Posted by phil1909 on May 26, 2010, at 5:09:54
In reply to Re: all MAOIs? - back to NARDIL » phil1909, posted by Phillipa on May 25, 2010, at 19:26:07
G'day Phillipa;
nice name by the way :) I've always joked that if I had a baby girl I would name her Phillipa or Phylis.Yeah I know the feeling re. fear of hardcore meds. Many years ago I would discontinue meds every other month, as I was anxious or 'worried about' or concerned that I was taking a/ds. 20 years ago, a psychiatry/ology professor at uni once said to me that 'if I knew exactly how these meds affected the brain and the subsequent lasting impacts or changes to brain biology and chemistry, THEN I WOULD NEVER EVER EVEN CONTEMPLATE TAKING THESE MEDS)
Unfortunately, I (and my docs) was ignorant and in constant cycleS of side effects and withdrawals, month in month out. Looking back, if I had been prescribed a very small dose of a benzo, I may have been off the a/ds a long time ago - maybe. Oh well, maybe in my next life.
The withdrawal symptoms of these a/ds are so wicked that one needs to plan to be off work, and to be around understanding people for AT LEAST 6-12 months. And even then, many people have had to go back on these 'NON-ADDICTIVE' drugs. Non-addictive - crap (just termed that so the nasty hypocritical lying over-profiting pharma companies can keep making zillions).
Anyway, (geeze I get carried away - oh well);
Take lotsa care;
Phil
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