Posted by JohnX2 on January 24, 2002, at 20:34:16
In reply to off meds cold turkey, posted by sar on January 23, 2002, at 20:27:04
It was very unwise. You may even have a legit lawsuit
if your pain was bad enough depending on the exact
circumstances, not that there is
enough litigation in the world. AD's generally should not
be stopped colled turkey all though they can.
Neurontin may not be too horrible, unless you
are seizure prone,
Klonopin can definately cause rebound
convulsions/seizures!!!!Sorry for such a horrible experience.
-John
> i was on prozac, klonopin, and neurontin. i had taken myself off lamictal, and several weeks later was admitted to the state hospital, where they took me off all meds cold turkey.
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> symptoms: twitching, restless legs; pain in left leg; poor sleep; tongue-tied; shaky hands; anxiety through the roof and i am smoking like mad!
>
> it has been a week and a half since i was taken off. was it unwise of the doctors to take me off cold turkey (i was committed because i'd overdosed on my meds), and when can i expect these symptoms to go away? the return of social/general anxiety angers me. the meds had diminshed my anxiety greatly but very apparently did not work for my depression very well.
>
> any opinions would be very much appreciated.
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