Posted by 49er on October 16, 2010, at 5:23:43
In reply to Advice needed, posted by Buckeye Fan on October 14, 2010, at 8:10:10
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> Hi to all~
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> I hav'nt posted in a while, but thought I would check in and kinda bounce what's going on with me off the group and maybe get some advice or direction.
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> I have been OFF my long-term use of anti-depressants since January of this year.
> I have been OFF my long term use of Xanax since 2007.
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> I am currently still ON 25mgs of Librium per day...and 100 mgs of Trazadone at bedtime.
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> These remaining two PMeds are leftover prescriptions from 3 and 1/2 years ago, prescribed my a phycologist...when I was withdrawling from xanax and weekly alcohol use. My current MD admits he is not well versed in mental health issues...so I have contunued to ask him to refill these two Meds.
> Here is my situation currently.
> I am depressed beyond anything I have ever experienced. I am not whining....Im just trying to rationally state the facts so that I can recover.
> I have just lost my job....which is a blessing and a curse. I was so depressed and disorganized in my thinking, I was performing well below my best. Just getting out of bed and getting ready for work ( or the day) was and is a challenge. The anxiety of the 70 hour per week high-stress job was totally consuming me menatlly and physically.
> I feel isolated, alone, defeated and unable to handle life right now.
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> There is the temptation to return to the numbing effects of an anti-depressant.
> I am aware that Trazadone is an anti-depressant, but it was prescribed for insominia...and is well known for its weak anti-depressant qualities. Besides..I feel it has diminished effects after 3 years of use anyways.
> The Librium has prevented any panic attacks, and I realize it is a benzo.
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> Should I use this time of unemployment to ween off the Trazadone and Librium?
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> I know in my heart that I do not want to get back on the anti-depressant rollercoaster ride again...but when I consider the alternative of this life draining depression...I am between a rock and a hard place.
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> This current severe depression started about 3 months ago..and is gradually growing worse. I cannot overstate the way I am feeling...life has lost its joy...there is no comfort in anything. Routine daily tasks are a challenge...and I feel myself wanting to isolate from the world around me...which I KNOW is unhealthy and a symptom of depression.
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> Thanks for listening
>Hi Buckeye Fan,
What was your tapering schedule as if you do it too quickly, that can cause rebound symptoms of depression?
Have you tried fish oil?
As someone who is also unemployed, I feel your pain.
49er
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