Posted by SLS on March 12, 2005, at 19:29:49
In reply to Re: Short half-life = multiple doses per day » SLS, posted by Phillipa on March 12, 2005, at 15:10:28
> Have you experienced all these side effects Scott, or have you avoided them with your method?
That is an excellent question, Phillipa. I was able to avoid all of the symptoms that present as a withdrawal syndrome, except that I sometimes purposely allowed them to appear briefly before taking my next tapering dose. I did not allow withdrawal symptoms to persist for any more than one hour before dosing again. I generally waited 1/2 hour or until I was convinced that it was the withdrawal syndrome that I was experiencing. I took only enough medication to prevent withdrawal symptoms from appearing for 6-10 hours. This might mean dosing 3-4 times a day. I do this more towards the end of the tapering process than towards the beginning. I think it is important to allow the system to operate near the threshold of the appearance of withdrawal symptoms. Hopefully, in this way, the system is pressured to re-regulate itself towards a normal unmedicated state.
This flexible dosing strategy is the result of self-experimentation and may not extrapolate to all individuals. I'm hoping that it applies to the majority, though.
- Scott
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