Posted by Donna Louise on May 31, 2006, at 21:55:39 [reposted on June 3, 2006, at 1:45:07 | original URL]
In reply to Going off all meds for good, posted by katie san diego on May 31, 2006, at 19:06:30
> Has anyone gone off all meds completely as a final solution? I was successfully on prozac for 10 years until i had "poop-out" and major winter depressive episodes. after throwing everything at me that they could think of during that winter including anti-psychotics, lithium, effexor, wellbutrin, ECT, depakoke and others i cant even remember, i found relief with lexapro.
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> One winter later i was back in depression, and back as a guinea pig. recently i have had limited success with cymbalta. it seems that the only drugs that made me feel normal were prozac and lexapro and those inevitablly "poop" out after a period of time.
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> I am trying the EMSAM, but i honestly feel that i may just try to give them all up completely. So far the EMSAM has made me feel worse. I am going to try the higher dose, and then that is it. have all those years on the prozac changed my brain permanently? is it possible to live without these meds? Can my brain adjust back?For me, I have relapsed every time I have tried to quit. Initially I will have what feels like must be a good hypomania, a two week reprieve where I am so happy that I don't need them anymore and then whammo. Everytime. and I have tried alot to stop. I don't know if any of these drugs have changed me in a bad way for good, I know the depression and anxiety itself left untreated would have caused alot more damage. I have to resign myself as much as I don't like it, that I really need these meds. I so hope the higher dose EMSAM will work for you. It is supposed to be such a beneficial med rather than a damaging one. Try a little longer and with adding something to help the rough spots. It may work yet.
donna
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