withdrawal

[monkey]

often, drug companies or doctors even dont really look at the withdrawing effects of drugs that are considered generally safe, ie, anti-depressants. it's an ignored side effect, basically, because VERY FEW PEOPLE are meant to be chemically enhanced all their lives, but it's a hardship that many have to go through.

do any of you have withdrawal horror stories you dont mind sharing???

[cookiepuss]

I don't know, most doctors I know are pretty good about educating thier patient about weening off of anti-depresants. I know my mother didn't tell her doctor that she wanted to stop taking her antidepressants and she started to have problems (could have had a heartattack) and her doctor was like "OMG! Why didn't you tell me you were doing this? I told you to let me know if you wanted to stop taking any of your meds."

[enree erzweglle]

A co-worker who is on Paxil gets electrocution types of shocks when she backs down on her dose.

I had fairly bad withdrawal symptoms after being on high-dose codeine for a week to treat dental-related trigeminal neuralgia. The pissy part about it is that codeine doesn't even TOUCH that kind of nerve pain so I had the withdrawal for no good reason.

[monkey]

im going through effexor withdrawal. basically for the past weekend ive done nothing except sit in the basement. i cant deal with the light. i get shocks everytime i move my head too fast, my body aches randomly, i will blackout randomly, and i will cry at the drop of a hat.

this is after the doctor starting weening me off, for the past 2 weeks ive been going off little by little. also, ive lost weight while eating pure junk food, which reinforces my theory that the pills made me a fatty.

really, what bugs me is that no one told me when i was taking these pills that i would have to suffer so hardcore from not taking them anymore. it's fucking hell, but i cannot go back to taking the pills.
oh and my doctor's response: "yea, these things have been known to happen to some people. not everyone get withdrawal. are you sure you're feeling -----?" i want to hurl staplers at her.

/confessional rant:o

[b i o n i c]

i refuse to post in this thread.

[enree erzweglle]

this is after the doctor starting weening me off, for the past 2 weeks ive been going off little by little. also, ive lost weight while eating pure junk food, which reinforces my theory that the pills made me a fatty.All of that is awful, Pauli. I'm so sorry.

That co-worker, by the way, man, you could watch her gaining weight. She started the pills one month and maybe 2-3 months later, she was 20-30# heavier. Her doctor said that it had NOTHING to do with Paxil and that she (this grown adult woman who never had a weight problem) would have to learn how to curb her appetite.

[ericlee]

I don't know about withdrawal symptoms but I can tell you that alot of doctors don't practice their work hard enough, hence me loosing my best friend last month.

[fucktopgirl]

pills are shit!

Better find the solution to your problem then swallowing something that cover up your pain!

THis is my theory and thank you!