Posted by 49er on January 1, 2010, at 9:10:54
In reply to Re: New Year...New Plan, Advice needed...., posted by Buckeye Fan on January 1, 2010, at 8:55:44
BF.
In my opinion, to have a successful taper, you need to not cut by more than 10% of current dose every 3 to 6 weeks.
You're right, Pritiq is a hard drug to cut. Here are your options.
1. Switch to Effexor since the chemical makeup is similar. I have no clue how to do this because I have never been on Effexor. But there are folks on Paxil Progress boards who are tapering it. The site is www.paxilprogress.org.
2. Switch to Prozac since it comes in liquid form and would be very easy to make small cuts with. You do risk startup side effects in the switch so keep that in mind.
3. Have your psychiatrist write the correct dose for a compound pharmacy since you wouldn't be able to get a smaller dose at your local CVS. Here is a site for locating one near you:
http://www.iacprx.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home_page
I like this option the best because you know you will be getting the correct dose and you don't have to worry about switching meds.
Unfortunately, not all insurance companies cover compound pharmacies and even if they do, your co-payment may be more than it would if you had gone to your local CVS pharmacy.
Good luck.
49er
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