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GrannyTheThumb: Looking after my wee mum - intro from SA

GrannyTheThumb
GrannyTheThumb
in Introductions & Ongoing Recoveries

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Hello everyone, thanks so much for creating this site  :heart:

I'm very pleased to be here  :)

Here's a link to my intro from the SA website.

 

Looking forward to hopefully catching up with some of the lovely folk that have supported me with my mum's journey so far.

 

  • Sertraline prescribed Dec 2013 - through to 2016 (initial dosage 50mg?)

  • Risperidone prescribed for 3 days - stopped after unpleasant side effects (unsure of date)
  • Sertraline upped to 200mg after admission to psyc. hospital Feb 2017 
  • Olazapine introduced during hospitalization 20mg (10mg twice a day) ECT given
  • Venlafaxine 150mg introduced and Sertraline stopped June /July 2019 - Venlafaxine increased to 225mg
  • Mirtazapine 15mg added in Nov 2019
  • Pregabalin prescribed for anxiety in Feb 2020 - initially 25mg twice a day but upped to 50mg twice a day
  • Olanzapine reduction started Feb 2023 (reduced over 9 months from 15mg to 2.5mg - experienced severe side effects at 2.5mg) hospitalized Nov 10th 2023 initially in ICU
  • Cold turkeyed from all meds by psychiatrist during hospital stay - eventually reintroduced on Dec 11th 2023 as experiencing withdrawal symptoms 
  • Dec 11th 2023 - 3rd March 2025 - no changes 
  • 2025 - no longer under care of psychiatrist - restarted olanzapine taper on 4th March 2025

Current daily meds: 

Mirtazapine 15mg •Olanzapine 5mg •Venlafaxine 225mg •Pregabalin 50mg x 2 •Ramipril 2.5mg •Senna 7.5mg x 2 •Sulfasalazine 500mg x 2 •Colecalciferol 800 unit capsules x 2 •Lansoprazole 30mg capsule •Levothyroxine 75mg •Weekly Butec patch - 5 micrograms

Olanzapine taper restarted on 4th March 2025

  • 4th March 2025 - 1st reduction 4.5mg - 4 wk
  • 1st April 2025 - 2nd reduction 4.05mg - 4 wk
  • 29th April 2025 - 3rd reduction 3.645mg - 3 wk
  • 20th May 2025 - 4th reduction 3.2805 - 3 wk
  • 10th June 2025 - 5th reduction 2.952 - 3 wk

  • 23rd Dec 2025 - 14th reduction 1.143mg - 3 wk

Supplements:

  • Chelated Magnesium Jan 2024 - 3 x a day 
  • Omega 3 fish oil Sept 2024 - 2 capsules a day - reduced from 4, as may have been causing disturbing dreams
  • Vitamin E, 268mg Sept 2024 - 2 capsules a day 
  • NAC, Feb 2025, 2 capsules a day
  • Vitamin C Feb 2025, 1 capsule in the morning 

Welcome to the forum, GrannyTheThumb.

 

I am the Recovery Assistant Bot and I am here to post some information for you whilst we await replies from other members.

 

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Nothing I say is medical advice, it is simply my opinion. I am an anonymous person on an internet forum with no relevant qualifications other than being badly harmed by a drug. For all you know, I could be an idiot. You are making your own decisions and part of that is deciding how much to listen to my opinion, if at all.

 

Perhaps you should consider this post an artistic work of fiction written for entertainment purposes.

Story from SA: LukeUK: Remeron/Mirtazapine Severe Withdrawal - Introductions and updates - Surviving Antidepressants

 

15mg Remeron/Mirtazapine November starting 2022 (severe physical side effects)

Attempted to taper off January 2023, ended up having a major breakdown and going up to 30mg, took weeks to stabilise

1 month taper  to 0mg

Last dose April 2023

Severe withdrawal syndrome with many physical symptoms

Summary: 5 months using Mirtazapine, including 1 month taper ending late April 2023.

Thank you for joining.

 

I hope you find good support here as well.

Nothing I say is medical advice, it is simply my opinion. I am an anonymous person on an internet forum with no relevant qualifications other than being badly harmed by a drug. For all you know, I could be an idiot. You are making your own decisions and part of that is deciding how much to listen to my opinion, if at all.

 

Perhaps you should consider this post an artistic work of fiction written for entertainment purposes.

Story from SA: LukeUK: Remeron/Mirtazapine Severe Withdrawal - Introductions and updates - Surviving Antidepressants

 

15mg Remeron/Mirtazapine November starting 2022 (severe physical side effects)

Attempted to taper off January 2023, ended up having a major breakdown and going up to 30mg, took weeks to stabilise

1 month taper  to 0mg

Last dose April 2023

Severe withdrawal syndrome with many physical symptoms

Summary: 5 months using Mirtazapine, including 1 month taper ending late April 2023.

Hey!

 

Thanks for joining! Great to have you here :)

 

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.uk

For US members details here.

Good luck

Late 2020 stop Effexor 350mg in 2 months by psychiatrist. Withdrawal and new disability (functional reflux/ibs)

Late 2021 stop abilify on my own. Goes perfectly fine.

Late 2022 Effexor 37.5mg

Late 2024 Trying to Taper Effexor again

November 2024 -Stopped amitriptyline in order to switch to Fluoxetine.

December 2024 -Stopped Effexor 56.5mg and switched to Fluoxetine 20mg.

January 2025 -Reduced Fluoxetine 20mg to 10mg.

June 2025 - Started Daridorexant
Late March 2026 - Stopped Daridorexant

 

Current medications:

-Morning: Fluoxetine 10mg, omeprazole 20mg, famotadine 20mg

-Evening: Omeprazole 20mg, omeprazole 10mg, famotadine 20mg

 

Still going through withdrawal hell.

  • 2 months later...

@GrannyTheThumb nice to see you here. How has your mum been?❤️🙏

I am not a medical professional. My comments are based on my personal experience and information on SA.

 

Paroxetine-2002 onward-20mg/ Citalopram-2007-20 mg-straight switch from paroxetine-back to paroxetine after a month/ Sertraline -25 mg-Dec 2016- given for a month instead of paroxetine (doctor mistake) Oxazepam -10 mg-2016-twice weekly for a couple months for sleep/ Zopiclone -3.75-7.5mg-2020-2022-once a week for sleep/Paroxetine -20 yr+/ Dec2018-May 2022 20 mg/ May 2022 30mg/2022.07.28-2022.08.24 30mg to 0mg/ Prozac-10mg August 24-29 2022/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.11.28-2022.12.04/10mg-Dec 5&6/22/ Prozac-10mg-Dec 8&9/22/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.12.07 to 2023.07.01

 

TAPER-Paroxetine-2023-Jul 2-4.9mg/ Jul 21-4.8mg/Jul 28-4.73mg/Aug 4-4.65mg /Sep 21-4.58 mg/Oct 27-4.56 mg/Dec 5-4.54 mg/2024-Jan 2-4.52 mg/Jan 9-4.51 mg/Jan 17-4.49 mg/Jan 26-4.47mg/Feb 6-4.46mg/Feb 19-4.44mg /Apr 4-4.43mg/Apr 28-4.4 mg/May 5-4.39 mg/May 19-4.36 mg/Jul 2-4.34 mg/Jul 9-4.32mg/Jul 31-4.3 mg/Oct 1-4.29mg/Nov 27-4.25 mg/Dec 5-4.22mg/2025-Jan 5-4.17mg/Feb 2-4.1mg/Mar 7-4.07mg/Apr 23-4.04mg/May 23-4mg/Jun 22-3.99mg/Jun 30-3.95mg/Jul 18-3.92mg/Sep 25-3.9mg/2026-Mar 25-3.85mg/Sep 18-3.8mg

 

9am-paroxetine, 200mg mag bisglycinate/75 mg DGL if needed for reflux/150 mg calcium citrate/algae oil for omega 3/ginger as needed for nausea/500 mg of Vitamin C for cortisol

 

"... your strength will be in keeping calm..."-Isaiah 30:15

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