Posted by bleauberry on November 25, 2010, at 20:24:21
In reply to Prozac: Now I'm really worried, posted by Delta on November 23, 2010, at 5:43:55
You need to know this simple trick.
Take a capsule of prozac and empty the contents into a glass of orange juice or other juice. It won't dissolve so you have to stir it well. While stirred, take a custom sized sip. For example, 1/4 glass of a 10mg pill is a 2.5mg dose. You can customize your dose throughout withdrawals and weaning. Every second or third day, take a little bit. This makes for a smoother journey.
Save the unused portion in the fridge and it's good for a little over a week. For the next minidose, just take it out of the fridge, stir it well, and sip your desired dose.
I did this when starting prozac, working from 1mg to 20mg. I also did it again when coming off prozac 8 years late, dropping the dose by about 2mg per week. The withdrawal was smooth and took about 2 months. There will always bit some of that head zap stuff, mild flu symptoms, and mood changes, but they are much more mellow with a strategic weaning.
In case you didn't already know, the half life of prozac is very long. About a week for it to be half gone from your system. So taking a minidose once in a while lasts a long time and helps the body adjust smoothly. Your difficulties seem to happen right about the end of the half life which makes sense. Keep the blood level on a steady but slow decline instead to avoid those meltdowns.
A benzo will be harder to get off of than prozac, so use some respect and caution there. Herbs that are helpful for the same thing are lemon balm, passionflower, and skull cap. Not to mention other great supplements such as magnesium glycinate, magnesium malate, vitamin C, GABA, and glycine.
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