Posted by SLS on February 27, 2005, at 9:10:10
In reply to Sometimes there's no choice » SLS, posted by Sarah T. on February 27, 2005, at 0:47:31
Hi Sarah.
If you don't mind my asking, what have you been treated for?
> I've stopped different medications abruptly over the years for different reasons. On several occasions, I had to have surgery, so I did a very fast "taper" as soon as I knew I had to have surgery. I've also had several doctors misguide me into stopping abruptly, telling me it's "no problem."
A couple of times, I chose to stop abruptly because I just wanted to get it over with.When you discontinued antidepressants, were you taking a benzodiazepine at the time?
> I have to say that as far as withdrawal from most drugs is concerned, I agree with you, but I disagree as far as stimulants are concerned.
I had meant for stimulants to be treated as a separate issue, but I overgeneralized in my initial posts. I don't have much personal experience with it, so I'm glad you posted.
> For me, a slow taper from stimulants would have been impossible. When I withdrew from stimulants, I chose to do it abruptly. I had tried doing it slowly, and I found that being in a constant state of rebound was infinitely more painful than not taking any at all.
How did this rebound effect manifest?
> ...I withdrew from Xanax by switching to Klonopin. I took that for a while and then tapered very slowly over several months. I found it to be painless.
Thanks. That's a great tip. Were you taking any other drugs at the time?
> So, I think that how you go about withdrawal depends on the medicine and on your reasons for withdrawal.
I agree. Thanks for making such an important point.
- Scott
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