Posted by Honore on July 29, 2007, at 10:37:30
In reply to My therapist/pdoc said do as I am told, posted by OzLand on July 29, 2007, at 9:20:23
Hi, Ozland. I'll have more time later, but if it's for a medical procedure like surgery, you could go off cold turkey, but it's better to go down as you are. Do you have any seroquel and/or valium/xanax on hand? Those are good if you have any bad reactions to the withdrawal.
I was on a considerably higher dose of parnate and had gone down only a bit when I tried the cold turkey method (which was a disaster). But still, slower is better. Will you have about 10 days- 2 weeks after Tuesday? I think you'll be okay if you have adequate clearance, and can probably start as soon as any contraindicated drugs are out of your system. You'll probably do fine for a couple of weeks, as long as the withdrawal is smooth.
I'm sorry to hear that you might be having some flare-up of medical problems. That's a totally draining thing, by itself.
I'll check in later. Glad to hear that you did contact your pdoc/T; I doubt he's angry. Sometimes brief messages feel angry or curt, but they aren't meant that way. Try not to assume that it is, okay? I tend to do the same thing-- and am usually wrong.
Honore
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