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Posted by sukarno on April 30, 2010, at 23:28:27
In reply to Re: Day three of tianeptine taper, posted by sukarno on April 1, 2010, at 16:07:21
I'm finally off Stablon and so far so good. :-)
The "worst" withdrawal experienced was when reducing the dose from 4 tablets to 3 tablets/day. It got easier as I tapered by 1 one tablet every 10 days.The thoughts about gambling and other obsessions are largely gone. Libido is up (but that could be due to quitting Xanax) by at least 50%.
Posted by Phillipa on May 1, 2010, at 0:15:38
In reply to Quit Stablon on 28 April, posted by sukarno on April 30, 2010, at 23:28:27
Didn't know you'd been on xanax. I take both. Love Phillipa
Posted by sukarno on May 2, 2010, at 19:09:26
In reply to Re: Quit Stablon on 28 April » sukarno, posted by Phillipa on May 1, 2010, at 0:15:38
I feel okay when waking up, but when I drink a cup of tea now I feel like a nervous wreck. This never happened when I was on Stablon. I used to drink 3 cups a day and now if I only drink 1 I feel like I'm weak and nervous... as if I'm going to have a major panic attack.
I took extra diazepam but it isn't doing much to help this.
I didn't realise that quitting that last tablet of Stablon would have any effect as I had tapered off without much trouble when stepping down from higher doses.
I wonder how long this will last. I don't want to go back to Stablon. I might take a Xanax PRN if it gets worse.
Someone had mentioned rebound anxiety when stopping Stablon.
Posted by sigismund on May 2, 2010, at 19:27:53
In reply to Quit Stablon on 28 April, posted by sukarno on April 30, 2010, at 23:28:27
I can't recall your tapering schedule.
When I tapered off Stablon I was taking 2 half tablets a day for (I dunno) a month....as long as necessary? And then down to half a day.
Eventually I came off without difficulty.
Posted by sukarno on May 2, 2010, at 20:13:52
In reply to Re: Quit Stablon on 28 April, posted by sigismund on May 2, 2010, at 19:27:53
I tapered at the rate of 1 tablet every 10 days. I only had transient dizziness and anxiety which only lasted 24 to 48 hours each time I stepped down.
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