Posted by bigcat on December 19, 2005, at 23:03:22
In reply to born with super-high med tolerance?, posted by becksA on December 18, 2005, at 13:26:43
> Is this possible? I've told my pdoc stories that have completely shocked him....really things that are not safe...examples:
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> Very high dose of Effexor for about 4 months, stopping cold turkey. Not one noticeable side effect.
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> 12mg daily Xanax XR for about 6 months. Was able to completely stop that within about 7-10 days.
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> No SSRI's have ever done a single thing for me, good or bad, maybe because I just need a much higher dose than the norm?
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> Currently I'm with a new pdoc who I really like, we're using depakote and serax to attack social anxiety and mild mood swings. Anyway, about all that ridiculous med tolerance, is this common? I feel like a piece of my brain is missing, I hear all these horrible withdrawal stories none of which I have ever experienced.
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> thanksI'm in the exact same boat. I've taken mega-high doses of virtually every antidepressant, and they hardly touch me. Very mild side effects at doses 3x the recommended max. No withdrawal symptoms either, even when moving from a huge dose of one med straight to another, without tapering. While most meds have been failures, if a drug does something, I tend to respond virtually immediately with 100% remission, and then it fizzles out just as fast, and raising the dose does nothing to bring back the relief. I want to see an experienced psychopharamologist who would be willing to put me on VERY high doses. If that's really been my main problem this whole time, I'll shoot myself.
I simply can't relate with people who have to discontinue meds because of side effects. I've tried virtually every antidepressant at very high doses and have NEVER discontinued a med because of intolerable side effects. Besides being a fast metabolizer, I wonder if there are any ways to counter-act this (besides simply taking enormous doses). Well, I thought I was the only one...Any thought would be greatly appreciated.
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