Posted by cactus on September 21, 2009, at 23:38:44
In reply to Re: Phase IV » Jeroen, posted by yxibow on September 20, 2009, at 22:44:49
Hey jay, I saw my emergency GP again from the recent crisis I went through. He told me to get another pdoc asap and knows my current one and doesn't think we're suited, he worked with him in the past, but did not put him down or say anything bad about him.
He and my current GP are still 100% sure it was serotonin syndrome. As he worked as an intake GP in one of the best psych facilities in my town, he told me it happens all the time and it's rarely reported, he hinted at things about certain meds but didn't fully elaborate on it.
He comes across as a very humble, older and wiser type. He's reffering me for a second opinion, which I didn't even ask for but appreciated. He said after reading all the meds I've tried he thinks he knows just the right person, considering my history, which shocked him actually.
He told me to stand firm on meds I didn't want to take and never, ever let a pdoc pressure or force you to take something that you know you can't tolerate.
*****(Massive exception there for bipolar or schizophrenia, see your pdoc if you're feeling sick from your meds or go to emergency)*****
I'm talking about the start up side effects, that make you extremely sick.
I had let this go but after sitting with him for 30mins today, with all the meds I've taken over the last 17+ years I'm going to look into it further.
Now that it's over, I have the dreaded invasive/intrusive thoughts starting to pop up again and no CBT/yoga/meditation/fish oil/supplements or exercise is getting rid of them.
One thing I did learn today is that serotonin syndrome is a lot more common than most people know.
It goes unreported because people stop their meds when they get sick and throw them away and don't go back to the same doc or pdoc ever again, if they're not hospitalised.
Everyone is different and what might cause rapid onset on one person might not on another, but they never say anything because they are ashamed they have depression and prefer to suffer in silence.
Cymbalta was my poison, but it might be something else for someone else.
An enlightened Cactus, Peace
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