Author: laddertipper
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:03 am
sm0zy and Anita, I’ve finally got a decent system worked out. I thoroughly wash and dry my hands, including under my nails!! I use two tweezers to grab the film and fold it. I don’t touch it while folding it. This takes some practice and skill with the tweezers, but you get the hang of it. When I’ve folded it in half, I gently crease it, then open it up and cut it with small scissors or a razor. I repeat this until I get 1/8 mg pieces. For now, that’s as small as I’m going! When I cut a film, I typically cut it into 2 1-mg pieces, then one of those into 2 .5-mg pieces, then cut up one of those .5’s into .125 pieces and one into .25 pieces. I keep all the smaller pieces in a piece of paper I folded to make it easier to get at them. I keep a little mirror by my paper w/d pieces and another pair of tweezers, which I use to put the little piece under my tongue. I know you’re supposed to not save pieces and take them later because they degrade, but I don’t care. After all, I’m tapering off, plus I notice no difference in the strength.
I’ve been able to pretty significantly reduce my dose, so now I’m alternating between .25 and .375. It’s not so bad either. Getting closer!!
laddertipper
