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Re: New Year...New Plan, Advice needed.... » Buckeye Fan

Posted by 49er on January 2, 2010, at 8:52:42

In reply to Re: New Year...New Plan, Advice needed...., posted by Buckeye Fan on January 2, 2010, at 8:01:09

> I felt I should add the following...The side-effects of weight gain, itching, brain fog increased blood pressure and irregular heart beat since being on pristiq, have promptd me to take this step.
> Although my mood is stable.....the above mentioned side effects are not healthy....and have been getting worse since starting this Med back in August of 2009.
>
> BF

BF,

As an aside, congratulations on your team winning.

Anyway, during your tapering when you have doubts about what you are doing and you will no matter how positive you try to be, I would refer back to this post to remind yourself why you are tapering.

Reminding myself of the horrendous side effects these meds caused me has worked great when I reached points in my tapering where I wondered if it was worth it.

You also might tell yourself that you have no choice but to succeed in light of these side effects. That definitely was a prime motivator for me to to be successful in tapering.

I know what I am about to say is controversial but I don't think you're going to find psych meds that won't cause these problems. Maybe you'll eliminate a few of the side effects but for the most part, they definitely cause issues after long term use.

Of course, I realize some people might decide that is still an acceptable tradeoff and I totally respect that. But I am sensing that for you, it isn't.

You can do this.

49er


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