Jools2816 Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 A brilliant article ! https://www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/effective-advocacy-psychiatric-drug-harm/ 3 2002 started Fluoxetine 20 ; increased gradually to 40mg 2004 diagnosed with ADD; prescribed methylphenidate 2004 later in the year methylphenidate aggravated depression so discontinued 2006 tried to taper too quick from AD ( over 3 weeks!) and terrible WD; 2006 later in the year doc changed to Citalopram (dont remember doze) 2009 (circa) as Citalopram did nothing good so back to 40 mg Fluoxetine 2017 due to situational anxiety Pregablin prescribed terrible side effects 201 8 tried again to taper fluoxetine 40 mg with tough WD so back on it 2020 changed to Escitalopram 20mg as no + effect of fluoxetine May 2023 prescribed Modafinil as fatigue intolerable mid July 2023 started tapering - down to 18 mg daily so far so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Happy2Heal Posted September 10, 2023 Mentor Share Posted September 10, 2023 wow that IS a great article I have learned the hard way that I need to suppress my overwhelming disdain for the medical system if I want to get any decent care at all but after what I've been thru , it is hard to do that LOL very hard 1 PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME PRIVATE MESSAGES, thank you. pysch med history: 1974 @ age 18 to Oct 2017 (approx 43 yrs total) Drug list: stelazine, haldol, elavil, lithium, zoloft, celexa, lexapro(doses as high as 40mgs), klonopin, ambien, seroquel(high doses), depakote, zyprexa, lamictal- plus brief trials of dozens of other psych meds over the years started lexapro 2002, dose varied from 20mgs to 40mgs. First attempt to get off it was 2007- WD symptoms were mistaken for "relapse". 2013 too fast taper down to 5mg but WD forced me back to 20mgs June of 2105, tapered again too rapidly to 2.5mgs by Dec 2015. Found SA, held at 2.5 mgs til May 2016 when I foolishly "jumped off". felt ok until Sept, then acute WD hit!! reinstated at 0.3mgs in Oct. 2106 Tapered off to zero by Oct. 2017 Doing very well. Nov. 2018 feel 95% healed, age 63 Jan. 2020 feel 100% healed, peaceful and content PRESENT DAYS: Loving life! ❤️ with all it's ups and downs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools2816 Posted September 10, 2023 Author Share Posted September 10, 2023 6 minutes ago, Happy2Heal said: wow that IS a great article I have learned the hard way that I need to suppress my overwhelming disdain for the medical system if I want to get any decent care at all but after what I've been thru , it is hard to do that LOL very hard @Happy2Heal I hear you! I don't think is necessary to suppress disdain for the medical system, just be cautious and question what doctors say and most importantly trust yourself. I know how hard it is when we cannot possibly learn about everything - we can't complete a medical degree online ! But I think we need to keep questioning and challenging as what other options we have? Sending warmest wishes. 1 2002 started Fluoxetine 20 ; increased gradually to 40mg 2004 diagnosed with ADD; prescribed methylphenidate 2004 later in the year methylphenidate aggravated depression so discontinued 2006 tried to taper too quick from AD ( over 3 weeks!) and terrible WD; 2006 later in the year doc changed to Citalopram (dont remember doze) 2009 (circa) as Citalopram did nothing good so back to 40 mg Fluoxetine 2017 due to situational anxiety Pregablin prescribed terrible side effects 201 8 tried again to taper fluoxetine 40 mg with tough WD so back on it 2020 changed to Escitalopram 20mg as no + effect of fluoxetine May 2023 prescribed Modafinil as fatigue intolerable mid July 2023 started tapering - down to 18 mg daily so far so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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