beginning 3rd reduction

[Guest guest]

Dear all -

Tuesday was the first day of my 3rd reduction from 20 mg of Prozac

(10 years - YIPES!).

I decided to just reduce 5% this time since the last reduction (10%)

induced hives and took about 7+ weeks to work thru. I had been

feeling really stabilized so I waited another week to 10 days to make

certain I wasn't missing some other WD symptoms but didn't notice

anything, so I decided it was time to continue.

Do any of you feel a little scared at the prospect of the next

reduction? I feel a bit like when you go over the top on a

rollercoaster. You know you went on this ride voluntarily. You know

that you have to go down to finally get off the rollercoaster. But

boy oh boy do I just wish I had never gotten on.

This is my 6th day of my 3rd reduction. Headaches are back, and my

short term memory is very erratic. I have a hard time finding words

in many conversations but this has seemed to be fairly constant since

I started the weaning process.

I will meditate. I will eat what my body should be eating. I will

take my supplements and I will continue to believe that it is within

my power and reality to take back control from this medication. I

ask for your support and give you mine.

In peace - kriss

it's okay to love your country right or wrong,

but it's not right to be silent when your country is wrong

- Bill Moyer's speech to graduating class of 2006

www.commondreams.org/views06/0522-35.htm

[Guest guest]

Bravo, Kriss! Good decision on that 5% rather than 10%.

C

>

> Dear all -

>

> Tuesday was the first day of my 3rd reduction from 20 mg of Prozac

> (10 years - YIPES!).

> I decided to just reduce 5% this time since the last reduction

(10%)

> induced hives and took about 7+ weeks to work thru. I had been

> feeling really stabilized so I waited another week to 10 days to

make

> certain I wasn't missing some other WD symptoms but didn't notice

> anything, so I decided it was time to continue.

>

> Do any of you feel a little scared at the prospect of the next

> reduction? I feel a bit like when you go over the top on a

> rollercoaster. You know you went on this ride voluntarily. You

know

> that you have to go down to finally get off the rollercoaster. But

> boy oh boy do I just wish I had never gotten on.

>

> This is my 6th day of my 3rd reduction. Headaches are back, and my

> short term memory is very erratic. I have a hard time finding

words

> in many conversations but this has seemed to be fairly constant

since

> I started the weaning process.

>

> I will meditate. I will eat what my body should be eating. I will

> take my supplements and I will continue to believe that it is

within

> my power and reality to take back control from this medication. I

> ask for your support and give you mine.

>

> In peace - kriss

>

> it's okay to love your country right or wrong,

> but it's not right to be silent when your country is wrong

> - Bill Moyer's speech to graduating class of 2006

> www.commondreams.org/views06/0522-35.htm

>