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[Amybc7]

Justifiable irritation!  

 

I was also at 30mg and other than insomina, some nausea, and an overall mania - I was good to go!  It wasn't until I got about halfway through the beads (at that point I wasn't even counting them - just dashing them out like sugar) that things got uglier.  Honestly - I just felt like I was going on high for days - but not necessarily negative.  A little hyper - but good. 

 

I said just the other day on another post - I joked about if this was all there was I was golden.  

 

Don't sweat it if you're not experiencing what other people are.  Some things I have experienced have only lasted a day or two and then they are gone.  Some I never had.  Some come and go.  

 

I wish there was a guide that said on Day A with Dose B you get symptoms C,D, and E.  

 

I'd say = it's working for you for now.  Relax.  Celebrate it.  Keep going.

 

(And a few people have purchased the empty capsules and fill those with the extra beads - which is a far better idea than mine which has been tossing out the extras.....)

[FiveNotions]

NSAI, I agree with Amy! There isn't any fixed rule, no specific guidelines ... it's all very much dependent on how each individual reacts at each step/bead of the way ...

 

I had to chuckle a bit, because when I first read your post I thought you were complaining because you haven't had any symptoms hit after each reduction ...  now I realize that you're worried that even tho' it's been going okay so far, you think the whole shitload of symptoms may hit you all at once ....

 

Okay, first of all ... frustration ... with where to post on this forum ... yep... we've all had that... so not to worry...just post ...we'll see it and get back to you!

 

Second, that you haven't had any bad/hard symptoms so far is wonderful! Don't push yourself into having them, don't worry that you haven't had many/any .... if they happen, they happen... and you'll deal with them ... "if and when"...is not "here and now" ... so no need to deal with that now... 

 

Third, yes, do get your rx refilled ... and yes, if it will help you save $$$, rather than throw out the beads you remove, get the empty capsules to put them in to use for future doses  ...

 

Lastly, you might want to slow down a bit on the number of beads you're removing, and/or hold for a few days at each level ... that'll give you a bit of extra time to see how your brain/body are reacting to the reductions... also, many of us have noted that as we get to the lower doses/bead numbers, the symptoms do hit harder, etc.... so, slowing down would let you determine how this plays out for yourself. (I'm not really a good one to speak to this, as I quit cold turkey, the hardest of the hard ways to get off the shit.)

 

Hang in there... and keep posting ... the good, the bad, the ugly.... the funny, the sad, the angry ... whatever ... that's what this place is for!