Posted by linkadge on April 9, 2006, at 20:06:33
In reply to Prozac saved my life., posted by madeline on April 7, 2006, at 17:54:08
When I was on celexa I didn't worry about coming off of it either. In hindsight, I don't know how I did that. I guess I was just so apathetic.
Its a catch 22. When you're on an antipanic, antianxiety drug, there is less likelyhood of you panicing, or becoming anxious about the potential hazards. Its like smoking, a non smoker is wondering themselves, how on earth can this person suck that stuff down, when they know very well they will get lung cancer? The reason is that the blissfullness of the smoking has surpassed common sence. When I started to worry about the hazards of the drugs, my doctor upped my dose! saying something like, oh thats your anxiety returning, instead of an obvious backlash of that part of my brain that cares about the future of my mental health.
When I was on the drug it was impossible to think that coming off of it could cause *so* many problems. My world just came crashing down. Your brain molds itself around these drugs.
b = 1.5 x a
(a = number of years on drug)
(b = number of years required to get off)
You know you're f'd when the drug poops out, but at the same time withdrawl is too excuciating to consider. Thats where a lot of people are stuck these days. Don't mean to sound like a @$$, but thats what happenened to me. I was stuck, and I had to make a killer decision. Go up on the drugs (and never ever ever get off) or face the music.
Linkadge
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