Posted by musky on September 28, 2006, at 23:54:10
In reply to Re: Withdrawal from long term antidepressants » Philip N., posted by johnnyj on September 28, 2006, at 22:28:10
> Hi johnny..
good to hear you are still off the Remeron and now the lithium... hang in and you will be med free... being medicated (especially mood drugs is NOT normal).. I dont care what the "qualified people say".. Of course we all want to feel good.. but to me feeling good is feeling in control of my mind and body.. not a false ,zombie state with no emotions like the Remeron did to me..
We all have different experiences and how we respond to our situations.. the very fact that you are now off 2 meds is PROOF to me that you CAN do this... you will feel so much better in the end.. its a long road and I have suffered much as well getting off my Remeron.. but guess what there IS a better way than meds!!! it seems society has us to believe we need a quick fix from our pain.. well life doesnt work that way.. suffering is part of healing as crazy as this sounds...
Im off Remeron like you now for 4months.. mostly stable mood, some instances of sudden anxiety /panic but I just "ride the wave".. and it passes.. My sleep is good now.. and again I just "toughed it out" There was no way I was going to have to take a damn pill to sleep.. your body will sleep on its own and i proved this to myself... guess im just a stubborn ol hen who doesnt want to be on a/d , anxiety meds ever again ... it really screwed with my thoughts ...so I say BAN the %%$%%%^ stuff.. Docs have everyone scared to think if they dont get medicated they will crash.. well guess what .. Icrashed BECAUSE i was on mEDS!!! not OFF..
anyways.. sorry to vent.
I know you have struggled hard and you have come a long way from when I first saw your posts.. keep up the fight johnny... stay OFF the Remeron and stay off the lithium(which is even worse).. if you ever met someone coming off heroin , its the same with a/d.. they are all hallucengenic drugs... not to be taken lightly.. and for "all what ails ya" it seems these days.. way too widely prescribed ,, I say... and for everything from normal ups and downs in life to if you have neck pain... sheesh... give me a break..later
MuskyIf you were diagnosed correctly years ago and now, and meds helped you to the point where you felt "normal" maybe they will help again.
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> Believe me, I am only on lunesta, a sleep aid right now, and if I had a med that worked for me in the past I would take it. The problems is remeron really messed with my mind and body so I am reluctant to try anything else.
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> The DECISION should be between you and your doctor. I know this board offers advice, as I am now, but the ultimate decision is up to you. I understand because I want to be totally med free and just be myself again. If you are not able to make the decision based on your mental health maybe you need to listen to what qualified people are telling you. I give this advice knowing I don't follow it myself at all times so take it with a grain of salt. Suffering is not inevitable.
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> BTW I am 4 months off remeron and 1 week off of lithium. It has taken me about 1.5 years of weaning to get to this point. I am not sure where I am headed but I don't want to ruin my life by refusing to take something that may help me. The problem is we don't know if it will help us until we try. Do what you think is right for you. take care and let us know what you decide.
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> Best regards
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> johnnyj
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