Posted by rjk on January 14, 2002, at 9:32:54
In reply to Re: all these posts hit home -bob, mr. scott, posted by cindylou on January 14, 2002, at 6:19:45
Well,
At least I am not alone.
There is however no doubt that combining Effexor and Remeron was an absolute killer for me. I am off the meds now because I simply dare not take any due to the severe reactions that I now have to them. My psychiatrist is now sending me to see a professor because of the reactions that I have had since combining Effexor and Remeron.
I am convinced that for at least the past two years I have been taking A/Ds in response to symptoms created by the A/D that I had previously taken.
My advice to anyone would be to throw your A/Ds down the toilet before your head is as f***ed up as mine.
> What do we do? Is it of some comfort to know we're not alone in this? (It is for me). Perhaps we can help each other out by keeping each other "posted" through this board of our trials, our pdoc appointments, etc.
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> I am with you, bob, about being scared to get off these meds, but feeling there's no other way. I have also tried getting off of them a few times in the past, but the depression and OCD-type symptoms always come back with a vengence. I find myself thinking that maybe I should try life again without the meds ... maybe I can do it this time ... maybe with therapy ...
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> But if in fact it IS a chemical imbalance (as I've been told throughout the years), then all the therapy in the world can't cure that ...
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> ... can it?
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> Can chemical imbalances in the brain that cause depression actually be reversed through cognitive and behavioral changes?
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> Another thought I have is getting off my current combo (Lamictal + Serzone) which is causing the old familiar AD side effects (foggy-headedness, exhaustion, inability to focus, etc.) and trying Prozac again, only this time at intervals of one week on, one week off -- or one month on, one month off -- to prevent the Prozac crash I get after two months. (that's happened three times to me throughout the years.)
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> Sorry to ramble. Any thoughts, comments, etc are appreciated!
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> cindy
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> > Ohhhhhhhh how I hate these meds. I hate living with them, and I can't mentally survive without them.
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