Posted by Ame Sans Vie on January 15, 2004, at 7:36:23
In reply to anyone had success going off medications? and...., posted by dragonfly25 on January 15, 2004, at 5:55:58
> just wondered if anyone has had success completely discontinuing the use of medication. how was the withdrawal?
I've D/C'd tons of psychiatric drugs in the past few years. The only ones that ever posed withdrawal problems were, in decreasing order of severity, Ultram, Luvox, Paxil, Celexa, Lexapro, and Xanax. I've withdrawn from Effexor without problems, though I hear that's rather unusual, and also Serzone, Remeron, trazodone, Wellbutrin, amitriptyline, doxepin, imipramine, Nardil, Risperdal, Zyprexa, Seroquel, thioridazine, Neurontin, Gabitril, lithium, Lamictal, Depakote, Trileptal, propranolol, phenobarbital, secobarbital, amobarbital, pentobarbital, meprobamate, carisoprodol, Klonopin, Ativan, Valium, Tranxene, Serax, Halcion, Restoril, ProSom, Ambien, Sonata, Imovane, Adderall, Dexedrine, Desoxyn, methylphenidate, and Provigil. I'm sure I've left some out. Obviously, I seem to be very highly sensitive to SSRI withdrawal effects, but the fact that I've quit 375mg Effexor XR, 120mg Nardil, all the barbiturates, benzodiazepines, meprobamate, carisoprodol, and stimulants without experiencing withdrawal of any type is somewhat bewildering.
> and do all drugs stop working? i have seen a few posts about poop-out and i wondered if this is something i should be prepared for.
You can never tell whether a drug will continue to work indefinitely -- some people, for example, find Prozac poops out after a couple months while there are many people who have benefited from it ever since its inception. My advice: don't worry about poop-out. If it happens, it happens, and more often than not the drug will continue to work.
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