Vanora Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 The RxISK website has posted this very timely piece on the current petition to the Scottish parliament re Prescribed Drug Dependence and Withdrawal. https://rxisk.org/psychotropic-drug-dependence-in-scotland-petition-pe01651/ 1979 put on Clomipramine.Failed attempt to withdraw from Clomipramine started on Seroxat 1992.1997 Effexor replaces Seroxat after failed withdrawal.2011 fail to withdraw from Effexor despite combined use of Prozac and Seroquel. Started on Cymbalta.Anxiety not resolved by Cymbalta so taper off by 28th March 2012. Left on 10mg Buspirone and 1 quarter of 5mg Diazepam.Anxiety at times very severe. 19th May take my first half of a 5mg Lamictal. As of 5/11/2013, off all psychiatric drugs. Doing better but hope for more healing yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanora Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 If any wish to submit something for the Scottish petition on Prescribed Drug Dependence and Withdrawal there is still time, the deadline is the 15th of February. You don't have to be from Scotland. Detail your problems taking and withdrawing from antidepressants and/or benzos and send by email to petitions@parliament.scot and quote PE01651 in the subject heading. Keep to a maximum of 3 sides of A4 ( UK size of paper, for Americans/Canadians the size is smaller, aim for 2.5 pages) and you can't name for legal reasons any doctors you have consulted. Tell them if you wish to remain anonymous. Quote from the RxISK website: "If anyone has any brainwaves in respect of this petition - ways to expose Scottish ministers and their advisers to the horrors of PSSD or PGAD - we'd love to hear them." Send any ideas to RxISK or post here. Thank you. 1979 put on Clomipramine.Failed attempt to withdraw from Clomipramine started on Seroxat 1992.1997 Effexor replaces Seroxat after failed withdrawal.2011 fail to withdraw from Effexor despite combined use of Prozac and Seroquel. Started on Cymbalta.Anxiety not resolved by Cymbalta so taper off by 28th March 2012. Left on 10mg Buspirone and 1 quarter of 5mg Diazepam.Anxiety at times very severe. 19th May take my first half of a 5mg Lamictal. As of 5/11/2013, off all psychiatric drugs. Doing better but hope for more healing yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neroli Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I've sent my submission in to the Petition just now. Thank you for posting this. On 1/30/2018 at 12:10 PM, Vanora said: If any wish to submit something for the Scottish petition on Prescribed Drug Dependence and Withdrawal there is still time, the deadline is the 15th of February. You don't have to be from Scotland. Detail your problems taking and withdrawing from antidepressants and/or benzos and send by email to petitions@parliament.scot and quote PE01651 in the subject heading. Keep to a maximum of 3 sides of A4 ( UK size of paper, for Americans/Canadians the size is smaller, aim for 2.5 pages) and you can't name for legal reasons any doctors you have consulted. Tell them if you wish to remain anonymous. 2006 Citalopram 20mg on and off to 2013. April 2013 - July 2014 Sertraline, Venlafaxine, Fluoxetine, Mirtazapine v. bad reactions. July 2014 - CT Mirtazapine. July 2014 - February 2016 Medication free, long term w/d. February - July 2016 Fluoxetine. Medication free, long term w/d syndrome. 2017 Jan physical breakdown. 2017 February - March Escitalopram, Nortriptyline instated. Lorazepam, Zopiclone PRN. April 2017 Lithium Carbonate 250mg 1 wk. 14 August 2017 finish cross to Diazepam 22.5mg daily, stop Zopiclone Tapers: Diazepam 2017 21 August - 30 Dec 21.25mg to 14.5mg 2018 6 Jan - 11 May to 12mg. 2 June updose to 12.25mg - hold. 2019 (0.5mg cuts) 12 Jan - 28 Dec 12mg to 10mg 2020 (0.25mg cuts) - 25 Jan - 29 Dec 9.75mg to 6.25mg 2021 *May have bungled dose and accidentally took 1mg more for about a month (7.25mg), so 4 Jan started again at 6.5mg; 19 Jan 6.25mg; 1 Feb 6.0mg; 23 Feb 5.75mg; 9 Mar 5.5mg; 23 Mar 5.25mg; 9 Apr 5.0mg; 6 May 4.75mg; 13 May 4.5mg; 6 Jun 4mg; 12 July 3.5mg; 2 sep 3.0mg; 15 Sep 2.5mg; 1 Nov 2mg; 15 Nov 1.5mg; 16 Dec 1mg; 26 Dec 0.5mg; 2022 1 Jan - OFF Escitalopram - 2022 1 Mar to 9mg; 29 Mar 8mg; 24 May 7mg; 21 Jun 5mg; 19 Jul 4mg; 1 Sep 3mg; 23 Sep 2.5mg; 31 Oct 1.5mg; 22 Nov 0.5mg; 2023 1 Jan 0.25mg; 1 Mar OFF Nortriptyline 2018 90mg to 2020 1 Dec down to 72.5mg; 2021 20 May 70mg; 8 Jun 67.5mg; 24 Jun 65mg; 31 July 60mg; 12 Oct 55mg; 23 Oct 50mg; 2022 13 Jan 40mg; 22 Jan 30mg; 29 Mar 20mg; 26 Apr 10mg; 3 Aug 5mg; 23 Sep 2.5mg; 2023 1 Jan - OFF 1 March 2023 - off all drugs - 6-year taper off three drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanora Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 10 hours ago, neroli said: I've sent my submission in to the Petition just now. Thank you for posting this. That's wonderful neroli, thank you very much. Our case becomes all the stronger with every extra submission. 1979 put on Clomipramine.Failed attempt to withdraw from Clomipramine started on Seroxat 1992.1997 Effexor replaces Seroxat after failed withdrawal.2011 fail to withdraw from Effexor despite combined use of Prozac and Seroquel. Started on Cymbalta.Anxiety not resolved by Cymbalta so taper off by 28th March 2012. Left on 10mg Buspirone and 1 quarter of 5mg Diazepam.Anxiety at times very severe. 19th May take my first half of a 5mg Lamictal. As of 5/11/2013, off all psychiatric drugs. Doing better but hope for more healing yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nz11 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Good for you Neroli. Thought for the day: Lets stand up, and let’s speak out , together. G Olsen We have until the 14th. Feb 2018. URGENT REQUEST Please consider submitting for the petition on Prescribed Drug Dependence and Withdrawal currently awaiting its third consideration at the Scottish Parliament. You don't even have to be from Scotland. By clicking on the link below you can read some of the previous submissions but be warned many of them are quite harrowing. http://www.parliament.scot/GettingInvolved/Petitions/PE01651 Please tell them about your problems taking and withdrawing from antidepressants and/or benzos. Send by email to petitions@parliament.scot and quote PE01651 in the subject heading. Keep to a maximum of 3 sides of A4 and you can't name for legal reasons any doctor you have consulted. Tell them if you wish to remain anonymous. We need the numbers to help convince the committee members we are not isolated cases. You have until mid February. Thank you Recovering paxil addict None of the published articles shed light on what ssri's ... actually do or what their hazards might be. Healy 2013. This is so true, with anything you get on these drugs, dependance, tapering, withdrawal symptoms, side effects, just silent. And if there is something mentioned then their is a serious disconnect between what is said and reality! "Every time I read of a multi-person shooting, I always presume that person had just started a SSRI or had just stopped." Dr Mosher. Me too! Over two decades later, the number of antidepressant prescriptions a year is slightly more than the number of people in the Western world. Most (nine out of 10) prescriptions are for patients who faced difficulties on stopping, equating to about a tenth of the population. These patients are often advised to continue treatment because their difficulties indicate they need ongoing treatment, just as a person with diabetes needs insulin. Healy 2015 I believe the ssri era will soon stand as one of the most shameful in the history of medicine. Healy 2015 Let people help people ... in a natural, kind, non-addictive (and non-big pharma) way. J Broadley 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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