Finish Valium or Hydrocortisone Tape... 
dpier1987
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I'm sitting at 7.5mg of Valium (down from 15mg last June)....
...and am at 17.5mg of Hydrocortisone.
At this point, what would make more sense to taper off completely first?
I had been cutting from my Valium for 10 months or so but have been taking a break... the past 2 months of so, I've been shaving a little bit off of my HC.
Been on Valium for 3 years and HC for 4.... the reason I feel I should get off HC first.. well I worry about the long term effects of that more than long term Valium use (since I've seen people on megadoses for years)
... symptoms from my HC w/d are not nearly as harsh as symptoms from my benzo w/d...
..the HC w/d = sweating, lower blood sugar, hunger, weak, dizzy, some mood issues, brain fog..
Would really love your take UNY before I proceed.
Thank you.
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- Re: Finish Valium or Hydrocortisone ... unyquity
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This is a reply to # 2,247,259It's really up to you and your doctor within...I doubt that there's a "right" choice.
If I'd shared what you did above, I'd probably decide to leave the Valium where it is (or make very small cuts once a month, or something like that), and start cutting the HC more aggressively.
I'd likely work on getting the two fairy equal (as far as mg/day) and make a decision on how to continue based mostly on what's easiest to tolerate.
Good for you for hangin' in there and getting so much accomplished!
Healthiest of blessings (always!) -
Uny
- Re: Finish Valium or Hydrocortisone ... dpier1987
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This is a reply to # 2,247,952Thank you Uny! Always appreciate your well thought out and caring responses.
- Re: Finish Valium or Hydrocortisone ... dpier1987
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This is a reply to # 2,248,042Down to 6.9mg of Valium and 16.25mg of Hydrocortisone :)
Leaving the Valium where it is and feeling out how cutting the HC for a while will go. Made a 1.25mg (~7%) cut 4 days ago, and really don't feel much of anything, besides a bit of extra hunger, depression, irritability, and tiredness... compared to cutting the Valium, it's a cakewalk.
I believe I'm going to take your advice and take the HC down to AT LEAST 10mg.... cutting 1.25mg every 1-2 weeks, depending on what I discern feels right... and then decide whether or not to finish up the HC or the Valium.
My intuition tells me to see if I can finish up the HC, given how easy the w/d is in comparison to the Valium.Advertisement
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- Re: Finish Valium or Hydrocortisone ... unyquity
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This is a reply to # 2,251,307I agree to 'follow your intution'. The only thing I can think to add is to possibly consider the HC as a "support" for tapering the Valium. Hence you might want to think about leaving the HC at some level of a therapeutic dose while tapering off the last of the Valium...and then conclude with tapering off the last of the HC.
You're doing great! And I applaud your warrior spirit and your major efforts & accomplishments :)
Uny- Re: Finish Valium or Hydrocortisone ... dpier1987
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This is a reply to # 2,251,340Hey Uny,
I know you're busy, but I have a question regarding the other two medications that I'm on.
Besides:
6.9mg Valium
16.25mg HC
I'm also on:
30mg Prozac
45mg Armour Thyroid
IF you were me, would you forget about the Prozac and Armour until after the first two, considering Valium and HC will be the toughest to taper off of?
Also, what do you consider a therapeutic dose of HC?
Is ~15mg considered therapeutic?
Thanks Uny.- Re: Finish Valium or Hydrocortisone ... unyquity
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This is a reply to # 2,251,513Assuming you're attending to the various aspects of good health, the Prozac & Armour shouldn't be much of a problem at all. And they're likely providing some level of support for the weaning off the others.
A 'therapeutic dose' to me, is one that is decidedly therapeutic for someone. Example aspirin/nsaids are taken from 100-800mg...depending upon the pain & the person. The therapeutic dose is one that gives the 'therapy' that is being sought.
I'm sorry I'm not able to be here much - life just isn't allowing that right now (grrrrr!).
Uny
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This is a reply to # 2,251,893I know that everyone is different... and each person's reaction to the various antidepressants are different.... but I was wondering what the standard thought process was on which antidepressants are hardest/easiest to come off of.
From what I've heard, some of the hardest include: Lexapro, Paxil, Effexor
..and Prozac is supposed to be one of the easiest? Where does Celexa lie in this group? Any input? Thank you :)
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I write this post because I'm trying to make sense of where I'm at and why I am where I'm at. In the start of 2011, I basically came off of Lexapro/Celexa c/t in a months time, and if Lexapro is one of the WORST SNRI's like I've researched in this forum, then it'd make sense that I would have been struggling months out after a c/t.
Just trying to understand, because if I can get a grasp as to why I've been so freaking sick basically since c/t-ing Lexapro in 2010, it would give me so much hope.
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This is a reply to # 2,251,307Hey Uny,
I'm down to 10mg of HC at 8am and 5mg at about 5pm... I'm just wondering on your take as far as how to cut from here?
The half life is 8-12 hours, which kind of concerns me, so I'm thinking I need to start cutting from the morning dose and get it down to 5mg AM 5mg PM???
Some completely cut out the afternoon dose first.. so I'm not sure how to approach it.
If I were to just keep 10mg in the morning, would me adrenals be pushed into picking up the slack and working on their own after that dose is used up?
Would love your take on this. Thanks so much for your help. You're an angel.
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