Posted by chefdog35 on March 29, 2003, at 21:10:06
IHAVE BEEN ON MEDS FOR 4 YRS FOR GAD AND DEPRESSION ORIGINALLY CELEXA AND ZYPREXA HAD TO QUIT ZYPREXA DO TO WEIGHT GAIN BUT WENT TO SEROQUEL (HAD A BAD GO AT SWITCHING MEDS)SO WAS PUT ON EFFEXOR XR ALSO SO NOW I TAKE 200MG SEROQUEL 40 MG CELEXA 150 MG EFFEXOR I FEEL VERY WELL BUT JUST WANT TO BE NORMAL WITH OUT MEDS.OR AT LEAST NOT ALL OF THEM.SO LAST NIGHT I ONLY TOOK 20 MG CELEXA AND I THINK I HAD A PANIC ATTACK I KNOW I HAD BAD DREAMS BUT WAS SWEATING AND NERVOUS BUT FELL BACK TO SLEEP.WHEN I WOKE I DID NOT FEEL STABLE I FELT OUT OF SORTS.SO I AM BACK UP TO 40 MG.HOW DO I QUIT WITHOUT RELIVING THE HORROR I FELT NOT SO LONG AGO?????? I KNOW TO WEAN DOWN SLOWLY BUT EVEN THEN WILL IT WORK AND WHEN I AM OFF MEDS WILL I BE ABLE TO STAY OFF MEDS? I ALREADY WENT THROUGH WITHDRAW FROM ZYPREXA AND IT SUCKED.MY PSYCH SAID I WOULDNT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS SWITHING FROM ZYPREXA TO SEROQUEL (BOY WAS SHE WRONG)NOW I TAKE MEDS FOR EACH ONE OF MY BRAIN CHEMICALS (SERATONIN,DOPAMINE ,NORANEPHEDRINE)HOW DOES ONE LIVE WITH THE FEAR OF ALWAYS WONDERING IF I AM GOING NEED MEDS THE REST OF MY LIFE (I AM 35)ORDO I STAND THE CHANCE OF HAVING A RELAPSE. PLEASE ANY ADVISE WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED. THANKS
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