My Psychiatric Med Taper Journey

My journey withdrawing from an antipsychotic. Here to vent, learn, educate and support!
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22 months since my last post! Update...!
Managed to get the first antipsychotic I started tapering from 10mg in February 2023 to 1.75mg and held due to life/family commitments. Second antipsychotic down to 150mg from 375mg. Still off Adhd meds until main AP is finished.

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Currently at 1mg liquid. Last drop has been rough but focusing on the end game.
It's been a really long journey but my hb1ac blood sugars have drastically improved. Lost 10kg recently, finally sleeping after 10 years. Laughing again. Albeit scary feeling human! To be continued..

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@Beth78806124 Wow what a horrific journey for you. Hope things are better now 🌻🌻🌻

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1/3 Nicotine v psychiatric medication!
Figured out partly why was feeling shaky / lightheaded etc.
Although I didn't change the amount or strength of nicotine I was vaping..
But by lowering my antipsychotic 75% the nicotine I was getting became twice as strong!

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@JosephHarvey01 Awesome will do. Thanks! Nice to finally find someone in a similar boat!

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3/3 Yes I'm aware of the negatives of vaping..
However used to smoke 30 cigarettes a day prior.
So one thing at a time!

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2/3 Had put symptoms all down to withdrawal but cut my nicotine strength by half & most of the physical symptoms resolved.
Not sure a doctor would have picked this up.
Very interesting, shows why I and others on psych meds smoke / vape so much to get the same effect as without.

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@ChrisRushworth4 Thanks so much really means a lot!

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Day 200/217
Well, I made it to day 200! ✨️
And I made it through the day too..!
#Antipsychotic #Taper #MentalHealth
📸 credit: Flickr/chilion_28

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Amazing 👏

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Have had to go back up to 25% of original dose to see if my other psych meds go 'back in whack'...
Extreme nausea & muscle aches...
Magnesium really helps but take it at bed time.
Feeling discouraged!

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Managed to go for a short walk today...
First time in 5? weeks?
The rain felt so good on my face.
Small steps...

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It finally dawned on me today...

I've possibly been medicating my #trauma with #psychiatric medication for 20 years!

With this taper I have started to FEEL again and hopefully that will eventually lead to real healing...

[Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @DrDoyleSays]

No amount of denial or wishful thinking is gonna make our traumatized nervous system behave like a not-traumatized nervous system.

It's unreasonable to expect someone w/ compound fractures in multiple leg bones to keep running marathons like people who've never broken anything.

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@RayannaScoville Agree!

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@DataCrunchK Tapering Abilify/Aripiprazole. Have done so over 7 months. (In hindsight should have been 14).
Withdrawal is tolerable the main problem is my Ritalin now is out of whack / having crashes after every dose. Thinking take the conservative option & go back up to 2.5mg. Cheers

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Quandary! With my 'other' psych meds really out of whack now down to 0.75mg from 10mg of taper I can either go back up to 2.5mg & see if they go back in whack...
Or can continue taper and tinker the meds that are out of whack.
I can't decide what is the best thing to do! #Taper