Posted by zeugma on November 15, 2004, at 16:38:29
In reply to I'm brain dammaged and dying, posted by linkadge on November 15, 2004, at 15:54:39
> I experience shivers, anxiety, brain zaps, confusion, muscle twiching, flashing vision, mini-convulsions, buzzing brain, tremors, insomnia, apathy, and the list goes on.
SSRI withdrawal syndrome is no joke. I don't know if there are any long term studies on the after-effects of this phenomenon, because virtually all drug studies are funded by pharm companies these days, and since most current AD's are strong SRI's, they would hardly look to find out flaws in their profitable creations. that is a sickening situation and casts doubt on psychiatry as a branch of medicine. But I still pay a psychiatrist a lot of money to treat me. That's because I know my condition warrants it even though the treatments are much less than optimal.
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> I don't care what any of you say about these medications not causing brain dammage, they do.
> Very slowly of course, and the effect is outweighed by temporary brimming positivity.
> But sooner or later most people I've seen on/off this board humbly admit that they can never regain the *remission* that they once had.
>> I would nver claim a med put me in 'remission.' I thought I was in remission at one time, when I was off meds, but I slowly degenerated to the point where I had to choose another option, i.e. take meds again. A lot of us suffer from chronic unremitting conditions that can only be treated symptomatically, and in treating the symptoms, we are essentially trading old symptoms for new ones, the side effects of these lovely meds.
> I used to be the foremost supporter of psychiatric drugs, but knowing what I know
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> take an antidepressant.I think it;s a matter of how badly the person is depressed and whether or not he or she needs them in order to function. I would advise anyone not to take AD's if they don't absolutely need them, because of their side effects and lack of specificity to depression. In fact I sometimes think that the term 'antidepressant' is used too freely. It is as much a marketing term as anything at this point. That's not to say I think the concept is invalid, but that I wouldn't see the drugs as benign alleviators of a specific emotional condition. They're far from being that.
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> They *are* addictive in the worst way. Every time I try to reduce celexa, I get symptoms that are *much*, *much* worse than what I *ever* initally had, and it lasts ******forever******. I am on like month 3 of reducing my celexa from 20-10mg, and I'm *still* getting brain zaps, and insanely overpowering demonic rage, that I have never experienced in my life (even despite concurrent treatment with mood stabalizers!!!!!)
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You sound like you are extremely sensitive to SSRI withdrawal. Possibly the mood stabilizers are exacerbating this? Are you sure that the the MS you are on is helping, or that you are truly BP?> The drug companies don't know that much. We're trusting them too much. If I had a right mind, I'd get out while I still have a chance.
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I don't trust them at all. Unfortunately I don't know enough about neurochemistry and drug production to make new drugs for myself. But if I was not positive that I needed to be on *some* med for the rest of my life, I would do without them. As things stand, I can't.-z
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