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Posted by g_g_g_unit on August 17, 2013, at 22:54:13
I've been *so* incredibly patient, I stopped Riluzole over a month ago because I was having some (speculative) withdrawal symptoms from some Parnate and clonazepam I had used.
Then a friend surprised me by visiting for a week and I didn't want to begin a new med.
Then my liver enzymes were slightly raised, so I did a 2-week course of Milk Thistle, which was accompanied by its own side-effects (anxiety, fatigue, insomnia).
It's been 2 days since I stopped the Milk Thistle, so I feel like I should get some sense of a baseline before starting the Riluzole again. I thought a week (5 more days) might be sufficient. It's been such painful tedium hanging on like this.
Posted by alchemy on September 8, 2013, at 15:37:54
In reply to how long do you usually wait between med trials?, posted by g_g_g_unit on August 17, 2013, at 22:54:13
I have a hard time being patient. But its hard to figure out withdrawal feelings vs the new med. I think a lot of docs think that you can withdraw in a few days. Uhh..not my body. More like a few weeks.
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