Babygurl Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 (edited) It started with simple memory problems... Then for insurance reasons i had to follow steps.. I went to a mental evaluation and all the sudden i was bipolor mood disorder sleep deprived and couple other things and gave me 20 different meds to take ... Mind you im 43 and never had a mental issue before so after dr convinced me these meds would help my memory issues i took them they switch them here n there then high doses of lithium vyvanse and lamectol and ambian ... I felt wosre is a understatement... They werent listening just changing. Meds so not knowing i cold turkey stopped them all ... Its been 3 weeks and im spooking out cant think havent ate in 2 weeks lost 10 lbs all i do is ball up and cry uncontrollably negative bad thoughts at all times... I have a great life no reason to feel this way.. And the dr just wants to put me on more meds that i dont need ..... Please someone tell me im gonna be ok im scared to death and i have kids and a husband thet need me.. I dont know wut to do... But i dont want no meds Edited October 26, 2016 by scallywag added white space
peng Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 I am able to answer this first, as the sun is well up here in Europe. Please, don't worry, mum. I think you are more than likely to recover. You have made the biggest mistake possible in withdrawing cold turkey. The extremely experienced mods on here will point you in the right direction very soon and you will be able to start your mission to recover. Best wishes. Born 1945. 1999 - First Effexor/Venlafaxine. 2016 Withdrawal research. Effexor. 13Jul - 212.5mg; 6Aug - 200.0mg; 24Aug - 187.5mg; 13Sep - 175.0mg; 3Oct - 162.5mg; 26Oct - 150mg 2017 9Jan - 150.00mg; 23Mar - 137.50mg; 24Apr - 125.00mg; 31May - 112.50mg holding; 3Sep - 100.00mg; 20Sep - 93.75mg; 20Oct - 87.5mg; 12Nov - 81.25mg; 13 Dec - 75.00mg 2018 18Jan - 69.1mg; 16Feb - 62.5mg; 16March - 57.5mg (-8%); 22Apr - 56.3mg(-2%); CRASHED - Updose 29May - 62.5mg; Updose - 1Jul - 75.0mg. Updose - 2Aug - 87.5mg. Updose - 27Aug - 100.0mg. Updose - 11Oct 112.5mg. Updose - 6Nov 125.00mg. 2019 Updoses 19 Jan - 150.0mg. 1April - 162.5mg. 24 April - Feeling better - doing tasks, getting outside. 7 May - usual depression questionnaire gives "probably no depression" result. Supps/Vits Omega 3; Chelated Magnesium; Prebiotics/Probiotics, Vit D3.
Moderator Emeritus scallywag Posted October 26, 2016 Moderator Emeritus Posted October 26, 2016 babygurl: -- Welcome to Surviving Antidepressants (SA) I hope you'll find the information in the SA forums helpful for your situation. I'm sorry that you are in the position that you need the information, but am glad that you found us. Would you please post your current medications, the doses you are prescribed and when you take the medications? Instructions for posting your medications in a signatureIf you are using a mobile phone, instructions and screen captures are in Post #8; and Post #9 Have you told your doctor about the difficult and distressing symptoms ("side" effects)? This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner.1997-1999 Effexor; 2002-2005 Effexor XR 37.5 mg linear taper, dropping same #beads/week with bad results Cymbalta 60 mg 2012 - 2015; 2016: 20 mg to 7 mg exact doses and dates in this post; 2017: 6.3 mg to 0.0 mg Aug. 12; details here scallywag's IntroductionOnline spreadsheet for dose taper calculations and nz11's THE WORKS spreadsheet
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