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Posted by rod on July 2, 2006, at 20:24:34
Well, it was a long and hard way to taper it. I fell into a big hole after a day when I reduced dosage each time. Now I am off Nortriptyline for a week. Surely way too soon to say anything about how things will go in a few weeks. It might change. But hope it wont get worse. Only "bad" thing is I started to smoke again :( but I plan to give it up in some days/weeks... lets see...
I have chosen to quit it because my doc suggestet it to me and I wasnt sure if its really helping, restoring my functionality. I am on disability right now.....
I want to give selegiline (Xilopar/Zelepar 1,25mg) "10mg" along with Nicergoline (also sold as "Sermion" from Pfizer, but not in the us I think) a try, alone. Still take 1mg Clonazepam, but I also want to quit it in some weeks.
Well just in case anyone is interested in how things go, I thought I post this...
good bye
Rod
Posted by Phillipa on July 2, 2006, at 22:26:49
In reply to Goodbye Nortripyline....., posted by rod on July 2, 2006, at 20:24:34
First all good luck but why are you quitting the nortriptalline? Love Phillipa
Posted by rod on July 3, 2006, at 10:36:52
In reply to Re: Goodbye Nortripyline..... » rod, posted by Phillipa on July 2, 2006, at 22:26:49
> First all good luck but why are you quitting the nortriptalline? Love Phillipa
Because I just didnt achieve "remission" and still wasnt fit to get a job and lead a life on my own.... despite variours augmentation attempts. I have been on it for almost 3 years. And all I acieved in that time was to enter disability. It helped to a certain extend, but still not enough to go on in life. The state I am in is like a dead end... So I decided to go another way...
And if I look at this board, I see so many people who take many drugs, and still feel miserable on the long term. No I am not saying that drugs are the wrong way to go in general, but *I* might do better with less.
I think less is *sometimes* more! Hope it is for me.
Rod
Posted by Phillipa on July 3, 2006, at 20:37:54
In reply to Re: Goodbye Nortripyline..... » Phillipa, posted by rod on July 3, 2006, at 10:36:52
Rod I'm doing the same thing. My pdoc suggested cutting down dramatically on luvox and taking lamical with the valium. Luck to You Phillipa
Posted by rod on July 3, 2006, at 20:51:55
In reply to Re: Goodbye Nortripyline..... » rod, posted by Phillipa on July 3, 2006, at 20:37:54
> Rod I'm doing the same thing. My pdoc suggested cutting down dramatically on luvox and taking lamical with the valium. Luck to You Phillipa
thank you. good luck to you too!
Rod
Posted by llrrrpp on July 4, 2006, at 5:27:32
In reply to Re: Goodbye Nortripyline..... » Phillipa, posted by rod on July 3, 2006, at 10:36:52
> And if I look at this board, I see so many people who take many drugs, and still feel miserable on the long term. No I am not saying that drugs are the wrong way to go in general, but *I* might do better with less.
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> I think less is *sometimes* more! Hope it is for me.Sometimes you need to kick start the system. Starting a drug is one way, stopping a drug is another way. Best of luck to you. Sounds like you've had a struggle, and you deserve to feel better.
On these boards, there usually is a bias towards people asking for advice/support when something is not working. One may get the idea that it takes many trials and that eternal suffering is inevitable, particularly if negative thinking and pessimism is a symptom of one's mental illness!
This is in stark contrast to my 2 friends in real life who I've talked to about antidepressant therapies. Both of them reported easy and straightforward improvement on AD's. Before I found psycho-babble, I was beginning to feel hopeless, because therapy wasn't a quick fix, and I was never sure if I would get a response from the AD I was on. Unlike my friends, I'm on two augmentors, and I've had to bump up my dose of cymbalta to a level that's higher than most people take. And it hasn't been straightforward or easy, as I naively believed. (Good thing I believed them though, otherwise I probably would never have sought treatment).
I have been trying to post more positive things about my experience, particularly since I've changed my dose 2 weeks ago and am finally experiencing palpable relief from severe depression.
I wish you the best of luck with your new regimen. I hope the withdrawal effects are bearable, and that you can get a fresh start. Everyone deserves to feel well.
yours,
-ll
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