Posted by pedr on April 17, 2019, at 9:13:18
In reply to Re: nardil and parnate have both pooped out on me, posted by rose45 on April 17, 2019, at 8:00:58
> sorry to hear pdr, but at least you can work. I cannot and have no income coming in.
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> Just discovered that Im now dependent on benzos, which ive been taking more of, very stupidly because I wasnt functioning without them. What a catastrophe and a mess. Will have to reduce them slowly, and still dont know whether parnate is working or not...... Im only on meds as I cannot survive without them, unlike so many on here who seem to go on them and come off fairly easily. Am reallyl suffering with extreme anxiety and worry because of all this.
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> Apologies for the negative post.Hi Rose,
firstly theres no need at all to apologise for a negative post - this is a mental health forum! For the majority of every single day I have a very similar, negative outlook and can empathise somewhat. Ive been though periods of being unable to work and its just horrible (I was inpatient last year for a while for example).
Its really easy to become dependent on benzos. Theyre almost universally efffective and have an immediate effect, its unsurprising so many of us struggle with them. Im currently weaning myself off of Valium actually. BTW have you tried Buspar as an alternative? Its no panacea for me but I think it helps.
I hope the Parnate does work out, it sounds like you need and deserve a break.
All the best,
PeteI love the smell of Abilify in the morning. The smell, you know that chemical smell. Smells like victory. Some day this war's gonna end...
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