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I'm taking 20 mg a day, having weaned down from 60 over the past four months. I've decided not to reduce further at the moment because I'm dealing with a few stressful situations and I think it's best to stabilise for a while where I am. But I must say I'm not feeling great. The diarrhea is a bit better, but I'm feeling "derealised," and still anxious. And I'm losing confidence that I'm doing the right thing. I don't know if I'm a) depressed b)experiencing the old side effects of the slug drug or c) experiencing withdrawal. Or all three. To be honest, I feel like I can't remember anymore if I'm feeling better now, or if I felt better before. I'm also very tired from getting home late last night. Any thoughts, please?
Seeking some support - please refresh my memory
Started by QueenTimely, Mar 15 2010 07:46 AM
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Posted 15 March 2010 - 03:40 PM
Hi folks -
I'm taking 20 mg a day, having weaned down from 60 over the past four months. I've decided not to reduce further at the moment because I'm dealing with a few stressful situations and I think it's best to stabilise for a while where I am. But I must say I'm not feeling great. The diarrhea is a bit better, but I'm feeling "derealised," and still anxious. And I'm losing confidence that I'm doing the right thing. I don't know if I'm a) depressed b)experiencing the old side effects of the slug drug or c) experiencing withdrawal. Or all three. To be honest, I feel like I can't remember anymore if I'm feeling better now, or if I felt better before. I'm also very tired from getting home late last night. Any thoughts, please?
Hard to know what to suggest, except to say that I felt like that at stages, too, and wondered if I should go faster, slower, stay at the same dose.
Fortunately the only depression I had was when I first took 15mg per day, after trying 30mg alternate days (causing lots of problems). After a week back up to 20mg I felt much better, and didn't have a recurrence of depression for a couple of months.
Are you eating well and getting some exercise. I'm not going to suggest they're a cure-all, but they can help incrementally. Or put another way, poor food, alcohol and no exercise will make you feel lower than you might otherwise.
regards, Maureen.
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Posted 15 March 2010 - 04:10 PM
Hi Queen
It sounds likely that the 10mg drops you've done monthly - averaging it out - have been too much. Or it might just be that now you've got to a lower dose, your body doesn't want to give it up. Many people have said that it's the lower doses that cause them the most probs in wdl. Even my naturopath has said that! Weird eh?
I guess you have two options:
1. Stay at 20mg until you stabilise, or
2. Updose, stabilise, then try weaning even more slowly.
Best of luck
Junior
It sounds likely that the 10mg drops you've done monthly - averaging it out - have been too much. Or it might just be that now you've got to a lower dose, your body doesn't want to give it up. Many people have said that it's the lower doses that cause them the most probs in wdl. Even my naturopath has said that! Weird eh?
I guess you have two options:
1. Stay at 20mg until you stabilise, or
2. Updose, stabilise, then try weaning even more slowly.
Best of luck
Junior
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Posted 17 March 2010 - 04:44 AM
Thanks, guys. I think I'll:
- stick with 20mg
- get more exercise
- drink more water
- up my homeopathics.
Now can you tell me why I'm not getting my emails from this site anymore?
- stick with 20mg
- get more exercise
- drink more water
- up my homeopathics.
Now can you tell me why I'm not getting my emails from this site anymore?
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