And so the taper begins

[DELIBY99]

Hello,

I started to taper this week. I've decided to alternate days of 20MG with days of 10MG. ( so that's an average of 15MG)

Fingers crossed. Feel nervous but feel i have to try and see what happens .

[cmc46]

Good luck, hope it all goes well.

[Marty_67]

Crossing fingers for you Deliby.

[DELIBY99]

Thanks guys. Day 4 and I feel fine. I'll keep you posted

[DELIBY99]

OK, quick update

1 week in on 15MG and I feel fine. I'll stay on 15MG for the rest of this month and see how I go

[DELIBY99]

Week 2 on 15MG and all is well. I have to say it I though it would be harder but thank God I don't appear to be suffering from the reduction.

[Marty_67]

Good to hear that, Deliby :)

[DELIBY99]

Another week down and all i can say was it was a tougher one. Had anxiety, sick stomach , a little dizzy. Seems to have passed off now .

[DELIBY99]

Week 4 on 15MG and feeling very well . 10MG here i come :)

[DELIBY99]

OK,

Last week on 15MG and feeling just fine. I start 10MG this Monday. I know I'll feel off for a week or so but it's managable and not half as bad as i thought it would be. Slow and easy is the only way. I will stay at 10MG for a mionth and see where i go from there.

[owenee]

sounds like you're doing more than well! I was on 10mg for ohhh maybe 10 years and have been trying to reduce but am going through hell even just coming down to about 6mg. Hopefully you'll continue to reduce slowly with minimal symptoms - well done, I have immense respect for anyone that can go through this!

[DELIBY99]

Thanks for the kind words.
To be honest my goal was to get to 10MG. I will try and reduce to zero but if i feel ill then i 'll be straight back up. I'm just grateful to feel well again. This journey is not for the faint hearted !!

[owenee]

again ... fantastic on reaching your goal! I've had to go back up a bit, it was just getting too much dealing with the withdrawal effects (calling it discontinuation syndrome just makes me laugh/angry depending on current symptoms) I couldn't believe such a small drop for me was so traumatic - try the liquid Citalopram if you're going to try to reduce below 10 - its so much easier to be exact but probably better bot to nearly half your present dose in one step as I did (stupid I know!)

[DELIBY99]

I guesS it's trail and error. I won't reduce until things settle on 10MG so I'm guessing that amy take a month to 6 weeks. If i feel OK on 10MG then i 'll alternate days for a couple of weeks and then stop. I've got this far so pushingm yself on .

[DELIBY99]

Day 3 on 10MG folks and it's going fine. I'm expecting to feel a bit off for a week or so but nothing i can't handle.

[SarahH]

Deliby,

Can I suggest that when you do decide to drop further you try the following as the last 10mgs is the hardest.

10 10 5 10 10 5 10
10 5 10 5 10 5 10
5 5 10 5 5 10 5
5 5 5 10 5 5 5

And so on...

Just a suggestion

[DELIBY99]

Thanks Sarah,

The 10MG tab is so small, how can you split it into a 5MG dose?

[Marty_67]

Good to hear you are doing well, Deliby.

(Regards your 5mg issue, I would have to say that you would need to be very careful with a small knife and a chopping board...but sounds difficult!)

[DELIBY99]

sounds impossible mroe like :)
What if i just took 10MG every second day?

[cmc46]

I bought a pill cutter when I was down to 5mg, not very successful though as one half was always bigger than the other or just in a lot of bits.

[DELIBY99]

i couldn't be bothered. I'll just have to do a day on 10 and a day off

[SarahH]

Its' easy.... just the tip of a sharp knife. I am "tapering" up at the moment and cutting a 10mg tablet into quarters.......... buts it's up to you of course:)

[DELIBY99]

Thanks for the advice guys, i 'll keep you posted :)

[DELIBY99]

Hello,

Intio my second week on 10MG. It was tougher this weekend. I had headaches, nausea and stomach upset. Uncomfortable but managable once I just opted to chill at home . Still able to work etc. I've got this far so not turning back now!!!

[Marty_67]

Hang in there!

[DELIBY99]

Cheers, This is not for sissy's :)

[Marty_67]

Sure ain't!

[DELIBY99]

Hello,

Week 3 on 10MG and I'm doing OK.
Week 2 was challenging to say the least. I'll call a spade a spade. It was tough.
I had headaches, fatigue , nausea. and worest of all, very bad diarrhea . This did make me anxious but i just kept telling myself that my body was adjusting to the reduced dose. I feel fine now so I may give my body a rest and not reduce any further for a little while.

I've gone from 30MG to 10MG and lived to tell the tale:) Hope that helps anyone who is considering reducing their dose. I was on 20MG for most of my time and it was the side effects that prompted me to try and reduce down. Now that I have my weight seems to be returning to normal and my sex drive is better.

I'll post again when i start tapering from 10MG