Posted by bleauberry on May 8, 2011, at 4:19:39
In reply to Pristiq Taper: Any ideas???, posted by Laurie1041 on May 8, 2011, at 0:34:09
Breaking up time release is not a problem. The trick is to take many multiple doses throughout the day, simulating the time release, and each dose has to be very small. A half or a quarter of a tab is just way too much. Try taking tiny chunks. Or, well, I'm not familiar with the tab, but I've done this with other tabs.....crush it into powder and then divide the powder into roughly equal size piles....a lot of low dosage piles. Then take them frequently throughout the day...every hour, every half hour, every two hours, whatever, play with it. To actually consume such tiny amounts, simply put the powder dose on apple sauce or something soft and just swallow without chewing. Some meds can be mixed in juice or water but I don't know if that applies to this one or not.
In any case, get creative in taking much smaller doses more frequently. And then gently reduce as the days and weeks go by. Let your body tell you if you are going too fast or not, listen to your body, and make adjustments accordingly along the way.
I don't know, it might also be possible to take another strategy by switching over to effexor and then weaning off that? I'm not sure, but I think effexor is in capsule form? Inside the capsule are tiny time released beads? If so, it's easy to divide them into little piles and sprinkle on soft food like applesauce or yogurt. Don't chew as that would break the time release coating. I did this trick with Cymbalta and it works great....any size dose you want....no matter how small...is achievable. Heck, my best dose ended up being about 10 beads, which is 1mg.
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