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Re: To Zoloft or Not To Zoloft, That is the Question?

Posted by JohnX2 on January 4, 2002, at 19:58:00

In reply to To Zoloft or Not To Zoloft, That is the Question?, posted by JohnX2 on January 4, 2002, at 19:48:41

I wanted to add that I get an appreciably strong
response from taking 5-htp,flax oil, and fish oil.
Very anxyiolytic and weird dreams.
If the pdoc won't give me aids like Neurontin
to help with the Klonopin withdrawal then I
go for the OTC shit 'cuz I don't like the pain.
Curiously when I have tried 5-htp it generally
releaves my anxiety substantially but makes me
depressed, but this go around I actually feel
a bit better....which is why I am wondering about
the SSRI addition....

Anyways I don't recommend mixing these OTC
stuff with meds, although flax oil and fish oil
are ok.

-john

>
> For those familiar with my case, I recently
> resolved my chronic myofacial pain syndrome which
> greatly opens the door to many medicine choices.
> For those not, I am bpii with comorbid chronic
> myofacial pain.
>
> I've tested many things that would trigger this bizarre
> obscence pain in my jaw/head, and the recent Topamax has
> them all licked hands down:
>
> - Wellbutrin
> - Flaxseed oil
> - Fish oil
> - 5-htp
> - DMAE
> - Zoloft? (havent tested)
>
> Prior to this even without taking something that
> triggered severe myofacial pain, I would have at least
> a mild chronic pain. Klonopin was the only thing that
> helped and the neurologist were clueless until we
> hit the Topamax majic bullet.
>
> So now I take:
>
> - Lamictal 150 mg
> - Topamax 400 mg
> - Zyprexa 5 mg
> - Klonopin ~5 mg
>
> I still feel anxious and have compulsive type behaviour
> and am wondering if giving Zoloft a 2nd try would not
> be a bad idea before tapering the Klonopin. My mood is
> not horrible. But I do feel persistant anxiety and
> I am extremely restless and wouldn't claim to feel
> anywhere near euthymic.
>
> I have tried Zoloft twice. The 1st trial was standalone.
> That was a disaster. The drug me me instantly numb and
> caused myofacial pain. It then triggered hypomania and
> pooped out. The 2nd time was only for 1 week, but I
> was on Klonopin, and the Zoloft did not make me emotionally
> numb and after one week I actually felt pretty good.
> (Clearly the klonopin was acting as a bipolar mood
> stabilizer and fixer for the myofacial pain).
>
> So now that I have the topamax in the fray, I need to
> dump klonopin. I've done this before with the help
> of Neurontin. But I'm wondering if it might be a little
> easier and if I might feel a bit less anxious if I
> got onto Zoloft 1st. Any thoughts? I think I would
> respond to Zoloft in 1.5 weeks based on my experience.
>
> The 2nd choice is focus on dumping the klonopin and
> then seeing how I feel and seeing if I want to add
> in an AD. I'm predicting the Klonopin tapering will
> take upto 2 months based on my last try.
>
> thnx,
> John


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