March 28Mar 28 Author @Fullhealing @Chippy Thanks a lot for your comments. It means a lot to get your responds’s. I will wait until April 5. (3 weeks ). If I am good then cut a small amount of Oxapax. And then resume cutting Sertraline. It sounds like the way forward in order to reduce my sleepiness. How many weeks after cutting Oxapax should I wait before resuming cutting Sertraline again? The reaction to the Oxapax reduction last fall was months after. But I guess I crashed because of the miscalculation, which actually was in May not in August. But that was a huge reduction, I made back then. I know this journey is unknown and I just have to try. In short I’ll reduce Oxa 1-2 % April 5. and if all goes well, wait f.eks. 4 weeks? 🙏💕 I’ll drop in on your threads and see how you’re doing. May we all go forward as smooth as possible. My Intro Topic on AR; 1997 - 2020 - Effexor XR and BusPar2017 - Current - Lamotrigine 100 mg (x2 Daily) 8am+6pm OxapaxHistory archived - Chippy 01 March 202621 Jan 2026 – 7,5mgx3=22.5 mg (+9.2%) 8am+4pm+10pm13 Marts 6,9+7,5+7,5=21.9mg26 Marts 6,9+6,9+7,5=21,3mg 01 May 6,75x2+7,5=21mg 1,4%25 May 6,75x2+7mg=20,5mg 2,3% LyricaHistory archived - Chippy 01 March 202628 July 2025 – current 28,2x= 56.4 mg (-0.70%) 8am+6pm Sertraline 08 Nov 2020 – 75mg 10pm04 Nov 2025 – 100mg 10pm08 Dec 2025 – 95mg 10pm05 Jan 2026 – 91mg 10pm11 Mar - 90,8mg 10pm15 Mar - 90mg 10pm24Apr - 89,88mg 10pm (-0,12mg/day)03May - 88,8mg23June - 88mg On hold06august 86mg
March 28Mar 28 Author @Lighty Thanks for your comment. Much appreciated. Good idea to see if someone wrote, how they altered their tapering. (Though sleepy is much preferable to being over-activated😂, it can be too much… Onward🙏💕 Edited March 28Mar 28 by Haa My Intro Topic on AR; 1997 - 2020 - Effexor XR and BusPar2017 - Current - Lamotrigine 100 mg (x2 Daily) 8am+6pm OxapaxHistory archived - Chippy 01 March 202621 Jan 2026 – 7,5mgx3=22.5 mg (+9.2%) 8am+4pm+10pm13 Marts 6,9+7,5+7,5=21.9mg26 Marts 6,9+6,9+7,5=21,3mg 01 May 6,75x2+7,5=21mg 1,4%25 May 6,75x2+7mg=20,5mg 2,3% LyricaHistory archived - Chippy 01 March 202628 July 2025 – current 28,2x= 56.4 mg (-0.70%) 8am+6pm Sertraline 08 Nov 2020 – 75mg 10pm04 Nov 2025 – 100mg 10pm08 Dec 2025 – 95mg 10pm05 Jan 2026 – 91mg 10pm11 Mar - 90,8mg 10pm15 Mar - 90mg 10pm24Apr - 89,88mg 10pm (-0,12mg/day)03May - 88,8mg23June - 88mg On hold06august 86mg
March 28Mar 28 38 minutes ago, Haa said: @Fullhealing @Chippy Thanks a lot for your comments. It means a lot to get your responds’s. I will wait until April 5. (3 weeks ). If I am good then cut a small amount of Oxapax. And then resume cutting Sertraline. It sounds like the way forward in order to reduce my sleepiness. How many weeks after cutting Oxapax should I wait before resuming cutting Sertraline again? The reaction to the Oxapax reduction last fall was months after. But I guess I crashed because of the miscalculation, which actually was in May not in August. But that was a huge reduction, I made back then. I know this journey is unknown and I just have to try. In short I’ll reduce Oxa 1-2 % April 5. and if all goes well, wait f.eks. 4 weeks? 🙏💕 I’ll drop in on your threads and see how you’re doing. May we all go forward as smooth as possible. @Haa I can't honestly say, I vaguely remember that my combos in the past ended in a huge mess as I did everything wrong then.. Chippy will give good advice I'm sure, just to note that if I were to taper from benzo I would only do no more than 1% just to be careful as I see all drug families the same in terms of tapering, but that's just my opinion, I may be totally off here.. I'll pray it goes well for you ❣️ Edited March 28Mar 28 by Fullhealing 1998 forced on cipramil *no anxiety/depression background*Over the years all kinds of SSRI/SNRI/antipsychotics/stabilizers due to apparently side effects/withdrawalMany attempts to quit over the years with failure (extremely rapid taper followed by doctors' guidens)Current attempt-Paxil 20 mg:6/24 20 mg to 5 mg-severe AKA9/24 Increase to 20-AKA continues10/24 stopped completely-AKA out of control 11/24 Zoloft bridge attempt-25 mg to 75 mg+Seroquel-AKA continued-stopped them CT.12/24 Back on Paxil 10mg (0.1789g)-some stabilization-from here tapered by about 30% each time (don't remember doses and dates).2025 - 7.10 0.0558g (3.11mg)/7.11 3% 0.0541g (3.02mg)/4.12 1% 0.0535g (2.98mg)2026 - 3.1 1.5% 0.0526g (2.93mg)/9.1 8.5% 0.0480g (2.68mg)/16.2 1.8% 0.0470g (2.62mg)/21.3 1% 0.466 (2.60mg)/23.4 2.2% 0.455g (2.54mg)/8.7 21.7% 0.0356.5g (2mg)/15.8 updose by 11.7% 0.0400g (2.23mg)Supplements:Magnesium Glycinate - started 28.5.26 1 capsule 200mg in the morning - Increased brain fog and muscle stiffness - stopped after two weeks.Iron - liquid, quarter of recommended dose - increased anxiety and burning sensation - stopped after two weeks.Saffron - started 8.7.26 1 capsule 30mg in the morning - pretty immediate improvement in terms of terror, body pain and sleep.
March 28Mar 28 12 minutes ago, Haa said: @Lighty Thanks for your comment. Much appreciated. Good idea to see if someone wrote, how they altered their tapering. (Though sleepy is much preferable to being over-activated😂, it can be too much… Onward🙏💕 I tried checking somebody's post I saw in the past on SA, It's still unclear for me how they tapered multiple drugs at the same time (they tapered 5 drugs at the same time). either way if you decide to taper 2 drugs together, leave at least 1-2 weeks between a drop of one drug, to the second drug, when you start tapering more consistently, and also go at very low percentages (don't taper both at 10% per one month). At the end your body is the best guide, and this is a bit of a complications cause of multiple tapers and also each nervous system is different, if you can go faster, go a bit faster, if it's too much, hold and then go slower. It's always better to go slower and stay functional, rather than rush faster and suffer immensely, the goal is living a good life and not rushing to 0 and suffering immensely. Much love, Lighty. I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. Feel free to mention me whenever help is needed. Current Supplements: Morning: Aloe Vera Gels. Night: 6mg melatonin and 133mg magnesium glycinate. Taking Omega 3 as needed to calm dyskinesia or over stimulation..Current Medications: Mirtazapine, Lasea (lavender oil) before bed.------------------------------------------Tapering: Mirtazapine 15mg, (went compounded) 13.5mg 08/May/2025, 12.1mg 10/July/2025, 15/July/2025 15mg (half tablet), 26/July/2025 14.35mg (moved to dry cutting method) ), 03/Aug/2025 14.6mg, 24/Nov/2025 14.47mg, 29/Jan/2026 14.35mgNote: Had a lot of issue with degradation with different cutting times and compounded pharmacy which caused withdrawals and a more sensitive nervous system.
March 28Mar 28 Author @Lighty Thank you for searching in SA. I couldn’t agree more - smooth ride slow and steady. 🙏💕💕 My Intro Topic on AR; 1997 - 2020 - Effexor XR and BusPar2017 - Current - Lamotrigine 100 mg (x2 Daily) 8am+6pm OxapaxHistory archived - Chippy 01 March 202621 Jan 2026 – 7,5mgx3=22.5 mg (+9.2%) 8am+4pm+10pm13 Marts 6,9+7,5+7,5=21.9mg26 Marts 6,9+6,9+7,5=21,3mg 01 May 6,75x2+7,5=21mg 1,4%25 May 6,75x2+7mg=20,5mg 2,3% LyricaHistory archived - Chippy 01 March 202628 July 2025 – current 28,2x= 56.4 mg (-0.70%) 8am+6pm Sertraline 08 Nov 2020 – 75mg 10pm04 Nov 2025 – 100mg 10pm08 Dec 2025 – 95mg 10pm05 Jan 2026 – 91mg 10pm11 Mar - 90,8mg 10pm15 Mar - 90mg 10pm24Apr - 89,88mg 10pm (-0,12mg/day)03May - 88,8mg23June - 88mg On hold06august 86mg
March 28Mar 28 37 minutes ago, Haa said: f I am good then cut a small amount of Oxapax. And then resume cutting Sertraline. It sounds like the way forward in order to reduce my sleepiness. Ok sounds like a good plan to me! 37 minutes ago, Haa said: How many weeks after cutting Oxapax should I wait before resuming cutting Sertraline again? Yes at least 3 weeks, perhaps 4 as you plan to switch the drug you taper again. Slowly Slowly 🙂 I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.ukFor US members details here.
March 28Mar 28 Author @Chippy I agree. Better safe than sorry. So 4 weeks or more before resuming tapering Sertralin. By the way. How do I find your thread? I am following you, but I can only find your responses to others threads 🙂 My Intro Topic on AR; 1997 - 2020 - Effexor XR and BusPar2017 - Current - Lamotrigine 100 mg (x2 Daily) 8am+6pm OxapaxHistory archived - Chippy 01 March 202621 Jan 2026 – 7,5mgx3=22.5 mg (+9.2%) 8am+4pm+10pm13 Marts 6,9+7,5+7,5=21.9mg26 Marts 6,9+6,9+7,5=21,3mg 01 May 6,75x2+7,5=21mg 1,4%25 May 6,75x2+7mg=20,5mg 2,3% LyricaHistory archived - Chippy 01 March 202628 July 2025 – current 28,2x= 56.4 mg (-0.70%) 8am+6pm Sertraline 08 Nov 2020 – 75mg 10pm04 Nov 2025 – 100mg 10pm08 Dec 2025 – 95mg 10pm05 Jan 2026 – 91mg 10pm11 Mar - 90,8mg 10pm15 Mar - 90mg 10pm24Apr - 89,88mg 10pm (-0,12mg/day)03May - 88,8mg23June - 88mg On hold06august 86mg
March 28Mar 28 1 hour ago, Haa said: @Chippy I agree. Better safe than sorry. So 4 weeks or more before resuming tapering Sertralin. By the way. How do I find your thread? I am following you, but I can only find your responses to others threads 🙂 Yeah that is it @Haa once you are happy with your benzo levels be good to see if we can get you dropping some of that Sertraline level a bit quicker perhaps. But gotta listen to your body, rather you were tapering slowly and stable! I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.ukFor US members details here.
March 28Mar 28 https://antidepressantrecovery.org/topic/6-chippy-short-term-use-of-mirtazapine-wd-after-ct/#comment-14 My thread 🙂 xxx I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.ukFor US members details here.
March 28Mar 28 Author 51 minutes ago, Fullhealing said: would only do no more than 1% I agree. 1% and see how it goes. I am apparently very sensitive to even small changes. My Intro Topic on AR; 1997 - 2020 - Effexor XR and BusPar2017 - Current - Lamotrigine 100 mg (x2 Daily) 8am+6pm OxapaxHistory archived - Chippy 01 March 202621 Jan 2026 – 7,5mgx3=22.5 mg (+9.2%) 8am+4pm+10pm13 Marts 6,9+7,5+7,5=21.9mg26 Marts 6,9+6,9+7,5=21,3mg 01 May 6,75x2+7,5=21mg 1,4%25 May 6,75x2+7mg=20,5mg 2,3% LyricaHistory archived - Chippy 01 March 202628 July 2025 – current 28,2x= 56.4 mg (-0.70%) 8am+6pm Sertraline 08 Nov 2020 – 75mg 10pm04 Nov 2025 – 100mg 10pm08 Dec 2025 – 95mg 10pm05 Jan 2026 – 91mg 10pm11 Mar - 90,8mg 10pm15 Mar - 90mg 10pm24Apr - 89,88mg 10pm (-0,12mg/day)03May - 88,8mg23June - 88mg On hold06august 86mg
April 4Apr 4 @Haa I decided to come over to your thread to ask about you. It looks like you are going to do a 1% taper at the end of this month. Just like you I was extremely sensitive to Sertraline as well. I tried bigger tapers and they always backfired on me. Good for you, listening to your body. I could help to minimize any potential problems. Fingers crossed we both remain symptom free. I am not a health professional in any way, and I do not give medical advice. These are only my opinions. Any decisions about your medical care should be discussed with a qualified medical professional.Quote of the century: "it's much easier to stop humpty from falling then it is to put him back together again." * as relayed to us by Chippy paraphrasing a comment by Altostrata, the founder of Surviving Antidepressants If you would like to reach me, please post on my thread and tag @rachelsusan, or post on your thread and tag in the same way, so I will see it. 😀😀😀Gabapentin reduction. 2026 Transitioned to partial liquid, 100mg in liquid and a 100mg capsule for a total of a 200mg dose. Dose three times a day. April 18 2026 first cut to 195mg (2.5%). May 18, 2026 to 187.5 (3.85%), June 28, 2026 to 185 (1.33%), July 28 to 180 mg (2.7%), Sept. 2, 2026 to 175mg (2.78%), HISTORY FOR ZOLOFT TAPERFeb. 2016 to June 2016 - Was on 150mg Zoloft. Quit Zoloft (Sertraline) June 2016, reinstated 50mg of Zoloft July 2016. From July 2016 to October 2016 went from 50 mg down 2.3 mg. I up-dosed in November 2016 to 12.5 mg. Held there until January 2017 when I started a much slower taper.STARTING SENSIBLE ZOLOFT TAPERING USING GUIDELINES FROM ANOTHER SITE - WHICH WAS VERY HELPFULDec. 10, 2016 – Switched to liquid Zoloft (sertraline) at 12.5 mg. Held until Jan. 2017, then resumed a slow taper. I tapered continuously from that point onward; however, my detailed taper records begin with Jan. 4, 2020. - Jan. 4, 2020 1.875 mg (6.3%). Jan. 25, 2020 1.75 mg. Feb. 29, 2020 1.625mg (7.10%). Apr. 4, 2020 1.5 mg. May 9, 2020 1.375 mg. June 6, 2020 1.25 mg. (9.10%). July 4, 2020 1.125 mg. (10%). August 15, 2020 1.0 mg. Oct 24, 2020 .875 mg. Nov. 28, 2020 .75mg. Jan 16, 2021 .685mg (8.7%). Feb 13, 2021 .62mg. March 12, 2021 .56mg. May 1, 2021 .375mg. May 29, 2021 .25mg. June 26, 2021 .125mg. July 25, 2021 .065mg. August 22, 2021 .048mg. October 2, 2021 .043mg. October 10, 2021 .038mg. October 23, 2021 .035mg. October 30, 2021 .032mg. Nov. 13, 2021 .030 mg. Dec 4, 2021 .0285 mg. Dec 11, 2021 .0265 mg. Dec 18, 2021 .0246 mg. Dec 25, 2021 .023mg. Jan 1, 2022. 0 mg. OFF COMPLETELYMy thread at SA - https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/forums/topic/12649-☼-rachelsusan-zoloft-on-off-and-reinstated/page/28/
April 4Apr 4 3 hours ago, RachelSusan said: @Haa I decided to come over to your thread to ask about you. It looks like you are going to do a 1% taper at the end of this month. Just like you I was extremely sensitive to Sertraline as well. I tried bigger tapers and they always backfired on me. Good for you, listening to your body. I could help to minimize any potential problems. Fingers crossed we both remain symptom free. I'm in a similar position @Haa and @RachelSusan. I've been tapering Escitalopram at <2% decrements this year. My body literally will not let me go any faster. The last 2 drops have been about 6 weeks apart. I really need to pause and start the Amitriptyline taper due to awful side effects, but I feel so hyper sensitised at the moment. Not sure what to do. I'm very scared of both continuing with the Escitalopram and commencing the Amitriptyline taper. 😱 Link to SA Profile: https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/forums/topic/32414-catbird-introduction-a-long-and-winding-road/1996 Commenced on Sertraline 50 - 100mg. Many ADs trialled -Fluoxetine 20 mg, Paroxetine 20mg, Venlafaxine 75mg, Escitalopram 10 - 20mg, Vortioxetine 20mg, Bupropion 150mg. 2019 Recommenced Escitalopram 2022 Mirtazapine 30mg - Rapid taper. Amitriptyline 20mgCURRENT MEDICATIONS: Escitalopram taper from ~ 10mg commenced 2024, Amitriptyline 20mg at night, Diazepam 7.5mg total per day, Baclofen 10mg morning, 10mg lunch and 20mg night, Polaramine 2mg at night, Ketamine troche 25mg per day (Ceased early September 2025), Valsartan 160mg evening, HRT (Oestrogen 25mcg/day) ESCITALOPRAM TAPER: 5 April 2025 - started holding at 1.516mg. Escitalopram taper resumed July 2025; End Aug 1.364; End Sept 1.228; End Oct 1.145; End Nov 1.1 Early Dec 1.11; End Dec 1.082; 2026 End Jan 1.047; Feb 6 1.030; Feb 20 1.014; April 10 1.012; May 3 1.014; May 11 1.010 & still holding Supplements: Mg++ glycinate, Omega 3s, Curcumin. Vit D3/K2 spray, Vitamin B12 spray, chelated zinc.
April 4Apr 4 Author Update 9am April 4: 🇩🇰🇩🇰 I am on hold with Sertraline. I started tapering Oxapax last week due to extreme sleepiness. The first 3 days I wasn’t so sleepy. My body liked the lower dose. Now I am sleepy again, but less than before. Overall I am still doing pretty good. Just short episodes of burning in the afternoon and evening, and I have very little appetite. All the rest of WD I would say are gone. Overall I will say 1 /10.🇩🇰🇩🇰. Spring is coming. Still too early for gardening but less rain and more sun. I have only been kayaking twice due to too must wind from east. I am working out 2-3 times a week, as I have been doing all along. Now for pleasure. During WD, I did it, because I had to in order to withstand the symptoms especially the overactive sympatisk system. We will all get there going slow what ever the goal is. I cherish the absent of WD. I am optimistic atm, even though I have a long way to go. I hope you are getting along and wish you even brief moments of being at ease. 🙏💕💕 My Intro Topic on AR; 1997 - 2020 - Effexor XR and BusPar2017 - Current - Lamotrigine 100 mg (x2 Daily) 8am+6pm OxapaxHistory archived - Chippy 01 March 202621 Jan 2026 – 7,5mgx3=22.5 mg (+9.2%) 8am+4pm+10pm13 Marts 6,9+7,5+7,5=21.9mg26 Marts 6,9+6,9+7,5=21,3mg 01 May 6,75x2+7,5=21mg 1,4%25 May 6,75x2+7mg=20,5mg 2,3% LyricaHistory archived - Chippy 01 March 202628 July 2025 – current 28,2x= 56.4 mg (-0.70%) 8am+6pm Sertraline 08 Nov 2020 – 75mg 10pm04 Nov 2025 – 100mg 10pm08 Dec 2025 – 95mg 10pm05 Jan 2026 – 91mg 10pm11 Mar - 90,8mg 10pm15 Mar - 90mg 10pm24Apr - 89,88mg 10pm (-0,12mg/day)03May - 88,8mg23June - 88mg On hold06august 86mg
April 4Apr 4 1 hour ago, Haa said: Update 9am April 4: 🇩🇰🇩🇰 I am on hold with Sertraline. I started tapering Oxapax last week due to extreme sleepiness. The first 3 days I wasn’t so sleepy. My body liked the lower dose. Now I am sleepy again, but less than before. Overall I am still doing pretty good. Just short episodes of burning in the afternoon and evening, and I have very little appetite. All the rest of WD I would say are gone. Overall I will say 1 /10.🇩🇰🇩🇰. Spring is coming. Still too early for gardening but less rain and more sun. I have only been kayaking twice due to too must wind from east. I am working out 2-3 times a week, as I have been doing all along. Now for pleasure. During WD, I did it, because I had to in order to withstand the symptoms especially the overactive sympatisk system. We will all get there going slow what ever the goal is. I cherish the absent of WD. I am optimistic atm, even though I have a long way to go. I hope you are getting along and wish you even brief moments of being at ease. 🙏💕💕 Wonderful update @Haa such a warrior! May it continue ❣️ Edited April 4Apr 4 by Fullhealing 1998 forced on cipramil *no anxiety/depression background*Over the years all kinds of SSRI/SNRI/antipsychotics/stabilizers due to apparently side effects/withdrawalMany attempts to quit over the years with failure (extremely rapid taper followed by doctors' guidens)Current attempt-Paxil 20 mg:6/24 20 mg to 5 mg-severe AKA9/24 Increase to 20-AKA continues10/24 stopped completely-AKA out of control 11/24 Zoloft bridge attempt-25 mg to 75 mg+Seroquel-AKA continued-stopped them CT.12/24 Back on Paxil 10mg (0.1789g)-some stabilization-from here tapered by about 30% each time (don't remember doses and dates).2025 - 7.10 0.0558g (3.11mg)/7.11 3% 0.0541g (3.02mg)/4.12 1% 0.0535g (2.98mg)2026 - 3.1 1.5% 0.0526g (2.93mg)/9.1 8.5% 0.0480g (2.68mg)/16.2 1.8% 0.0470g (2.62mg)/21.3 1% 0.466 (2.60mg)/23.4 2.2% 0.455g (2.54mg)/8.7 21.7% 0.0356.5g (2mg)/15.8 updose by 11.7% 0.0400g (2.23mg)Supplements:Magnesium Glycinate - started 28.5.26 1 capsule 200mg in the morning - Increased brain fog and muscle stiffness - stopped after two weeks.Iron - liquid, quarter of recommended dose - increased anxiety and burning sensation - stopped after two weeks.Saffron - started 8.7.26 1 capsule 30mg in the morning - pretty immediate improvement in terms of terror, body pain and sleep.
April 4Apr 4 Hey @Haa Thanks for the update. 31 minutes ago, Haa said: I am on hold with Sertraline. I started tapering Oxapax last week due to extreme sleepiness. The first 3 days I wasn’t so sleepy. My body liked the lower dose. Now I am sleepy again, but less than before. Overall I am still doing pretty good. Just short episodes of burning in the afternoon and evening, and I have very little appetite. All the rest of WD I would say are gone. Overall I will say 1 /10.🇩🇰🇩🇰. Good to see reducing the benzo is working for you. You are doing very well. That is great. 🙂 Might be worth considering dorpping the benzo a little more before considering starting Sertraline again. I think it might be, long term, worth considering if you can reduce both very slowly at the same time to keep you in balance. A chat for another time though perhaps. 33 minutes ago, Haa said: Spring is coming. Still too early for gardening but less rain and more sun. Im on it already. Green house is going good and the grow light area is full of Toms and Peppers and some other bits. Garden has some early planting, broad beans, leeks, spinach a few other bits. All covered over. Things will pick up now though, those light levels are rising! 35 minutes ago, Haa said: I have only been kayaking twice due to too must wind from east. I am working out 2-3 times a week, as I have been doing all along. Now for pleasure. Lovley, hope you can get out on the water some more soon. 36 minutes ago, Haa said: I cherish the absent of WD. I am optimistic atm, even though I have a long way to go. Yes this is so great to see. Stable. Lets keep it that way. Slow and steady. Chippy I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.ukFor US members details here.
April 4Apr 4 1 hour ago, Haa said: Update 9am April 4: 🇩🇰🇩🇰 I am on hold with Sertraline. I started tapering Oxapax last week due to extreme sleepiness. The first 3 days I wasn’t so sleepy. My body liked the lower dose. Now I am sleepy again, but less than before. Overall I am still doing pretty good. Just short episodes of burning in the afternoon and evening, and I have very little appetite. All the rest of WD I would say are gone. Overall I will say 1 /10.🇩🇰🇩🇰. Spring is coming. Still too early for gardening but less rain and more sun. I have only been kayaking twice due to too must wind from east. I am working out 2-3 times a week, as I have been doing all along. Now for pleasure. During WD, I did it, because I had to in order to withstand the symptoms especially the overactive sympatisk system. We will all get there going slow what ever the goal is. I cherish the absent of WD. I am optimistic atm, even though I have a long way to go. I hope you are getting along and wish you even brief moments of being at ease. 🙏💕💕 Hi @Haa I'm feeling very afraid of holding one drug and then tapering another like you are. How do you handle it? Has it been difficult? I don't find many people who've attempted it, so interested if you can share anything 🤗 Link to SA Profile: https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/forums/topic/32414-catbird-introduction-a-long-and-winding-road/1996 Commenced on Sertraline 50 - 100mg. Many ADs trialled -Fluoxetine 20 mg, Paroxetine 20mg, Venlafaxine 75mg, Escitalopram 10 - 20mg, Vortioxetine 20mg, Bupropion 150mg. 2019 Recommenced Escitalopram 2022 Mirtazapine 30mg - Rapid taper. Amitriptyline 20mgCURRENT MEDICATIONS: Escitalopram taper from ~ 10mg commenced 2024, Amitriptyline 20mg at night, Diazepam 7.5mg total per day, Baclofen 10mg morning, 10mg lunch and 20mg night, Polaramine 2mg at night, Ketamine troche 25mg per day (Ceased early September 2025), Valsartan 160mg evening, HRT (Oestrogen 25mcg/day) ESCITALOPRAM TAPER: 5 April 2025 - started holding at 1.516mg. Escitalopram taper resumed July 2025; End Aug 1.364; End Sept 1.228; End Oct 1.145; End Nov 1.1 Early Dec 1.11; End Dec 1.082; 2026 End Jan 1.047; Feb 6 1.030; Feb 20 1.014; April 10 1.012; May 3 1.014; May 11 1.010 & still holding Supplements: Mg++ glycinate, Omega 3s, Curcumin. Vit D3/K2 spray, Vitamin B12 spray, chelated zinc.
April 4Apr 4 Author Hi @Catbird I can’t find you tread. I forgot how to🙄 Can you tell me how? And I will pop by. My Intro Topic on AR; 1997 - 2020 - Effexor XR and BusPar2017 - Current - Lamotrigine 100 mg (x2 Daily) 8am+6pm OxapaxHistory archived - Chippy 01 March 202621 Jan 2026 – 7,5mgx3=22.5 mg (+9.2%) 8am+4pm+10pm13 Marts 6,9+7,5+7,5=21.9mg26 Marts 6,9+6,9+7,5=21,3mg 01 May 6,75x2+7,5=21mg 1,4%25 May 6,75x2+7mg=20,5mg 2,3% LyricaHistory archived - Chippy 01 March 202628 July 2025 – current 28,2x= 56.4 mg (-0.70%) 8am+6pm Sertraline 08 Nov 2020 – 75mg 10pm04 Nov 2025 – 100mg 10pm08 Dec 2025 – 95mg 10pm05 Jan 2026 – 91mg 10pm11 Mar - 90,8mg 10pm15 Mar - 90mg 10pm24Apr - 89,88mg 10pm (-0,12mg/day)03May - 88,8mg23June - 88mg On hold06august 86mg
April 4Apr 4 @Haa if you search Catbird you can get on her thread from there she is the second post down after yours 2016 - 2019 Sertraline 25mg highest dose 100mg 2019 C Ted 25mg Bad withdrawals 01/2020 reinstated 25mg 06/2020 - 12/2021 tapered from 100mg to 6mg jumped off .bad withdrawals like before . 06/2022 reinstated 25mg 10/2023 started taper of 25mg not sure of starting drops 04/2025 5mg 06/2025 4.1mg 08/2025 3.5mg 10/2025 3.1 mg 12/2025 2.5mg 01/2026 to present 2.27mg
April 4Apr 4 The search tool 🔍 is at the top on the blue line 2016 - 2019 Sertraline 25mg highest dose 100mg 2019 C Ted 25mg Bad withdrawals 01/2020 reinstated 25mg 06/2020 - 12/2021 tapered from 100mg to 6mg jumped off .bad withdrawals like before . 06/2022 reinstated 25mg 10/2023 started taper of 25mg not sure of starting drops 04/2025 5mg 06/2025 4.1mg 08/2025 3.5mg 10/2025 3.1 mg 12/2025 2.5mg 01/2026 to present 2.27mg
April 4Apr 4 Author 28 minutes ago, Beehive said: The search tool 🔍 is at the top on the blue line Hmmm. I found @CatbirdBut not her thread. I gues I’ll have to wait. Perhaps she will send me a link to her tread. Anyway thanks for your help. 🙏💕 Edited April 4Apr 4 by Haa My Intro Topic on AR; 1997 - 2020 - Effexor XR and BusPar2017 - Current - Lamotrigine 100 mg (x2 Daily) 8am+6pm OxapaxHistory archived - Chippy 01 March 202621 Jan 2026 – 7,5mgx3=22.5 mg (+9.2%) 8am+4pm+10pm13 Marts 6,9+7,5+7,5=21.9mg26 Marts 6,9+6,9+7,5=21,3mg 01 May 6,75x2+7,5=21mg 1,4%25 May 6,75x2+7mg=20,5mg 2,3% LyricaHistory archived - Chippy 01 March 202628 July 2025 – current 28,2x= 56.4 mg (-0.70%) 8am+6pm Sertraline 08 Nov 2020 – 75mg 10pm04 Nov 2025 – 100mg 10pm08 Dec 2025 – 95mg 10pm05 Jan 2026 – 91mg 10pm11 Mar - 90,8mg 10pm15 Mar - 90mg 10pm24Apr - 89,88mg 10pm (-0,12mg/day)03May - 88,8mg23June - 88mg On hold06august 86mg
April 4Apr 4 Catbirds Topic x I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.ukFor US members details here.
April 4Apr 4 When you search Catbird it's the third post down you click on her name Catbird polypharmacy and it takes you to her thread I have just done it 😁 2016 - 2019 Sertraline 25mg highest dose 100mg 2019 C Ted 25mg Bad withdrawals 01/2020 reinstated 25mg 06/2020 - 12/2021 tapered from 100mg to 6mg jumped off .bad withdrawals like before . 06/2022 reinstated 25mg 10/2023 started taper of 25mg not sure of starting drops 04/2025 5mg 06/2025 4.1mg 08/2025 3.5mg 10/2025 3.1 mg 12/2025 2.5mg 01/2026 to present 2.27mg
April 4Apr 4 @Chippy Thanks 😊 2016 - 2019 Sertraline 25mg highest dose 100mg 2019 C Ted 25mg Bad withdrawals 01/2020 reinstated 25mg 06/2020 - 12/2021 tapered from 100mg to 6mg jumped off .bad withdrawals like before . 06/2022 reinstated 25mg 10/2023 started taper of 25mg not sure of starting drops 04/2025 5mg 06/2025 4.1mg 08/2025 3.5mg 10/2025 3.1 mg 12/2025 2.5mg 01/2026 to present 2.27mg
April 4Apr 4 13 hours ago, Haa said: Hi @Catbird I can’t find you tread. I forgot how to🙄 Can you tell me how? And I will pop by. https://antidepressantrecovery.org/topic/22-catbird-dealing-with-polypharmacy/#comment-94 Link to SA Profile: https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/forums/topic/32414-catbird-introduction-a-long-and-winding-road/1996 Commenced on Sertraline 50 - 100mg. Many ADs trialled -Fluoxetine 20 mg, Paroxetine 20mg, Venlafaxine 75mg, Escitalopram 10 - 20mg, Vortioxetine 20mg, Bupropion 150mg. 2019 Recommenced Escitalopram 2022 Mirtazapine 30mg - Rapid taper. Amitriptyline 20mgCURRENT MEDICATIONS: Escitalopram taper from ~ 10mg commenced 2024, Amitriptyline 20mg at night, Diazepam 7.5mg total per day, Baclofen 10mg morning, 10mg lunch and 20mg night, Polaramine 2mg at night, Ketamine troche 25mg per day (Ceased early September 2025), Valsartan 160mg evening, HRT (Oestrogen 25mcg/day) ESCITALOPRAM TAPER: 5 April 2025 - started holding at 1.516mg. Escitalopram taper resumed July 2025; End Aug 1.364; End Sept 1.228; End Oct 1.145; End Nov 1.1 Early Dec 1.11; End Dec 1.082; 2026 End Jan 1.047; Feb 6 1.030; Feb 20 1.014; April 10 1.012; May 3 1.014; May 11 1.010 & still holding Supplements: Mg++ glycinate, Omega 3s, Curcumin. Vit D3/K2 spray, Vitamin B12 spray, chelated zinc.
April 10Apr 10 Author Have any of you experienced change in the hair structure due to medications? I have over the last months beginning to have curly hair and the structure is get very thin and breakable. My hairdresser asked if I have started on hormons, but I haven't. The only change is the huge update in Sertraline in the end og December 2025. Any responds will be appreciated 🙏💕 My Intro Topic on AR; 1997 - 2020 - Effexor XR and BusPar2017 - Current - Lamotrigine 100 mg (x2 Daily) 8am+6pm OxapaxHistory archived - Chippy 01 March 202621 Jan 2026 – 7,5mgx3=22.5 mg (+9.2%) 8am+4pm+10pm13 Marts 6,9+7,5+7,5=21.9mg26 Marts 6,9+6,9+7,5=21,3mg 01 May 6,75x2+7,5=21mg 1,4%25 May 6,75x2+7mg=20,5mg 2,3% LyricaHistory archived - Chippy 01 March 202628 July 2025 – current 28,2x= 56.4 mg (-0.70%) 8am+6pm Sertraline 08 Nov 2020 – 75mg 10pm04 Nov 2025 – 100mg 10pm08 Dec 2025 – 95mg 10pm05 Jan 2026 – 91mg 10pm11 Mar - 90,8mg 10pm15 Mar - 90mg 10pm24Apr - 89,88mg 10pm (-0,12mg/day)03May - 88,8mg23June - 88mg On hold06august 86mg
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