It's All About Chemistry...

[hantsbear]

I went to see my new doctor last Thursday about my anti-depressants.  Most of the time that I've been on them, I've been on one 75mg sustained release capsule a day; apart from one brief occasion when I went up to 150mg a day.  I now feel that the time is right to start coming off the medication; mainly because I feel I am coping a lot better than I was a while ago (and partly because the pile of boxes of tablets beside the bed has been getting larger over the years!)  I had spoken to Doctor Chahal at my last practice about coming off the meds last year; he suggested at that time that I should wait until February/March time so that my body could be used to being without the drug by the time September and the shorter nights came along.  So, the regime for the moment is a 37.5 mg tablet in the morning and one at night for 2 weeks, followed by 75 mg (in divided doses) one day, followed by 37.5 mg the next day for 2 weeks, then 37.5 mg a day for two weeks and finally 37.5 mg every alternate day for 2 weeks.

Whether it works, time will tell, but I am hopeful.

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[hantsbear.livejournal.com]

Thanks :)

I'm actually tapering off a lot slower than would normally be the case; that may well be partly me being cautious as, from conversations with other doctors, Efexor is not usually prescribed in general practice - normally by psychiatrists. I have a suspicion that it was originally prescribed on recommendation of a psychiatrist I saw about six years or so ago. I'm hoping it will all go well, but am prepared to see what happens...