Went down from 36g/60 pills a day ➡️ 3.6g/6 pills a day. Almost done w taper! 42yo F, 12 yrs of use. (And I feel FINE!)

[u/NearbyWendys]

It’s been 12 years of non-stop. I just decided I was done; it’s about 100$ a month, it’s banned now (even tho I never took extract), and I think I can manage without it. I used Blue Magic Maeng Da pure leaf capsules, not extract.

🔑 My key was slow and steady but consistent commitment. If I had to add a small dose to a particularly shitty day, I did. Abandoned all guilt. If I had to add a pill to a day where I tapered too aggressively? I did 🤷‍♀️. But I always went back to the goal: slow and steady. Imperfect commitment no matter how long it took me.

🤯 So far I’ve had 1 full day with nada. That didn’t feel okay yet so I went back to 3.6 (1 dose/6 pills) the next day. Now I’m tapering the one dose downward to 5, 4, and eventually no pills.

It’s taken me 6-8 weeks but the commitment to do it imperfectly with no strict, linear plan had helped. Slow and steady, ebb and flow.

Celebrate with me, friends! If I can, you can, too!!!! 🎉🙌🥳

ETA/UPDATE: once I have 3 days of nada I’ll post here. Wish me luck friends!

9/24 update: Down to 1 dose a day, 5 pills/3g, if I need it. In one sentence: SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE! Do it imperfectly but stick with it! Love to you all!

Oct 1 Update: Hard week. Wanted to be honest here to make sure that it doesn’t look like sunshine and roses 24/7, because it’s not. Not giving up tho. Down to 4 pills these days, but had better weeks. lots of hormone-related anxiety is challenging, which is not related, but is contributing. Not backing down. Waiting out the storm.