Posted by Tony C. on August 1, 2004, at 16:31:23
Tony C. Here, I am on 200mg Daily of Serzone last 7 years. HOW DO I CONVINCE MY DOCTOR I WANT OFF NO MORE THAN 10MG A MONTH FOR 20 MONTHS ? I am about at the end of the rope, and getting mentally exhausted cause of all of this SERZONE Bull Crap. I got down to 180mg over 21 days BUT I went back cause it is to hard to file the 100mg tablets, I need the Doc to give me the 50mg tablets. I also was told by SEVERAL people to please do it under a Docs supervision. NOW it is almost time to see Doc, and he told me before I will need 200mg a day for rest of life, (Is he sure ? I had PTSD and Depression from a Flood, does that constititute a lifetime of Serzone ?) but as we all know SERZONE is pulled, and only the GENERIC Nefazodone is all thats available, and for HOW much longer ? Serzone was great for me, BUT it is addicting, and a DANGEROUS med to get off of to fast, it has a short half life, almost like Effexor. I mean HONESTLY 2 weeks ago, I missed my afternoon 100mg tablet, 3 hours later I felt flat and out of it, that night vicious dreaming every 30minutes to 1 hour with a vivid dream that made my brain feel like it was jumping in my skull, I knew that morning it meant I missed a whole 100mg tablet, sure enough I checked my pill box and there was the Serzone for the afternoon dose the day before. People I got a family to take care of I am the ONLY source of income, I cannot cut this stuff down 25 to 50mg a day for 2 weeks and then again for 2 weeks. I don't care if it take me 2 years, I want off of this medicine SAFELY, and COMFORTABLY - I mean I know people that went from 600mg a day to 500 for a week, then 400 but going from 600 to 500 you still have 500mg backing you up going from 200 to 150 or 100 is to big a leap. I AM READY TO SCREAM !!! Someone please present to me what they think a safe long approach would be to get me off of this safely and help me not shock my brain or system. Please give me a plan that I like, so I can discuss it with my Doctor. He will never go for 10mg a month, he will give me a lecture how they ct it down 25 to 50 a week or halve it every 2 weeks. Oh my I am getting so depressed over this whole freakin thing.
; ( Tony C.
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