Titrating off Meds

I have helpers at the house today, my daughter and her fiance and painting again and preparing the trim to be painted also. We going to move our huge claw-foot tub out of the bathroom and into my room for safekeeping until the floor is pulled up in one place to fix plumbing, old flooring taken off, new paint, a photo mural and new floor put in. So I figure...about a year.

Yesterday was awesome! I'm still basking in the glow of it even though today is not quite the same, I have a new experience to stash away during my upcoming adjustment with reducing meds. Beginning with this evening's and tomorrow morning's dosages I will be cutting down on all my psychotropic drugs and increasing my nutritional supplements and amino acids. A few months ago I was taken off of 300 mg of Effexor cold turkey! I shook for three weeks. These dosages will be done all at once but in very small amounts. Effexor will be reduced 25.25 percent, Wellbutrin by 1/8th, Clonazapam will go down to 1 mg from 1.25, Lamictal cut 1/4th and Geodon by taking off 30 mg.

This will be interesting. Please don't take this as medical advice for yourself. I am on several high dosage psych meds and tapering off is never pleasant. My "pink cloud" feeling is not going to last for long. I'm well aware, but having been through withdrawal I think I can take it. (Famous Last Words!)

I have a condition I have not mentioned because it is incredibly strange. Several months ago I began having electric shocks (not ECT) in my ears as I begin to doze when going to sleep at night. Don't run! My doctor has told me it is may be an auditory hallucination, but the pain is so real. I will just start to drift to sleep and then...zap, both ears feel an electric shock. So I fear falling asleep and try to stay awake, three to five minutes later, zap. It doesn't end. Sometimes if I take Tylenol PM it knocks me out fast enough for this to not happen. I haven't had an episode like this for about two months. It hit again last night. I ended up sleeping in the recliner since it doesn't seem to happen when I am sitting up. Okay, now you can run.

I've seen an ear, nose and throat doctor, but he only recommended another drug similar to the ones I am on. I am going to consult a neurologist. I hope it is something that can actually be dealt with and something someone has heard of and not be another episode of "House."

It's not easy being "green"*
*insert "psycho" here.

I think it would help if you kept me in your prayers, I would so appreciate it. Thanks. I'll talk to you tomorrow. No matter what. Be prepared.