Dustin08 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 (edited) I new to participating in the forum type sites so please forgive me if I’m doing this wrong. Anyway I started to have what I think is brain zaps a month and a half ago not really knowing what it was but from all the research I’ve done it’s the only thing that makes sense. I stopped taking paroxetine 40mg tablets and started taking fluoxetine 40mg. Wishing 2-3 days I started to notice this, it caused me to panic and spiraled from there. I stopped the fluoxetine and went back to the paroxetine and finally a couple weeks ago started to feel pretty good again. After talking to my doctor decided to try the fluoxetine again because I had been to my primary doctor, an ENT, and had an MRI done because we all thought the off balance feeling I would get was something else going on like some kinda inner ear problem. Anyway I tried it again because I was feeling the best I had felt in the last two months and wanted to fast track the feeling better process and get back to work and that was a horrible mistake. What I think are brain zaps came right back and that’s my biggest issue. It’s like if I try to do to much and I’m looking around and moving my head around eventually I will start feeling sick, my head will hurt and I’ve literally got to lay down and close my eyes. What I’m thinking are brain zaps is so hard for me to describe because I wouldn’t have said it felt like an electrical shock, the way I tried to describe it is if I turned my head or my eyes it was like my brain couldn’t keep up. I could trigger it by turning just my eyes from one side to the other, up and down didn’t seem to bother me. And it’s just a horrible feeling for to me that once it happens so much from me moving around trying to behave and do things I would normally do it feels like a bad motion sickness. Best thing I can compare it to because I’ve gotten motion sickness all my life. It’s really debilitated me and this being the 3rd different antidepressant I’ve been on since 2014, if this is what I’ve got to look foraward to is the medication stopping working and having to try a new one I’d rather figure out how to deal with my problems on my own. I’ve said for a long time now that my goal in life is to get off this medicine anyway. I’d really like to know if it’s brain zaps that I’m having as I haven’t stopped the medication as to just changed to a new one. Edited October 21, 2023 by Emonda Name to title 2014 lexapro 20mg, klonopin 0.5mg 4x daily, trazodone. Wasn't on trazodone long, and fairly quickly went from klonopin 4x daily to 0.5mg 2x daily 2019 direct switched from lexapro 20mg to paroxetine 40mg, klonopin 0.5mg 2x daily a lot of times just once daily. 2023 paroxetine 40mg, sometime in the summer started a doctor led taper down off klonopin ended up down to 0.25mg klonopin once every other day. Late August direct switched from paroxetine 40mg to fluoxetine 40mg for 4 days. Direct switched back to paroxetine 40mg. October direct switched back to fluoxetine 40mg again for 21 days. November ct of fluoxetine. December lexapro 5mg 12 days ct'd for a couple days then paroxetine 5mg. 2024 January, paroxetine 10mg, 5mg, attempted cross taper to sertraline and took a one time dose of sertraline 25mg and paroxetine 5mg together January 27th-present paroxetine 5mg, klonopin 0.25mg Link to comment
Administrator Emonda Posted October 21, 2023 Administrator Share Posted October 21, 2023 Welcome to S.A. @Dustin08 So the moderators can best help you, please complete your drug signature by following these instructions. Adding a signature ensures your drug history appears at the bottom of every post, making it more efficient for those trying to assist. Brain zaps are a very common WD symptom of stopping ADs cold turkey / too quickly. Even if you replace one AD with another, like you have, you can still get brain zaps from stopping the original AD. The fact that the zaps abated a couple of weeks after returning to your original AD, points to WD symptoms. Have a read of the WD symptom checklist. 2 hours ago, Dustin08 said: wanted to fast track the feeling better process and get back to work and that was a horrible mistake. What I think are brain zaps came right back Tapering from ADs must be done slowly to try and minimise WD symptoms. This site recommends tapering by a maximum of 10% per month of the most recent dose...the reduction get smaller and smaller each time. Why taper by 10% of my dosage? We don't suggest many supplements, but two that many of us find helpful are magnesium and omega-3 fish oil. Here are the links for info about those. Add one at a time and start with a low dose to see how it affects you. Magnesium Omega 3 Fish Oil Avoid alcohol. Please post any updates here in your thread. It is helpful to keep everything related to your journey in one spot. You are very welcome to jump onto someone else's page and interact with them. The encouragement members give each other on this site is wonderful to see. Please remember to add your drug signature, and others may be able to comment further. Once again, welcome to S.A. Emonda. Please don't send me PMs. I am not a doctor. My comments are based on my personal experience with ADs and tapering. Consult your doctor about your own medical decisions. Start of taper: Jan ’22 Vortioxetine 15mg, End year 1: 4.5mg, End year 2: 2.38mg, Year 3: 8 Feb 2.19mg, 21 Mar 1.99mg, 2 May 1.83mg, 13 Jun 1.69mg, 25 Jul 1.50mg, 14 Aug 1.46mg, 3 Sep 1.43mg, 10 Sep 1.40mg, 17 Sep 1.37mg, 16 Oct 1.34mg, 23 Oct 1.32mg, 30 Oct 1.29mg Link to comment
Dustin08 Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 10 hours ago, Emonda said: Welcome to S.A. @Dustin08 So the moderators can best help you, please complete your drug signature by following these instructions. Adding a signature ensures your drug history appears at the bottom of every post, making it more efficient for those trying to assist. Brain zaps are a very common WD symptom of stopping ADs cold turkey / too quickly. Even if you replace one AD with another, like you have, you can still get brain zaps from stopping the original AD. The fact that the zaps abated a couple of weeks after returning to your original AD, points to WD symptoms. Have a read of the WD symptom checklist. Tapering from ADs must be done slowly to try and minimise WD symptoms. This site recommends tapering by a maximum of 10% per month of the most recent dose...the reduction get smaller and smaller each time. Why taper by 10% of my dosage? We don't suggest many supplements, but two that many of us find helpful are magnesium and omega-3 fish oil. Here are the links for info about those. Add one at a time and start with a low dose to see how it affects you. Magnesium Omega 3 Fish Oil Avoid alcohol. Please post any updates here in your thread. It is helpful to keep everything related to your journey in one spot. You are very welcome to jump onto someone else's page and interact with them. The encouragement members give each other on this site is wonderful to see. Please remember to add your drug signature, and others may be able to comment further. Once again, welcome to S.A. Emonda. Thank you. I could not figure out the signature, but I think I figured it out now. I haven’t seen my doctor yet since I came to the conclusion that it’s brain zaps. And from what I’ve figured out on my own I understand it that not even a lot of doctors even know about brain zaps? Is that correct? 3 different antidepressants since 2014 and thank god I’ve never had any side effects until this one. I THINK switching to paroxetine caused me a little extra anxiety for a little bit but I figure that could’ve just been my anxiety since that’s my main reason for being on them. I’ve had HORRIBLE panic attacks throughout my life and always refused antidepressant’s but I hit a very low point in my life in 2014 and basically didn’t have an option or so I thought. I wouldn’t leave the house for work or anything and that isn’t like me so I went to an inpatient therapy place and that’s where all this nightmare of meds started Seems like just a week after starting lexapro my life was back on track and this miracle drug had done its job. I took the klonopin too but I’ve never felt it even done anything for me and I cut myself back from taking it 4 times a day to just twice and a lot of times just once a day. But life was great up until 2019 when I had what I say is the worst panic attack of my life. I don’t know if it’s because I was at work, by myself essentially, it was hot outside and I hadn’t learned how to belly breathe yet and hyperventilation is what made the panic attack so bad. And that’s when I changed to paroxetine with a mild transition period. And life was great again until the summer of 2023 I started having panic attacks again and before I had a big one or let them get out of control I decided to go to a place that specialized in mental health instead of just getting the meds from my primary care doc. And it has been one hell of a road since. I’ve finally came to the conclusion that I was having brain zaps due to the antidepressant switching. I have been tapering off of klonopins for the past couple months as well and started that before I changed my antidepressant but I feel like it’s that antidepressant causing all this as to I was having any bad symptoms from anything until we changed the antidepressant. I don’t feel like my doctor should’ve let me do all this at once but hey I’m just a dumb truck driver, she’s the one with the medical degree. Anyway after this experience I want off the antidepressant too! I couldn’t work or function in 2014 and now what I think is a side effect from the medication is not letting me function either. So what’s the point, I’ve said for a long time now that I would love to quit taking this medicine cuz it’s always pissed me off to feel like I had to have a medication to be able to function like a normal person. 2014 lexapro 20mg, klonopin 0.5mg 4x daily, trazodone. Wasn't on trazodone long, and fairly quickly went from klonopin 4x daily to 0.5mg 2x daily 2019 direct switched from lexapro 20mg to paroxetine 40mg, klonopin 0.5mg 2x daily a lot of times just once daily. 2023 paroxetine 40mg, sometime in the summer started a doctor led taper down off klonopin ended up down to 0.25mg klonopin once every other day. Late August direct switched from paroxetine 40mg to fluoxetine 40mg for 4 days. Direct switched back to paroxetine 40mg. October direct switched back to fluoxetine 40mg again for 21 days. November ct of fluoxetine. December lexapro 5mg 12 days ct'd for a couple days then paroxetine 5mg. 2024 January, paroxetine 10mg, 5mg, attempted cross taper to sertraline and took a one time dose of sertraline 25mg and paroxetine 5mg together January 27th-present paroxetine 5mg, klonopin 0.25mg Link to comment
Administrator Emonda Posted October 22, 2023 Administrator Share Posted October 22, 2023 4 hours ago, Dustin08 said: I could not figure out the signature, but I think I figured it out now. Success, your signature is there now. Thank you. 4 hours ago, Dustin08 said: I haven’t seen my doctor yet since I came to the conclusion that it’s brain zaps. And from what I’ve figured out on my own I understand it that not even a lot of doctors even know about brain zaps? Is that correct? This would be quite common. My doctor knew about dizziness but not zaps. 4 hours ago, Dustin08 said: I went to an inpatient therapy place and that’s where all this nightmare of meds started I've read many accounts of members who have gone for inpatient care and come out with a cocktail of drugs, often making matters worse. 4 hours ago, Dustin08 said: I took the klonopin too but I’ve never felt it even done anything for me and I cut myself back from taking it 4 times a day to just twice and a lot of times just once a day. Ah, so you are currently tapering two drugs at the same time? I'd encourage you to have a read of this post. When tapering two drugs at once, it makes it difficult to work out what change is causing you grief. One at a time is the way to go. Then, It'd be good to read this link to work out which drug to taper first. Personally, I haven't been in the position of taking two drugs at one time. Reading the above post and following the accounts of others, I have learnt that people tend to taper the AD (paroxetine) first whilst holding the Benzo (klonopin) to be tapered later. 4 hours ago, Dustin08 said: and life was great again until the summer of 2023 I started having panic attacks again Did anything else change around this time in your life? Have you ever considered counselling/therapy? I was so dismissive of this for years, but when I finally took the plunge, I found it beneficial...a step in the right direction. 4 hours ago, Dustin08 said: I decided to go to a place that specialized in mental health instead of just getting the meds from my primary care doc. And it has been one hell of a road since. Sorry to read this...Sadly, it won't surprise anyone on this site. It's all too common. 4 hours ago, Dustin08 said: I have been tapering off of klonopins for the past couple months as well and started that before I changed my antidepressant but I feel like it’s that antidepressant causing all this as to I was having any bad symptoms from anything until we changed the antidepressant. You may well be correct, but please refer back to the first link above. It'd be best to taper one at a time, so you can be certain of what may be the cause of difficulty down the track. 4 hours ago, Dustin08 said: I don’t feel like my doctor should’ve let me do all this at once....she’s the one with the medical degree. Sadly, many doctors don't know any better. 4 hours ago, Dustin08 said: Anyway after this experience I want off the antidepressant too! 4 hours ago, Dustin08 said: I’ve said for a long time now that I would love to quit taking this medicine Please remember to taper one at a time and taper no more than the maximum of 10% per month. I taper at 2% per week for 4 weeks, then hold for another 2 weeks...I find it more tolerable. Don't be complacent about tapering off paroxetine. Go very slow. The first sign of a WD symptom, hold the dose until the WD symptoms abate. There is no shortcut. I hope this helps. Emonda Please don't send me PMs. I am not a doctor. My comments are based on my personal experience with ADs and tapering. Consult your doctor about your own medical decisions. Start of taper: Jan ’22 Vortioxetine 15mg, End year 1: 4.5mg, End year 2: 2.38mg, Year 3: 8 Feb 2.19mg, 21 Mar 1.99mg, 2 May 1.83mg, 13 Jun 1.69mg, 25 Jul 1.50mg, 14 Aug 1.46mg, 3 Sep 1.43mg, 10 Sep 1.40mg, 17 Sep 1.37mg, 16 Oct 1.34mg, 23 Oct 1.32mg, 30 Oct 1.29mg Link to comment
Dustin08 Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 Yea I’m sorry for the confusion I’m still taking my fluoxetine not started no taper yet. After talking to my doctor about it I decided to taper off the klonopin, and I’m down to just a half of a 0.5mg pill every other day with it. Ive just recently in the past week really started giving thought to stopping the antidepressant as well. I’m definitely going to finish the benzo first before I follow through with it. Really why I decided to come here for some more input and knowledge on it before I even start tapering the antidepressant. Thanks for all your replies! 2014 lexapro 20mg, klonopin 0.5mg 4x daily, trazodone. Wasn't on trazodone long, and fairly quickly went from klonopin 4x daily to 0.5mg 2x daily 2019 direct switched from lexapro 20mg to paroxetine 40mg, klonopin 0.5mg 2x daily a lot of times just once daily. 2023 paroxetine 40mg, sometime in the summer started a doctor led taper down off klonopin ended up down to 0.25mg klonopin once every other day. Late August direct switched from paroxetine 40mg to fluoxetine 40mg for 4 days. Direct switched back to paroxetine 40mg. October direct switched back to fluoxetine 40mg again for 21 days. November ct of fluoxetine. December lexapro 5mg 12 days ct'd for a couple days then paroxetine 5mg. 2024 January, paroxetine 10mg, 5mg, attempted cross taper to sertraline and took a one time dose of sertraline 25mg and paroxetine 5mg together January 27th-present paroxetine 5mg, klonopin 0.25mg Link to comment
Dustin08 Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 I knew the risk somewhat of quitting cold turkey but I was still having faith that my doctor wouldn’t let me do anything bad. Boy was I wrong! So after taking Prozac for 21 days in October I stopped cold turkey with no antidepressants the month of November. Was managing until I had a panic attack. Talked to my doctor again and December 1st tried to take Lexapro again at 5mg for 12 days. I can’t remember how soon after I started the Lexapro but I got a horrible headache that I tried to push through but it was horrible. I went to the emergency room one evening and was advised to just stop the Lexapro. Started back taking my paroxetine at 5mg December 16th, I think I had some minor brain zaps for a day or so and the headache lifted. I continued taking 5mg Paroxetine until January 20th, at that point I was afraid to increase as I didn’t want to take a chance on feeling worse. Since starting the paroxetine back up I had started having chestpains/chest pressure that I guess is all just my anxiety because I’ve had EKGs and a stress test done all normal. After my second emergency room visit do to me thinking something is wrong and I decided I was going to up dose to 10mg of Paroxetine (January 20th) because I was tired of going to the emergency room to be told nothing is wrong with me on top of my symptoms keeping me from working and being present in my family. Talked my doctor again and again I let her talk me into trying another SSRI. This time she told me to take 5mg Paroxetine and I think it was 25mg Sertraline and do a cross taper. So I went ahead and dropped back down to 5mg Paroxetine on January 24th and I remember my head starting to hurt again and I didn’t pick the Sertraline up until January 26th and on the 26th I took the Sertraline and Paroxetine together I think almost immediately my headache intensified and my anxiety shot up. i just took the one dose of sertraline and I’ve continued my 5mg Paroxetine. The debilitating headache stuck around and I wanted to go back up to 10mg Paroxetine to just to get the headache to go away because it seems it’s a headache untouchable by medicine. My primary care doctor gave me a shot of something for my headache and it didn’t help in the slightest. The headache seemed to have lifted at least a little the past few days but seems when I get up and actually try to do something I feel unsteady. I feel as if I might vomit (hasn’t actually happened yet) although I don’t feel sick to my stomach the sick feeling seems to be in my throat if that makes sense. 2 days ago I got up and tried to help around the house doing a few things and this time my headache came back with a vengeance I really don’t know how I didn’t end up calling and ambulance or at least taking an extra dose of my klonopin. Yesterday I didn’t eat or do anything out of fear of feeling horrible again. My head still hurt a little, especially if I just looked around with my eyes on the left side of my forehead and/or behind my left eye. Still does this morning. I’ve been going back and forth with myself about going back to up to 10mg Paroxetine, but I’ve realized I’ve tried different meds and different dosages and I’m at a great risk for kindling. My doctor desperately wants me to try Effexor because I took one of those genesight test and it and a bunch of other SNRIs are in the green. She really hates my paroxetine because it was in the red although I’ve taken it since 2019 no problems. But I already knew Effexor had a horrible reputation for trying to come off and it and all SNRIs can possibly raise your blood pressure and weather it be my health, anxiety/stress my blood pressure is up or slightly elevated not every single time I go to a doctors office but it is a lot. I keep an eye on it at the house and I never catch it high here at the house. But I’m not taking the chance on it raising my blood pressure and having to stop it cold turkey, or it not working and hell I know how horrible I have felt already from Paroxetine and I know that’s a rough one in itself and I guess that’s why I’ve attempted a few times to change to another SSRI but I realize I’m stuck with this one. I don’t want to be on it forever but if going back up to 10mg would help stabilize me or at least get rid of these headaches I believe I’d do it. I mean at least before I tried the sertraline I would go in the living room a little and leave the house to go to the store on my own. My life is just completely wrecked right now 2014 lexapro 20mg, klonopin 0.5mg 4x daily, trazodone. Wasn't on trazodone long, and fairly quickly went from klonopin 4x daily to 0.5mg 2x daily 2019 direct switched from lexapro 20mg to paroxetine 40mg, klonopin 0.5mg 2x daily a lot of times just once daily. 2023 paroxetine 40mg, sometime in the summer started a doctor led taper down off klonopin ended up down to 0.25mg klonopin once every other day. Late August direct switched from paroxetine 40mg to fluoxetine 40mg for 4 days. Direct switched back to paroxetine 40mg. October direct switched back to fluoxetine 40mg again for 21 days. November ct of fluoxetine. December lexapro 5mg 12 days ct'd for a couple days then paroxetine 5mg. 2024 January, paroxetine 10mg, 5mg, attempted cross taper to sertraline and took a one time dose of sertraline 25mg and paroxetine 5mg together January 27th-present paroxetine 5mg, klonopin 0.25mg Link to comment
Dustin08 Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 I knew the risk somewhat of quitting cold turkey but I was still having faith that my doctor wouldn’t let me do anything bad. Boy was I wrong! So after taking Prozac for 21 days in October I stopped cold turkey with no antidepressants the month of November. Was managing until I had a panic attack. Talked to my doctor again and December 1st tried to take Lexapro again at 5mg for 12 days. I can’t remember how soon after I started the Lexapro but I got a horrible headache that I tried to push through but it was horrible. I went to the emergency room one evening and was advised to just stop the Lexapro. Started back taking my paroxetine at 5mg December 16th, I think I had some minor brain zaps for a day or so and the headache lifted. I continued taking 5mg Paroxetine until January 20th, at that point I was afraid to increase as I didn’t want to take a chance on feeling worse. Since starting the paroxetine back up I had started having chestpains/chest pressure that I guess is all just my anxiety because I’ve had EKGs and a stress test done all normal. After my second emergency room visit do to me thinking something is wrong and I decided I was going to up dose to 10mg of Paroxetine (January 20th) because I was tired of going to the emergency room to be told nothing is wrong with me on top of my symptoms keeping me from working and being present in my family. Talked my doctor again and again I let her talk me into trying another SSRI. This time she told me to take 5mg Paroxetine and I think it was 25mg Sertraline and do a cross taper. So I went ahead and dropped back down to 5mg Paroxetine on January 24th and I remember my head starting to hurt again and I didn’t pick the Sertraline up until January 26th and on the 26th I took the Sertraline and Paroxetine together I think almost immediately my headache intensified and my anxiety shot up. i just took the one dose of sertraline and I’ve continued my 5mg Paroxetine. The debilitating headache stuck around and I wanted to go back up to 10mg Paroxetine to just to get the headache to go away because it seems it’s a headache untouchable by medicine. My primary care doctor gave me a shot of something for my headache and it didn’t help in the slightest. The headache seemed to have lifted at least a little the past few days but seems when I get up and actually try to do something I feel unsteady. I feel as if I might vomit (hasn’t actually happened yet) although I don’t feel sick to my stomach the sick feeling seems to be in my throat if that makes sense. 2 days ago I got up and tried to help around the house doing a few things and this time my headache came back with a vengeance I really don’t know how I didn’t end up calling and ambulance or at least taking an extra dose of my klonopin. Yesterday I didn’t eat or do anything out of fear of feeling horrible again. My head still hurt a little, especially if I just looked around with my eyes on the left side of my forehead and/or behind my left eye. Still does this morning. I’ve been going back and forth with myself about going back to up to 10mg Paroxetine, but I’ve realized I’ve tried different meds and different dosages and I’m at a great risk for kindling. My doctor desperately wants me to try Effexor because I took one of those genesight test and it and a bunch of other SNRIs are in the green. She really hates my paroxetine because it was in the red although I’ve taken it since 2019 no problems. But I already knew Effexor had a horrible reputation for trying to come off and it and all SNRIs can possibly raise your blood pressure and weather it be my health, anxiety/stress my blood pressure is up or slightly elevated not every single time I go to a doctors office but it is a lot. I keep an eye on it at the house and I never catch it high here at the house. But I’m not taking the chance on it raising my blood pressure and having to stop it cold turkey, or it not working and hell I know how horrible I have felt already from Paroxetine and I know that’s a rough one in itself and I guess that’s why I’ve attempted a few times to change to another SSRI but I realize I’m stuck with this one. I don’t want to be on it forever but if going back up to 10mg would help stabilize me or at least get rid of these headaches I believe I’d do it. I mean at least before I tried the sertraline I would go in the living room a little and leave the house to go to the store on my own. My life is just completely wrecked right now 2014 lexapro 20mg, klonopin 0.5mg 4x daily, trazodone. Wasn't on trazodone long, and fairly quickly went from klonopin 4x daily to 0.5mg 2x daily 2019 direct switched from lexapro 20mg to paroxetine 40mg, klonopin 0.5mg 2x daily a lot of times just once daily. 2023 paroxetine 40mg, sometime in the summer started a doctor led taper down off klonopin ended up down to 0.25mg klonopin once every other day. Late August direct switched from paroxetine 40mg to fluoxetine 40mg for 4 days. Direct switched back to paroxetine 40mg. October direct switched back to fluoxetine 40mg again for 21 days. November ct of fluoxetine. December lexapro 5mg 12 days ct'd for a couple days then paroxetine 5mg. 2024 January, paroxetine 10mg, 5mg, attempted cross taper to sertraline and took a one time dose of sertraline 25mg and paroxetine 5mg together January 27th-present paroxetine 5mg, klonopin 0.25mg Link to comment
Administrator Emonda Posted February 11 Administrator Share Posted February 11 Hi @Dustin08, I've moved your new post back here. Each member has only ONE Introduction topic. Your own Introduction topic is the best place to ask questions and the place to journal your progress. This keeps your history in one place and means you do not have to repeat your story. 15 hours ago, Dustin08 said: on the 26th I took the Sertraline and Paroxetine together I think almost immediately my headache intensified and my anxiety shot up Put both drugs into the drug interaction checker: https://www.drugs.com/interaction/list/ Did the doctor tell you to do this? You've made a lot of changes. The body/brain needs stability (reposting this link) Keep It Simple, Slow, and Stable. When you stop an AD CT, then a few weeks/months later recommence that AD, you need to be very mindful of Kindling Your drug signature does not appear to be up-to-date. Once you update the signature to reflect all the changes you have made, someone will try to assist. Emonda Please don't send me PMs. I am not a doctor. My comments are based on my personal experience with ADs and tapering. Consult your doctor about your own medical decisions. Start of taper: Jan ’22 Vortioxetine 15mg, End year 1: 4.5mg, End year 2: 2.38mg, Year 3: 8 Feb 2.19mg, 21 Mar 1.99mg, 2 May 1.83mg, 13 Jun 1.69mg, 25 Jul 1.50mg, 14 Aug 1.46mg, 3 Sep 1.43mg, 10 Sep 1.40mg, 17 Sep 1.37mg, 16 Oct 1.34mg, 23 Oct 1.32mg, 30 Oct 1.29mg Link to comment
Dustin08 Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 @Emonda sorry I guess because I’m on a phone that’s the best and most informative signature I can come up with and keep it to a 12 line maximum. Not very informative but it’s all the meds I’ve taken 2014 lexapro 20mg, klonopin 0.5mg 4x daily, trazodone. Wasn't on trazodone long, and fairly quickly went from klonopin 4x daily to 0.5mg 2x daily 2019 direct switched from lexapro 20mg to paroxetine 40mg, klonopin 0.5mg 2x daily a lot of times just once daily. 2023 paroxetine 40mg, sometime in the summer started a doctor led taper down off klonopin ended up down to 0.25mg klonopin once every other day. Late August direct switched from paroxetine 40mg to fluoxetine 40mg for 4 days. Direct switched back to paroxetine 40mg. October direct switched back to fluoxetine 40mg again for 21 days. November ct of fluoxetine. December lexapro 5mg 12 days ct'd for a couple days then paroxetine 5mg. 2024 January, paroxetine 10mg, 5mg, attempted cross taper to sertraline and took a one time dose of sertraline 25mg and paroxetine 5mg together January 27th-present paroxetine 5mg, klonopin 0.25mg Link to comment
Dustin08 Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 @Emonda also to answer your question, yes my doctor told me to take the Paroxetine and sertraline together like that for a week and then stop the Paroxetine. She wanted me to cross taper over to the sertraline. I just took the one dose of sertraline. My doctor is desperate for me to change med and add other meds. She desperately wants me to take Effexor. She desperately wants me to try something other than Paroxetine because it was in the red column on the genesight text I took. But I’m not sold on that test as I took the Paroxetine for 3 years no problems. I feel like I sound as if I’m defending antidepressants sometimes. I desperately want off this crap, but maybe more desperately want to stop feeling so horrible 2014 lexapro 20mg, klonopin 0.5mg 4x daily, trazodone. Wasn't on trazodone long, and fairly quickly went from klonopin 4x daily to 0.5mg 2x daily 2019 direct switched from lexapro 20mg to paroxetine 40mg, klonopin 0.5mg 2x daily a lot of times just once daily. 2023 paroxetine 40mg, sometime in the summer started a doctor led taper down off klonopin ended up down to 0.25mg klonopin once every other day. Late August direct switched from paroxetine 40mg to fluoxetine 40mg for 4 days. Direct switched back to paroxetine 40mg. October direct switched back to fluoxetine 40mg again for 21 days. November ct of fluoxetine. December lexapro 5mg 12 days ct'd for a couple days then paroxetine 5mg. 2024 January, paroxetine 10mg, 5mg, attempted cross taper to sertraline and took a one time dose of sertraline 25mg and paroxetine 5mg together January 27th-present paroxetine 5mg, klonopin 0.25mg Link to comment
Dustin08 Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 Can someone help me? When I go to make my drug signature it won’t let me make it more than 12 lines. I see all kinds of peoples that are more than 12 lines. My current signature is all my medications that I’ve taken and currently taking but it’s not very informative. Is this because I’m on a phone? 2014 lexapro 20mg, klonopin 0.5mg 4x daily, trazodone. Wasn't on trazodone long, and fairly quickly went from klonopin 4x daily to 0.5mg 2x daily 2019 direct switched from lexapro 20mg to paroxetine 40mg, klonopin 0.5mg 2x daily a lot of times just once daily. 2023 paroxetine 40mg, sometime in the summer started a doctor led taper down off klonopin ended up down to 0.25mg klonopin once every other day. Late August direct switched from paroxetine 40mg to fluoxetine 40mg for 4 days. Direct switched back to paroxetine 40mg. October direct switched back to fluoxetine 40mg again for 21 days. November ct of fluoxetine. December lexapro 5mg 12 days ct'd for a couple days then paroxetine 5mg. 2024 January, paroxetine 10mg, 5mg, attempted cross taper to sertraline and took a one time dose of sertraline 25mg and paroxetine 5mg together January 27th-present paroxetine 5mg, klonopin 0.25mg Link to comment
Moderator Erimus Posted March 14 Moderator Share Posted March 14 (edited) On 2/13/2024 at 9:04 PM, Dustin08 said: Can someone help me? When I go to make my drug signature it won’t let me make it more than 12 lines. I see all kinds of peoples that are more than 12 lines. My current signature is all my medications that I’ve taken and currently taking but it’s not very informative. Is this because I’m on a phone? When you are on mobile the screen is smaller, and hence the lines are too, so you end up with less space. Access the site on a computer and you will be able to have a more detailed signature. Edited March 14 by Erimus Taper calculator spreadsheet MEDICATION: 1) Sertraline: 50mg - Oct 2020, 100mg - Dec 2020, 50mg - Apr 2021, 75mg - May 2021, 50mg - Sep 2021, 2 year 5 month hold, 55mg - 23 Feb 2024, 60mg - 20 Mar 2024, Start tapering - 24 Apr 2024, reached 52.5mg before crashing hard - 13 Aug 2024, Reinstate back to 58mg and hold - 29 Aug 2024. Maxim. dose: 100mgai // 0.318gpw Current dose: 58mgai // 0.184gpw - [42% reduced] 2) Mirtazapine: 15mg - Nov 2020 SUPPLEMENTS: Magnesium, Vitamin C Link to comment
Dustin08 Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 So I finally was able to get on a computer and update my signature. the intensity in which my head bothers me has been up and down and seems to bother me the least when I don’t do anything. I just lay in here in my room either in the floor or on the bed. I don’t think this is a normal headache although I’m no expert on them I’ve never suffered with headaches before. If I had a headache I was sick with the flu. Now if I can explain to where it makes sense, a few times I have felt like the muscles in my forehead mostly sometimes a little higher up onto the head it feels like the muscles tighten in release or maybe even like a twitch. It’s quite frightening to me when it happens luckily it’s not all the time. I’m constantly pressing or rubbing on my head not that it helps. I think it maybe just a natural reflex of someone with a headache? I think the only pattern I see is it seems to intensify or trigger it on the rare occasion I notice no pain or pressure or maybe it’s some sort of nerve pain I haven’t a clue, but if I try to do too much or just act normal as I call it. Too much moving around, too much stimulation for my eyes to see again I don’t know. I’ve been given a shot of toradol twice now and it hasn’t even helped a thing. 2014 lexapro 20mg, klonopin 0.5mg 4x daily, trazodone. Wasn't on trazodone long, and fairly quickly went from klonopin 4x daily to 0.5mg 2x daily 2019 direct switched from lexapro 20mg to paroxetine 40mg, klonopin 0.5mg 2x daily a lot of times just once daily. 2023 paroxetine 40mg, sometime in the summer started a doctor led taper down off klonopin ended up down to 0.25mg klonopin once every other day. Late August direct switched from paroxetine 40mg to fluoxetine 40mg for 4 days. Direct switched back to paroxetine 40mg. October direct switched back to fluoxetine 40mg again for 21 days. November ct of fluoxetine. December lexapro 5mg 12 days ct'd for a couple days then paroxetine 5mg. 2024 January, paroxetine 10mg, 5mg, attempted cross taper to sertraline and took a one time dose of sertraline 25mg and paroxetine 5mg together January 27th-present paroxetine 5mg, klonopin 0.25mg Link to comment
Dustin08 Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 When will the headache stop? It’s constant. It’s never not there. It may let up in intensity here in there but I can’t honestly can’t remember what it feels like for my head to feel normal anymore. I just feel like if I could figure out how to make my head feel normal again I could cope with everything else. Hell I wish I was just dealing with the horrible panic attacks that led me to take these horrible meds. I just want to get back to work and taking care of my family. Lord knows they’re suffering as well. 2014 lexapro 20mg, klonopin 0.5mg 4x daily, trazodone. Wasn't on trazodone long, and fairly quickly went from klonopin 4x daily to 0.5mg 2x daily 2019 direct switched from lexapro 20mg to paroxetine 40mg, klonopin 0.5mg 2x daily a lot of times just once daily. 2023 paroxetine 40mg, sometime in the summer started a doctor led taper down off klonopin ended up down to 0.25mg klonopin once every other day. Late August direct switched from paroxetine 40mg to fluoxetine 40mg for 4 days. Direct switched back to paroxetine 40mg. October direct switched back to fluoxetine 40mg again for 21 days. November ct of fluoxetine. December lexapro 5mg 12 days ct'd for a couple days then paroxetine 5mg. 2024 January, paroxetine 10mg, 5mg, attempted cross taper to sertraline and took a one time dose of sertraline 25mg and paroxetine 5mg together January 27th-present paroxetine 5mg, klonopin 0.25mg Link to comment
Administrator Emonda Posted July 21 Administrator Share Posted July 21 6 hours ago, Dustin08 said: When will the headache stop? It’s constant. I wish I could answer for you, but I can't. 6 hours ago, Dustin08 said: It may let up in intensity here in there Well that is positive...not down playing your pain however. 6 hours ago, Dustin08 said: I just want to get back to work and taking care of my family. You will...time + much patience. 6 hours ago, Dustin08 said: Lord knows they’re suffering as well. Yeah, they feel it too. Drop over to the success story section of this site for a little boost. Best wishes. Please don't send me PMs. I am not a doctor. My comments are based on my personal experience with ADs and tapering. Consult your doctor about your own medical decisions. Start of taper: Jan ’22 Vortioxetine 15mg, End year 1: 4.5mg, End year 2: 2.38mg, Year 3: 8 Feb 2.19mg, 21 Mar 1.99mg, 2 May 1.83mg, 13 Jun 1.69mg, 25 Jul 1.50mg, 14 Aug 1.46mg, 3 Sep 1.43mg, 10 Sep 1.40mg, 17 Sep 1.37mg, 16 Oct 1.34mg, 23 Oct 1.32mg, 30 Oct 1.29mg Link to comment
Dustin08 Posted August 6 Author Share Posted August 6 So my doctor done some bloodwork on me and says that I’m low in B12 and vitamin D and wants me to start taking some vitamins and recheck me in a month. I’m very nervous and at the same time want to take it not expecting a cure but after reading some of the side effects of B12 deficiency. A lot of it lines right up with my complaints of feeling weak and my hands and feet feeling weird like they’re almost numb or something? Very bizarre feeling to me. And possibly the cause for my all over body muscles twitching. Like I said I’m not expecting a cure but if it would help with that and get to feel just little bit better would be great. I know getting these vitamins through diet would be awesome, but I don’t see my diet changing very much as I had somewhat of a restricted diet before all this happened as part of my original reason for taking meds. Even if I could change my diet right now I couldn’t afford it right now. So I’ve not tried any supplements since this started. And I haven’t had any apparent reactions or anything to the food that I do eat. I think the only thing that has happened to me is panic attacks as to my original anxiety was I developed a fear of bad allergic reactions to after hearing stories and seeing what everybody thought was someone having a reaction and it wasn’t. But my dumb self developed a stupid irrational fear out of it and led myself down this horrible path 10 years later. Anyways, my doctor called in some vitamins for me to my pharmacy and I was just gonna take whatever he called in and just let me insurance pay for it, but my pharmacy informed me that they don’t feel those prescriptions because you can pick it up over the counter yourself. I suspect the supplements you can pick up at your local Walmart or pharmacy probably ain’t the best I don’t know. I just know that I’m terrified and yet would enjoy just the slightest relief. And then it doesn’t help that I looked up vitamin deficiencies and apparently B12 deficiency can be dangerous so I also feel I don’t really have much of a choice. I try to think rational and tell myself if it was that low I probably would’ve been told and they’d probably want me to do injections. And everybody says if you do try anything try small amounts first. What does that even mean?! Cut just a piece off the vitamin? What if it’s a capsule? Do you take a little more everyday? How long should I wait to try the vitamin D on top of the B12? This is all very confusing to me. Already scared as my whole reasoning for being on meds was I developed a fear of allergic reactions to a certain food, that turned into several foods. That turned into medications. As was on medicine this whole time as well and still my orignal problem just spiraled and I ended up in this state before I ever asked myself the question, are the meds even helping me cuz I may not be having panic attacks everyday but my problem keeps getting worse. 2014 lexapro 20mg, klonopin 0.5mg 4x daily, trazodone. Wasn't on trazodone long, and fairly quickly went from klonopin 4x daily to 0.5mg 2x daily 2019 direct switched from lexapro 20mg to paroxetine 40mg, klonopin 0.5mg 2x daily a lot of times just once daily. 2023 paroxetine 40mg, sometime in the summer started a doctor led taper down off klonopin ended up down to 0.25mg klonopin once every other day. Late August direct switched from paroxetine 40mg to fluoxetine 40mg for 4 days. Direct switched back to paroxetine 40mg. October direct switched back to fluoxetine 40mg again for 21 days. November ct of fluoxetine. December lexapro 5mg 12 days ct'd for a couple days then paroxetine 5mg. 2024 January, paroxetine 10mg, 5mg, attempted cross taper to sertraline and took a one time dose of sertraline 25mg and paroxetine 5mg together January 27th-present paroxetine 5mg, klonopin 0.25mg Link to comment
Dustin08 Posted September 26 Author Share Posted September 26 Well I lost my insurance. I think I have some refills left not sure how many. I will soon be forced to quit Paroxetine and Clonazepam. My fiance is busting her butt to keep a roof over our head and food in our bellies. She was able to get food stamps and assistance with daycare. I dont get how there’s people out there living high and mighty not working. I’ve worked everyday since I turned 18 and some before that between high school and football. Now I’m 34 and need help and they don’t give us enough food stamps to even get us through the whole month for our family of 5. And just last month they cut our benefits in half, so I guess we will have to choose which bills not to pay so we can eat. i feel so let down by my parents, the medical system, so called government assistance don’t want to help me and my family much at all for some reason. I’m about positive my parents are sitting at there house with the mind set of just let him sit there and suffer long enough and he’ll realize he has no choice but to go back to work and take care of his family since this is all anxiety according to them. Sure I’ve had some panic attacks but I feel physically the worst I’ve ever felt in my life. My arms up towards my shoulders feel weak. There’s some slight pain there sometimes. My head hurts. I have very little energy especially the past few days. I don’t know what has happened to make me feel this bad. I feel like I can barely lift my arms. I’ve wondered often if these drugs can cover some underlying problem up, or if whatever these meds have screwed up in my system is gonna kill me. I’ve I have bradycardia (low heart rate) that I never noticed before but then again I never kept an eye on my heart rate till I started keeping a check on my blood pressure at home. I’m wearing a heart monitor as we speak. Got it before I found out I lost my insurance. Had a neurologist appointment set up in November was doing everything I could to make sure nothing serious was going on and it was all just withdraw but I guess I won’t make it to the neurologist. Sorry for the long rant. This all just sucks. My fiance is the only person that listens. She doesn’t fully understand but she at least listens with an open mind. I honestly don’t know why she doesn’t up and leave me. We didn’t have much before and things were finally starting to look up as everything was working out for her to be able to go to work as well and then this **** happens at the same time. Again sorry for the long rant. Nobody else to talk too. 2014 lexapro 20mg, klonopin 0.5mg 4x daily, trazodone. Wasn't on trazodone long, and fairly quickly went from klonopin 4x daily to 0.5mg 2x daily 2019 direct switched from lexapro 20mg to paroxetine 40mg, klonopin 0.5mg 2x daily a lot of times just once daily. 2023 paroxetine 40mg, sometime in the summer started a doctor led taper down off klonopin ended up down to 0.25mg klonopin once every other day. Late August direct switched from paroxetine 40mg to fluoxetine 40mg for 4 days. Direct switched back to paroxetine 40mg. October direct switched back to fluoxetine 40mg again for 21 days. November ct of fluoxetine. December lexapro 5mg 12 days ct'd for a couple days then paroxetine 5mg. 2024 January, paroxetine 10mg, 5mg, attempted cross taper to sertraline and took a one time dose of sertraline 25mg and paroxetine 5mg together January 27th-present paroxetine 5mg, klonopin 0.25mg Link to comment
LostInCanada Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Hey @Dustin08 just read through your thread. So sorry you have been on this crazy rollercoaster. These doctors are clueless in regards to the havoc they cause to us. So I am curious if any of your withdrawal symptoms have disappeared? How are you doing? Have you tried taking any B12 or Vit D? Starting slowly does mean taking a small piece of the vitamin. Vitamin D needs to be taken with food to absorb. B12 in the form of Methylcobalamin B12. Sorry to hear about your insurance ending. Are you at present weighing your paroxetine pills or making a liquid? I know you are going through financial difficulties. (Can you access a good bank?) Paroxetine is relatively cheap in Canada. I am not sure about where you are at. Generic is cheaper and the larger the pill the cheaper it is as well here. Going off the drugs cold turkey really isn't a great option. Tapering by 10% maximum every 4 weeks off the current dose is much safer. Do you think that is a viable option? Your moderator is having a rough go at the moment and Emonda is on a holiday. Hopefully I can help you out a bit On 9/25/2024 at 7:15 PM, Dustin08 said: sorry for the long rant. Nobody else to talk too. No need to apologize. None of us want to be here in this mess. Glad your fiance is a big support. Give her a hug please. ❤️🙏 I am not a medical professional. My comments are based on my personal experience and information on this site. 2016-twice weekly for a couple months-oxazepam 10 mg sleep/ 2020-22-once a week 3.75-7.5 mg Zopiclone for sleep/20 yr+ Paroxetine/ Dec2018-May 2022 20 mg/ May 2022 30mg/2022.07.28-2022.08.24 30mg to 0mg/ August 24-29 2022 10mg Prozac/2022.11.28-2022.12.04- 5mg Paroxetine/Dec 5&6/22 10mg Paroxetine/ Dec 8&9/22 10mg Prozac/ 2022.12.07 to 2023.07.01 5mg Paroxetine TAPER 23.07.02-58mgpw/4.9mgai/ 23.07.21-4.8mg/23.07.28-4.73mg/23.08.04-4.65mg /21.09.23-4.58 mg/27.10.23-4.56 mg/5.12.23-4.54 mg/2.1.24-4.52 mg/9.1.24-4.51 mg/17.1.24-4.49 mg/26.1.24-4.47mg/6.2.24-4.46mg/ 19.2.24-4.44mg /4.4.24-4.43mg/28.4.24-4.4 mg/5.5.24-4.39 mg/19.5.24-4.36 mg/2.7.24-4.34 mg/9.7.24-4.32mg/31.7.24-4.3 mg/ 1.10.24 -4.29mg/ 8am-probiotics/9am-paroxetine, 200mg mag bisglycinate/ 1000mg Vitamin D/5pm-75 mg DGL/200mg calcium citrate/0.25 mcg melatonin nightly "... your strength will be in keeping calm..."-Isaiah 30:15 Link to comment
Dustin08 Posted October 20 Author Share Posted October 20 Hey @LostInCanada I have seen small improvements in the past 10 months. The head pain has definitely died down, I went from laying in my bedroom floor 24/7 not eating much back to watching tv and cleaning trying to help out around the house as much as I can. I did start taking the B-12 with no issues thank goodness but I haven’t felt much of a difference. I haven’t tried the vitamin D yet. Perhaps I’ll take it with my B-12 tomorrow. In the past couple weeks I’ve started having the weirdest damn feeling in my left leg. It feels heavy and weak. I’ve been trying to stretch it out and walk and move it around but no relief as of yet. Idk of anything I’ve done to hurt anything. I worked on my finances vehicle but that’s been a while back and I really don’t think it’s from that. Everything about it weird. It’s caused me to have a small panic attack a couple different times as it’s kept awake and uncomfortable and my mind tells me it’s something bad. I had been just splitting a 10mg Paroxetine tablet in half and evenly as possible since December. I was just holding trying to feel better before starting a taper but do to my financial struggles and insurance situation today makes 8 days I’ve been off Paroxetine cold turkey. I know it’s not recommended and I didn’t want to do it that way I have no choice in the matter. So far I’m having slight brain zaps. I don’t think they’re as intense as the two times I stopped 40mg Paroxetine cold turkey to direct switch to Prozac. Or maybe that i know why they’re happening makes me feel better about them? I was able to secure one more refill on my klonopin so I’m gonna attempt some sort of half ass taper with that and not cold turkey off the last .25mg of that. 2014 lexapro 20mg, klonopin 0.5mg 4x daily, trazodone. Wasn't on trazodone long, and fairly quickly went from klonopin 4x daily to 0.5mg 2x daily 2019 direct switched from lexapro 20mg to paroxetine 40mg, klonopin 0.5mg 2x daily a lot of times just once daily. 2023 paroxetine 40mg, sometime in the summer started a doctor led taper down off klonopin ended up down to 0.25mg klonopin once every other day. Late August direct switched from paroxetine 40mg to fluoxetine 40mg for 4 days. Direct switched back to paroxetine 40mg. October direct switched back to fluoxetine 40mg again for 21 days. November ct of fluoxetine. December lexapro 5mg 12 days ct'd for a couple days then paroxetine 5mg. 2024 January, paroxetine 10mg, 5mg, attempted cross taper to sertraline and took a one time dose of sertraline 25mg and paroxetine 5mg together January 27th-present paroxetine 5mg, klonopin 0.25mg Link to comment
LostInCanada Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 @Dustin08 I really hope you will be okay. The worst of the CT for me didn't hit till 3 months and I had to reinstate. You might want to go on BenzoBuddies for some suggestions on doing a fast taper with Klonopin or get some suggestions. It really isn't safe going to fast off benzos. Seizures can occur. I am sorry you are in this hard place. I do not know if you have any social services available or even if a drug outreach could help. Thanks for the update. I am not a medical professional. My comments are based on my personal experience and information on this site. 2016-twice weekly for a couple months-oxazepam 10 mg sleep/ 2020-22-once a week 3.75-7.5 mg Zopiclone for sleep/20 yr+ Paroxetine/ Dec2018-May 2022 20 mg/ May 2022 30mg/2022.07.28-2022.08.24 30mg to 0mg/ August 24-29 2022 10mg Prozac/2022.11.28-2022.12.04- 5mg Paroxetine/Dec 5&6/22 10mg Paroxetine/ Dec 8&9/22 10mg Prozac/ 2022.12.07 to 2023.07.01 5mg Paroxetine TAPER 23.07.02-58mgpw/4.9mgai/ 23.07.21-4.8mg/23.07.28-4.73mg/23.08.04-4.65mg /21.09.23-4.58 mg/27.10.23-4.56 mg/5.12.23-4.54 mg/2.1.24-4.52 mg/9.1.24-4.51 mg/17.1.24-4.49 mg/26.1.24-4.47mg/6.2.24-4.46mg/ 19.2.24-4.44mg /4.4.24-4.43mg/28.4.24-4.4 mg/5.5.24-4.39 mg/19.5.24-4.36 mg/2.7.24-4.34 mg/9.7.24-4.32mg/31.7.24-4.3 mg/ 1.10.24 -4.29mg/ 8am-probiotics/9am-paroxetine, 200mg mag bisglycinate/ 1000mg Vitamin D/5pm-75 mg DGL/200mg calcium citrate/0.25 mcg melatonin nightly "... your strength will be in keeping calm..."-Isaiah 30:15 Link to comment
Dustin08 Posted October 20 Author Share Posted October 20 @LostInCanada I really don’t have a choice. I looked at signing up on disability a few months ago for anxiety as I knew I wouldn’t get it for “withdrawal”. I was told by the lawyer that I have to be seeing a psychiatrist and taking meds. Well I don’t see a psychiatrist, I see a psych nurse practitioner, and I can’t even find one searching online. Everything leads to psychiatric nurse practitioners. I asked the lawyer “what if you eventually want off the drugs?” Her reply was “well then there isn’t anything wrong with you if you don’t need the drugs and you can work”. She also told me that the state insurance was for women and children. Men can’t get it unless married. So if your a man in the state of Tennessee down your luck needing some help then oh well I guess. Yes I know the dangers of benzos. But again I have no choice and the doctors are gonna tell me well you’re taking the lowest dose possible. I don’t know what a drug outreach is unless you’re talking about rehab and I don’t see them helping me. My doctor tried weaning me off klonopin last year. I was taking 0.5-1mg a day. I always just took it like that because that’s how it was prescribed to me. I never thought it helped or felt anything from it. Even as I done her quick tapering before knew anything about the effects of coming off these drugs. She had me weaning down from 0.5-1mg klonopin a day to 0.25mg every other day in a couple weeks and I never felt anything from that other than being anxious because I did know the dangers of seizures with benzos. I never felt anything until she tried to direct switch me from paroxetine to fluoxetine. I got the brain zaps and head pressure within a couple days very intense. After a 4 days I went right back to Paroxetine. Then I let her talk me into doing the direct switch again she had me convince it was something else and not the drugs causing the way I felt. Sinuses or something. Throughout this whole ordeal on my Facebook group and here I’ve wondered do any poor people go through this crap? I mean we weren’t rich when I was working but we wasn’t in a position to where I could quit working at all. Everything I’ve read about people recommending like to eat Whole Foods quit eating processed junk, which my diet has changed and I’ve lost about 50 pounds since all this started but again. I’m affording to stay alive I can’t afford to shop and feed my family of 5 Whole Foods everyday. Actually I can’t afford nothing. If it wasn’t for my fiance getting food stamps and her job we wouldn’t eat nothing. This is all the biggest load of crap. I gave up back in December and said to heck with it I don’t have a year or more of my life to give to trying to get off this crap and let the doctor try me on lexapro which is my first antidepressant that I took for a few years no problems, then I tried sertraline. I can’t even remember what in all exactly happened. I tried fluoxetine as well. Seemed like everything I tried I had intense head pain that I couldn’t stand. The Paroxetine wasn’t even doin anything for me I wasn’t just taking it in hopes of leveling out hopefully but that never fully happened to the point I felt ready to start tapering. This has all caused me to really question my faith. I’ve never felt so bad in my life. I have hatred towards people for me ending up on these drugs instead of trying to really help me. My lexapro never stopped working in 2019 and the Paxil didn’t stop last year neither. I had a panic attack both times because I never got a handle on that the way a person should. I was immediately put on drugs when I became non functioning. And didn’t even have kids at that time. Would have been the best time to fight it and get over it. Now I’ve made my kids and everybody’s lives miserable right along with me. Everybody wants you on these miracle drugs. 2014 lexapro 20mg, klonopin 0.5mg 4x daily, trazodone. Wasn't on trazodone long, and fairly quickly went from klonopin 4x daily to 0.5mg 2x daily 2019 direct switched from lexapro 20mg to paroxetine 40mg, klonopin 0.5mg 2x daily a lot of times just once daily. 2023 paroxetine 40mg, sometime in the summer started a doctor led taper down off klonopin ended up down to 0.25mg klonopin once every other day. Late August direct switched from paroxetine 40mg to fluoxetine 40mg for 4 days. Direct switched back to paroxetine 40mg. October direct switched back to fluoxetine 40mg again for 21 days. November ct of fluoxetine. December lexapro 5mg 12 days ct'd for a couple days then paroxetine 5mg. 2024 January, paroxetine 10mg, 5mg, attempted cross taper to sertraline and took a one time dose of sertraline 25mg and paroxetine 5mg together January 27th-present paroxetine 5mg, klonopin 0.25mg Link to comment
LostInCanada Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 1 hour ago, Dustin08 said: see a psych nurse practitioner, Since she is the prescriber, does she know of any way to get drugs paid for by some one. Are you able to contact: https://www.tn.gov/behavioral-health/bhsn/coverrx.html#:~:text=The Behavioral Health Safety Net,who meet certain eligibility criteria. This is how to apply: https://www.tn.gov/behavioral-health/bhsn/safety-net-eligibility-requirements.html They don't need to know you are trying to taper. 1 hour ago, Dustin08 said: eat Whole Foods basically this means eating as many foods as you can without additives. Making food from scratch instead of premade items. In Canada, where I am, it is cheaper to make your own food than buy prepackaged. But groceries are very expensive here as well. 1 hour ago, Dustin08 said: signing up on disability a few months ago for anxiety It is still worth applying. You are on paxil. They don't need to know you are trying to get off. 1 hour ago, Dustin08 said: drug outreach We have drop in centers here for addicts. Thought there might be help for benzos- something like that. Hate what these drugs do. 2 I am not a medical professional. My comments are based on my personal experience and information on this site. 2016-twice weekly for a couple months-oxazepam 10 mg sleep/ 2020-22-once a week 3.75-7.5 mg Zopiclone for sleep/20 yr+ Paroxetine/ Dec2018-May 2022 20 mg/ May 2022 30mg/2022.07.28-2022.08.24 30mg to 0mg/ August 24-29 2022 10mg Prozac/2022.11.28-2022.12.04- 5mg Paroxetine/Dec 5&6/22 10mg Paroxetine/ Dec 8&9/22 10mg Prozac/ 2022.12.07 to 2023.07.01 5mg Paroxetine TAPER 23.07.02-58mgpw/4.9mgai/ 23.07.21-4.8mg/23.07.28-4.73mg/23.08.04-4.65mg /21.09.23-4.58 mg/27.10.23-4.56 mg/5.12.23-4.54 mg/2.1.24-4.52 mg/9.1.24-4.51 mg/17.1.24-4.49 mg/26.1.24-4.47mg/6.2.24-4.46mg/ 19.2.24-4.44mg /4.4.24-4.43mg/28.4.24-4.4 mg/5.5.24-4.39 mg/19.5.24-4.36 mg/2.7.24-4.34 mg/9.7.24-4.32mg/31.7.24-4.3 mg/ 1.10.24 -4.29mg/ 8am-probiotics/9am-paroxetine, 200mg mag bisglycinate/ 1000mg Vitamin D/5pm-75 mg DGL/200mg calcium citrate/0.25 mcg melatonin nightly "... your strength will be in keeping calm..."-Isaiah 30:15 Link to comment
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