Posted by ronaldo on January 1, 2007, at 13:08:22
In reply to Re: Taking a poll - have you failed to quit Zyprexa? » kotsunega, posted by Quintal on January 1, 2007, at 12:52:34
Hi Q
I am aiming to come off Zyprexa without any cross taper or any assistance from any other drug. It seems futile to come off Zyprexa at the expense of an extra medication to take. At present I take 900 mg of Lithium plus 3.75 mg (shortly 2.5 mg)of Zyprexa. I aim to get off it by a slow and patient taper. This time I have already taken 7 weeks to get down to 3.75. Last time I made it from 5 mg to 0 mg in just 4 weeks. Last time the rebound insomnia was severe. This time I hope it will be better.
> Hmmmm..... I'm just wondering what drug would make a good cross taper for Zyprexa withdrawal? Has anyone tried using Remeron for this purpose? I'm thinking the sedation and increased appetite would help some symptoms. It also depresses the HPA axis so helping with anxiety and stress, and causes minimal disruption to sleep architecture. Trimipramine has a similar effect.
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> Anybody had any experience of using them during Zyprexa withdrawal?
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> Q
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