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Chapter
Fourteen
What to Do if You Have Already Started to
Taper Off Your Medication or Just Quit Cold Turkey
The key to handling
withdrawal side effects when you begin to reduce the medication is:
Put Control Back in the
Process Again.
Roughly 80% of the people
who begin The Road Back Program have already started to taper off their
medication or have gone off their medication abruptly and are experiencing
withdrawal side effects. The recommendations or suggestions offered in this
chapter come from years of experience assisting these individuals.
First, it is not YOU.
That may be difficult to grasp at
first, but in time, you will come to understand it was not you; it was the
withdrawal side effect.
Immediately do the
following if you have abruptly stopped your medication or are reducing the
medication and you are having withdrawal side effects:
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Inform the
prescribing physician
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Go to the pre-taper
chapter in this book that covers your medication.
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Benzodiazepines,
anti-anxiety and sleep medications, chapter 9.
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Antidepressants,
anti-psychotics and ADHD medications, chapter 10.
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Start the
supplements in the pre-taper immediately (Go to
www.trbhealth.com or
call TRB Health at 1-866-810-3809 for the needed supplements)
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If you are or were
taking an antidepressant and you have head symptoms or an electrical jolt
type of sensation, go to any store that sells vitamins and purchase a bottle
of omega 3 fish oil. Look at the back label of the bottle with the highest
amount of EPA content. This should get you some relief quickly, but make
sure you get the Omega 3 Supreme from TRB Health for a complete handling.
Relief should come
shortly after you start the pre-taper supplements. I understand you may have
already quit the medication and you are not actually doing a pre-taper now. Just
start taking the supplements as described in the pre-taper and follow the
directions as outlined in that chapter.
Medication Decisions
You need to make a decision rather quickly about the
medication. I understand some of you absolutely refuse to go back on the
medication or to go back up in dosage, but I still need to give you my
viewpoint. This is only my viewpoint and should not be taken as medical advice.
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If you have gone off the drug cold
turkey and it has been more than one week since you stopped the drug, going
back on the drug is not going to help. It will probably compound the
situation. Start the pre-taper supplements and continue taking them for
45-days after you feel well again. Use the supplements based on the drug you
were taking.
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If it has been less than one week
since you stopped the drug cold turkey, go back on the drug to the last
dosage you were doing your best at, and do the pre-taper for that type of
medication and gradually reduce the drug from that point. You may feel this
approach moves you backwards but it should get you off the drug and feeling
well once again.
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If you are reducing the medication
and you are experiencing withdrawal side effects, you need to determine the
severity of the side effects. If the side effects are too strong, go back up
to the last dosage when you were doing better. Start the pre-taper, get
stable again and then gradually reduce the medication.
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If the side effects are on the mild
side, quit reducing for now, start the pre-taper for the drug you are
taking, after using the supplements for 7-days of the pre-taper,
continue with the taper and supplements.
There
is really no need to expand on this further. You may feel like death warmed
over, but the options are few and they are basic. Keep in mind, how you feel is
the drug and that it is not you. Make sure to inform your physician of any
choice you make.
Do not give up hope.
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A Note From James Harper, Founder, The Road Back
1. The Road Back Basics
2. The Four Simple Steps
3. "Nutritionals" Used on The Road Back Program
4. Medication Side Effects
5. Things to Be Aware of
6. General Pre-Tapering and Tapering Instructions
7. Daily Journal
8. Graph Your Success
9. Pre-Taper for Benzodiazepines, Anti-Anxiety, Anticonvulsants and Sleep Medication
10. Pre-Taper For Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, and ADHD Medication
11. How to Taper Off Benzodiazepines, Anti-Anxiety, Anticonvulsants and Sleep Medications
12. How to Taper Off Antidepressants, Antipychotics and ADHD Medication
13. Once Off Medication
14. What to Do If You Have Already Started to Taper Off Your Medication or Quit Cold Turkey
15. How to Taper Off Multiple Medication
16. What Can be Done if You Have Never Taken Psychiatric Medication
17. The Science Behind The Road Back
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