Zyprexa - Discontinuing
UpdatedI am thinking about trying to ween off of zyprexa to see how my body does on its own. I have never been properly diagnosed and in all honesty haven't given counseling, etc., a great chance. Now my family and I would like to see what happens if I ween off these meds. Any suggestions or thoughts? We're planning to decrease dosage every few days.
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To prevent the withdrawal and rebound effects, these types of medications must be very slowly tapered, so the schedule should actually be more like taking the dosage lower every few weeks.
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It will take a week or so, each time you lower, for your body to recognize and adjust to the lowered dosage, so doing it every few days would be really pushing it.
Have you talked to your doctor about it? They'll be able to help you determine the best tapering schedule to try.
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