Posted by Larry Hoover on June 6, 2003, at 12:15:39
In reply to Re: update » Larry Hoover, posted by johnj on June 5, 2003, at 13:18:12
> Good to hear things are better Larry. I wish I would have done that instead of bump my benzo up last year.
Let go of regret, buddy. It doesn't help you now.
> I am also better since I went down from 30 to 15 mg. I had two bad nights and a so so 3rd and since they have been pretty steady.
Try and resist the urge to "micro-manage" what's happening. Everybody has up and down days. Trends are what's really happening, IMHO.
>Not near as much head pressure since I went down. Do you experience any other side effects from remeron?
Far more side-effects in withdrawal than during the course of treatment, though impotency is unacceptable to me at any point in time.
>I found sexual dysfunction is better on 15 than 30. At 30 it was dead "fred". I don't see how this helps ssri induced SD??? Then again, nothings seems to be the norm for me.
Only discovered by doing the experiment.
I was talking to my counsellor yesterday about my Remeron withdrawal experience. He made a good point; I had taken drug withdrawal advice from someone (my shrink) who had never gone through it himself. I had been kind of kicking myself for "being so stupid" as to have believed that I could just go cold turkey. Whatever. I did it that way, learned from it, and I'm moving on.
> Now, if I could just get off the dreaded TCA. But, I am now smart enought now to wait for a longer period of improvement before I try to tweak anything. Things I have learned from you :)I'm glad to hear you're developing more patience. That's good news. I'm glad I've helped.
> Pleasant dreams Lar
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> I could have slept longer today but my wifes alarm woke me...better that than staring at it from 5 am on!
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> johnjOne day at a time, bud.
Lar
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