well.

Are you working today? Keep distracting. And be kind to yourself. Little by little we will get off these meds.

Wombat

Hey @Wombat , I've been pretty good up until the last few days . I've been going down 0.5% every week then I held for a week and continued . I went away this weekend and got out of my routine , going to bed really late and I felt that in itself has brought on a wave . I will be holding my dose for a couple of weeks to let things settle . Just a really rough day today

Hmmm....sounds like a recipe for a wave. Do a couple of teeny tiny drops and then dare to go away for the weekend to have a nice time. 😖

Let's look at the Positives:

Dropping at a rate that seems to be suiting you at this time. Excellent. 😊

Having a lovely weekend away. Excellent.😊

Further down in dosage. Excellent.😊

Unfortunately, you are right, the out of routine of going away, along with a few drops may have brought on the wave. Or it may have happened anyway. We don't always know what causes them.

You are doing the right thing, hold for a couple of weeks and get back to WD Normal and we do it all again.

This day will pass and tomorrow may just be a bit brighter. Easy to say, I know. The days are very long when you're having a bad one. You're doing great, Cheeky.

Think of you often.

Wombat