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Posted by crazychickuk on October 7, 2004, at 16:43:19
O man its been like 8 weeks since stopping remeron (after 2 yrs)then starting dothiapen and stopping that (on it for a week) about 2 weeks after stopping remeron cold tukey cus of med type change and 1 weeks after stopping dothiapen i came down with a serious illness... aching, brain zaps, feeling dreadfully unreal worse ever case i am so scared, my eyes r there but dont feel connected, its not me in the mirror, i am twitching all over as if i am gonna have a seizure or something i then came down with serious case of the flu, just getting over the flu now, i am now getting brain zaps, when i am thinking about something can be anything and concentrating i get a zap in my brain just like you would if you were really ill or cumming of effexor ... its been like 2 mnths now i feel terrible, doctor said its withdrawl it will subside and has been offering me other meds saying i have brain imbalance or some bollox.. :-( i dont wanna be on meds again any more enough is enough... i am severly depressed cus of this way i am feeling i feel terrible and i am sure you guys know what i mean.. i just dont feel at all reall, i feel i am going crazy, i am having bad dreams like the other night i dreamt that my mum and daughter died in a canal near a chip shop and i wanted to die but couldnt kill myself cus i wouldnt go to the same place as them wtf.. i dunt get it.. ffs i am so scared, i dont feel real at all i am agitated, anxious, depressed, brain zaps, confused, cant be bothered to do nowt, its not ME, i havent been manic for ages (overly anxious) cus i just aint had no energy i am aching all over and my legs r twitchy..
And noooooo i dont want no more meds.. BUT plse tell me this will go away plse plse...
thanks again guys ((hugs))
Posted by Racer on October 7, 2004, at 20:40:01
In reply to IM SCARED AGAIN plse help :-S, posted by crazychickuk on October 7, 2004, at 16:43:19
I take it you decided against going back on Effexor, even though you said that it helped you so much while you were on it? You just got the new prescription -- which you had asked your doctor for -- and you discussed your fears of taking it here recently.
What you're describing sounds like a combination of anxiety and withdrawal. You kinda know that you're overreacting, or at least have indicated in the past that you're aware of it, and you certainly know that your fear of taking the drugs is in conflict with the knowledge that they have helped you in the past. The anxiety is getting in the way of you being able to reconcile those two, in such a way as to allow you to help yourself.
Here's a question for you: where do you want to be in your life one year from today?
If the answer is, "One year from today, I want to be sitting in the same place, in a panic, worried that I'll die or everyone around me will die, and afraid that taking the medication will make me worse," then by all means ignore what your doctor is telling you. On the other hand, if you want to be at a better level a year from now, and maybe even on the way to being medication free, listen to your doctor, listen to the advice you've been given here, take the medication you were prescribed, and use the relief it provides to work on improving the circumstances of your life so that you don't have to go through this again.
I'm sorry if I sound harsh right now. I'm in that sort of a mood today. What I'm saying, though, I honestly believe. I think that -- right now, at least -- you *need* to be medicated. I think that the longer it takes you to recognize that, the longer you're going to suffer -- and the worse it will become. Look at the practical side of this: what if you don't resume medication, and your daughter is deemed at risk because of your untreated mental illness and taken from you? What if you lose your housing? What if you end up in the psychiatric hospital? Those are things that can happen if you do not get treatment.
And get into therapy, because that will help you get OFF the medications once you've stabilized.
I hope that you will decide, for your own sake, to start the Effexor again.
Posted by jdawg on October 7, 2004, at 22:39:13
In reply to scared again ANYONE HERE PLSE ???????????, posted by crazychickuk on October 7, 2004, at 16:44:14
>i dont wanna be on meds again any more enough is enough...
Why would you rather suffer than take a pill? I understand that it may be too hard to think rationally now. But ask yourself another question: if you had diabetes would you be against taking insulin to prevent your suffering?
Maybe you need meds for right now to feel well?
Posted by crazychickuk on October 8, 2004, at 3:09:17
In reply to Re: scared again ANYONE HERE PLSE ???????????, posted by jdawg on October 7, 2004, at 22:39:13
O man i only ask how long withdrawl symptoms last for.. i dont wanna go on medication cus they all make me worse they honestly do.. you have no idea.. just wa nna know how long this withdrawl will last for.. the disconnected feeling i cant handle it..
thankyou
Posted by sunshine211 on October 8, 2004, at 4:37:49
In reply to Re: scared again ANYONE HERE PLSE ???????????, posted by crazychickuk on October 8, 2004, at 3:09:17
I agree with the other posts. You can't do it alone. If the withdrawal is this intense and the anxiety is through the roof, you need support: even it it comes from the meds. Some people have no symptoms and others go an for weeks and weeks.
I HATE taking meds, everytime I open the bottles...but i remind myself that I am way better off than before and for me, it should not be permanent. :)
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