great advice. i think it should be named the saint thomas recipe because i've done it with, and without it. with it is way gentler. i didn't really need more than one pill at a time. try and get down to just enough. you may be surprised. best of luck! peace, sway
I am proud of you for getting back down to a smaller amount... every step counts! The amount you were taking was dangerous! and had to be hard on your liver. You are making a great choice. Great job. It is so hard to make it through the withdrawals but being serious enough to cut down that much is great! Keep on working and stay strong!
Hi & Welcome,
You were on a high dose there and have cut back pretty quickly. I am sure you are feeling the withdrawal at this point. Tapering is hard but if you can continue to cut down until you decide to stop, that would be great.
One thing I can suggest for the taper is not to take more than 1 pill at a time. If you are down to 8 pills a day, let's say, then spread those out over the time you are awake, like every two hours. Taking more than one at a time"spikes" your dose and it is harder to taper when doing that.
When you are feeling the symptoms and are sick, there are several things you can do to ease the discomfort. First, go to the top of this page and on the right hand side are the health pages. In there is the Amino Acid Protocol and The Thomas Recipe which contain supplements that can be purchased locally. Second, take as many hot baths as you can. You will be feeling muscle aches and the baths do help. Add epsom salt to the bath, it is very soothing. Stay hydrated--very important. A drink like Gatorade would be helpful. Try and keep food down if you can. Exercise. Even a short brisk walk will help with the leg cramps.
Lastly, hang around here and listen and talk with the members. It helps to talk through it and it helps to know you are not alone.
Hang in there.