Posted by SLS on November 3, 2016, at 5:37:54
In reply to Remission!, posted by Soulsickness1982 on November 3, 2016, at 1:38:12
> I'm happy to report that after years of trying nearly every medication class and combinations and herbals and street drugs and therapy and spending nearly 6years in prison and over 10 long term abstinence based drug programs that I have, finally, at the tender age of 34 achieved remission from lifelong TRD and comorbid anxiety disorders. The main medication is 1-2mg of suboxone a day along with up to 6mg of xanax (only need about 2 or 3mg tho) vyvanse (ocassionally) and 10mg of Paxil (which I hope to change over to nardil or parnate in the near future). I was in such a black hole a mere 9 months ago that the fact I am living and functioning as a normal human is amazing to me. My aphasic memory and cognition is 90% better along with the depression, lack of energy, sh*tty mood, rampant anxiety of every flavor. Also my sex drive is back and raging (I also take testosterone replacement). The vyvanse and Paxil may be holding me back in a couple of areas, but the point is that suboxone is the main powerhouse for treating all my symptoms and allows the other medications to work. I turned 34 years old a month ago and it has taken that many years to feel sound of mind and body. Thank you all for your insight and guidance over the years. I truly believe many forms of TRD is a reward deficiency syndrome type disorder and urge people who have been struggling for a lifetime to give suboxone or buprenorphine a short trial. Suffering opioid withdrawal is a small price to pay to find out if your psych problems are linked to your endorphin system.
Thank you for taking the time to write your story here. It is always encouraging to see someone achieve remission and build a life for themselves. Exciting!
Good luck and have fun!
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I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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