Posted by KrissyP on March 3, 2003, at 2:08:58
In reply to Re: Any Seroquel Users Out There???, posted by Mikey_C on March 2, 2003, at 18:58:17
LOL I can't remember if I had constipation AKA not being able to take a dump LOL I think so. Hey, thanks for replying. YES, keep me updated. I am going to try to go down to 1mg of Klonopin. But get this, like your joint, I used the Klonopin tonight because i let what a friend said to me piss me off. I really should be asleep right now, but I am up, and took 2mg Klonopin tonight when i could have taken 1mg. *crying*--(not really) -just frustrated that I give away my power so much. Oh well.
you make an excellent point when you say-"What would you call the dependency that you get on the other drugs that you're taking, such as Effexor or Seroquel. Obviously when you stop taking those your body goes through complete Hell." I agree- and I should bring it up to my doctor-but then again, AGAIN I can't-afraid she'll "fire" me-oh I hate this.........
AND yes! I had the weird dreams you ask of here when I first started Seroquel-they went away. I had a weird one the first night i went back on lamictal-not to gross YOU out-but it was about my dog just taking a dump and going and going and going... now that's weird. Atleast it wasn't a nightmare huh?!
Be strong, if you can't, send me the joint-I need one right about now-JOKE. (well kinda) I don't do that stuff-only when I actually have an opportunity, dang now you got me craving it. No.......I wish you the best with the "herb" and thanks for your nice reply. I have the same questions you have.
Please keep me updated, all the best,
Kristen:-)But... What would you call the dependency that you get on the other drugs that you're taking, such as Effexor or Seroquel. Obviously when you stop taking those your body goes through complete Hell. Coming from somebody that has used a lot of street drugs in the past, withdrawal symptoms that bad are definitely a form of addiction. So, therefore, just about any medication you're taking is addictive. So why is all this negativity put on Benzos in the first place? I say if it works reasonably well, and it isn't posing any serious danger to your health... and well.. like in our cases, is actually helping our mental and physical health... then why worry about the fact that it's addicting? If we start worrying too much about addiction then we shouldn't be on any medication whatsoever and just get used to the fact that we are slowly going nuts...
As far as that spliff goes... I'm still hungry for it... See, I like to test out my willpower quite a bit because if you're going to be taking any of these medications then you have to be STRONG... So, when I decided to quit I took the last of my stash and rolled it up into one average sized joint... and it's been sitting there on my dresser now for about two weeks... I think in time I'll be able to look at it and not want it anymore... that's when I know that I'm safe to quit for life.
Anyways, I'll definitely keep you updated on how I'm doing. Today the Seroquel side effects are definitely dying down. I used about .25 of Clonazepam today during the afternoon because after I took some last night I actually felt quite a bit better. It's weird... I had the most F'd up dreams last night... I actually woke myself up yelling at somebody in my dreams... Weird... oh, and another thing... don't want to gross you out.... but did you have a hard time taking a dump for the first little bit that you were on Seroquel? Is that a side effect? The last two days have been kind of rough for me in that regard....
And two more days before I'm supposed to bump up to 100mg... I'm hoping that this does what my Doctors have said it's going to do and controls my anxiety and depression... I'm still on Depakote at the moment but I'm supposed to come off of that and use Lamotragene instead....
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> Oh well, enough, I'm just rambling now...
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