Posted by crittercuddler on December 13, 2008, at 14:25:53
In reply to Re: SSRI insomnia, restlessness, poor concentratio, posted by Phillipa on December 13, 2008, at 12:16:38
Phillipa,
So you have the same problem with SSRIs? You can't tolerate them for the same reasons as me? I am a bit confused about what happened with Paxil. Did it stop working after 3 months? Did you try to tolerate it that long and it still wasn't better?
I really worry about you being on benzos. Long term use can exacerbate depression and cause a whole laundry list of other awful problems. Coming off of them might likely be the hardest thing you ever had to do, but maybe you might consider it anyway? Only you can decide. But, before you do, have you seen "The Ashton Manual"? I encourage you to look it up online and read it. Also, check out sites like www.benzobuddies.org and www.benzoisland.org. These sites are support groups for withdrawaling that follow the Ashton method. Benzobuddies was there for me and still is. I am 6 months Klonopin free now. I took it for a year and a half all together, 3mg daily. I can honestly say it made me much worse and the taper and post withdrawal have been so awful. I hope I am healing a little bit more each day. I am so glad to be free of it.
Well, thank you for sharing and for the welcome.
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