Posted by bleauberry on September 4, 2008, at 15:45:43
In reply to Advice!! Can I just stop taking my Remeron?, posted by BRC on September 3, 2008, at 11:44:28
You are already aware that stopping any med cold is not a good idea.
What might happen?
1. Bad withdrawals of anxiety or insomnia or flu-like symptoms.
2. A return of original symptoms, indicating that the med was an integral part of the cocktail.
3. Mild withdrawals and everything is fine.
4. No problem.How to predict which of the above 4 might happen is impossible. In any case, all these meds are powerful molecules that affect the body's nervous system, endocrine system, in profound ways. Stopping one cold could, not guaranteed, cause trauma to the body as it readapts.
Personally in your shoes I would reduce by 1/4 for about a week, 1/2 for another two weeks, 3/4 for another week, and then small chunks in descending sizes for a week. Somewhere along the way if things become weird, you can always stall at where you are and wait or go back up.
Other than that, you might benefit from a couple other things. A diet heavy on protein and veggies without sugars or carbs. And/or thyroid supplementation. The meds you are on really squash down the whole adrenal/thyroid axis.
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