Posted by Cindy W on March 8, 2000, at 21:23:44
In reply to Re: withdrawal, posted by darling on March 8, 2000, at 14:47:49
> dear birdgirl,
>
> i was on serzone for less than six months and experienced extreme sleepiness--i could hardly work & did nothing else but sleep--as well as some dizziness & generally felt confused & muddled throughout the day. i also up & quit it (though I have to admit i wasn't as depressed on it) but my withdrawal ended up being a severely manic episode--the first i have ever had (and probably not helped by the fact that i had gotten into the habit of having a lot of coffee to counteract, as best i could, the effects of the serzone). unfortunately, i have no good advice for you, just perhaps reccomendations--which really should be quite obvious (though not, of course, to me at the time) of what NOT to do. i ended up trying to regulate my own moods through alternating doses of caffeine & alcohol (and always, of course, chocolate) which seemed (though i'm now sure i was only deluding myself) to work for awhile, but i ended up only getting more & more manic, and pretty much lost most everything (job, residence, possessions--but thankfully not friends) over the next few months. after some time (but not long ago) i actually realized all this & made an unconcious suicide attempt (i almost drank myself to death), but have since returned to a life of meds & am currently avoiding all coffee & liqueur--though i do still allow myself a cup of green tea in the morning & whatever chocolate i desire.
> anyways, sorry this ended up being more of a confession than anything else; i just want you to know you're not alone--hang in there
>
> darlingbirdgirl, I'm sorry to hear Serzone didn't agree with you. I had some dizziness and sleepiness as well as mood swings, but this all passed, after two weeks, and I felt great on Serzone. I'd still be taking it if it helped with OCD (unfortunately, it made me a lot less depressed but didn't help decrease obsessions).--Cindy W
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