Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 346511

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Half-Life and Withdrawal

Posted by jubei on May 13, 2004, at 15:46:39

Does anyone know what half-life means and how it effects the duration of withdrawal from medicine.

 

Re: Half-Life and Withdrawal

Posted by linkadge on May 13, 2004, at 16:12:30

In reply to Half-Life and Withdrawal, posted by jubei on May 13, 2004, at 15:46:39

Half-life is the time that it takes for a drug to get to half it's concentration in the body after a dose.

Drugs with shorter half-lives are sometimes difficult to discontinue because they leave the body so abruptly that the body feels its absence.
Drugs with longer half lives slowly leave the body slow enough that the body has more time to adjust itself.

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Re: Half-Life and Withdrawal

Posted by jubei on May 13, 2004, at 16:35:14

In reply to Re: Half-Life and Withdrawal, posted by linkadge on May 13, 2004, at 16:12:30

> Half-life is the time that it takes for a drug to get to half it's concentration in the body after a dose.
>
> Drugs with shorter half-lives are sometimes difficult to discontinue because they leave the body so abruptly that the body feels its absence.
> Drugs with longer half lives slowly leave the body slow enough that the body has more time to adjust itself.
>

That was what I was wondering. I stopped taking geodon 2 days ago and it is excruciating what i am going through. I know that it has a half life of 7 hours, but the pain is so unbearable.
> Linkadge
>

 

Re: Half-Life and Withdrawal

Posted by linkadge on May 13, 2004, at 17:30:35

In reply to Re: Half-Life and Withdrawal, posted by jubei on May 13, 2004, at 16:35:14

With shorter half life drugs, one must find a way to split the capsules, if possable.

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Re: Half-Life and Withdrawal

Posted by Sebastian on May 13, 2004, at 18:41:45

In reply to Re: Half-Life and Withdrawal, posted by linkadge on May 13, 2004, at 16:12:30

I didn't withdraw well from abilify? How come? It has the longest half life of any drug. 3 days??? Took me 3 weeks to get over the withdraw.


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