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Posted by mcp on August 31, 2004, at 1:50:42
I am on week 5 of Lex withdrawal and although I don't have the nausea and flu-like symptoms, I still feel fuzzy headed and dizzy on occasion. I also have episodes of extreme fear and sadness. I know many may think this is just the reemergence of depression, however, I have been severely depressed before and it never manifested itself like this. I was given the cocktail of depakote, zyprexa, and lexapro to quell anxiety and all it did was turn me into this mess now that I am off it. I absolutely refuse to ever go back on ADs or APs. I feel they did much more harm than good and I am not going to go on the merrygoround of letting them play chemistry set on my brain. In the meantime, back to the benzos. When I was on just the benzos before my anxiety was under control and I never had any of these sensations. The trouble started with this other crap. Tried SAM-e and it helped a little, but eventually made me sick. I am thinking of trying St. John's Wort. First, any thoughts or advice in terms of the withdrawal and readjustment off the drugs I was taking. Second, any thoughts or suggestions to ease some of this fear over whether I am ever gonna feel normal again. Each day that passes where I don't feel better makes the fear get even worse. THanks for any input.
Posted by ellen2 on August 31, 2004, at 13:12:36
In reply to How long can this possibly last?, posted by mcp on August 31, 2004, at 1:50:42
I have gone through Lex withdrawal before and it does eventually end. I know it doesn't feel that way while you're going through it, though. At five weeks, you should be seeing improvement relatively soon. I don't remember how many weeks it was for me, but the awfulness of it DID all go away and I got completely better.
Just wanted to share my experience with you -
Ellen
Posted by mcp on August 31, 2004, at 13:50:15
In reply to It does all go back to normal » mcp, posted by ellen2 on August 31, 2004, at 13:12:36
THanks Ellen. By the way, did you get real emotional when you were coming off it like I have?
> I have gone through Lex withdrawal before and it does eventually end. I know it doesn't feel that way while you're going through it, though. At five weeks, you should be seeing improvement relatively soon. I don't remember how many weeks it was for me, but the awfulness of it DID all go away and I got completely better.
>
> Just wanted to share my experience with you -
> Ellen
Posted by ellen2 on August 31, 2004, at 14:50:29
In reply to Re: It does all go back to normal---Ellen, posted by mcp on August 31, 2004, at 13:50:15
I sure did. I thought I was going crazy. I felt so unstable, like I was falling apart. It was so unlike me, and like you, it wasn't MY "typical" depressive symptoms.
Posted by mcp on August 31, 2004, at 14:58:21
In reply to Re: It does all go back to normal---Ellen » mcp, posted by ellen2 on August 31, 2004, at 14:50:29
Thank you so much. You have really helped me a lot.
> I sure did. I thought I was going crazy. I felt so unstable, like I was falling apart. It was so unlike me, and like you, it wasn't MY "typical" depressive symptoms.
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