powerback Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Alcohol free since February 2015 1MG diazepam 4.5MG PROZAC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henosis Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 “Sarah’s case is really quite rare” bulllllllshit. Does this “Dr. Zoe” even read the literature? ? Medication before problems: Took Paxil 60-100mg from 2003 to 2014 for OCD. 1) Last pill taken November 2014, horrendous withdrawal started six weeks later. 2) Re-instated successfully @ 20mg May 2015, but accompanied by severe anhedonia, loss of emotion, apathy, and fatigue 3) Switched to Prozac, Viibyrd, Zoloft, Nefazadone, Cymbalta, Nardil in attempt at abating WD symptoms while not re-introducing anhedonia. Each one either failed to relieve WD or brought back anhedonia. So re-stabilized on Paxil at 15mg 4) Tapered down to 7.5mg as of October 2016. More energy, anhedonia/loss of emotions remains apart from short windows. 5) May 2017 - down to 3.5mg of Paxil (no other meds) 6) Early 2018 - added 8mg of Prozac 7) January 2019 - down to 1.05 Paxil / 5mg Prozac and continuing 8) October 2019 - down to 0.2mg Paxil / 3mg Prozac 9) November 2019 - down to 0.1mg Paxil / 3mg Prozac 10) March 2020 - done with Paxil, 2.5mg Prozac 11) April 2021 - 0.03mg Prozac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
India Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 5 hours ago, Henosis said: “Sarah’s case is really quite rare” bulllllllshit. Does this “Dr. Zoe” even read the literature? ? I also felt this piece ended up being an apologist/advertisement for antidepressants rather than a critique involving a serious discussion of antidepressant withdrawal. Like you say what a load of bullsh*t! I just cannot believe these lines. Such myth peddlers these GPS . 1999: Paroxetine (20mg). Age 16. 2007-2008: Fluoxetine (Prozac) for 1.5 years (age 25) Citalopram 20mg 2002-2005, 2009: Escitalopram (20mg), 2 weeks, (age 26) (adverse reaction)/*Valium 5mg/Temazepam 10mg 2010: Mirtazipine (Remeron)( do not remember dosage) 2010, 5 months. 2010-2017: Citalopram (20mg) (age 27 to 34) 2016: i.1st Sept- 31st Oct Citalopram 10mg , ii.1st November 2017-30th November 2017, Citalopram 5mg iii.1st December 2017- 4th February 2018, Citalopram 0mg, iv.5th February 2018- March 2018 Citalopram 5mg (10mg every other day) 28th February- tried titration of 5mg ( some adverse effects) 2018: 1st March 2018- 1st June Citalopram 10 mg (tablet form) /started titration 8mg , then 7 mg.2018: June 15th- 10th July Citalopram 10 mg pill every other day 2018: 10th July - 13th Sept Citalopram- 0mg (CBD oil first month of 0mg, passiflora on and off) 2018 13th Sept Citalopram 2mg , approx 16th Sept 4mg , approx 25th Sept 6mg held. 2019: 11 Feb 19: 7mg (instant bad rxn) 12 Feb 19 6mg held 1 May 19 5.4mg held 5 Oct 19 5.36mg 22 Oct 19 5.29mg 30 Oct 19 5.23mg 4/NOV/19 5.18mg 12 Nov 19 5.08mg 20 Nov 19 4.77mg 7 May 22 2.31mg 17/09/2023 0.8mg (Herbal/Supplements since 1st September: Omega Fish Oil 1200mg, 663mg of EPA- 2 tablets a day, magnesium and magnesium bath salts) I did not die, and yet I lost life’s breath - Dante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerback Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 Sorry folks all I did was wind people up putting this up ,I couldnt even bare to listen to this DR .her generation of DRS have people in real trouble . Its coming down to if they help the masses and put the blame on the others condition coming back ,how abusive is that . The fact this is mainstream tv says it all . Alcohol free since February 2015 1MG diazepam 4.5MG PROZAC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
India Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 1 hour ago, powerback said: Sorry folks all I did was wind people up putting this up ,I couldnt even bare to listen to this DR .her generation of DRS have people in real trouble . Its coming down to if they help the masses and put the blame on the others condition coming back ,how abusive is that . The fact this is mainstream tv says it all . Think it's very important to put this up because at least it points however minimally to the notion that WD exists. Even if the doctor wants to call it "extremely rare". It's also a good example of how doctor's dismiss. The article in the Daily Mail by Vine is a bit better. 1999: Paroxetine (20mg). Age 16. 2007-2008: Fluoxetine (Prozac) for 1.5 years (age 25) Citalopram 20mg 2002-2005, 2009: Escitalopram (20mg), 2 weeks, (age 26) (adverse reaction)/*Valium 5mg/Temazepam 10mg 2010: Mirtazipine (Remeron)( do not remember dosage) 2010, 5 months. 2010-2017: Citalopram (20mg) (age 27 to 34) 2016: i.1st Sept- 31st Oct Citalopram 10mg , ii.1st November 2017-30th November 2017, Citalopram 5mg iii.1st December 2017- 4th February 2018, Citalopram 0mg, iv.5th February 2018- March 2018 Citalopram 5mg (10mg every other day) 28th February- tried titration of 5mg ( some adverse effects) 2018: 1st March 2018- 1st June Citalopram 10 mg (tablet form) /started titration 8mg , then 7 mg.2018: June 15th- 10th July Citalopram 10 mg pill every other day 2018: 10th July - 13th Sept Citalopram- 0mg (CBD oil first month of 0mg, passiflora on and off) 2018 13th Sept Citalopram 2mg , approx 16th Sept 4mg , approx 25th Sept 6mg held. 2019: 11 Feb 19: 7mg (instant bad rxn) 12 Feb 19 6mg held 1 May 19 5.4mg held 5 Oct 19 5.36mg 22 Oct 19 5.29mg 30 Oct 19 5.23mg 4/NOV/19 5.18mg 12 Nov 19 5.08mg 20 Nov 19 4.77mg 7 May 22 2.31mg 17/09/2023 0.8mg (Herbal/Supplements since 1st September: Omega Fish Oil 1200mg, 663mg of EPA- 2 tablets a day, magnesium and magnesium bath salts) I did not die, and yet I lost life’s breath - Dante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunyapine Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 The doctor has no idea and she is relatively young. It’s going to take a long time for this type of withdrawal to be taken seriously! It’s a bit like walking into a doctor’s surgery and their diagnosis is anxiety with no consideration that the patient could be going through withdrawal! Even the doctors who know about withdrawal don’t seem to realise the full extent of the suffering of over 50% of people who are trying to get off these drugs. 1987 Anafranil 1987-1989 Prothiaden 1990-Jan 2015 Prozac 40mg Feb-Mar Prozac 30mg Ap-Nov Prozac 20mg (+10mg Zoloft for 1 week in Sept) Dec Prozac 10mg 2016 Jan-2017 Oct Prozac 15mg Nov Prozac 14mg Nov Prozac14.5mg Other drugs Humira and Methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritisSupplements :Magnesium and calcium.Folic acid 5mg. Inderal 10mg (stopped 2018 Dec). 2018 Nov Quetiapine fumarate 25mg Dec 150-125mg 2019Jan 125-25mg Feb 25-12.5mg 2018 Dec Sertra 25-150-125mg 2018 Dec Pregabalin 75-150mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 "Your stories of suffering: After Sarah Vine wrote in Femail of her battle to come off antidepressants, we were inundated with letters from readers thanking her for giving them the courage to speak out too" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-6287579/Anxiety-pills-stories-suffering.html I'm a HIV/AIDS survivor since 1997. Since 2005 on and off Prozac and benzos/tranquilizers, changed to Escitalopram added Lithium in 2015. 2010 - June 2017 Ambien/Zolpidem went C/T, got W/D and insomnia. 2015 - June 2017 Lithium 600/mg and Escitalopram 60/mg, went C/T, got W/D. Sep.8 - 18 2017 hospitalized for 10 days, got started on Venlafaxine and Mirtazapine. Oct.2017 found S/A website, learning a lot, especially about W/D and tapering, for the first time. Oct.8.2017 - Dec.2.2017 Venlafaxine from 150/mg to 112.50/mg - decreased because of hyperactivity. Dec.3.2017 Venlafaxine from 112.50/mg to 75/mg to 37.5/mg - decreased because of suicidal thoughts. Feb - Dec 2018 completed the tapering of Venlafaxine 37.5/mg (2/3 beads every month) Aug.9.2018 Remeron from 30/mg to 15/mg to 7.5/mg - decreased because of overweight. April 2019 completed the tapering of Remeron 7.5/mg Currently taking Clonazepam/Klonopin 1/mg day and night, and Biktarvy once a day (for HIV/AIDS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerback Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 35 minutes ago, Juan said: "Your stories of suffering: After Sarah Vine wrote in Femail of her battle to come off antidepressants, we were inundated with letters from readers thanking her for giving them the courage to speak out too" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-6287579/Anxiety-pills-stories-suffering.html Thanks Juan 👍 Alcohol free since February 2015 1MG diazepam 4.5MG PROZAC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButterflyHope Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 I'm in a facebook group that asked us to email in (can do it anonymously) to the show to state that the Dr is misinformed to be stating Sarah Vines experience as 'very rare'. The more people who write in the better, the email address is: thismorning@itv.com Thank you 2004- 2013 Citalopram 20mg 2012-2013- Diazepam 10mg, Amitryptiline (both for head injury) Cold turkey on diazepam amitryptiline and citalopram 2013 Dec- Citalopram 10mg 2017 July- 7.5mg 2017 Nov 5mg 2018 Mar 2.5mg 2018 June 2mg 2018 July 1.5mg 2018 Sep 1mg 2018 Oct 1.16mg tablet 2018 Oct 11th 0.5mg liquid am, 0.58mg tablet pm, Oct 22nd 0.5mg liquid am, 0.47mg liquid pm, Oct 29th 0.55mg liquid am, 0.55mg liquid pm. Dec 15th 1.2mg tablet https://wordpress.com/post/butterflyhopedotblog.wordpress.com/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerback Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 14 hours ago, ButterflyHope said: I'm in a facebook group that asked us to email in (can do it anonymously) to the show to state that the Dr is misinformed to be stating Sarah Vines experience as 'very rare'. The more people who write in the better, the email address is: thismorning@itv.com Thank you Brilliant BFH ,it hilarious to say its rare yet how do they explain the black box warnings . Alcohol free since February 2015 1MG diazepam 4.5MG PROZAC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButterflyHope Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I actually think its good that there are Doctors on national TV showing the problem we are facing- continuing to down play what we are experiencing will provoke response and also document publically their complete mass ignorance, having not learnt from their ignorance re benzos, and when the truth comes out they cant pretend they gave the correct advice all along. In essence she is showing the public what we are up against in terms of a profession that refuses to listen and learn. 2004- 2013 Citalopram 20mg 2012-2013- Diazepam 10mg, Amitryptiline (both for head injury) Cold turkey on diazepam amitryptiline and citalopram 2013 Dec- Citalopram 10mg 2017 July- 7.5mg 2017 Nov 5mg 2018 Mar 2.5mg 2018 June 2mg 2018 July 1.5mg 2018 Sep 1mg 2018 Oct 1.16mg tablet 2018 Oct 11th 0.5mg liquid am, 0.58mg tablet pm, Oct 22nd 0.5mg liquid am, 0.47mg liquid pm, Oct 29th 0.55mg liquid am, 0.55mg liquid pm. Dec 15th 1.2mg tablet https://wordpress.com/post/butterflyhopedotblog.wordpress.com/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
India Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 On 10/20/2018 at 10:43 PM, ButterflyHope said: I'm in a facebook group that asked us to email in (can do it anonymously) to the show to state that the Dr is misinformed to be stating Sarah Vines experience as 'very rare'. The more people who write in the better, the email address is: thismorning@itv.com Thank you Great idea!!! 1999: Paroxetine (20mg). Age 16. 2007-2008: Fluoxetine (Prozac) for 1.5 years (age 25) Citalopram 20mg 2002-2005, 2009: Escitalopram (20mg), 2 weeks, (age 26) (adverse reaction)/*Valium 5mg/Temazepam 10mg 2010: Mirtazipine (Remeron)( do not remember dosage) 2010, 5 months. 2010-2017: Citalopram (20mg) (age 27 to 34) 2016: i.1st Sept- 31st Oct Citalopram 10mg , ii.1st November 2017-30th November 2017, Citalopram 5mg iii.1st December 2017- 4th February 2018, Citalopram 0mg, iv.5th February 2018- March 2018 Citalopram 5mg (10mg every other day) 28th February- tried titration of 5mg ( some adverse effects) 2018: 1st March 2018- 1st June Citalopram 10 mg (tablet form) /started titration 8mg , then 7 mg.2018: June 15th- 10th July Citalopram 10 mg pill every other day 2018: 10th July - 13th Sept Citalopram- 0mg (CBD oil first month of 0mg, passiflora on and off) 2018 13th Sept Citalopram 2mg , approx 16th Sept 4mg , approx 25th Sept 6mg held. 2019: 11 Feb 19: 7mg (instant bad rxn) 12 Feb 19 6mg held 1 May 19 5.4mg held 5 Oct 19 5.36mg 22 Oct 19 5.29mg 30 Oct 19 5.23mg 4/NOV/19 5.18mg 12 Nov 19 5.08mg 20 Nov 19 4.77mg 7 May 22 2.31mg 17/09/2023 0.8mg (Herbal/Supplements since 1st September: Omega Fish Oil 1200mg, 663mg of EPA- 2 tablets a day, magnesium and magnesium bath salts) I did not die, and yet I lost life’s breath - Dante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
India Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2018/01/24/woman-shares-coming-off-antidepressant-ruined-life-7255570/amp/ When Tabitha Dow was six, she had her first migraine. Now and again she’d be stuck with headaches, but when she hit 29 they became more regular and more severe. Soon her migraines were debilitating, so she sought out medical support at the National Migraine Centre in London. There, Tabitha was advised to ask her doctor for the antidepressant Venlafaxine at a maximum dose of 150mg. She was told that this would help not only with her migraines, but also with her persistent low moods. ‘This was the start of my downfall,’ Tabitha tells Metro.co.uk. ‘Neither the neurologist, nor the GP who subsequently prescribed the drug, explained that it was extremely chemically addictive. ‘I was not told how long to take it for, it was prescribed indefinitely, and there was no mention that coming off the drug would likely result in severe withdrawal symptoms and a need to taper off like you would heroin. Read rest of article at the link address.. 1999: Paroxetine (20mg). Age 16. 2007-2008: Fluoxetine (Prozac) for 1.5 years (age 25) Citalopram 20mg 2002-2005, 2009: Escitalopram (20mg), 2 weeks, (age 26) (adverse reaction)/*Valium 5mg/Temazepam 10mg 2010: Mirtazipine (Remeron)( do not remember dosage) 2010, 5 months. 2010-2017: Citalopram (20mg) (age 27 to 34) 2016: i.1st Sept- 31st Oct Citalopram 10mg , ii.1st November 2017-30th November 2017, Citalopram 5mg iii.1st December 2017- 4th February 2018, Citalopram 0mg, iv.5th February 2018- March 2018 Citalopram 5mg (10mg every other day) 28th February- tried titration of 5mg ( some adverse effects) 2018: 1st March 2018- 1st June Citalopram 10 mg (tablet form) /started titration 8mg , then 7 mg.2018: June 15th- 10th July Citalopram 10 mg pill every other day 2018: 10th July - 13th Sept Citalopram- 0mg (CBD oil first month of 0mg, passiflora on and off) 2018 13th Sept Citalopram 2mg , approx 16th Sept 4mg , approx 25th Sept 6mg held. 2019: 11 Feb 19: 7mg (instant bad rxn) 12 Feb 19 6mg held 1 May 19 5.4mg held 5 Oct 19 5.36mg 22 Oct 19 5.29mg 30 Oct 19 5.23mg 4/NOV/19 5.18mg 12 Nov 19 5.08mg 20 Nov 19 4.77mg 7 May 22 2.31mg 17/09/2023 0.8mg (Herbal/Supplements since 1st September: Omega Fish Oil 1200mg, 663mg of EPA- 2 tablets a day, magnesium and magnesium bath salts) I did not die, and yet I lost life’s breath - Dante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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