Posted by blueberry on November 3, 2005, at 3:54:42
Was on 5mg zyprexa for 5 years. Began weaning off it a month ago by using a knife to shave tiny amounts off the pill each night. I got from 5mg to 2.5 without any problems at all. But the final 2.5mg is a beast.
Tried 1.25mg for 4 days. The first 3 days were fine. The 4th day, serious withdrawals took me by complete surprise. Flu symptoms, nausea after eating, very sore joints, dizziness, druggedness, weakness, lethargy, worsened depression. Oh my.
Back up to 2.5mg for a while. I knew it would be hard, but it's harder than I thought. Not even sure I can get off it at all.
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