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Is it ok to swap one preventative tablet to another overnight? Been on Pitzofen and changing to Candesartan many thx 😊

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I was told you cannot just stop taking Pizotifen it has to be done in a controlled way so I would check with your Dr first.

I don’t want to pry but if you are happy to say, what is your reason for coming off it? I am interested as my migraines are slowly coming back again whilst on it.

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Well my migraines are off the chart and they are trying diff meds to see what works been on Pitzofen for a while now but doc didn’t say how to go about changing

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Sorry it wasn’t working for me

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Thank you was getting used to how to reply etc lol 😂 yes doctors don’t know what their doing sometimes I weaned myself off so thx for the advice

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Mfsjds in reply to laddy3

How did you wean yourself off please, I am in the lowest dose so presuming it’s would have to every other day or something similar.

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laddy3 in reply to Mfsjds

Hi yes I took it every other day for about a week then stopped you could do it for 2 weeks if you got enough tablets hope this helps gd luck 😊

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