wirobaso Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 I was drugged for over 25 years with various types of pills. When a pill no longer worked for me, they changed me for another one and so the years went by until it no longer worked for me due to drug tolerance and I ended up fed up. I stopped all the pills very quickly. Some I left in cold turkey. I didn't know anything about withdrawal, and the doctors don't seem to know either. I know now because I experienced most of the effects both physical and psychological and emotional. 18 months ago I had to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital and they reincorporated me with psychiatric pills to get rid of suicdl ideas. I left the hospital on three other drugs, with too many symptoms but no longer suicdl ideas. So now I knew what psychiatric drug withdrawal was all about. I came off these new pills one by one and 4 months ago I took my last dose of quetpn, which was the last drug I stopped. Of the 600 mg that I had of quetpn, I am now free. I also got rid of Clonzpm 6mg, Esctlprm 20mg, Gabpntn 3200mg, Pregbln 1200mg and Dizpm 60mg one by one. The discomfort persists but I can now sleep and interact with people. I suffered 4 consecutive months of total and absolute insomnia. I couldn't fall asleep even for 5 minutes because I suffered from shocks and electric shocks when I wanted to sleep. He wanted to disappear because he saw no hope. Now I want to live because I see a light there near the tunnel. It is a matter of time to get out of all this suffering. Now I know that it is useless to be looking for blame because that only delays my recovery. Now I have taken charge of my life because I learned that with patience and perseverance we can get off these medications when they no longer serve us. I am now learning to live without pills after more than 25 years of taking so many pills.Now I feel complete, now I feel free. Blessed be freedom. My Intro topic Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted March 1, 2022 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 1, 2022 Hello and welcome to SA, Thank you for sharing your story with us. Please follow these instructions and create your drug signature: Instructions: Withdrawal History Signature * NO LONGER ACTIVE on SA * MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: (6 year taper) 0mg Pristiq on 13th November 2021 ADs since ~1992: 25+ years - 1 unknown, Prozac (muscle weakness), Zoloft;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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