Posted by 49er on March 27, 2011, at 6:29:31
In reply to not good, posted by linkadge on March 19, 2011, at 16:53:23
> Hi,
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> I'm not doing well again. Another week of cycling insomnia (on night of good sleep followed by total or near total insomnia).
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> I can't seem to stop this cycle. I went to the ER today after 2 nights of near total insomnia in a row. My psychiatrist is out of town. They gave me zopiclone but I read it was linked to cancer so I'm not sure if I want to take it.
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> Anyhow, just sharing. Not really looking for advice cause I don't believe there is any viable solution in sight.
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> I quit the amitriptyline and clonazepam since they are just supressing me. Theres no quality of life, I just feel drugged.
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> The doctors don't really understand that. They just act so bewildered as to why somebody would stop a medication which is suppressing the symptoms.
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> I'm probably rapid cycling or something, but I don't want to take an anticonvulsant or antipsychotic.
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> I just hate my life right now. I have no control.
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> Linkadge
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Linkadge,If I am violating your request of no advice, my apologies. Just disregard.
I could be wrong but your situation reminds me so much of what I faced in 2006. I felt meds were causing horrific side effects but that I had no choice but to stay on them since I supposedly needed them for life.
Well, after I decided that the cure was worse than the disease, I got off of them all last year after starting my taper in 2006.
My life certainly isn't a rose garden and I am not going to pretend that it is. But I definitely have control even though it may not feel like it right now for various reasons.
Anyway, the issue I see in your life is that you need to decide if the benefits of the drugs outweigh the risks and if so, accept whatever negatives come with that. No matter what psychiatry says about better drugs down the road, I remember this one blog post by a psychiatrist who was definitely pro-meds who said that isn't happening.
If the negatives outweigh the positives in your mind, it is time to get off the meds.
So yes, there are viable solutions. None of them are going to be perfect so it is an issue of picking the one that best suits you.
49er
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