This is the short version of what to do for antidepressant
withdrawal.
On this page you will find steps to do if:
If you are in antidepressant withdrawal now
If you are taking an antidepressant, have not started
reducing it but you have side effects
If you are already off the antidepressant and experiencing
withdrawal still
If you are already off the antidepressant and experiencing
withdrawal still
Most of you coming to The
Road Back website are already in withdrawal from the
antidepressant to some degree. Reading a full book and
finding your way through this website is likely the last
thing you wish to do at this point. This page is short and
to the point for you.
If you are in
antidepressant withdrawal now: Go to Neuro Genetic Solutions
and get Package A.
Click Here This gives
you 4 supplements. JNK Formula Complete, Neuro Day, Neuro
Night and Omega 3 Supreme. Each bottle gives you a 30 day
supply. You can follow the instructions on the bottle label
for when to take and how much to take.
If you are having brain
zaps or any head symptoms, the Omega 3 Supreme will be your
best buddy. You may need to take 2 softgels twice a day for
a couple of days to get rid of the head symptoms.
Until your package arrives;
go to any store and look for the highest amount of EPA in an
omega 3 fish oil you can find and use in the interim.
Stomach upset: Drink a
couple cups of ginger tea a day.
With the medication: Get
with your doctor and discuss going back up to the last
dosage you were doing well at. I know this can seem like you
are losing ground on the withdrawal but ultimately this will
save you a lot of time. Get stable again and when your
supplements arrive you should feel the difference very
quickly.
Once you start the
supplements, do not reduce the antidepressant again for at
least 2 weeks. If at all possible, only reduce the
medication by 10 percent. Only reduce by 10% every 2 weeks
as long as you are doing very well.
You can compound most
medications to achieve a 10% reduction. Talk with your
pharmacy.
If you are taking Cymbalta;
Eli Lilly ran a study a few years ago to see how Cymbalta
could be given to elderly in a lower dosage. The information
in that study can be used to help reduce Cymbalta as well.
You will need a scale that
weighs milligrams.
In the study they open up
the Cymbalta capsule and put some of the Cymbalta beads in
applesauce. The person then swallowed the applesauce,
without chewing the beads.
Very important you do not
chew the Cymbalta beads.
The study used Motts
applesauce and I do suggest you do the same. The pH remained
the same and the amount of time it took the Cymbalta to
dissolve in the stomach remained the same as it did within
the capsule.
Some people have used this
approach with Effexor and other medications but there has
not been a study run on them like was done with Cymbalta.
Results may vary with other medications.
If you are taking an
antidepressant, have not started reducing it but you have
side effects Do not reduce your medication. Stay where you
are at.
Get Package A (
Click Here ) from Neuro
Genetic Solutions and take them as described on the bottle.
Get to a point where you
are feeling much better and then decide if you wish to
withdrawal from the antidepressant.
If you are already off the
antidepressant and experiencing withdrawal still. Package A
(
Click Here ) from Neuro
Genetic Solutions is your answer as well.
Relief can come quickly.
Don't give up hope.
There is Hope and There is a Solution
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