great Dan, I think you have done the best thing, have you been admitted to hospital or did you go as an emergency?
please keep us informed and keep talking with us, we are all here to support you.
dont expect anything magic to happen soon, it can takes multiple months to stabalise so dont get upset if things dont settle down quickly enough,
its lucky you found us though please keep in touch, we all understand what you are going through
caroline
Put on citalopram July 2009 during a physical illness - didnt need it. 40mg
went down to 20mg July 2010 CT in Jan 2012 - 2.5 years on.
Tried to restart July 2012 due to 1 panic attack (never had one before - start of CT W/D) - adverse reaction
Down to 1.5mg from the failed RI
Now at 0.48 and trying to stabalize - been 6 weeks
now have SEVERE anxiety, akathsia, feel like Im on acid 24/7 depression, D/P, signed off work. Scared of everything..please God let me heal from this
That sounds like a good reinstatement plan, Dan. Keep us updated.
Meds free since June 2005.
"An initiation into shamanic healing means a devaluation of all values, an overturning of the profane world, a peeling away of inveterate handed-down notions of the world, liberation from everything preconceived. For that reason, shamanism is closely connected with suffering. One must suffer the disintegration of one's own system of thought in order to perceive a new world in the higher space."
-- Holger Kalweit
I do not feel any worse reinstating 5mg so I will stick it out for a month or 2. If I ain't feeling worse is there a chance my body could accept the reinstatment and I could just stay on it and up the dose if i just take it slow? Or has too much damage been done.
I think also I calmed my system down with klonopin low dose.
If you're not feeling worse from the RI chances are you'll be fine. An adverse reaction is usually apparent quickly. Just be careful with the klonopin, don't take any more than you absolutely have to.
10;mg PAXIL 12 YEARS
C/T June 2012
Even though I already had what was adverse reaction the first time I reinstated? Anybody else have like electrical sensations in there body and crawling in the head feeling?
That’s great that the reinstatement is not making you feel worse!
Do you take the klonopin in a regular way or as needed?
Now, if this 5 mg reinstatement works, why would you want to up the dose? It’s your goal to get off these meds, right? So, we’re just trying to get you to a livable zone, stabilize a bit, and then taper down very slowly.
Yes, that electrical sensation and crawling is very common. They will get better.
Meds free since June 2005.
"An initiation into shamanic healing means a devaluation of all values, an overturning of the profane world, a peeling away of inveterate handed-down notions of the world, liberation from everything preconceived. For that reason, shamanism is closely connected with suffering. One must suffer the disintegration of one's own system of thought in order to perceive a new world in the higher space."
-- Holger Kalweit
in my experiece and from reading w/d forums pushing the med on your body and upping the dose would be a bad idea, I totally understand where you are coming from and I know how much you want there to be an easy answer and the hope that the drug will work again and you will be fine, but the reality is that your poor poor nervous system has taken a battering and you need to be very gentle on it, the adverse reaction at the higher doses was your body and brain rejecting the drug, and telling you it doesnt want it, but at a lower dose hopefully your major withdrawal symptoms will settle down and you will get into a more livable space.
one day you will fine and also drug free so you wont have fear hanging over you that this is all going to happen again.
stay at the 5mg and keep us updated, things should settle down and you can make the next desicion from there, one thing I have learned is that you cant plan ahead in this situation, you have to liseten to your body and brain and make desicions at the time depending on whats happening.
and I second what sheila said, those sensations are normal, try to not let them frighten you.
Put on citalopram July 2009 during a physical illness - didnt need it. 40mg
went down to 20mg July 2010 CT in Jan 2012 - 2.5 years on.
Tried to restart July 2012 due to 1 panic attack (never had one before - start of CT W/D) - adverse reaction
Down to 1.5mg from the failed RI
Now at 0.48 and trying to stabalize - been 6 weeks
now have SEVERE anxiety, akathsia, feel like Im on acid 24/7 depression, D/P, signed off work. Scared of everything..please God let me heal from this
many experience thisOriginally Posted by Djones19841
12 years paxil(9 years only 10 mg) - cold turkey(1,5 month) and switch celexa tapered 1 year 20 mg
62 years old - for GAD - 4 years 3 months meds free [since april 2009]
vegetables soup - orange (vit C) - curcuma - some meat or fish
I am taking .05mg a day of klonopin, do you think this is hurting my recovery or should I try and taper that as well?
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