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#1 Suze

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Posted 14 May 2017 - 06:20 PM

I've been counting beads for weeks now.... 185 in the generic 30mg capsule I'm prescribed, and have been reducing 5 beads a day with no problems at all until yesterday, and today is awful. I'm down to 30 beads, and should have been finished this coming week, and I'm so pissed that it looks like I'm going to have to stay at such a low dose and adjust. Headache, face ache, tinnitus from hell (like a symphony going on), crawly feeling on my back, loss of appetite, vertigo and vision issues (nystagmus), irritable anxiety -- which is the main reason I'm on it in the first place, so that's understandable -- weepiness, the arthritis and nerve pain that's the other reason I'm on it, jaw tension, just crazy thoughts. I can't believe this! You would think I'm withdrawing from heroin! I wish I was working with a psychiatrist instead of my internist, but that's life in a small town. I can't take SSRIs, and I don't think Wellbutrin is going to help if this is a serotonin issue. Does anyone have any suggestions?? I took an Ultram (washed down with a couple of light beers...yeah, bad news but desperate times/desperate measures)...I feel some better, but obviously this is not a good protocol. It's a good time to be unemployed, if there's any upside to this.... Thanks for reading and any sympathy (hehe) or suggestions. Oh...and happy mother's day!

 

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Posted 15 May 2017 - 07:56 AM

Just a followup...woke up feeling so much better than I have in days. Still some annoying tinnitus, but the physical issues and anxiety are gone. I'm hoping yesterday was just a final hurdle. 

 

Also -- I know some of you have been working on this months or even years. I'm having a severe side effect from the jaw tension and have to discontinue as quickly as I safely can. 

 

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Posted 15 May 2017 - 08:36 AM

Suze, welcome.

 

You are actually doing better than most. That is a faster drop rate then many here on the site. I would add that the last beads are much more difficult. Once you stabilize I would suggest going to a 2 o3 bead drop per day. Don't underestimate the last part of the withdrawal. It can be very traumatic. Just go slow and stabilize when needed.

 

God bless and keep us informed on how you are doing.





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