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Based PsychiatristStaffCommunity Anchor5d ago

Hey Jeremy! Welcome back. Happy youre headed in the right direction. A common guideline is to wait until symptoms are under a 4-5 out of 10 before doing the next cut. Looking forward to hearing about your next cut :)

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JeremySWelcomer5d ago

Effexor · active

Yeah I have a system that I assess and rate my symptoms. Might be 30-40 symptoms and the total score needs to be below 15. I’ve been tapering hard for 6months and with winter now here in Australia I’ll be sitting on this dose for a while at least till end of June

Effexor — 22mg — 20+ years

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SteveStaffTrusted Voice5d ago

Effexor · active

Yeah, the rough nights while tapering are aweful. I‘m glad it‘s better than yesterday and you are locked in to tapering systematically. Sometimes holding phases to cement the gains are very useful, esp when Winter environment is an issue for you (as it is for me). Wishing you a fast recovery! 💪👍

off Stimulants (2000-2013)
off Fluoxetine (2010-2013)
off Lamotrigine (2013-2016)
off Quetiapain (2016-2020)

currently Effexor — 33mg — 13 years (from 300mg) — actively tapering | with clinician

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CatinaStaffTrusted Voice5d ago

"Still decided to hold and not reinstate at this point"

Holding is a vital part of our healing journey.

Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 18.88 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg

“Your brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”

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Based PsychiatristStaffCommunity Anchor5d ago

"Yeah I have a system that I assess and rate my symptoms." — @JeremyS

Amazing! Did you make it yourself?

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JeremySWelcomer4d ago

Effexor · active

I got the assessment form from SA site. I rate myself the opposite to your scale 2/10 is good 8/10 is extreme symptoms. My first few ratings were over 60 to give me a guide, Next time was around 25 then I’ve hit numbers like 11,12,10 so I decided to readjust my ideal symptoms for tapering to below 15.(no possibly 10 or less) However that’s MY assessment, I also discuss with my wife how she thinks I’ve been and if she agrees on myself rating or if I’ve missed something, my stability and her opinion weighs a lot in my decision making

Effexor — 22mg — 20+ years

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CatinaStaffTrusted Voice4d ago

"I also discuss with my wife how she thinks I’ve been and if she agrees on myself rating or if I’ve missed something, my stability and her opinion weighs a lot in my decision making" — @JeremyS

It's great you've made it a team effort. 👍

Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 18.88 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg

“Your brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”

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