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Posted by ross on February 13, 2002, at 21:40:29
im 34 a male and i cried 3 times today. i am so depressed from just 5 days off my A/D's...
its unreal.........
i cannot wait for the 21st!
at least i ordered a ton of Ensure because thats all i really will be eating in the beginning of Nardil therapy.
good luck to all
ross
Posted by IsoM on February 13, 2002, at 21:49:06
In reply to what a day..waiting for Nardil, posted by ross on February 13, 2002, at 21:40:29
Hang on, Ross. We'll be counting the days down with you. When I feel so low & then later so good, I'm amazed that a tiny amount of a few chemicals can make such a monumental diffeence in our emotions. Hold on, guy.
Posted by ross on February 13, 2002, at 21:57:12
In reply to Re: what a day..waiting for Nardil » ross, posted by IsoM on February 13, 2002, at 21:49:06
> Hang on, Ross. We'll be counting the days down with you. When I feel so low & then later so good, I'm amazed that a tiny amount of a few chemicals can make such a monumental diffeence in our emotions. Hold on, guy.
thanks IsoM.....
i will make it and life will be fun again.
ross
Posted by Mr. Scott on February 13, 2002, at 22:10:13
In reply to what a day..waiting for Nardil, posted by ross on February 13, 2002, at 21:40:29
I haven't been following your posts and will go back and look them over, but there are several things you can do in the meantime even if NArdil is up and coming.
Trazodone, Lithium, Benzos all will at least dull your pain until the nardil gets going. No serious interactions with those.
But in any event..As ISO said just hang on...Soon You'll be on your way to a better place...And I'm not talking about Heaven either!
Scott
Posted by Bob on February 13, 2002, at 22:17:24
In reply to Re: what a day..waiting for Nardil » ross, posted by Mr. Scott on February 13, 2002, at 22:10:13
Do Lithium and Trazadone have reasonably quick response times in situations like this?
Posted by Bob on February 13, 2002, at 22:38:51
In reply to Re: what a day..waiting for Nardil » ross, posted by Mr. Scott on February 13, 2002, at 22:10:13
Do you think that Lithium and/or Trazodone would be could for easing the withdrawal from an SSRI?
Posted by christophrejmc on February 13, 2002, at 22:55:00
In reply to what a day..waiting for Nardil, posted by ross on February 13, 2002, at 21:40:29
> im 34 a male and i cried 3 times today. i am so depressed from just 5 days off my A/D's...
> its unreal.........
> i cannot wait for the 21st!May I ask what you're coming off of?
> at least i ordered a ton of Ensure because thats all i really will be eating in the beginning of Nardil therapy.
> good luck to all
> rossHey... you ordered it? Is there any chance that your name - "ross" - means Ross Products (do you work for them)? Just asking because my brother works for Abbott Labs/Ross Products Division and one of the products he sells is Ensure.
Good luck with Nardil; try to eat as much tyramine as you possibly can until then -- you might start to miss it soon.
-Christophre
Posted by ross on February 14, 2002, at 7:11:04
In reply to Re: what a day..waiting for Nardil » ross, posted by christophrejmc on February 13, 2002, at 22:55:00
> > im 34 a male and i cried 3 times today. i am so depressed from just 5 days off my A/D's...
> > its unreal.........
> > i cannot wait for the 21st!
>
> May I ask what you're coming off of?
>
> > at least i ordered a ton of Ensure because thats all i really will be eating in the beginning of Nardil therapy.
> > good luck to all
> > ross
>
> Hey... you ordered it? Is there any chance that your name - "ross" - means Ross Products (do you work for them)? Just asking because my brother works for Abbott Labs/Ross Products Division and one of the products he sells is Ensure.
>
> Good luck with Nardil; try to eat as much tyramine as you possibly can until then -- you might start to miss it soon.
>
> -ChristophreCHRIS,
came of 375mgs of effexor xr, 45mgs of remeron and 300mgs of wellbutrin. not a nice package to come off. actually it sucks!
ross
Posted by Mr. Scott on February 14, 2002, at 19:13:48
In reply to Re: what a day..waiting for Nardil » Mr. Scott, posted by Bob on February 13, 2002, at 22:17:24
I don't know...but when I was going to take Nardil and switch from Zoloft, thats what my doctor mentioned might help bridge the gap.
However, since tried Nardil before and had growing suspicions about BP II I never did it.
Scott
Posted by Mr. Scott on February 14, 2002, at 19:16:53
In reply to SSRI withdrawal » Mr. Scott, posted by Bob on February 13, 2002, at 22:38:51
Bob,
That's a first class question..Bob!! I bet they would be helpful since they both increase the overall effect of serotonin. I cant say for sure, but that might be a great idea to consider. I'm anticipating coming off of Effexor soon and will put it to the test.
Scott
Posted by IsoM on February 15, 2002, at 1:22:46
In reply to SSRI withdrawal » Mr. Scott, posted by Bob on February 13, 2002, at 22:38:51
Just a shot in the dark but please read this previous post of mine:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020208/msgs/94032.htmlIt's the end of day 4 now & still no withdrawal/discontinuation symptoms! I use to get them if I was even late for my dose before. I'd get them when I was even tapering off a piece of shaving of a pill.
Now nothing! I'm totally amazed but very, VERY happy. I've been wanting to get completely off my hated Paxil for so long.
Posted by Bob on February 15, 2002, at 11:48:12
In reply to Re: SSRI withdrawal for Bob and Scott, posted by IsoM on February 15, 2002, at 1:22:46
> Just a shot in the dark but please read this previous post of mine:
> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020208/msgs/94032.html
>
> It's the end of day 4 now & still no withdrawal/discontinuation symptoms! I use to get them if I was even late for my dose before. I'd get them when I was even tapering off a piece of shaving of a pill.
>
> Now nothing! I'm totally amazed but very, VERY happy. I've been wanting to get completely off my hated Paxil for so long.
==================================================I am truly happy that you seem to have finally succeeded with a successful withdrawal. I myself have been tapering down Luvox over the past few months, and it has gotten quite unmanageable at 25mg. My doctor and I decided to add Celexa to the mix, and then taper off the Luvox. That was only a few days ago, so we'll see how it goes.
Again, congratulations on your success.
Posted by IsoM on February 15, 2002, at 12:02:39
In reply to Re: SSRI withdrawal for Bob and Scott » IsoM, posted by Bob on February 15, 2002, at 11:48:12
Hope your switching to Celexa does the trick for you! Now I understand why you were asking me about the Celexa I take. Post back to let us know how the tapering/switch goes please. Sometimes when I don't hear from a person for a while, I wonder whether they improved (& that's why we don't hear from them) or things got worse.
How much Luvox were you taking initially? Each time I lowered the Luvox dose, I'd experience another onrush of symptoms.
Posted by Bob on February 15, 2002, at 12:07:09
In reply to Re: SSRI withdrawal for Bob » Bob, posted by IsoM on February 15, 2002, at 12:02:39
> Hope your switching to Celexa does the trick for you! Now I understand why you were asking me about the Celexa I take. Post back to let us know how the tapering/switch goes please. Sometimes when I don't hear from a person for a while, I wonder whether they improved (& that's why we don't hear from them) or things got worse.
>
> How much Luvox were you taking initially? Each time I lowered the Luvox dose, I'd experience another onrush of symptoms.=================================================
Yes, I'll post back.
I was on 100mg for about 6 months, then I started to taper down: 75, 50, 37.5, and now 25mg. Every dosage change towards the low end was associated with a flurry of symptoms (both withdrawal, and psychological).
Bob
Posted by IsoM on February 15, 2002, at 13:17:45
In reply to Re: SSRI withdrawal for Bob » IsoM, posted by Bob on February 15, 2002, at 12:07:09
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