Posted by Patient on March 27, 2005, at 16:19:04
In reply to Re: Maxime, posted by Maxime on March 13, 2005, at 23:46:38
Hi Maxime,
I thought I'd wait before I posted to see how long this would last. It didn't. As of yesterday I started taking 5mg Lexapro and am doing fine. I was beginning to get irritable.
I understand why you feel the need to go the chemical route. From what I know, it seems borderliners are the same way-unless they can change their distored thinking and reacting patterns. I haven't and so, being med. free made me realise this. I was really hoping that cheap supplement purchase from the salvage grocery was going to work. But, I am really astounded at how much better I feel while taking this SSRI, inspite of side effects, it does wonders for making me feel calm.
Hope you find what works!
> Hi Patient
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> I appreciate your suggestions. I have gone "au naturel" before and I always land in the hospital. I am bipolar and sadly I think I will always have to go the chemical route. It's really dangerous for me to be off an antidepressant right now .... but I have no choice.
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> I do take a lot of fish oil and B vitamins, but it's not enough to fight off my depression.
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> However, I think it's GREAT that it's working for you! Maybe you can post more about it on the alternative group and I can learn more about your cocktail and advice there.
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> Again, I am happy that you are doing so well. :) May it continue!
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> Maxime
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> > I will tell you what I am doing-have been on SSRI's since March 2000, or was it 1999? Memory poor. But, it has now been three weeks plus since being off of Lexapro and I'm really suprised I am doing so well considering what I've been through after discontinuing other SSRI's. i.e. return of the angry irritable monster within say two weeks. The only difference is I've been taking a supplement with many ingredients, and I don't know if it has anything to do with how I am doing better than I normally do after discontinuing completely from an SSRI, but I do seem calmer after taking it. This is getting on the subject of alternatives, but have you given alternatives a try? Nope, doesn't contain SJW or 5-HTP, or SAM-e. The ingredient in this supplement I am taking that I have never tried before is DL-phenylalanine, but it is in combination with other ingredients (vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids), so I don't know for certain if this is what is helping me do well or if it how it works in combination with the other ingredients, or if it has nothing to do with this suppelement, maybe, like you mentioned to someone else, it is because spring is arriving and the mood goes up. Anyway, just wanted to put a few shillings worth in that maybe when the medicines aren't helping, you gotta go another route. I for one am very suprised at how well I am doing, for I tend to get a bit anxious over the thought of not taking any medicine-especially as all Hades broke lose after my past trials of discontinuing meds. where I ending up back on them to regain my sanity. I had to do this because of extreme budget restrictions-we just can't afford the medicines any longer, much less doctor visits. Maybe Lexapro is just simply easier to end. I also stopped taking the 10mg because I was still getting depressed over situational stressors (poor job outlook for husband, quickly using up our liquid assets). I still have moments where I begin crying over things, but I am so far doing well with no outburst of anger-and this is by far the biggest problem I have, which, can result in deep depression. I have been dx'd with borderline personality disorder. So far, so good after 3 weeks. Maybe I speak to soon at how well I do after discontinuing meds,but this is the longest time I have been without them-I guess I'm excited I've made it thus far!
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> > p.s.I was getting my meds from my gynecologist who would give me a years worth of prescription that I ordered from Canada. Before that I was seeing a psychiatrist-too costly and ineffective.
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