I did it with Zoloft many years ago, when it was sort of a fad to prescribe antidepressants for everything. I felt that I was taking it unnecessarily, and I knew that sudden cessation was bad. Tapering off gradually is important.
I agree that you should consult your doctor; of course that is the correct advice. I’m just acknowledging that I didn’t.
I think maybe I was taking several a day, but I’ve forgotten the exact dosage now. I counted out what I had left and reapportioned my supply. Using a little simple division and simple fractions, I worked it out so that I took a somewhat reduced quantity for the next 3 weeks (maybe 2/day?) and a further reduction for 3 more weeks (that must have been 1/day). Then I was off. It was faster than the recommended rate (a month at each level), but it caused me no problems.
Can you get one month’s additional supply of 10’s so you can transition from 25 to 20 to 10?
If not, how about if you were to alternate the 25’s and the 10’s in a worked-out pattern that gradually favored the 10’s until it was all 10’s?—say,
25, 25, 20
25, 25, 20
25, 25, 10
25, 20, 10
20, 20, 10
10, 10, 10
etc.?
This is just theoretical, you understand, Gail. I still think a doctor should oversee this process.