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Weird, first drop in 0.25mg made me really bad in just 36 hours. Now what i dropped 0.75mg at once i do not feel anything bad 72+ hours. Perhaps elevated HPPD and some fatigue but thats it. I'll probably become a bit more fatigue for a few days but no heavy WD symptoms really so far.

That visual thing is very interesting when it comes to serotonin and dopamine. Since i started my keto-diet everything became much better. Carbohydrates are important in the process of transporting 5-HTP to the brain which increases the serotonin (i am no neurologist so i do not know the exact action). When i took a step from my diet and ate 200 grams of 85% cocoa chocolate which contains high contents of 5-HTP and sugar i got visual snow that was so bad i wanted to hit the air. While taking dopamine agonist my visual processing is soooooo much better, i do not "lag", iike i am moving from one object to another but i got a smooth over-all vision, no trails, after images etc. Also i feel a LOT better in my body so its a perceptual thing i guess. From wiki: "In addition clonazepam decreases the utilization of 5-HT (serotonin) by neurons..." Guess this is why clonazepam is the most effective benzo.

I am sorry i wasn't clear, i've been on clonazepam for 2 years, never been used to Tramadol. Yes, the last week it hit me in 36 hours bad and i was really hurting in two days, didn't bother eating too much etc. After 5 days i got better and my mind started to adjust but i was very dissociated in a couple of days more. Not nice to go to class with that. Well, hardcore or not, i believe it has to do with pure stubbornness. I am very good at taking pain for a short while but i really sucks when it comes to patience. When i read those charts where you swap to diazepam and tapper for a half year i think to myself, i never could do that.

I am sorry to hear about that, 1998. Tramadol is also a mind altering drug (you know that of course). I have been on two years, my WD seem to have passed pretty much and i am going to do that 0.5 mg drop starting today. The upcoming week is not that tough when it comes to school so i try to do this now so that i can get back with a clear head when my next exam starts in three weeks. I won't have a a pleasant weekend anyway.

Thanks for your concern. I know about the relative dose equal to diazepam and a 0.5mg is like dropping a 10mg of diazepam after two years use. I try to keep that in mind. I am so much better today. the "peak" is said to come within 4-7 days and i have definitely passed that. I hope i ave the patience enough not to drop the 0.5mg at once. Benzo communities would go crazy with sucha drop while the doctors would say something like "as long as you are fine with it, you should do it". I will wait until i am where i was before the drop (feels like i am almost there) and then decide. What rushes me is the school. I rather take the pain in 10 days then feel moderately dissociated divided in 20 days. That would be devastating prior to my exams coming up. to be honest, if i feel fine i will probably go for the 0.5 drop just to get rid of it.

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Can only sympathize, you description is EXACTLY how mine was. From the onset to your thoughts about it going away the day after etc. Just now there are treatments. I am not in a position to tell you what to do but there are meds that could help. There are users who knows this better hen i.

I had a good night sleep and symptoms are way better. Lets have another round with this in a week, shall we?

I do understand what the seizure threshold means but can you explain why this would happen. I do not have classic wd libe sweating, trembling or even anxiety. My head aches and my body feels like its been beaten up, that and i feel like popping out of my head. I am with you on that cuz its seems that my symptoms are very isolated. I feel fine now except somatics.

Crap, so last night it hit me like a brick! I was doing great, more the great with my new meds and was really looking forward to studying this weekend. Late last night it just hit me 36 hours since cut the dose and it was bad. I didn't sleep at all last night, just pain pain pain! My symptoms came back, no surprise there, but its almost at baseline without meds and that is indeed bad to me since i am a free man without HPPD symptoms normally. Swirls, floaters, trails etc. everywhere. I hope it'll pass the coming week, this new med i am on is really great and hopefully it can suppress the symptoms till then. The WD i can function with but not HPPD, when it comes to class that is. However i will go threw to "the end", that is to drop another 0.5mg so i am on a stable 1.5mg dose, or else going back up would be for nothing. Last drop was only 0.25mg but man that was enough to put me in Limbo. Almost like i wanna drop the 0.5 at once if i get better next week so i am done with it. Though if i am still vulnerable then i'll guess i need to wait with the drop and do slow. I am not very patient with this kinda things as you might understand. I can take the intensive pain for a short while but dragging it out and being semi-functional over time is not my best game. Well, just wanna wright about it, it wont make it go away but i believe it is better to put words on it and then look back in a couple of days and see how i felt. Its easy to forget when things get better (cuz they always do)!

Of course i would translate it in to Swedish. Though i have enough English in me to do it on my own, i would use some people in the language section of the faculty as well as online tools to make it absolutely right.

An infosheet would be SO helpful. When i walk into that room i instantly submit and have problems with knowing where to start talking about HPPD. The symptoms are easy to describe but i always start going with theories that me myself do not understand.

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Thanks 1998, i am doing this while studying at the univ. lets se how it goes. Jay>> dopamine agonist. Makes me feel normal and functional. I need to quit it however since it was more a test, when i have my next doc app. I will hopefully get a schedule how to take it om a regular basis. Its awesome, really.

I started to tapper today, starting with 0.25 mg of the morning dose of a daily dose of 2.25mg. First step is to come down to 1.5mg in 3-6 weeks. I've done cold turkey etc. before but taking a more sane approach to it this time. I truly believes it inhibits the Libidio to a far much extend and inhibits the dopamine function too much (i am on DA now and feel so alive). I hope that when i reach 1.5 i feel that i can come off completely but it is not a goal in itself. If i "need" the 1.5 mg to function of course i will keep going.

HUGE difference if i eat something before. I dont get hit in the head when i take it, i feel so much better, thx for the advice.

Actually i have always taken it 30 mins before meals just to make sure it hits hard (bad habit, from previous drug use, i know) I have never tried taking it with food, i 'll definitely start that. Maybe the B6 would help as well

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When you say abstract you might say something that i have not thought about. Maybe you are right, i m not as ""deae" as i used to. Cannot really say i miss it but i do miss the emotional part, which i cannot say for sure is keppra-related. I'll need to get back to you on that. I can however see that it could be an issue for some since a-z meds are prescribed to bipolar patients

I agree with gill to a certain point. The thing is that i actually feel smarter (?) in many ways. I just do practical and theoretical things in school and i understand them instantaneously. Now, i have ADD so it might be that my brain is being "slowed down" or "putting the lid on" as my doc said. One thing that is not that great that comes from Keppra is that it does not help with libido (not just sexuality but any drive to do things that are nor necessary) to a certain point. Maybe a DA will help, thats what i am going to try next cuz my libido was low before ever starting Keppra. So Keppra cleared up my visuals, somewhat made me smarter but did not help my emotional drive. Trial and error, Trial and error.

I doubt you'll feel anything, maybe right away if you are lucky as i was but you need to take it twice a day at the same time (12 hours between). Your doc should know thta. Also that is like the lowest dose you can take if you do not cut the pill and you should take it twice. I would call the doc again.

Still, rememeber that you are om a low dose 1000mg/day is often the starting dose when treating seizures.

I would really encourage to go Scuba. I have been snorkeling but it is really a different thing. Like looking into a magnifying glass in to the world instead of really visiting it. However, i would recommend this where there is clear water and a reef. Of course you have to travel to do that but as long as the water is clear and a nice seabed its relaxing in itself. If there is a reef nearby it is even more exciting. I have never felt so peaceful.