Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 804642

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wtf?

Posted by rett on January 6, 2008, at 12:48:52

I REALLY dont understand what is going on, my head is soo completely messed. i am experiencing incredible memory loss ever since, um, i think it was one of the withdrawal effects of prozac (has anyone had this happen?) but i actually only really noticed it after i started taking it again, i went absolutely nuts and the doctor threw random crap at me (celexa) which was stopped abruptly, then lexapro, effexor, luvox and two others antidepressanstall in the space of a month all stopped abruptly (thanks doc!) mrtazipine olanzapine, risperidone, geodon, abilify, xanax, all started and stopped randomly in hospital.

anyway, my memory is getting INSANELY worse, WHAT ALL STARTED IT? stopping the prozac? should i take it again? (my doctor tells me to go home and "take what i want". I CANT STAND IT, my memory is gettinmg worse everyday, my movement is completely messed (it feels like my body is turning to wood and i can barely walk) , my head just completely chemically "shut down" (i cant visualise anything in my head anymore, its like someone turned the lights off) i am dizzy, and every day i just seem to go more out of my head. its like my whole brain has imploded. what is going on? i only have been taking prozac again (i have no idea how consistently)
is it just because i was taking prozac 13 years and my head has completly chemically changed when i stopped taking it?
i cant stand it!!!! if i am going through withdrawlas i have no idea what it could be (the doctors put me on everything the lst year, no, i didnt have a diganosis, realy, they thought i was depressed (because i had been on prozac, lol, which was for an eating disorder not depression) because i couldnt speak. why am i losing my memory? why does my head feel like its going to explode? why can i barely MOVE my limbs?

 

Re: wtf? » rett

Posted by Phillipa on January 6, 2008, at 13:00:41

In reply to wtf?, posted by rett on January 6, 2008, at 12:48:52

I'm so sorry your brain chemistry is trying to deal with so much at once so many changes. Are you home from the hospital? And your pdoc knows how you feel? I would give him/her a call. Same thing kind of happened when they changed all my meds at once a few years back in the hospital. It all got straightened out back to baseline. I'd definitely give the doc a call. Love Phillipa ps do you have a diagnosis now and did the pdoc give no direction at all on what meds to take? Is the prozac your choice only? Sorry for all the questions.

 

Re: wtf?

Posted by rett on January 6, 2008, at 16:59:26

In reply to Re: wtf? » rett, posted by Phillipa on January 6, 2008, at 13:00:41

my pdoc has left for a year on maternity leave, anyway, she told me to go home and kill myself (while i was in hospital lol). yes, i am at home. no one knows what is wrong with me (well, i do, my head (and body) is just seemingly irreversibly messed with chemicals, no real diagnosis), the worst thing about it is i can barely walk (ok, the worst thing is being loopy with no memory etc) it feels like my body is turning to stone, i cant really feel anything anymore and my walk is kind of a shuffle, like my body is tied to a board but i can still kind of shuffle my legs, weird, huh?. the prozac, my choice? um, my social worker suggsted it, since i was on it so long (i was on prozac for an eating disorder) and no one else knew what to do or had seen anything like it. i should have known never to come off the prozac, no one knows whats wrong with you when you have withdrawals as its not a known disease like depression. :(

 

More questions, no answers... » rett

Posted by Racer on January 6, 2008, at 17:12:17

In reply to Re: wtf?, posted by rett on January 6, 2008, at 16:59:26

Hi, I'm sorry you're suffering. It sounds pretty awful.

Here are a few questions that came to my mind when I read your posts:

1. How long have you been back on Prozac? At what dose?

2. Can you get to another pdoc? First of all, it sure doesn't sound as though you've got a keeper right now, and secondly, if she's gone for a year, you're going to need to see someone in that time period.

3. How long have these symptoms been going on? Could there be some general medical issues clouding the picture? (Especially with an eating disorder, that's pretty common.)

3.a. Is your eating disorder in full remission? If not, are you restricting or purging? (And if purging, are you using any chemical methods?)

4. Are you taking anything -- anything at all, for any reason -- other than Prozac? Any vitamins, supplements, alcohol, etc?

5. Can you give some sort of general time line regarding your med changes? You mentioned having the whole pharmacy thrown at you in a very short time while hospitalized, but how long after you initially stopped Prozac? How long were you off Prozac? How long were you hospitalized, and what was the reason given on that hospitalization? (That is, was it for medication adjustment, suicidal ideation, etc?)

From what you've written, and based on my own experiences, it sounds as though you may be relying on public health? If so, please know that I've been there, and know from experience that it can be very difficult to navigate and advocate for oneself. Maybe something I've learned can help you, though. I'll certainly give it a try, if you think it might help.

 

Re: wtf?

Posted by mike lynch on January 6, 2008, at 18:27:43

In reply to wtf?, posted by rett on January 6, 2008, at 12:48:52

SSRI's permanently hindered my memory. It's hard to have a conversation because I'm constantly loosing my thoughts. Just another drastic cost on account of these harsh medications. To bad doctors prescribe them like taking aspirin for a headache. I don't think I would have taken them if I knew.

 

Re: wtf? » rett

Posted by Phillipa on January 6, 2008, at 20:10:28

In reply to Re: wtf?, posted by rett on January 6, 2008, at 16:59:26

Did you say your pdoc told you to go home and kill yourself as that's what I read in your post.I'm thinking a call to a crisis line at the hospital you were in might be a good idea do you? Phillipa

 

Re: wtf?

Posted by rett on January 7, 2008, at 12:16:35

In reply to Re: wtf?, posted by mike lynch on January 6, 2008, at 18:27:43

> SSRI's permanently hindered my memory. It's hard to have a conversation because I'm constantly loosing my thoughts. Just another drastic cost on account of these harsh medications. To bad doctors prescribe them like taking aspirin for a headache. I don't think I would have taken them if I knew.

m sorry you are suffering so. did your problems start while taking the medication or trying to come off of of them?

 

Re: wtf?

Posted by mike lynch on January 7, 2008, at 17:19:19

In reply to Re: wtf?, posted by rett on January 7, 2008, at 12:16:35


> m sorry you are suffering so. did your problems start while taking the medication or trying to come off of of them?

It was definitely present while I was on the drugs and the symptoms probably worsened and continued when I came off them

 

Re: wtf?

Posted by rett on January 8, 2008, at 15:36:04

In reply to Re: wtf? » rett, posted by Phillipa on January 6, 2008, at 20:10:28

> Did you say your pdoc told you to go home and kill yourself as that's what I read in your post.I'm thinking a call to a crisis line at the hospital you were in might be a good idea do you? Phillipa

the crisis team says there is nothing they can do to help me, which is probably true, i just wish i knew how to stop this memory loss!!


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