Posted by linkadge on November 8, 2004, at 16:51:30
In reply to Scared again. Advice/Support for impulse control., posted by Keko on November 8, 2004, at 12:02:32
You're not latently manic.
It is *extremely* common for SSRI withdrawl to induce manic type behavior and even mood cylcing.
This does not mean that you are bipolar it just shows how powerful the drugs are. It can take time for your brain to fully adjust.Think of it this way.
When you take an SSRI for an extend period of time, you powerfuly surpress endogenious dopamine.
After you stop taking the SSRI, the dopamine levels surge through the roof! All that SSRI apathy is reversed, and millions of thoughts come into your head. The emotional blunting effects of the SSRI are replaced by millions of emotions, anger, rage, jealousy, panic, anxiety, insight, beligerance, imaptience, heightened sexual drive etc.
The first few days of quitting an SSRI, most people feel VERY GOOD, (ie. I did not need to be taking an antidperessant!!!) This is because of that dopamine surge.
It will take a while for your dopamine serotonin axis to reballence itself.Some supplements I can reccomend are the following, you can take them indefinately, and they should ease withdrawl + show that your are not manic/crazy.
Breakfast
1) Folic Acid (1mg), B6(25mg), b12(100mcg)
2) 5-htp 25mg
3) Omega 3 (1 capsule of standardized fish oil)Lunch
1) Omega 3
2) 5-htp 25mgSupper
1) Omega 3
2) 5-htp 25mgBed
Magnesium (250-500mg)
Niacin (100mg)
This is just a suggestion of course but,the vitamins: niacin,magnesium,folic acid,
b6, b12 are all crutial in the
production of serotoninthe amino acid: 5-htp is the precursor
to serotoninomega 3: Is crutial in making sure the
serotonin/dopamine receptors
work properly.
Linkadge
magnesium + 5-htp
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