Posted by Dr. Vijoy on October 12, 2005, at 0:34:32
In reply to Re: Eye opener, posted by claudine on October 11, 2005, at 23:47:50
I agree with claudine, read through the thread it may help understand whats going on.
Going from 60 to ZERO is what i did, at my own free will of course, but it sucks.
Do the following:
1. Dramamine or Benadryl as recommended on the bottle only, use as needed gradually tapering off.
2. Abstain from smoking completely, nicotine makes the "shocks" much worse.
3. Tylenol for the headache, although relief may not be as prominent as with migraine medication, but then again, if youre trying to get away from a SSRI then migraine medication is a type of SSRI...
4. 24hr support, if in a hospital, suicide watch. The depression will resolve itself to some extent in a few weeks, but keep in mind that SSRIs are a temp. treatment for depression so now the patient is left without treatment, this can be rough and should be observed carefully.
5. Other things i must be forgettingh.Look, SSRIs are good for temp. treatment i think most of us agree. Dont listen to Tom Cruise and posse when they say that depression is not a disease and that psychiatry medication doesnt work... i mean , youre going through withdrawl so something mustve happened right?
We need to learn to function on, and OFF, the meds to truly handle our devastating illness. You have seen what it is like on both sides of the fence, now gain the strength to walk on top of the fence. If a person can live off the meds, that is the best thingk, but if you find yourself falling off the fence, temp treatment with ssris is extremely important.
With that said, any doctor who pulls you off a SSRI without any support is a completely a**hole and should be sued.
Yours,
Vijoy
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