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Tapering: Valium

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Australia

2nd Lyrica Update - Feeling Poor

September 23, 2026··
Feeling poor. Been having bouts of gi upset, muscle aches, emotional blunting, flu-like symptoms, appetite changes, fatigue, anxiety, depression, crying spells, irritability, nausea, dizziness, visual disturbances, sweating, and rage. Sick with severe GI symptoms after cold turkey off pregabalin in October 2022. I was nauseous, dry heaving and had diarrhoea every morning from November-December 2022. I was unaware of tapering. My dose prior to this was 200mg. I dropped to 50 and then went to 0mg.

songbird’s taper progress

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Prozac
Valium
Effexor
Mirtazapine
Topamax
Lithium (carbonate / citrate)
Mood (/10)

Valium — 2 years, 2 months — holding | Topamax — 25mg — 3 years, 3 months — actively tapering | other — 3mcg — 3 years, 9 months — supporting others | other — 30mg — 3 years, 3 months — supporting others

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