Well, honestly, it's already begun - I dropped from 60 to 30 last week, and now my psychiatrist says to take half of a capsule for 3 days and then a quarter of a capsule for 3 days before stopping. 60 to 30 was a nightmare for one day (we're talking almost as bad as when I was hospitalized for pneumonia) and then extraordinarily crappy for the next 2-3 until I got back to myself.
Now I'm going to be doing it again, though with different dosages, and I'm kind of freaked out. I just want this done and my psychiatrist was adamant that I should be able to just do this in a week. I trust him (and to be honest, just want this over with). But I've been reading all of the threads here and it's taken people longer than that for sure. I'm not stopping all at once, but I'm also not giving my body lots of time to adjust...
*deep breath* I guess what I'm say is...hi, I'm new and jumping straight in...and any reassurance that even if I do this in a week I'll get through it would be appreciated...
EDIT: after writing this, I thought about it more...and I think part of the reason I still want to stick with what my psychiatrist says is because I can't stand being on this medicine any longer. There are no freaking words. I need it over with. If it hits me harder, I'll be upset with myself (though hopefully no one here will judge me for not bead counting? ), but I'll still be off of it sooner which will bring me some peace of mind at least...sigh, I just...don't want anyone to judge me. Heaven knows I'll need the support as long as it's offered.