Ohh Lizzie,sounds like you are stuck between a rock and a hard place! ????♂️ Let me start by saying this,you want to stop taking and this is the most important decision of all!
I had tried CT a couple of times before,but life and pain got in the way so i always ended up back at the begining,just like yourself.Have you thought about tapering,that way you can still cope with every day life to some extent.
I did it down from 10 dhc 30mg too 1..yep 10 weeks.
Soo many times i thought about upping my dose because i wasnt feeling the best, however i just kept reminding myself why i was doing it. I had promised my daughter so that helped lots during the taper.
I would definitely speak with your doctor if he/she is a listening doc. They will be able to prescribe meds that will help alot.
There is life after pills Lizzie ???? % ! It just takes awhile for our bodies to return to normal. Exersise is your friend as are vitimins healthy diet ect.
So many people on here have ditched the pills,some who have been on them for 40yrs!!
You WILL be happy again!! Your family will be happier for it too! Most of all though it is YOU who have conquered this thing.It is a journey.I know cutting down one a week seems like it will take forever,however it won’t. You will be suprised,one day you may think,im gonna cut 2 out today,before you know it it will start coming down.
No doubt you will still have a unpleasant cold at the end but you will be free.I will say i definitely did not have the cravings i had had before on a CT when i ompleted the taper.I think its a case of your mind getting stronger the more you stick to the taper.I hope that makes sense.
We are all here for you,YOU can and will do this.
Stay strong,holla if you need too ????
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