1 minute ago, DCod said:

I don’t think viibryd is discontinued but it’s really hard to find. Sometimes my pharmacy gets it sometimes it doesn’t. A Walgreens says they can order it but I figured it would be smart to change to cause it’s challenging to get

Got you, well it might be worth sticking with the brand if this swap is causing you issues IMO. I have seen some react very badly to the generic, not all, but it happens.

Thanks for the help. I’m not sure if I should go back and take 25/75 or just the brand viibryd.

Just now, DCod said:

Thanks for the help. I’m not sure if I should go back and take 25/75 or just the brand viibryd.

Totally your call. Might be best to ease back rather than go direct back. There is no right answer unfortunately.

Took an epsom salt that seemed to help some. Don’t think I can overdose on that. I also have .5mg lorazepam if I need that. I don’t take it normally.

3 minutes ago, DCod said:

Took an epsom salt that seemed to help some. Don’t think I can overdose on that. I also have .5mg lorazepam if I need that. I don’t take it normally.

The baths a good idea. I’d avoid the benzo. Adding more psych drugs to a destabilised nervous system is like putting fuel on the fire. Best to not go there imo.

I hear ya. Just got real scary there. Felt like I was losing control. just looking for off ramps in case it gets real bad. Epsom salt with help

1 hour ago, DCod said:

I hear ya. Just got real scary there. Felt like I was losing control. just looking for off ramps in case it gets real bad. Epsom salt with help

Sorry to hear. Awful the suffering these drugs can cause. Glad the Epsom Salt Bath helped. Hope things settle down. Let us know how you go.

Are you able to think of some other natural tools to manage this?

6 hours ago, DCod said:

Are you able to think of some other natural tools to manage this?

A huge part of dealing with this, and I know it isn't going to make sense at first, is mind set. Acceptance and distraction are so important. Acceptance removes the resisitance, resistance is where the suffering is. It isn't about being ok with it, it is simply about turning the volume down, removing the attention you give your symptoms. Distraction and routine also huge players IMO too.

Acceptance is key - Why does acceptance feel impossible?

I would take a read of this too, might be helpful Being a human, and dealing with emotions in WD

Some other non drug techniques and also more about acceptance can be found in the Symptoms and coping strategies section.

Thanks for this chippy. I completely agree. I was working on this very thing yesterday it is very challenging but is def the right way to be. We always have the breath and we can always call out the thoughts. I’ll take a look at the other stuff u mentioned.

29 minutes ago, DCod said:

Thanks for this chippy. I completely agree. I was working on this very thing yesterday it is very challenging but is def the right way to be. We always have the breath and we can always call out the thoughts. I’ll take a look at the other stuff u mentioned.

Great work! 😃

Just making sure. I can cut viibryd 2 to 3 times if needed? I’ve been cutting it doing this switch over and have a bunch of small pieces I need to use.

6 minutes ago, DCod said:

Just making sure. I can cut viibryd 2 to 3 times if needed? I’ve been cutting it doing this switch over and have a bunch of small pieces I need to use.

Yes this is fine. You have scales?

Ya. I have a Gemini scale. Might need at upgrade to a better scale soon

12 hours ago, DCod said:

Ya. I have a Gemini scale. Might need at upgrade to a better scale soon

Good, so you weigh the dose rather than eye ball it?

When cutting a pill, due to variations in weight from pill to pill, we suggest weighing 10 pills and then dividing that weight by 10 to give an average pill weight. This becomes your pill weight going foward for that brand.

Good idea

I most likely found viibryd brand. So I can do a slower cross over is what I’m thinking. Talking with Outro today and gonna start using them as a resource hopefully.

5 minutes ago, DCod said:

I most likely found viibryd brand. So I can do a slower cross over is what I’m thinking. Talking with Outro today and gonna start using them as a resource hopefully.

That’s good. Hopefully if you do it slower your body will adapt. Shame you cant stay on the brand version really. Glad you are getting some help from Outro.

Seem to be having a harder day again today. I’ve been back on the 1/4 new and 3/4 old for about 5 to 6 days. I’m assuming that this is normal while things resettle again? Planning on holding here for a couple weeks or more. Thanks

Seem to be having a lot of issues again. Day 6 of back on original crossover.

when I weighed it out the generic most of them weighed about 103. So that what I went with. One was way off like 114, so I didn’t go off that one. Could it be that I should have included that one?

3 hours ago, DCod said:

when I weighed it out the generic most of them weighed about 103. So that what I went with. One was way off like 114, so I didn’t go off that one. Could it be that I should have included that one?

I would just stick to an average weight. We suggest the way to find this is to weigh 10 tablets and divide by 10.

9 hours ago, DCod said:

Seem to be having a harder day again today.

If things are fluctuating that’s very normal. Waves and windows whilst things settle.

Wondering if I’m allergic of the new med cause of the intense tingling/pins and needles symptoms and overall mood being down?

I know I have a lot of questions right now. I appreciate the responses. being active is really important to me, biking , running, strength training. With switch overs I’m still good to to all that correct?