Esperanca Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I do not know differentiate clearly, the withdrawal symptoms, disease, drugs and supplements I took no supplements because Altostrata warned us that no commercial program is good. The best is to do so slowly and patiently removed. I was doing the supplements list TBR to buy, but I suspended it. Currently 1/2 comp clomipramine (Anafranil) 50mg and 10mg Valium middle of composing. It's the first time I try WD reading survivingantidepressants. Always I did on my own. Today the symptoms are weak but sometimes are accentuated. I have symptoms as if anything was a big scare that spreads in seconds, until becoming a huge wave of the sea. Many things become disproportionate for me to bear, but without panic really. Today I travel alone, I submitted myself to surgery without problems,etc... but I have many emotional pain. I feel small, bad thoughts,etc... dizziness, wheezing in the ears, as if listening to the "silence the noise" (beginning two months), and more symptoms that I describe in my signature...and more many, many others symptoms I am very confuse with me and as i sad in Topic Title: i dont know diferenciate bettween those kind of symptoms and dont know if i am right with my WD 1. 1972 : Primeiro paniccrisis aguda de terror mental; Nenhum medicamento psicoativo por 14 anos. 2. 1986 : Anafranil (Clomipramine) 25 mg, 2 vezes ao dia (50 mg) e Valium (diazepam) 10mg (sem prescrição Doutor), 15/15 ou 20/20 dias sem regularidade. 3. 1996 : Percepção de confusão mental, leve tontura (ou desequilíbrio), medo de perder a cognição, diminuição da memória. 4. 2004 Tentativa de metade da dose, sem qualquer método knowhownorspecific. 5. 2012 : a retirada gradual, sem qualquer método específico nem control.Valium rígida e Anafranil por 6 meses. Eu estava feliz e normal. Após 6 meses, com alta tensão e com praticamente os mesmos sintomas: ataques menor de pânico, ansiedade, negativos e suicidethoughts, medo de executar tarefas profissionais, taquicardia, necessidades fisiológicas. Novo sintoma: agonia nas pernas nervespathand nenhum movimento nos membros inferiores. 6. 2012 : Reinício da Anafranil, 25 mg duas vezes por dia e Valium, 1 tabletwhen muito nervoso. Aliviada, mas com sintomas raros. 7. 2015 (julho) : me deparei com o SA, mas sem compreensão e começou a retirada: zumbido e outra noisessuch como faíscas como sons ofpeeled fios elétricos que tocam-se mais pânico crise quando vi minha mãe de 97 anos com alucinações Seroquel. Eu tinha mildpanic. Recuperação em dois meses, tomar remédios de homeopatia. Eu continuei tomando Anafranil, 25 mg uma vez por dia e 10 mg de Valium quando realmente necessário. 8. 2016 (Fevereiro) : Tomando remédios de homeopatia Anafranil, 25mg uma vez por dia e Valium, 5mg duas vezes por dia. 9. 2016 19 de maio : 12,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama, junto com Valium, 2,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama. 10. 2016 Junho 20 th (ontem): crises de pânico leve, muito choro e medo de ter pânico 'autêntico', assim como há 30 anos. Tomei o Resgate Flor Bach chamado amigos, a cada 2 horas.Agora, Junho de 2016, eu estou me preparando para ir através da retirada seguindo o método que eu aprendi na SA. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus KarenB Posted November 10, 2015 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted November 10, 2015 Hello Esperanca and welcome to s/a, It can be hard to know what are withdrawal symptoms and what are underlying problems, but the things you listed are all very common withdrawal-symptoms, and they will eventually go away. Have you had a read of this topic http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1112-non-drug-techniques-to-cope-with-emotional-symptoms/ which has many useful ideas for coping with symptoms? I guess you've been reading on this site for a while and have found some idea helpful. Two supplements that are recommended here are cod-liver-oil with vitamin E, and magnesium: http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/36-king-of-supplements-omega-3-fatty-acids-fish-oil/ and http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1300-magnesium-natures-calcium-channel-blocker/ Many people here find they make a real difference. I know it feels really horrible and quite scary sometimes too, but you will get through this - you will heal. How long since you started this recent tapering, and did you use the 10% recommendation? The mods here are very experienced and will be able to help you know if you've started off gently enough. There will be lots of support for you here, so have a read of the topics and keep coming back to ask any more questions you have. Hugs, KarenB 2010 Fluoxetine 20mg. 2011 Escitalopram 20mg. 2013 Tapered badly and destabilised CNS. Effexor 150mg. 2015 Begin using info at SurvivingAntidepressants. Cut 10% - bad w/d 2 months, held 1 month. Micro-tapering: four weekly 0.4% cuts, hold 4 weeks (struggling with symptoms). 8 month hold. 2017 Micro-tapering: four weekly 1% cuts, hold 4 weeks (symptoms almost non-existent). 2020 Still micro-tapering. Just over 2/3 of the way off effexor. Minimal symptoms, - and sleeping well. Supplements: Fish oil, vitamin C, iron, oat-straw tea, nettle tea. 2023 December - Now on 5 micro-beads Effexor. Minimal symptoms but much more time needed between drops. Symptoms begin to increase. 2024 April - Updosed to 6 microbeads - immediate increase in symptoms for 4 days. Decreased to 5 microbeads. 'The possibility of renewal exists so long as life exists.' Dr Gabor Mate. Link to comment
Esperanca Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 Dear Karen. How precious your words and life direction to my life. I apreciate your victory since child. I am so gratefull for your used time with me. Today i only tell you this, because i suffered a surgery today morning, but i will write more another day. For now, i hug you. I saw your blog. I am there. Bye to the next day. 1. 1972 : Primeiro paniccrisis aguda de terror mental; Nenhum medicamento psicoativo por 14 anos. 2. 1986 : Anafranil (Clomipramine) 25 mg, 2 vezes ao dia (50 mg) e Valium (diazepam) 10mg (sem prescrição Doutor), 15/15 ou 20/20 dias sem regularidade. 3. 1996 : Percepção de confusão mental, leve tontura (ou desequilíbrio), medo de perder a cognição, diminuição da memória. 4. 2004 Tentativa de metade da dose, sem qualquer método knowhownorspecific. 5. 2012 : a retirada gradual, sem qualquer método específico nem control.Valium rígida e Anafranil por 6 meses. Eu estava feliz e normal. Após 6 meses, com alta tensão e com praticamente os mesmos sintomas: ataques menor de pânico, ansiedade, negativos e suicidethoughts, medo de executar tarefas profissionais, taquicardia, necessidades fisiológicas. Novo sintoma: agonia nas pernas nervespathand nenhum movimento nos membros inferiores. 6. 2012 : Reinício da Anafranil, 25 mg duas vezes por dia e Valium, 1 tabletwhen muito nervoso. Aliviada, mas com sintomas raros. 7. 2015 (julho) : me deparei com o SA, mas sem compreensão e começou a retirada: zumbido e outra noisessuch como faíscas como sons ofpeeled fios elétricos que tocam-se mais pânico crise quando vi minha mãe de 97 anos com alucinações Seroquel. Eu tinha mildpanic. Recuperação em dois meses, tomar remédios de homeopatia. Eu continuei tomando Anafranil, 25 mg uma vez por dia e 10 mg de Valium quando realmente necessário. 8. 2016 (Fevereiro) : Tomando remédios de homeopatia Anafranil, 25mg uma vez por dia e Valium, 5mg duas vezes por dia. 9. 2016 19 de maio : 12,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama, junto com Valium, 2,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama. 10. 2016 Junho 20 th (ontem): crises de pânico leve, muito choro e medo de ter pânico 'autêntico', assim como há 30 anos. Tomei o Resgate Flor Bach chamado amigos, a cada 2 horas.Agora, Junho de 2016, eu estou me preparando para ir através da retirada seguindo o método que eu aprendi na SA. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus KarenB Posted November 10, 2015 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted November 10, 2015 Hope your surgery and recovery go well Esperanca, you are right to get that settled first. Thinking of you and sending hugs as well, Karen 2010 Fluoxetine 20mg. 2011 Escitalopram 20mg. 2013 Tapered badly and destabilised CNS. Effexor 150mg. 2015 Begin using info at SurvivingAntidepressants. Cut 10% - bad w/d 2 months, held 1 month. Micro-tapering: four weekly 0.4% cuts, hold 4 weeks (struggling with symptoms). 8 month hold. 2017 Micro-tapering: four weekly 1% cuts, hold 4 weeks (symptoms almost non-existent). 2020 Still micro-tapering. Just over 2/3 of the way off effexor. Minimal symptoms, - and sleeping well. Supplements: Fish oil, vitamin C, iron, oat-straw tea, nettle tea. 2023 December - Now on 5 micro-beads Effexor. Minimal symptoms but much more time needed between drops. Symptoms begin to increase. 2024 April - Updosed to 6 microbeads - immediate increase in symptoms for 4 days. Decreased to 5 microbeads. 'The possibility of renewal exists so long as life exists.' Dr Gabor Mate. Link to comment
Moderator brassmonkey Posted November 10, 2015 Moderator Share Posted November 10, 2015 Hi Esperanca-- welcome to the group. I hope the surgery went well and that you recovery quickly. It would be a good idea to wait until you are recovered before we start to taper you off of the pills. In the meantime we have a lot of information you should read to start getting yourself ready. Why taper by 10% of my dosage? Thank you for adding a signature block, it makes it much easier for us to help you. 20 years on Paxil starting at 20mg and working up to 40mg. Sept 2011 started 10% every 6 weeks taper (2.5% every week for 4 weeks then hold for 2 additional weeks), currently at 7.9mg. Oct 2011 CTed 15oz vodka a night, to only drinking 2 beers most nights, totally sober Feb 2013. Since I wrote this I have continued to decrease my dose by 10% every 6 weeks (2.5% every week for 4 weeks and then hold for an additional 2 weeks). I added in an extra 6 week hold when I hit 10mg to let things settle out even more. When I hit 3mgpw it became hard to split the drop into 4 parts so I switched to dropping 1mgpw (pill weight) every week for 3 weeks and then holding for another 3 weeks. The 3 + 3 schedule turned out to be too harsh so I cut back to dropping 1mgpw every 4 weeks which is working better. Final Dose 0.016mg. Current dose 0.000mg 04-15-2017 "It's also important not to become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can loose all hope if you can't laugh at yourself and at life in general." Stephen Hawking Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus KarenB Posted November 21, 2015 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted November 21, 2015 Hi Esperanca, Hoping you are recovering well from your surgery, and that you've been feeling okay generally (was thinking about you and just wanted to check in). Hugs, KarenB 2010 Fluoxetine 20mg. 2011 Escitalopram 20mg. 2013 Tapered badly and destabilised CNS. Effexor 150mg. 2015 Begin using info at SurvivingAntidepressants. Cut 10% - bad w/d 2 months, held 1 month. Micro-tapering: four weekly 0.4% cuts, hold 4 weeks (struggling with symptoms). 8 month hold. 2017 Micro-tapering: four weekly 1% cuts, hold 4 weeks (symptoms almost non-existent). 2020 Still micro-tapering. Just over 2/3 of the way off effexor. Minimal symptoms, - and sleeping well. Supplements: Fish oil, vitamin C, iron, oat-straw tea, nettle tea. 2023 December - Now on 5 micro-beads Effexor. Minimal symptoms but much more time needed between drops. Symptoms begin to increase. 2024 April - Updosed to 6 microbeads - immediate increase in symptoms for 4 days. Decreased to 5 microbeads. 'The possibility of renewal exists so long as life exists.' Dr Gabor Mate. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus JanCarol Posted November 28, 2015 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted November 28, 2015 Ola Esperanca, Your symptoms are like what we describe here as withdrawal. Especially if they are new symptoms for you. I will need to correct Karen and say we do not recommend cod liver oil - but fish oil (Omega 3 EPA/DHA). Cod liver oil - while good - contains vitamin A and can be overstimulating. It is also a compound - as you noticed, we prefer simple things. Magnesium (not oxide) and Fish Oil is good to help (but if you are going into surgery, Australian medicine asks you to stop fish oil for surgery) Fish oil has made amazing help in brain injuries, and magnesium is essential for many chemical reactions in the body. The best type of magnesium is magnesium citrate or glycinate - anything but magnesium oxide, which is not absorbed well. There is more information on these at: Magnesium and Omega-3 fish oil Also here, you can see a checklist of symptoms and track your progress. http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/2390-dr-joseph-glenmullens-withdrawal-symptom-checklist/ And you may wish to understand better the waves: they seem horrible and forever, but they will pass. Soon you will have windows, and that is a sign that this trouble will be gone. Waves and Windows Please let us know how your surgery went? "Easy, easy - just go easy and you'll finish." - Hawaiian Kapuna Holding is hard work, holding is a blessing. Give your brain time to heal before you try again. My suggestions are not medical advice, you are in charge of your own medical choices. A lifetime of being prescribed antidepressants that caused problems (30 years in total). At age 35 flipped to "bipolar," but was not diagnosed for 5 years. Started my journey in Midwest United States. Crossed the Pacific for love and hope; currently living in Australia. CT Seroquel 25 mg some time in 2013. Tapered Reboxetine 4 mg Oct 2013 to Sept 2014 = GONE (3 years on Reboxetine). Tapered Lithium 900 to 475 MG (alternating with the SNRI) Jan 2014 - Nov 2014, tapered Lithium 475 mg Jan 2015 - Feb 2016 = GONE (10 years on Lithium). Many mistakes in dry cutting dosages were made. The tedious thread (my intro): JanCarol ☼ Reboxetine first, then Lithium The happy thread (my success story): JanCarol - Undiagnosed Off all bipolar drugs My own blog: https://shamanexplorations.com/shamans-blog/ I have been psych drug FREE since 1 Feb 2016! Link to comment
Esperanca Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Hello Karen After the first time that responded and helped me so much, I had a surgery and was well, but it was another very extensive surgery (pyeloplasty and calculations of kidey), I made in another city, through robotics and again take me long to me to recover. I got a double catheter "J" for 30 days and this causes a lot of pain. Finally I removed it, there are 3 days, and here I am back to thank your and to others who have helped me. I walked all the sites that you showed me, including High guidelines and bought some compounds and'm programming me to start taking them after the surgeries.Ia'm not attending your blog but I will. During that time, I was taking, as I said, 5m Valium and 25 mg of Anafranil, but began to feel that Valium was not having an effect and, moreover was giving me depression, which NEVER had had with Valium. I do not know if I did right, but increased the dose to 3/4 or 7.5mg and reached up to 10 mg, but he sometimes relieves and sometimes worse. You know what I do? I feel as electricity in my legs as i had taken a electrical chock 1. 1972 : Primeiro paniccrisis aguda de terror mental; Nenhum medicamento psicoativo por 14 anos. 2. 1986 : Anafranil (Clomipramine) 25 mg, 2 vezes ao dia (50 mg) e Valium (diazepam) 10mg (sem prescrição Doutor), 15/15 ou 20/20 dias sem regularidade. 3. 1996 : Percepção de confusão mental, leve tontura (ou desequilíbrio), medo de perder a cognição, diminuição da memória. 4. 2004 Tentativa de metade da dose, sem qualquer método knowhownorspecific. 5. 2012 : a retirada gradual, sem qualquer método específico nem control.Valium rígida e Anafranil por 6 meses. Eu estava feliz e normal. Após 6 meses, com alta tensão e com praticamente os mesmos sintomas: ataques menor de pânico, ansiedade, negativos e suicidethoughts, medo de executar tarefas profissionais, taquicardia, necessidades fisiológicas. Novo sintoma: agonia nas pernas nervespathand nenhum movimento nos membros inferiores. 6. 2012 : Reinício da Anafranil, 25 mg duas vezes por dia e Valium, 1 tabletwhen muito nervoso. Aliviada, mas com sintomas raros. 7. 2015 (julho) : me deparei com o SA, mas sem compreensão e começou a retirada: zumbido e outra noisessuch como faíscas como sons ofpeeled fios elétricos que tocam-se mais pânico crise quando vi minha mãe de 97 anos com alucinações Seroquel. Eu tinha mildpanic. Recuperação em dois meses, tomar remédios de homeopatia. Eu continuei tomando Anafranil, 25 mg uma vez por dia e 10 mg de Valium quando realmente necessário. 8. 2016 (Fevereiro) : Tomando remédios de homeopatia Anafranil, 25mg uma vez por dia e Valium, 5mg duas vezes por dia. 9. 2016 19 de maio : 12,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama, junto com Valium, 2,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama. 10. 2016 Junho 20 th (ontem): crises de pânico leve, muito choro e medo de ter pânico 'autêntico', assim como há 30 anos. Tomei o Resgate Flor Bach chamado amigos, a cada 2 horas.Agora, Junho de 2016, eu estou me preparando para ir através da retirada seguindo o método que eu aprendi na SA. Link to comment
Esperanca Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Hi Esperanca-- welcome to the group. I hope the surgery went well and that you recovery quickly. It would be a good idea to wait until you are recovered before we start to taper you off of the pills. In the meantime we have a lot of information you should read to start getting yourself ready. Why taper by 10% of my dosage? Thank you for adding a signature block, it makes it much easier for us to help you. Hello Brassmonkey . Now i finished my surgeries 1. 1972 : Primeiro paniccrisis aguda de terror mental; Nenhum medicamento psicoativo por 14 anos. 2. 1986 : Anafranil (Clomipramine) 25 mg, 2 vezes ao dia (50 mg) e Valium (diazepam) 10mg (sem prescrição Doutor), 15/15 ou 20/20 dias sem regularidade. 3. 1996 : Percepção de confusão mental, leve tontura (ou desequilíbrio), medo de perder a cognição, diminuição da memória. 4. 2004 Tentativa de metade da dose, sem qualquer método knowhownorspecific. 5. 2012 : a retirada gradual, sem qualquer método específico nem control.Valium rígida e Anafranil por 6 meses. Eu estava feliz e normal. Após 6 meses, com alta tensão e com praticamente os mesmos sintomas: ataques menor de pânico, ansiedade, negativos e suicidethoughts, medo de executar tarefas profissionais, taquicardia, necessidades fisiológicas. Novo sintoma: agonia nas pernas nervespathand nenhum movimento nos membros inferiores. 6. 2012 : Reinício da Anafranil, 25 mg duas vezes por dia e Valium, 1 tabletwhen muito nervoso. Aliviada, mas com sintomas raros. 7. 2015 (julho) : me deparei com o SA, mas sem compreensão e começou a retirada: zumbido e outra noisessuch como faíscas como sons ofpeeled fios elétricos que tocam-se mais pânico crise quando vi minha mãe de 97 anos com alucinações Seroquel. Eu tinha mildpanic. Recuperação em dois meses, tomar remédios de homeopatia. Eu continuei tomando Anafranil, 25 mg uma vez por dia e 10 mg de Valium quando realmente necessário. 8. 2016 (Fevereiro) : Tomando remédios de homeopatia Anafranil, 25mg uma vez por dia e Valium, 5mg duas vezes por dia. 9. 2016 19 de maio : 12,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama, junto com Valium, 2,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama. 10. 2016 Junho 20 th (ontem): crises de pânico leve, muito choro e medo de ter pânico 'autêntico', assim como há 30 anos. Tomei o Resgate Flor Bach chamado amigos, a cada 2 horas.Agora, Junho de 2016, eu estou me preparando para ir através da retirada seguindo o método que eu aprendi na SA. Link to comment
Moderator brassmonkey Posted December 22, 2015 Moderator Share Posted December 22, 2015 Hello Esperansa- Welcome back. I'm so glad the surgeries went well and you are recovering. I've had two major surgeries myself and know how long it takes to feel better afterwards. How long ago did you increase the Valium? When Valium stops working taking a bigger dose can help some, but only for a short time then it will stop working again. It would not be wise to increase it again. Before we start planning your taper there are more things you should read: http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/3914-tips-for-tapering-doxepin-sinequan-zonalon/ this doesn't list Anafranil but it is the same type of drug. Preparing to taper 20 years on Paxil starting at 20mg and working up to 40mg. Sept 2011 started 10% every 6 weeks taper (2.5% every week for 4 weeks then hold for 2 additional weeks), currently at 7.9mg. Oct 2011 CTed 15oz vodka a night, to only drinking 2 beers most nights, totally sober Feb 2013. Since I wrote this I have continued to decrease my dose by 10% every 6 weeks (2.5% every week for 4 weeks and then hold for an additional 2 weeks). I added in an extra 6 week hold when I hit 10mg to let things settle out even more. When I hit 3mgpw it became hard to split the drop into 4 parts so I switched to dropping 1mgpw (pill weight) every week for 3 weeks and then holding for another 3 weeks. The 3 + 3 schedule turned out to be too harsh so I cut back to dropping 1mgpw every 4 weeks which is working better. Final Dose 0.016mg. Current dose 0.000mg 04-15-2017 "It's also important not to become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can loose all hope if you can't laugh at yourself and at life in general." Stephen Hawking Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus KarenB Posted December 23, 2015 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted December 23, 2015 It's good to hear from you again Esperanca, and I'm glad your surgeries are over. They were tiring for you I imagine. Brassmonkey knows more about those medications than I do, so have a read of his links and then you guys can make a plan. Tapering slowly and gently is the key. Are you taking fish-oil and magnesium? They can help ease things for you. Hugs, KarenB 2010 Fluoxetine 20mg. 2011 Escitalopram 20mg. 2013 Tapered badly and destabilised CNS. Effexor 150mg. 2015 Begin using info at SurvivingAntidepressants. Cut 10% - bad w/d 2 months, held 1 month. Micro-tapering: four weekly 0.4% cuts, hold 4 weeks (struggling with symptoms). 8 month hold. 2017 Micro-tapering: four weekly 1% cuts, hold 4 weeks (symptoms almost non-existent). 2020 Still micro-tapering. Just over 2/3 of the way off effexor. Minimal symptoms, - and sleeping well. Supplements: Fish oil, vitamin C, iron, oat-straw tea, nettle tea. 2023 December - Now on 5 micro-beads Effexor. Minimal symptoms but much more time needed between drops. Symptoms begin to increase. 2024 April - Updosed to 6 microbeads - immediate increase in symptoms for 4 days. Decreased to 5 microbeads. 'The possibility of renewal exists so long as life exists.' Dr Gabor Mate. Link to comment
Esperanca Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Hello Brasss and all. Thank you first of all. I was taking 5 mg of Valium there are about three months, but took no regularly, so when scared me or small panic. From a month , MORE OR less, I started to take it more regularly, but not every day, but every other day. And I think it was hence I started to feel that 5 mg had no effect, because I spent years taking 10 mg SO WHEN NEEDED VERY RARELY, spending up to one year without taking it and there I decided to just take it 5 mg9BEFORE TO KNOW ABOUT 10%) to travel, or with small bouts of panic (mini crises) or anxiety. Now that I have operated me and I'm out of my town and home and going to another I operate, I have been very tense and when I get anxious or tense is fatal, have to take it. Than three months or so decided to take 5 mg irregularly, as I said. Finally, there are a few days I began to see that not 5 or even 7.5 and 10 mg, were the effect of which was used and, besides said started giving me depression and feeling of contraction in the legs, as weak electric shocks.that will be answered your question? I know I must go making withdrawal with 10%, but what about when you feel the symptoms of mini panic and anxiety etc ...? Not have to increase the dose, or should I endure the symptoms without taking anything? Already read a lot about cone, including the link you sent. Here we do not have medical aid for this purpose. All refuse to do it because they think it is the base disease, the panic and the return of symptoms. But I'm looking like needle in the haystack. Not leave to seek So I have great difficulties but I am looking overcome them one by one. Also still confuse me a lot how to deal with SA's resources even as much as the psychoactive beta-blocker that take takes my memory and so much more. Below vain to take more drugs for hypertension, etc glaucoma: brimonidine ophthalmic Nebivolol - beta-blockers antihypertensive nicardipine - dilator peripheral antihypertensive Anafranil (clomipramine) Valium (diazepam). Drugs.com also downloaded the application and read a lot of the Alto, which is a spectacle, but I have reread many times to understand and to store in memory. But I have courage to continue to make wd and keep reading and asking for help. I know I'll improve but be good.even please do not forget me: so much information from my case, but I'm better and clarify things one by one that you need 1. 1972 : Primeiro paniccrisis aguda de terror mental; Nenhum medicamento psicoativo por 14 anos. 2. 1986 : Anafranil (Clomipramine) 25 mg, 2 vezes ao dia (50 mg) e Valium (diazepam) 10mg (sem prescrição Doutor), 15/15 ou 20/20 dias sem regularidade. 3. 1996 : Percepção de confusão mental, leve tontura (ou desequilíbrio), medo de perder a cognição, diminuição da memória. 4. 2004 Tentativa de metade da dose, sem qualquer método knowhownorspecific. 5. 2012 : a retirada gradual, sem qualquer método específico nem control.Valium rígida e Anafranil por 6 meses. Eu estava feliz e normal. Após 6 meses, com alta tensão e com praticamente os mesmos sintomas: ataques menor de pânico, ansiedade, negativos e suicidethoughts, medo de executar tarefas profissionais, taquicardia, necessidades fisiológicas. Novo sintoma: agonia nas pernas nervespathand nenhum movimento nos membros inferiores. 6. 2012 : Reinício da Anafranil, 25 mg duas vezes por dia e Valium, 1 tabletwhen muito nervoso. Aliviada, mas com sintomas raros. 7. 2015 (julho) : me deparei com o SA, mas sem compreensão e começou a retirada: zumbido e outra noisessuch como faíscas como sons ofpeeled fios elétricos que tocam-se mais pânico crise quando vi minha mãe de 97 anos com alucinações Seroquel. Eu tinha mildpanic. Recuperação em dois meses, tomar remédios de homeopatia. Eu continuei tomando Anafranil, 25 mg uma vez por dia e 10 mg de Valium quando realmente necessário. 8. 2016 (Fevereiro) : Tomando remédios de homeopatia Anafranil, 25mg uma vez por dia e Valium, 5mg duas vezes por dia. 9. 2016 19 de maio : 12,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama, junto com Valium, 2,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama. 10. 2016 Junho 20 th (ontem): crises de pânico leve, muito choro e medo de ter pânico 'autêntico', assim como há 30 anos. Tomei o Resgate Flor Bach chamado amigos, a cada 2 horas.Agora, Junho de 2016, eu estou me preparando para ir através da retirada seguindo o método que eu aprendi na SA. Link to comment
Esperanca Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Do not forget that I have to interpret from English to Portuguese and vice versa and this for me is Difficult because i dont understand very well Inglês Thank you so much. My gratfull for your alll 1. 1972 : Primeiro paniccrisis aguda de terror mental; Nenhum medicamento psicoativo por 14 anos. 2. 1986 : Anafranil (Clomipramine) 25 mg, 2 vezes ao dia (50 mg) e Valium (diazepam) 10mg (sem prescrição Doutor), 15/15 ou 20/20 dias sem regularidade. 3. 1996 : Percepção de confusão mental, leve tontura (ou desequilíbrio), medo de perder a cognição, diminuição da memória. 4. 2004 Tentativa de metade da dose, sem qualquer método knowhownorspecific. 5. 2012 : a retirada gradual, sem qualquer método específico nem control.Valium rígida e Anafranil por 6 meses. Eu estava feliz e normal. Após 6 meses, com alta tensão e com praticamente os mesmos sintomas: ataques menor de pânico, ansiedade, negativos e suicidethoughts, medo de executar tarefas profissionais, taquicardia, necessidades fisiológicas. Novo sintoma: agonia nas pernas nervespathand nenhum movimento nos membros inferiores. 6. 2012 : Reinício da Anafranil, 25 mg duas vezes por dia e Valium, 1 tabletwhen muito nervoso. Aliviada, mas com sintomas raros. 7. 2015 (julho) : me deparei com o SA, mas sem compreensão e começou a retirada: zumbido e outra noisessuch como faíscas como sons ofpeeled fios elétricos que tocam-se mais pânico crise quando vi minha mãe de 97 anos com alucinações Seroquel. Eu tinha mildpanic. Recuperação em dois meses, tomar remédios de homeopatia. Eu continuei tomando Anafranil, 25 mg uma vez por dia e 10 mg de Valium quando realmente necessário. 8. 2016 (Fevereiro) : Tomando remédios de homeopatia Anafranil, 25mg uma vez por dia e Valium, 5mg duas vezes por dia. 9. 2016 19 de maio : 12,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama, junto com Valium, 2,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama. 10. 2016 Junho 20 th (ontem): crises de pânico leve, muito choro e medo de ter pânico 'autêntico', assim como há 30 anos. Tomei o Resgate Flor Bach chamado amigos, a cada 2 horas.Agora, Junho de 2016, eu estou me preparando para ir através da retirada seguindo o método que eu aprendi na SA. Link to comment
Moderator brassmonkey Posted December 23, 2015 Moderator Share Posted December 23, 2015 Hello Esperanca-- That explanation about the Valium really helps. It is best to use it as little as possible so it does not loose its effectiveness. There are some good nondrug things you can do to help with the anxiety and panic Non-drug techniques to cope with emotional symptoms When you start to reduce by 10% you will still feel some symptoms, but they should be mild. So you should try to ignore them and go on about your life as best as you can. You only want to increase your dose if the symptoms are so bad you can't possibly live with them. We will help you over come the problems one by one. 20 years on Paxil starting at 20mg and working up to 40mg. Sept 2011 started 10% every 6 weeks taper (2.5% every week for 4 weeks then hold for 2 additional weeks), currently at 7.9mg. Oct 2011 CTed 15oz vodka a night, to only drinking 2 beers most nights, totally sober Feb 2013. Since I wrote this I have continued to decrease my dose by 10% every 6 weeks (2.5% every week for 4 weeks and then hold for an additional 2 weeks). I added in an extra 6 week hold when I hit 10mg to let things settle out even more. When I hit 3mgpw it became hard to split the drop into 4 parts so I switched to dropping 1mgpw (pill weight) every week for 3 weeks and then holding for another 3 weeks. The 3 + 3 schedule turned out to be too harsh so I cut back to dropping 1mgpw every 4 weeks which is working better. Final Dose 0.016mg. Current dose 0.000mg 04-15-2017 "It's also important not to become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can loose all hope if you can't laugh at yourself and at life in general." Stephen Hawking Link to comment
Esperanca Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Hello Brass. Ok, i got it. Thank you so much for your attention. Now, i begin with 10% from 5 mg or 10% from 10 mg, the dosage i had took before? Thnak you so much once more 1. 1972 : Primeiro paniccrisis aguda de terror mental; Nenhum medicamento psicoativo por 14 anos. 2. 1986 : Anafranil (Clomipramine) 25 mg, 2 vezes ao dia (50 mg) e Valium (diazepam) 10mg (sem prescrição Doutor), 15/15 ou 20/20 dias sem regularidade. 3. 1996 : Percepção de confusão mental, leve tontura (ou desequilíbrio), medo de perder a cognição, diminuição da memória. 4. 2004 Tentativa de metade da dose, sem qualquer método knowhownorspecific. 5. 2012 : a retirada gradual, sem qualquer método específico nem control.Valium rígida e Anafranil por 6 meses. Eu estava feliz e normal. Após 6 meses, com alta tensão e com praticamente os mesmos sintomas: ataques menor de pânico, ansiedade, negativos e suicidethoughts, medo de executar tarefas profissionais, taquicardia, necessidades fisiológicas. Novo sintoma: agonia nas pernas nervespathand nenhum movimento nos membros inferiores. 6. 2012 : Reinício da Anafranil, 25 mg duas vezes por dia e Valium, 1 tabletwhen muito nervoso. Aliviada, mas com sintomas raros. 7. 2015 (julho) : me deparei com o SA, mas sem compreensão e começou a retirada: zumbido e outra noisessuch como faíscas como sons ofpeeled fios elétricos que tocam-se mais pânico crise quando vi minha mãe de 97 anos com alucinações Seroquel. Eu tinha mildpanic. Recuperação em dois meses, tomar remédios de homeopatia. Eu continuei tomando Anafranil, 25 mg uma vez por dia e 10 mg de Valium quando realmente necessário. 8. 2016 (Fevereiro) : Tomando remédios de homeopatia Anafranil, 25mg uma vez por dia e Valium, 5mg duas vezes por dia. 9. 2016 19 de maio : 12,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama, junto com Valium, 2,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama. 10. 2016 Junho 20 th (ontem): crises de pânico leve, muito choro e medo de ter pânico 'autêntico', assim como há 30 anos. Tomei o Resgate Flor Bach chamado amigos, a cada 2 horas.Agora, Junho de 2016, eu estou me preparando para ir através da retirada seguindo o método que eu aprendi na SA. Link to comment
Moderator brassmonkey Posted December 23, 2015 Moderator Share Posted December 23, 2015 10% of what you are taking right now. How long have you been taking the dose you took today? 20 years on Paxil starting at 20mg and working up to 40mg. Sept 2011 started 10% every 6 weeks taper (2.5% every week for 4 weeks then hold for 2 additional weeks), currently at 7.9mg. Oct 2011 CTed 15oz vodka a night, to only drinking 2 beers most nights, totally sober Feb 2013. Since I wrote this I have continued to decrease my dose by 10% every 6 weeks (2.5% every week for 4 weeks and then hold for an additional 2 weeks). I added in an extra 6 week hold when I hit 10mg to let things settle out even more. When I hit 3mgpw it became hard to split the drop into 4 parts so I switched to dropping 1mgpw (pill weight) every week for 3 weeks and then holding for another 3 weeks. The 3 + 3 schedule turned out to be too harsh so I cut back to dropping 1mgpw every 4 weeks which is working better. Final Dose 0.016mg. Current dose 0.000mg 04-15-2017 "It's also important not to become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can loose all hope if you can't laugh at yourself and at life in general." Stephen Hawking Link to comment
Esperanca Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 Three mouths 1. 1972 : Primeiro paniccrisis aguda de terror mental; Nenhum medicamento psicoativo por 14 anos. 2. 1986 : Anafranil (Clomipramine) 25 mg, 2 vezes ao dia (50 mg) e Valium (diazepam) 10mg (sem prescrição Doutor), 15/15 ou 20/20 dias sem regularidade. 3. 1996 : Percepção de confusão mental, leve tontura (ou desequilíbrio), medo de perder a cognição, diminuição da memória. 4. 2004 Tentativa de metade da dose, sem qualquer método knowhownorspecific. 5. 2012 : a retirada gradual, sem qualquer método específico nem control.Valium rígida e Anafranil por 6 meses. Eu estava feliz e normal. Após 6 meses, com alta tensão e com praticamente os mesmos sintomas: ataques menor de pânico, ansiedade, negativos e suicidethoughts, medo de executar tarefas profissionais, taquicardia, necessidades fisiológicas. Novo sintoma: agonia nas pernas nervespathand nenhum movimento nos membros inferiores. 6. 2012 : Reinício da Anafranil, 25 mg duas vezes por dia e Valium, 1 tabletwhen muito nervoso. Aliviada, mas com sintomas raros. 7. 2015 (julho) : me deparei com o SA, mas sem compreensão e começou a retirada: zumbido e outra noisessuch como faíscas como sons ofpeeled fios elétricos que tocam-se mais pânico crise quando vi minha mãe de 97 anos com alucinações Seroquel. Eu tinha mildpanic. Recuperação em dois meses, tomar remédios de homeopatia. Eu continuei tomando Anafranil, 25 mg uma vez por dia e 10 mg de Valium quando realmente necessário. 8. 2016 (Fevereiro) : Tomando remédios de homeopatia Anafranil, 25mg uma vez por dia e Valium, 5mg duas vezes por dia. 9. 2016 19 de maio : 12,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama, junto com Valium, 2,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama. 10. 2016 Junho 20 th (ontem): crises de pânico leve, muito choro e medo de ter pânico 'autêntico', assim como há 30 anos. Tomei o Resgate Flor Bach chamado amigos, a cada 2 horas.Agora, Junho de 2016, eu estou me preparando para ir através da retirada seguindo o método que eu aprendi na SA. Link to comment
Esperanca Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 Scuse me: three months 1. 1972 : Primeiro paniccrisis aguda de terror mental; Nenhum medicamento psicoativo por 14 anos. 2. 1986 : Anafranil (Clomipramine) 25 mg, 2 vezes ao dia (50 mg) e Valium (diazepam) 10mg (sem prescrição Doutor), 15/15 ou 20/20 dias sem regularidade. 3. 1996 : Percepção de confusão mental, leve tontura (ou desequilíbrio), medo de perder a cognição, diminuição da memória. 4. 2004 Tentativa de metade da dose, sem qualquer método knowhownorspecific. 5. 2012 : a retirada gradual, sem qualquer método específico nem control.Valium rígida e Anafranil por 6 meses. Eu estava feliz e normal. Após 6 meses, com alta tensão e com praticamente os mesmos sintomas: ataques menor de pânico, ansiedade, negativos e suicidethoughts, medo de executar tarefas profissionais, taquicardia, necessidades fisiológicas. Novo sintoma: agonia nas pernas nervespathand nenhum movimento nos membros inferiores. 6. 2012 : Reinício da Anafranil, 25 mg duas vezes por dia e Valium, 1 tabletwhen muito nervoso. Aliviada, mas com sintomas raros. 7. 2015 (julho) : me deparei com o SA, mas sem compreensão e começou a retirada: zumbido e outra noisessuch como faíscas como sons ofpeeled fios elétricos que tocam-se mais pânico crise quando vi minha mãe de 97 anos com alucinações Seroquel. Eu tinha mildpanic. Recuperação em dois meses, tomar remédios de homeopatia. Eu continuei tomando Anafranil, 25 mg uma vez por dia e 10 mg de Valium quando realmente necessário. 8. 2016 (Fevereiro) : Tomando remédios de homeopatia Anafranil, 25mg uma vez por dia e Valium, 5mg duas vezes por dia. 9. 2016 19 de maio : 12,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama, junto com Valium, 2,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama. 10. 2016 Junho 20 th (ontem): crises de pânico leve, muito choro e medo de ter pânico 'autêntico', assim como há 30 anos. Tomei o Resgate Flor Bach chamado amigos, a cada 2 horas.Agora, Junho de 2016, eu estou me preparando para ir através da retirada seguindo o método que eu aprendi na SA. Link to comment
Moderator brassmonkey Posted December 24, 2015 Moderator Share Posted December 24, 2015 Just so I can be sure, now you're taking 25mg anafranil and 5mg Valium every day, and have been for three months. 20 years on Paxil starting at 20mg and working up to 40mg. Sept 2011 started 10% every 6 weeks taper (2.5% every week for 4 weeks then hold for 2 additional weeks), currently at 7.9mg. Oct 2011 CTed 15oz vodka a night, to only drinking 2 beers most nights, totally sober Feb 2013. Since I wrote this I have continued to decrease my dose by 10% every 6 weeks (2.5% every week for 4 weeks and then hold for an additional 2 weeks). I added in an extra 6 week hold when I hit 10mg to let things settle out even more. When I hit 3mgpw it became hard to split the drop into 4 parts so I switched to dropping 1mgpw (pill weight) every week for 3 weeks and then holding for another 3 weeks. The 3 + 3 schedule turned out to be too harsh so I cut back to dropping 1mgpw every 4 weeks which is working better. Final Dose 0.016mg. Current dose 0.000mg 04-15-2017 "It's also important not to become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can loose all hope if you can't laugh at yourself and at life in general." Stephen Hawking Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus JanCarol Posted December 25, 2015 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted December 25, 2015 Ola Esperanca, Feliz Natal! Sorry, that's the limit of my Portuguese, but I wanted to greet you in your native tongue on this beautiful day. You wrote about the Valium: And I think it was hence I started to feel that 5 mg had no effect, Just because you cannot feel it, doesn't mean it isn't doing something. As Brass said, it's better if you do not increase your dose, even if you can't feel it working. Do you want to taper the Valium first, or the Anafranil? We have a discussion about this: Polydrugs? Taper off the Antidepressant First! Also, you and I talked about healing the tummy, we have discussions about that, too: http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/3413-digestive-problems-nausea-diarrhea-bloating-gerd/ http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/2318-irritable-bowel-syndrome-gut-bacteria-and-what-you-can-do/ http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/4945-food-sensitivities/ There is more, but that's too much reading? I applaud your bravery, and so glad your surgery went well. "Easy, easy - just go easy and you'll finish." - Hawaiian Kapuna Holding is hard work, holding is a blessing. Give your brain time to heal before you try again. My suggestions are not medical advice, you are in charge of your own medical choices. A lifetime of being prescribed antidepressants that caused problems (30 years in total). At age 35 flipped to "bipolar," but was not diagnosed for 5 years. Started my journey in Midwest United States. Crossed the Pacific for love and hope; currently living in Australia. CT Seroquel 25 mg some time in 2013. Tapered Reboxetine 4 mg Oct 2013 to Sept 2014 = GONE (3 years on Reboxetine). Tapered Lithium 900 to 475 MG (alternating with the SNRI) Jan 2014 - Nov 2014, tapered Lithium 475 mg Jan 2015 - Feb 2016 = GONE (10 years on Lithium). Many mistakes in dry cutting dosages were made. The tedious thread (my intro): JanCarol ☼ Reboxetine first, then Lithium The happy thread (my success story): JanCarol - Undiagnosed Off all bipolar drugs My own blog: https://shamanexplorations.com/shamans-blog/ I have been psych drug FREE since 1 Feb 2016! Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Fresh Posted April 13, 2016 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted April 13, 2016 Hi Esperanca. This is your thread for your updates and questions. "I have not gone so well in my retreat. In fact I had to correctly reduce 10% of each drug, it is l- Anafranil clomipramine and dizepan. Only a few days there might buy the balance and has not yet come. Bought from Amazon.com, guided by friends here in SA, but still not arrived because I am in Brazil. In fact, I have gone back several times to almost initial dose and, lately, I returned to Anafranil 25 two tablets a day and Valium so when I am very stressed, because there about four months, I started with two noises in the ear. A type eh wheezing, DAY AND NIGHT, and the other is infrequent, but it appeared almost every day, first in the left ear and now on the right. An alternating with each other. This second eh as fose one bare wire touching the other. I do not know if anyone can help me. In the first episode, I was with excessive anxiety and had to go to homeopath and resume my almost full doses. Only after about 20 days I better, not the sizzle, but anxiety. Very nervous and scared. If someone can help me thank Please also tell me how can I alone make the measures of the remedy and encapusula = them, or take them into powder, because I have not pharmacists to do it for me. In Brazil eh not common at all, making the drug reductions, at least that I know The wheezing is horrivel.Nem know if have a cure" 1987-1997 pertofran , prothiaden , Prozac 1997-2002 Zoloft 2002-2004 effexor 2004-2010 Lexapro 40mg 2010-2012Cymbalta 120mg Sept. 2012 -decreased 90mg in 6months. Care taken over by Dr Lucire in March 2013 , decreased last 30mg at 2mg per week over 3 months. July 21 , 2013- last dose of Cymbalta Protracted withdrawal syndrome kicked in badly Jan.2014 Unrelenting akathisia until May 2014. Voluntary hosp. admission. Cocktail of Seroquel, Ativan and mirtazapine and I was well enough to go home after 14 days. Stopped all hosp. meds in next few months. July 2014 felt v.depressed - couldn't stop crying. Started pristiq 50mg. Felt improvement within days and continued to improve, so stayed on 50mg for 8 months. Began taper 28 Feb. 2015. Pristiq 50mg down to 45mg. Had one month of w/d symptoms. Started CES therapy in March. No w/d symptoms down to 30mg. October 2015 , taking 25mg Pristiq. Capsules compounded with slow-release additive. March 2016 , 21mg Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Fresh Posted April 13, 2016 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted April 13, 2016 The sounds in your ears are a common symptom of withdrawal called "tinnitus" see http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1736-tinnitus-what-does-all-that-noise-mean/ Please can you update your signature with dates and doses so we can see when you went up and down over the past few months. " I have gone back several times to almost initial dose and, lately, I returned to Anafranil 25 two tablets a day and Valium" How were you measuring 10% decreases , were you guessing? The most important thing you can do at this point is probably to stay on the same doses you're taking for 2 or 3 months. Hopefully the tinnitus will settle when you stop changing doses. You can learn to do 10% cuts accurately without guessing , you don't need a pharmacist. All the information you need is here on this site. What did you buy from amazon that hasn't arrived yet? 1987-1997 pertofran , prothiaden , Prozac 1997-2002 Zoloft 2002-2004 effexor 2004-2010 Lexapro 40mg 2010-2012Cymbalta 120mg Sept. 2012 -decreased 90mg in 6months. Care taken over by Dr Lucire in March 2013 , decreased last 30mg at 2mg per week over 3 months. July 21 , 2013- last dose of Cymbalta Protracted withdrawal syndrome kicked in badly Jan.2014 Unrelenting akathisia until May 2014. Voluntary hosp. admission. Cocktail of Seroquel, Ativan and mirtazapine and I was well enough to go home after 14 days. Stopped all hosp. meds in next few months. July 2014 felt v.depressed - couldn't stop crying. Started pristiq 50mg. Felt improvement within days and continued to improve, so stayed on 50mg for 8 months. Began taper 28 Feb. 2015. Pristiq 50mg down to 45mg. Had one month of w/d symptoms. Started CES therapy in March. No w/d symptoms down to 30mg. October 2015 , taking 25mg Pristiq. Capsules compounded with slow-release additive. March 2016 , 21mg Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus JanCarol Posted April 13, 2016 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted April 13, 2016 Ola Esperanca, how are you? You wrote: what about when you feel the symptoms of mini panic and anxiety etc It is important to keep all drugs stable. Same dose, same time each day. This helps prevent withdrawal anxiety. Please tell us what you are taking, when. Please stay on the same dose for at least a month, then we will talk about tapers - there are many ways to do it. Some people take a nail file, and count the number of strokes they remove from a tablet, for example. Some people use scales, some make a liquid. But you need to stay on a stable dose and learn about tapers before you start changing your doses. For symptoms, we all have them, and have to live through them. But what works is different for everyone. Here are some ideas: Non Drug Techniques for Coping with Emotional Symptoms I hope you see the sun today. "Easy, easy - just go easy and you'll finish." - Hawaiian Kapuna Holding is hard work, holding is a blessing. Give your brain time to heal before you try again. My suggestions are not medical advice, you are in charge of your own medical choices. A lifetime of being prescribed antidepressants that caused problems (30 years in total). At age 35 flipped to "bipolar," but was not diagnosed for 5 years. Started my journey in Midwest United States. Crossed the Pacific for love and hope; currently living in Australia. CT Seroquel 25 mg some time in 2013. Tapered Reboxetine 4 mg Oct 2013 to Sept 2014 = GONE (3 years on Reboxetine). Tapered Lithium 900 to 475 MG (alternating with the SNRI) Jan 2014 - Nov 2014, tapered Lithium 475 mg Jan 2015 - Feb 2016 = GONE (10 years on Lithium). Many mistakes in dry cutting dosages were made. The tedious thread (my intro): JanCarol ☼ Reboxetine first, then Lithium The happy thread (my success story): JanCarol - Undiagnosed Off all bipolar drugs My own blog: https://shamanexplorations.com/shamans-blog/ I have been psych drug FREE since 1 Feb 2016! Link to comment
Esperanca Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) The sounds in your ears are a common symptom of withdrawal called "tinnitus" see http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1736-tinnitus-what-does-all-that-noise-mean/ Please can you update your signature with dates and doses so we can see when you went up and down over the past few months. " I have gone back several times to almost initial dose and, lately, I returned to Anafranil 25 two tablets a day and Valium" How were you measuring 10% decreases , were you guessing? The most important thing you can do at this point is probably to stay on the same doses you're taking for 2 or 3 months. Hopefully the tinnitus will settle when you stop changing doses. You can learn to do 10% cuts accurately without guessing , you don't need a pharmacist. All the information you need is here on this site. What did you buy from amazon that hasn't arrived yet? Dear Friend. I buy one balance of accuracy more or less like that: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ESHDGOI/ref=psdc_678508011_t3_B0012TDNAMand i am waiting for it. Maybe more 10 days it will arrived. About new signature with write dates and quantities os drugs, i asked help to my nephew to do the text in English , because i only do the texts in eletronic and it is difficult to understand me very well. He, my newphew , is helping me to do the rigt text. Pls could you wait for me? I am so confuse too and my memory is very poor i thing because clomipramine and this is more difficult for me. I am gratefull to you and you time spending with me. Edited May 16, 2016 by JanCarol fix quotes 1. 1972 : Primeiro paniccrisis aguda de terror mental; Nenhum medicamento psicoativo por 14 anos. 2. 1986 : Anafranil (Clomipramine) 25 mg, 2 vezes ao dia (50 mg) e Valium (diazepam) 10mg (sem prescrição Doutor), 15/15 ou 20/20 dias sem regularidade. 3. 1996 : Percepção de confusão mental, leve tontura (ou desequilíbrio), medo de perder a cognição, diminuição da memória. 4. 2004 Tentativa de metade da dose, sem qualquer método knowhownorspecific. 5. 2012 : a retirada gradual, sem qualquer método específico nem control.Valium rígida e Anafranil por 6 meses. Eu estava feliz e normal. Após 6 meses, com alta tensão e com praticamente os mesmos sintomas: ataques menor de pânico, ansiedade, negativos e suicidethoughts, medo de executar tarefas profissionais, taquicardia, necessidades fisiológicas. Novo sintoma: agonia nas pernas nervespathand nenhum movimento nos membros inferiores. 6. 2012 : Reinício da Anafranil, 25 mg duas vezes por dia e Valium, 1 tabletwhen muito nervoso. Aliviada, mas com sintomas raros. 7. 2015 (julho) : me deparei com o SA, mas sem compreensão e começou a retirada: zumbido e outra noisessuch como faíscas como sons ofpeeled fios elétricos que tocam-se mais pânico crise quando vi minha mãe de 97 anos com alucinações Seroquel. Eu tinha mildpanic. Recuperação em dois meses, tomar remédios de homeopatia. Eu continuei tomando Anafranil, 25 mg uma vez por dia e 10 mg de Valium quando realmente necessário. 8. 2016 (Fevereiro) : Tomando remédios de homeopatia Anafranil, 25mg uma vez por dia e Valium, 5mg duas vezes por dia. 9. 2016 19 de maio : 12,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama, junto com Valium, 2,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama. 10. 2016 Junho 20 th (ontem): crises de pânico leve, muito choro e medo de ter pânico 'autêntico', assim como há 30 anos. Tomei o Resgate Flor Bach chamado amigos, a cada 2 horas.Agora, Junho de 2016, eu estou me preparando para ir através da retirada seguindo o método que eu aprendi na SA. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Fresh Posted April 14, 2016 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted April 14, 2016 We understand Esperanca. This is also more difficult for you because English is not your first language. We suggest just decreasing one drug at a time. You may be in trouble from cutting both valium and anafranil. As JanCarol suggests , please stay on the same doses for a month or two and you should feel much better. Have you ever used the google translater? It might make this easier for you. 1987-1997 pertofran , prothiaden , Prozac 1997-2002 Zoloft 2002-2004 effexor 2004-2010 Lexapro 40mg 2010-2012Cymbalta 120mg Sept. 2012 -decreased 90mg in 6months. Care taken over by Dr Lucire in March 2013 , decreased last 30mg at 2mg per week over 3 months. July 21 , 2013- last dose of Cymbalta Protracted withdrawal syndrome kicked in badly Jan.2014 Unrelenting akathisia until May 2014. Voluntary hosp. admission. Cocktail of Seroquel, Ativan and mirtazapine and I was well enough to go home after 14 days. Stopped all hosp. meds in next few months. July 2014 felt v.depressed - couldn't stop crying. Started pristiq 50mg. Felt improvement within days and continued to improve, so stayed on 50mg for 8 months. Began taper 28 Feb. 2015. Pristiq 50mg down to 45mg. Had one month of w/d symptoms. Started CES therapy in March. No w/d symptoms down to 30mg. October 2015 , taking 25mg Pristiq. Capsules compounded with slow-release additive. March 2016 , 21mg Link to comment
Esperanca Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 pls jan answer me i am waiting i dont know if i posted in wrong place thankful 1. 1972 : Primeiro paniccrisis aguda de terror mental; Nenhum medicamento psicoativo por 14 anos. 2. 1986 : Anafranil (Clomipramine) 25 mg, 2 vezes ao dia (50 mg) e Valium (diazepam) 10mg (sem prescrição Doutor), 15/15 ou 20/20 dias sem regularidade. 3. 1996 : Percepção de confusão mental, leve tontura (ou desequilíbrio), medo de perder a cognição, diminuição da memória. 4. 2004 Tentativa de metade da dose, sem qualquer método knowhownorspecific. 5. 2012 : a retirada gradual, sem qualquer método específico nem control.Valium rígida e Anafranil por 6 meses. Eu estava feliz e normal. Após 6 meses, com alta tensão e com praticamente os mesmos sintomas: ataques menor de pânico, ansiedade, negativos e suicidethoughts, medo de executar tarefas profissionais, taquicardia, necessidades fisiológicas. Novo sintoma: agonia nas pernas nervespathand nenhum movimento nos membros inferiores. 6. 2012 : Reinício da Anafranil, 25 mg duas vezes por dia e Valium, 1 tabletwhen muito nervoso. Aliviada, mas com sintomas raros. 7. 2015 (julho) : me deparei com o SA, mas sem compreensão e começou a retirada: zumbido e outra noisessuch como faíscas como sons ofpeeled fios elétricos que tocam-se mais pânico crise quando vi minha mãe de 97 anos com alucinações Seroquel. Eu tinha mildpanic. Recuperação em dois meses, tomar remédios de homeopatia. Eu continuei tomando Anafranil, 25 mg uma vez por dia e 10 mg de Valium quando realmente necessário. 8. 2016 (Fevereiro) : Tomando remédios de homeopatia Anafranil, 25mg uma vez por dia e Valium, 5mg duas vezes por dia. 9. 2016 19 de maio : 12,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama, junto com Valium, 2,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama. 10. 2016 Junho 20 th (ontem): crises de pânico leve, muito choro e medo de ter pânico 'autêntico', assim como há 30 anos. Tomei o Resgate Flor Bach chamado amigos, a cada 2 horas.Agora, Junho de 2016, eu estou me preparando para ir através da retirada seguindo o método que eu aprendi na SA. Link to comment
Esperanca Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 i dont know where i answered you maybe a 5 days and i am waiting your answer. Pld, thnak you I clicked in more reply options or report, inside your before answer 1. 1972 : Primeiro paniccrisis aguda de terror mental; Nenhum medicamento psicoativo por 14 anos. 2. 1986 : Anafranil (Clomipramine) 25 mg, 2 vezes ao dia (50 mg) e Valium (diazepam) 10mg (sem prescrição Doutor), 15/15 ou 20/20 dias sem regularidade. 3. 1996 : Percepção de confusão mental, leve tontura (ou desequilíbrio), medo de perder a cognição, diminuição da memória. 4. 2004 Tentativa de metade da dose, sem qualquer método knowhownorspecific. 5. 2012 : a retirada gradual, sem qualquer método específico nem control.Valium rígida e Anafranil por 6 meses. Eu estava feliz e normal. Após 6 meses, com alta tensão e com praticamente os mesmos sintomas: ataques menor de pânico, ansiedade, negativos e suicidethoughts, medo de executar tarefas profissionais, taquicardia, necessidades fisiológicas. Novo sintoma: agonia nas pernas nervespathand nenhum movimento nos membros inferiores. 6. 2012 : Reinício da Anafranil, 25 mg duas vezes por dia e Valium, 1 tabletwhen muito nervoso. Aliviada, mas com sintomas raros. 7. 2015 (julho) : me deparei com o SA, mas sem compreensão e começou a retirada: zumbido e outra noisessuch como faíscas como sons ofpeeled fios elétricos que tocam-se mais pânico crise quando vi minha mãe de 97 anos com alucinações Seroquel. Eu tinha mildpanic. Recuperação em dois meses, tomar remédios de homeopatia. Eu continuei tomando Anafranil, 25 mg uma vez por dia e 10 mg de Valium quando realmente necessário. 8. 2016 (Fevereiro) : Tomando remédios de homeopatia Anafranil, 25mg uma vez por dia e Valium, 5mg duas vezes por dia. 9. 2016 19 de maio : 12,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama, junto com Valium, 2,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama. 10. 2016 Junho 20 th (ontem): crises de pânico leve, muito choro e medo de ter pânico 'autêntico', assim como há 30 anos. Tomei o Resgate Flor Bach chamado amigos, a cada 2 horas.Agora, Junho de 2016, eu estou me preparando para ir através da retirada seguindo o método que eu aprendi na SA. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Fresh Posted April 20, 2016 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted April 20, 2016 Please use your thread to ask questions instead of sending messages to the moderators. What answers are you wanting at the moment? 1987-1997 pertofran , prothiaden , Prozac 1997-2002 Zoloft 2002-2004 effexor 2004-2010 Lexapro 40mg 2010-2012Cymbalta 120mg Sept. 2012 -decreased 90mg in 6months. Care taken over by Dr Lucire in March 2013 , decreased last 30mg at 2mg per week over 3 months. July 21 , 2013- last dose of Cymbalta Protracted withdrawal syndrome kicked in badly Jan.2014 Unrelenting akathisia until May 2014. Voluntary hosp. admission. Cocktail of Seroquel, Ativan and mirtazapine and I was well enough to go home after 14 days. Stopped all hosp. meds in next few months. July 2014 felt v.depressed - couldn't stop crying. Started pristiq 50mg. Felt improvement within days and continued to improve, so stayed on 50mg for 8 months. Began taper 28 Feb. 2015. Pristiq 50mg down to 45mg. Had one month of w/d symptoms. Started CES therapy in March. No w/d symptoms down to 30mg. October 2015 , taking 25mg Pristiq. Capsules compounded with slow-release additive. March 2016 , 21mg Link to comment
Esperanca Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Fresh , pls anwer me the last one my answer The last answer i cli ked in Report-Edit-Multiquote or quote. Because something i dont know where to answer.Forgive me this confusion 1. 1972 : Primeiro paniccrisis aguda de terror mental; Nenhum medicamento psicoativo por 14 anos. 2. 1986 : Anafranil (Clomipramine) 25 mg, 2 vezes ao dia (50 mg) e Valium (diazepam) 10mg (sem prescrição Doutor), 15/15 ou 20/20 dias sem regularidade. 3. 1996 : Percepção de confusão mental, leve tontura (ou desequilíbrio), medo de perder a cognição, diminuição da memória. 4. 2004 Tentativa de metade da dose, sem qualquer método knowhownorspecific. 5. 2012 : a retirada gradual, sem qualquer método específico nem control.Valium rígida e Anafranil por 6 meses. Eu estava feliz e normal. Após 6 meses, com alta tensão e com praticamente os mesmos sintomas: ataques menor de pânico, ansiedade, negativos e suicidethoughts, medo de executar tarefas profissionais, taquicardia, necessidades fisiológicas. Novo sintoma: agonia nas pernas nervespathand nenhum movimento nos membros inferiores. 6. 2012 : Reinício da Anafranil, 25 mg duas vezes por dia e Valium, 1 tabletwhen muito nervoso. Aliviada, mas com sintomas raros. 7. 2015 (julho) : me deparei com o SA, mas sem compreensão e começou a retirada: zumbido e outra noisessuch como faíscas como sons ofpeeled fios elétricos que tocam-se mais pânico crise quando vi minha mãe de 97 anos com alucinações Seroquel. Eu tinha mildpanic. Recuperação em dois meses, tomar remédios de homeopatia. Eu continuei tomando Anafranil, 25 mg uma vez por dia e 10 mg de Valium quando realmente necessário. 8. 2016 (Fevereiro) : Tomando remédios de homeopatia Anafranil, 25mg uma vez por dia e Valium, 5mg duas vezes por dia. 9. 2016 19 de maio : 12,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama, junto com Valium, 2,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama. 10. 2016 Junho 20 th (ontem): crises de pânico leve, muito choro e medo de ter pânico 'autêntico', assim como há 30 anos. Tomei o Resgate Flor Bach chamado amigos, a cada 2 horas.Agora, Junho de 2016, eu estou me preparando para ir através da retirada seguindo o método que eu aprendi na SA. Link to comment
Esperanca Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 We understand Esperanca. This is also more difficult for you because English is not your first language. We suggest just decreasing one drug at a time. You may be in trouble from cutting both valium and anafranil. As JanCarol suggests , please stay on the same doses for a month or two and you should feel much better. Have you ever used the google translater? It might make this easier for you. I answered you mauybe five days ago mnore or less and i dont find thies answer Help me and say me if you received pls thank k you so much 1. 1972 : Primeiro paniccrisis aguda de terror mental; Nenhum medicamento psicoativo por 14 anos. 2. 1986 : Anafranil (Clomipramine) 25 mg, 2 vezes ao dia (50 mg) e Valium (diazepam) 10mg (sem prescrição Doutor), 15/15 ou 20/20 dias sem regularidade. 3. 1996 : Percepção de confusão mental, leve tontura (ou desequilíbrio), medo de perder a cognição, diminuição da memória. 4. 2004 Tentativa de metade da dose, sem qualquer método knowhownorspecific. 5. 2012 : a retirada gradual, sem qualquer método específico nem control.Valium rígida e Anafranil por 6 meses. Eu estava feliz e normal. Após 6 meses, com alta tensão e com praticamente os mesmos sintomas: ataques menor de pânico, ansiedade, negativos e suicidethoughts, medo de executar tarefas profissionais, taquicardia, necessidades fisiológicas. Novo sintoma: agonia nas pernas nervespathand nenhum movimento nos membros inferiores. 6. 2012 : Reinício da Anafranil, 25 mg duas vezes por dia e Valium, 1 tabletwhen muito nervoso. Aliviada, mas com sintomas raros. 7. 2015 (julho) : me deparei com o SA, mas sem compreensão e começou a retirada: zumbido e outra noisessuch como faíscas como sons ofpeeled fios elétricos que tocam-se mais pânico crise quando vi minha mãe de 97 anos com alucinações Seroquel. Eu tinha mildpanic. Recuperação em dois meses, tomar remédios de homeopatia. Eu continuei tomando Anafranil, 25 mg uma vez por dia e 10 mg de Valium quando realmente necessário. 8. 2016 (Fevereiro) : Tomando remédios de homeopatia Anafranil, 25mg uma vez por dia e Valium, 5mg duas vezes por dia. 9. 2016 19 de maio : 12,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama, junto com Valium, 2,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama. 10. 2016 Junho 20 th (ontem): crises de pânico leve, muito choro e medo de ter pânico 'autêntico', assim como há 30 anos. Tomei o Resgate Flor Bach chamado amigos, a cada 2 horas.Agora, Junho de 2016, eu estou me preparando para ir através da retirada seguindo o método que eu aprendi na SA. Link to comment
Esperanca Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Ola Esperanca, Feliz Natal! Sorry, that's the limit of my Portuguese, but I wanted to greet you in your native tongue on this beautiful day. You wrote about the Valium: And I think it was hence I started to feel that 5 mg had no effect, Just because you cannot feel it, doesn't mean it isn't doing something. As Brass said, it's better if you do not increase your dose, even if you can't feel it working. Do you want to taper the Valium first, or the Anafranil? We have a discussion about this: Polydrugs? Taper off the Antidepressant First! Also, you and I talked about healing the tummy, we have discussions about that, too: http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/3413-digestive-problems-nausea-diarrhea-bloating-gerd/ http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/2318-irritable-bowel-syndrome-gut-bacteria-and-what-you-can-do/ http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/4945-food-sensitivities/ There is more, but that's too much reading? I applaud your bravery, and so glad your surgery went well. ] ,I am thank ful to you, Maybe i did something wrong: Pls Jan,i wrote to you five days ago more or less and you maybe didnt receive my answer. Tell me something about that and answer me pls 1. 1972 : Primeiro paniccrisis aguda de terror mental; Nenhum medicamento psicoativo por 14 anos. 2. 1986 : Anafranil (Clomipramine) 25 mg, 2 vezes ao dia (50 mg) e Valium (diazepam) 10mg (sem prescrição Doutor), 15/15 ou 20/20 dias sem regularidade. 3. 1996 : Percepção de confusão mental, leve tontura (ou desequilíbrio), medo de perder a cognição, diminuição da memória. 4. 2004 Tentativa de metade da dose, sem qualquer método knowhownorspecific. 5. 2012 : a retirada gradual, sem qualquer método específico nem control.Valium rígida e Anafranil por 6 meses. Eu estava feliz e normal. Após 6 meses, com alta tensão e com praticamente os mesmos sintomas: ataques menor de pânico, ansiedade, negativos e suicidethoughts, medo de executar tarefas profissionais, taquicardia, necessidades fisiológicas. Novo sintoma: agonia nas pernas nervespathand nenhum movimento nos membros inferiores. 6. 2012 : Reinício da Anafranil, 25 mg duas vezes por dia e Valium, 1 tabletwhen muito nervoso. Aliviada, mas com sintomas raros. 7. 2015 (julho) : me deparei com o SA, mas sem compreensão e começou a retirada: zumbido e outra noisessuch como faíscas como sons ofpeeled fios elétricos que tocam-se mais pânico crise quando vi minha mãe de 97 anos com alucinações Seroquel. Eu tinha mildpanic. Recuperação em dois meses, tomar remédios de homeopatia. Eu continuei tomando Anafranil, 25 mg uma vez por dia e 10 mg de Valium quando realmente necessário. 8. 2016 (Fevereiro) : Tomando remédios de homeopatia Anafranil, 25mg uma vez por dia e Valium, 5mg duas vezes por dia. 9. 2016 19 de maio : 12,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama, junto com Valium, 2,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama. 10. 2016 Junho 20 th (ontem): crises de pânico leve, muito choro e medo de ter pânico 'autêntico', assim como há 30 anos. Tomei o Resgate Flor Bach chamado amigos, a cada 2 horas.Agora, Junho de 2016, eu estou me preparando para ir através da retirada seguindo o método que eu aprendi na SA. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus JanCarol Posted April 21, 2016 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted April 21, 2016 Ola Esperanca - I'm sorry if you feel ignored or neglected. As you see, Fresh and I both answered here. But we cannot answer because we do not understand what you are doing. We are not medical professionals, we cannot recommend drugs, and we can only make suggestions. You have to make your own decisions, because it is your body, and your health. I believe that both of us have told you to stay on your same dose for 1-3 months (longer is better) to see what it is like on the lower dosages. The reason you failed to get off on previous occasions is that you were thrown into withdrawal and had to go back on the drug. Our suggestions for tiny dose changes and one change at a time - is to try and prevent those withdrawal symptoms. FRESH: Here is an english translation of Esperanca's signature: The disorder Panic and Depression in 1972, with 27 years (TODAY 70) about 8/10 Attacks / day. starting 10mg Valium (no Doctor) in 1975 15/15 OR 20/20 days without Regularity in more grave crisis with the absence of 6 months to 1 year without Valium. In 1986 with hum 25mg prescribed Psyq Anafranil (Clomipramine) day = 2 x 50 = mg / WD .Tried more than 10 times since 2004; the 7th or 8ªa time (2012) managed to stay six months without any psychoactive I have taken gradually. I was so happy, and then I had strong symptoms: negative thoughts, such as suicide, fears to run trofissionais tasks, fear of not being loved, tachycardia, physiological needs, low self-esteem, the kind of peripheral nerves zap lower limbs Today 25 mg / day and ½ Valium 5 mg / day to day can pass without symptoms, but returned to earlier but weaker 25/12/15 There three months, began the withdrawal of 50% (I do not even know yet that was to start at 10%) 10-5 mg Valium and Anafranil from 50 to 25 mg, but started with depression who had not (fast remade depresao me) and, so far. Increased again to 10 mg Valium continued depression, but not all the time. I am now taking 10% of Valium 5 mg and 25mg 10% Anafranil *** Please, Esperanca, start learning about Non Drug Techniques for Coping with Emotional Symptoms Try these: How to Recover from Anxiety - Dr Claire Weekes Claire Weekes - Self Help for your Nerves Tolle - Get Rid of Fear and Anxiety We are not in your day-to-day life. We cannot be there if you have panic or anxiety. If you choose to go off psychiatric drugs, then you will need to fill the role that they played in controlling your symptoms. You need to learn to cope and deal with your own symptoms. I am in Australia, as is Fresh. We cannot come to your house and sit with you and tell you to breathe, and teach you how to survive these symptoms, as much as we'd like to! Therefore, you need learn to : recognize your symptoms, breathe, distract, whatever it is you need to survive the symptoms. The symptoms will pass. It will get better. But we cannot make it better for you. Only you can do that. "Easy, easy - just go easy and you'll finish." - Hawaiian Kapuna Holding is hard work, holding is a blessing. Give your brain time to heal before you try again. My suggestions are not medical advice, you are in charge of your own medical choices. A lifetime of being prescribed antidepressants that caused problems (30 years in total). At age 35 flipped to "bipolar," but was not diagnosed for 5 years. Started my journey in Midwest United States. Crossed the Pacific for love and hope; currently living in Australia. CT Seroquel 25 mg some time in 2013. Tapered Reboxetine 4 mg Oct 2013 to Sept 2014 = GONE (3 years on Reboxetine). Tapered Lithium 900 to 475 MG (alternating with the SNRI) Jan 2014 - Nov 2014, tapered Lithium 475 mg Jan 2015 - Feb 2016 = GONE (10 years on Lithium). Many mistakes in dry cutting dosages were made. The tedious thread (my intro): JanCarol ☼ Reboxetine first, then Lithium The happy thread (my success story): JanCarol - Undiagnosed Off all bipolar drugs My own blog: https://shamanexplorations.com/shamans-blog/ I have been psych drug FREE since 1 Feb 2016! Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Fresh Posted April 21, 2016 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted April 21, 2016 Thanks for the translation JanCarol. Most readers (including myself) don't understand portugese so the signature needs to be in English. Esperanca , what does " I am now taking 10% of Valium 5 mg and 25mg 10% Anafranil" mean? 1. What doses are you taking now? 2. Since what date? 1987-1997 pertofran , prothiaden , Prozac 1997-2002 Zoloft 2002-2004 effexor 2004-2010 Lexapro 40mg 2010-2012Cymbalta 120mg Sept. 2012 -decreased 90mg in 6months. Care taken over by Dr Lucire in March 2013 , decreased last 30mg at 2mg per week over 3 months. July 21 , 2013- last dose of Cymbalta Protracted withdrawal syndrome kicked in badly Jan.2014 Unrelenting akathisia until May 2014. Voluntary hosp. admission. Cocktail of Seroquel, Ativan and mirtazapine and I was well enough to go home after 14 days. Stopped all hosp. meds in next few months. July 2014 felt v.depressed - couldn't stop crying. Started pristiq 50mg. Felt improvement within days and continued to improve, so stayed on 50mg for 8 months. Began taper 28 Feb. 2015. Pristiq 50mg down to 45mg. Had one month of w/d symptoms. Started CES therapy in March. No w/d symptoms down to 30mg. October 2015 , taking 25mg Pristiq. Capsules compounded with slow-release additive. March 2016 , 21mg Link to comment
Esperanca Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 Dear My True friends. Now That i had find where JanCarol and Fresh answered me. Thank God I found what I was looking for. Why I had difficulty? Because the psychoactive OR My mental distortion, cause me mental confusion and emotional. Apologize me sincerely Having written direct to you so friends, dedicated and volunteers. I've already been MANY times there in site SA but, but i didnt do often, and I forget How did before and as act of According to the philosophy of the site and According to community the order for what not overfill you guys. Truly apologize. Pardon!! I did not think to send directely Message for you guys. So I ask you to forgive me. Now, with little more peace, I will have read MANY times what you had answered me to understand you deeply said to me and responds them so clearly. I ask you then to wait for me. I modified my signature. SO I was more quiet. I was very anxious. But now I'm happy and I hope to get better and better with the help SA and ITS volunteers. Please if DO NOT appear My signature in English Here yout CAN GO ON Forum My settings. Totally grateful for you. 1. 1972 : Primeiro paniccrisis aguda de terror mental; Nenhum medicamento psicoativo por 14 anos. 2. 1986 : Anafranil (Clomipramine) 25 mg, 2 vezes ao dia (50 mg) e Valium (diazepam) 10mg (sem prescrição Doutor), 15/15 ou 20/20 dias sem regularidade. 3. 1996 : Percepção de confusão mental, leve tontura (ou desequilíbrio), medo de perder a cognição, diminuição da memória. 4. 2004 Tentativa de metade da dose, sem qualquer método knowhownorspecific. 5. 2012 : a retirada gradual, sem qualquer método específico nem control.Valium rígida e Anafranil por 6 meses. Eu estava feliz e normal. Após 6 meses, com alta tensão e com praticamente os mesmos sintomas: ataques menor de pânico, ansiedade, negativos e suicidethoughts, medo de executar tarefas profissionais, taquicardia, necessidades fisiológicas. Novo sintoma: agonia nas pernas nervespathand nenhum movimento nos membros inferiores. 6. 2012 : Reinício da Anafranil, 25 mg duas vezes por dia e Valium, 1 tabletwhen muito nervoso. Aliviada, mas com sintomas raros. 7. 2015 (julho) : me deparei com o SA, mas sem compreensão e começou a retirada: zumbido e outra noisessuch como faíscas como sons ofpeeled fios elétricos que tocam-se mais pânico crise quando vi minha mãe de 97 anos com alucinações Seroquel. Eu tinha mildpanic. Recuperação em dois meses, tomar remédios de homeopatia. Eu continuei tomando Anafranil, 25 mg uma vez por dia e 10 mg de Valium quando realmente necessário. 8. 2016 (Fevereiro) : Tomando remédios de homeopatia Anafranil, 25mg uma vez por dia e Valium, 5mg duas vezes por dia. 9. 2016 19 de maio : 12,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama, junto com Valium, 2,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama. 10. 2016 Junho 20 th (ontem): crises de pânico leve, muito choro e medo de ter pânico 'autêntico', assim como há 30 anos. Tomei o Resgate Flor Bach chamado amigos, a cada 2 horas.Agora, Junho de 2016, eu estou me preparando para ir através da retirada seguindo o método que eu aprendi na SA. Link to comment
Esperanca Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 (edited) 29.04.2016 neuro emotions come and go. Taking a SAME remain doses of 30/60 days, although I feel horrible symptoms. I will not use drugs, but others as research N ON drugs, such as chat with friends, meditation and use the computer where I can change the focus of my mind. 29.04.2016- my precision scale had come from Amazom.com today. When i will begin WD it will be easier for me I was feeling side effects but I do not take medicin. Now, after 30/60 days, I will use my precision scales for aplicate 10% in withdrawal; NOTE I ask everyone, if my signature is appearing in English or not, because I wrote it in English and someone says to me is not in English. i dont know what happens. Thank you for this favor. I use Chrome navigator Edited April 29, 2016 by Esperanca 1. 1972 : Primeiro paniccrisis aguda de terror mental; Nenhum medicamento psicoativo por 14 anos. 2. 1986 : Anafranil (Clomipramine) 25 mg, 2 vezes ao dia (50 mg) e Valium (diazepam) 10mg (sem prescrição Doutor), 15/15 ou 20/20 dias sem regularidade. 3. 1996 : Percepção de confusão mental, leve tontura (ou desequilíbrio), medo de perder a cognição, diminuição da memória. 4. 2004 Tentativa de metade da dose, sem qualquer método knowhownorspecific. 5. 2012 : a retirada gradual, sem qualquer método específico nem control.Valium rígida e Anafranil por 6 meses. Eu estava feliz e normal. Após 6 meses, com alta tensão e com praticamente os mesmos sintomas: ataques menor de pânico, ansiedade, negativos e suicidethoughts, medo de executar tarefas profissionais, taquicardia, necessidades fisiológicas. Novo sintoma: agonia nas pernas nervespathand nenhum movimento nos membros inferiores. 6. 2012 : Reinício da Anafranil, 25 mg duas vezes por dia e Valium, 1 tabletwhen muito nervoso. Aliviada, mas com sintomas raros. 7. 2015 (julho) : me deparei com o SA, mas sem compreensão e começou a retirada: zumbido e outra noisessuch como faíscas como sons ofpeeled fios elétricos que tocam-se mais pânico crise quando vi minha mãe de 97 anos com alucinações Seroquel. Eu tinha mildpanic. Recuperação em dois meses, tomar remédios de homeopatia. Eu continuei tomando Anafranil, 25 mg uma vez por dia e 10 mg de Valium quando realmente necessário. 8. 2016 (Fevereiro) : Tomando remédios de homeopatia Anafranil, 25mg uma vez por dia e Valium, 5mg duas vezes por dia. 9. 2016 19 de maio : 12,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama, junto com Valium, 2,5 mg duas vezes por dia ao acordar e ir para a cama. 10. 2016 Junho 20 th (ontem): crises de pânico leve, muito choro e medo de ter pânico 'autêntico', assim como há 30 anos. Tomei o Resgate Flor Bach chamado amigos, a cada 2 horas.Agora, Junho de 2016, eu estou me preparando para ir através da retirada seguindo o método que eu aprendi na SA. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted April 30, 2016 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted April 30, 2016 Hi Esperanca, Your signature is showing up in English. * NO LONGER ACTIVE on SA * MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: (6 year taper) 0mg Pristiq on 13th November 2021 ADs since ~1992: 25+ years - 1 unknown, Prozac (muscle weakness), Zoloft; citalopram (pooped out) CTed (very sick for 2.5 wks a few months after); Pristiq: 50mg 2012, 100mg beg 2013 (Serotonin Toxicity) Tapering from Oct 2015 - 13 Nov 2021 LAST DOSE 0.0025mg Post 0 updates start here My tapering program My Intro (goes to tapering graph) VIDEO: Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome and its Management Link to comment
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