Posted by the kindling effect on February 9, 2006, at 11:59:26
In reply to Re: ATTN: fenix. » the kindling effect, posted by ed_uk on February 8, 2006, at 13:25:03
Hello Ed.
Very bizzare posting here. Have been watching (stalking sounds so unbearably creepy) this board for 5 years now and am very familar with the cases of many long time posters. Have learned a lot from here. Some of it really kept me going. Didn't post before because there were so few people who seemed to have similar symptoms. I kept coming back(this is heading way off on a tangent Ed; i tend to have a lot of verbal spewing now; be forewarned, often completely forget original topic)uummmm lost.
Anyways 40+ psychotropics over last five years. Dxs(which I consider from useless to dangerous if incorrect at times)have become a silly potpourri now. Originally I suppose dysthimia/MDD then anxiety showed up after a period on sertraline. This is going to become a medusa of an explanation.
Basically I've seen 2 or 3 people in 5 years on this board in a similar situation as I (similar causes as well) although my current situation is now further clouded by TA and other neurological dxs(tics(developed mostly on Seroquel/EFXR,) OCD apparently often go together.) Point- Marsha,4WD, is now in the same situation I was attempting to treat the last 5 years. Largest aggravating factor:time of day,same nearly every day. Morning intense,often fear terror drops to despair to dysphoria(anguish as the neuros call it, often unable to move) with energy building again towards evening but usually much better by some hours after darkness. THat's brief, spare you details. Past similarities with these other posters? Several years on SSRI alone(Prozac seems worst, I was on Zoloft) and often some intermittent C(believe you call it Charlie in UK) use with alcohol during that period;hence the kindling effect common in low dose sporadic users.Push it too far one time and don't recover from anxiety. become super-sensitive to SSRIs, including muscle stiffness(esp.Celexa),minor EPSs, anxiety,agitation and many psychotropics, try a plethora of mood stabilizers w/Ad, atypical APs /AD(my biggest help for a couple years) all generally at low dose because of strange(to psychiatrists) side effects....Every possible physical ailment, MRIs,SPECT, psych, neuro-psych testing
I think you asked my some straightforward questions I'm trying to cram 5 years of personal observations down your throat.
...will try again. Exit.
> Hi Dave
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> I hope you don't mind me asking you the same questions I asked Fenix.......
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> Tell us about your akathisia. How long have you had it? Which medication was responsible? When did you stop the offending medication? Did you suffer from acute extra-pyramidal side effects when you were still taking the offending medication? What medication(s) are you on at the moment? Which meds have you tried for the akathisia so far?
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> Ed
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