Posted by 49er on April 20, 2011, at 10:51:01
In reply to Re: the only way out » 49er, posted by SLS on April 20, 2011, at 9:09:12
49er- " Poop out is not a withdrawal symptom in my opinion."
SL - " I agree. I think you misunderstood me."
Wouldn't be the first time I misunderstood someone:)
"When poop-out occurs, something in the brain has changed. Perhaps it involves a type of overshoot that destabilizes the system. This change usually results in a resistence to responding to that same drug subsequently.""
Sorry for my elementary question but when you say overshoot, are you talking for example about an SSRI drug that is overloading the system with Serotonin?
> Withdrawal Effects vs Residual Effects: Not only are withdrawal effects time-limited, but they differ significantly in presentation.
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> "severe flulike symptoms - headache, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, chills, dizziness and fatigue. There may be insomnia. Agitation, impaired concentration, vivid dreams, depersonalization, irritability and suicidal thoughts are sometimes occurring. These symptoms last anywhere from one to seven weeks and vary in intensity."Uh, they can last alot longer than that. And they come and go.
<<I'm not advoacating abrupt discontinuation. However, when the situation arises where a doctor and patient elect to change medications, it is prohibitive to spend a year or more to taper the old drug before beginning the new drug.>>
I see your point. But again, I see too many situations where people were transitioned way too quickly from one drug to another and suffered horribly.
The problem is by doing this too quickly, you can't really access whether the person is on the right drug or not because withdrawal symptoms are confusing the issue.
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