Getting off Pramipexole
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:04 am
Dear Community,
I am currently undertaking my second attempt at getting off Pramipexole to see if I can manage my symptoms without it once I am back to baseline. Over the course of about 10 years my dosage had crept up to somewhere between 0.5mg and 0.75mg. I read almost all posts on this forum by people who have gone through the process of weaning themselves off a dopamine agonists and I am very thankful all these reports. There is no way I would be able to keep going without knowing that there are people out there who have made it and ended up in a better situation!
So far I've made it to seven days without Pramipexole, but I am getting a bit worried because my symptoms have not improved at all (today it feels worse than the days before actually). Symptoms are present 24/7 and there is no time of the day where I could lie down without the sensations going crazy after a minute. I have only made it this far thanks to Kratom, which I take occasionally at the smallest possible dose. I only take as much as is necessary to get me about 2 hours of sleep (about 4g).
Has anyone else experienced these withdrawal symptoms for such a long time with no apparent improvements? I should probably also mention that I didn't taper. I went pretty much cold turkey a week ago, so that may be a contributing factor. Also, do you think that taking Kratom every now and then drags out the process or maybe even prevents my brain from effectively getting back to some baseline? I read that it is recommended to quit all drugs completely for two weeks. But I don't think that would be possible in my case, I would have to somehow make it through these two weeks with no sleep whatsoever.
Many thanks!
I am currently undertaking my second attempt at getting off Pramipexole to see if I can manage my symptoms without it once I am back to baseline. Over the course of about 10 years my dosage had crept up to somewhere between 0.5mg and 0.75mg. I read almost all posts on this forum by people who have gone through the process of weaning themselves off a dopamine agonists and I am very thankful all these reports. There is no way I would be able to keep going without knowing that there are people out there who have made it and ended up in a better situation!
So far I've made it to seven days without Pramipexole, but I am getting a bit worried because my symptoms have not improved at all (today it feels worse than the days before actually). Symptoms are present 24/7 and there is no time of the day where I could lie down without the sensations going crazy after a minute. I have only made it this far thanks to Kratom, which I take occasionally at the smallest possible dose. I only take as much as is necessary to get me about 2 hours of sleep (about 4g).
Has anyone else experienced these withdrawal symptoms for such a long time with no apparent improvements? I should probably also mention that I didn't taper. I went pretty much cold turkey a week ago, so that may be a contributing factor. Also, do you think that taking Kratom every now and then drags out the process or maybe even prevents my brain from effectively getting back to some baseline? I read that it is recommended to quit all drugs completely for two weeks. But I don't think that would be possible in my case, I would have to somehow make it through these two weeks with no sleep whatsoever.
Many thanks!