Vonnegutjunky Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I am wondering if we can start a thread of books that have helped people for AFTER they have come off the meds? Like for anxiety, ocd (the reasons we took the meds to begin with?) what books have and haven’t worked? Why ? im always looking for ways to deal with my issues, and I feel since the adverse reaction, also most 8 years ago, my emotional issues are much much greater than other peoples - and I just wonder will the techniques in the books I’m reading really help me? Or am I just damaged? TL - I’m just looking for books that have helped people who have suffered in WD *Currently at 8.2-8.5 mg of my 10mg pill of Paxil (they actually weigh 12.5mg) january 2023 I began reducing my med again. I was a 9mg weight for years, I went to 8.9 in January, went to 8.6mg in February, and in March 2023 I went down to 8.5-8.2 mg ( my scale varies, so I stick within that .3 range because of that) *No other supplements or vitamins *Taper schedule in the pdf Blank.pdf https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-5vShtJtwAOGA30OxIP87steLmMdFzD29F0fzAPD564 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
member21 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Yes…it would be much helpful. I have come to hear about Dr David burns books- Feeling Good, Feeling Great. Have started trying them…shall update about my experiences. member21's drug history Started on Prodep (fluoxetine) 20mg in mid 1998. Increased to 40mg + lithium 1000mg. Within few days got Mainac. Later doses of Lithium + venlafaxine upto 2001. in 2001 put on Sodium valporate 1000mg + 3 x 37.5 venlafax. Tried CT quit a few times upto 2015. Each time back on Enc. chrono. + Venlafax - 75 to 112.5mg . In 2018 switched Doctor - switched me from Venlafax to Paroxetine 25mg (perhaps to sell what she had). Had to return to my old doctor. Stayed on paroxetine till sep 19 (tapering it down to 12.5mg). Doctor CT stopped it due to mania (I had on my own reduced my stabalizer from 300mg to 200mg). After trying a trycyclic and 3-4 milder SSRIs and having a crash (and absence from work) in Jan 20 again put on Venlafax 112.5mg. Again started tapering by end of 2020. upto Jun 21- encorate chrono 500 + Venlafaxine 37.5. July 21 enc. chro. red to 400mg. Aug21- enc chrono - 300mg. Sep 21 - enc. chrono -200(no change in venlafax. 37.5). 10Jan 22 - Encorate Chrono 200mg (held constant), venlafaxine 37.5 reduced to 3/4 tab, feb22 tried to reduce to 1/2 tab but had to inc to 3/4 within 2 days. 22Apr22 - 1/2 tab, 15may- back to 1/2+1/8. 5aug switched to capsule form (23.43mg), 29Aug- 22.5mg, 27Oct22-23.43 31oct22 25.31mg, 25Nov22-27.2mg, 20Jul23 -3.5%(26.25mg), 01Aug-3.5%(25.31mg), 15Aug23 -3.7%(24.375mg) 08Feb24- s.valproate 160mg, venlafax 24.4mg 21Mar24-valproate 152mg, 11Apr-144mg, 21Apr- 140mg Omega 3 - from walnuts, flax seed. Vitamin B12 - 1500mcg/week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonnegutjunky Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 On 2/4/2024 at 1:00 AM, member21 said: Yes…it would be much helpful. I have come to hear about Dr David burns books- Feeling Good, Feeling Great. Have started trying them…shall update about my experiences. Thank you - I had his feeling good handbook - I feel for people with basic everyday anxiety, it works well, but my anxiety and subsequent sensations from the withdrawal are vastly different - I am hoping to defuse from these one day and live along side them, as I no longer have hope they will ever go away - but if I can learn to live with them without medication I could make peace with that - *Currently at 8.2-8.5 mg of my 10mg pill of Paxil (they actually weigh 12.5mg) january 2023 I began reducing my med again. I was a 9mg weight for years, I went to 8.9 in January, went to 8.6mg in February, and in March 2023 I went down to 8.5-8.2 mg ( my scale varies, so I stick within that .3 range because of that) *No other supplements or vitamins *Taper schedule in the pdf Blank.pdf https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-5vShtJtwAOGA30OxIP87steLmMdFzD29F0fzAPD564 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
member21 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 On 2/13/2024 at 9:55 AM, Vonnegutjunky said: Thank you - I had his feeling good handbook - I feel for people with basic everyday anxiety, it works well, but my anxiety and subsequent sensations from the withdrawal are vastly different - I am hoping to defuse from these one day and live along side them, as I no longer have hope they will ever go away - but if I can learn to live with them without medication I could make peace with that - Hello this must be correct. Withdrawal is different from emotional sickness. I suppose such CBT work shall be useful in controlling our emotional responses & preventing us from ruining the brain chemistry further. Also to an extent…improving it. As for the withdrawal symptoms & sensations- other forum members tell us that they improve gradually. Good luck. member21's drug history Started on Prodep (fluoxetine) 20mg in mid 1998. Increased to 40mg + lithium 1000mg. Within few days got Mainac. Later doses of Lithium + venlafaxine upto 2001. in 2001 put on Sodium valporate 1000mg + 3 x 37.5 venlafax. Tried CT quit a few times upto 2015. Each time back on Enc. chrono. + Venlafax - 75 to 112.5mg . In 2018 switched Doctor - switched me from Venlafax to Paroxetine 25mg (perhaps to sell what she had). Had to return to my old doctor. Stayed on paroxetine till sep 19 (tapering it down to 12.5mg). Doctor CT stopped it due to mania (I had on my own reduced my stabalizer from 300mg to 200mg). After trying a trycyclic and 3-4 milder SSRIs and having a crash (and absence from work) in Jan 20 again put on Venlafax 112.5mg. Again started tapering by end of 2020. upto Jun 21- encorate chrono 500 + Venlafaxine 37.5. July 21 enc. chro. red to 400mg. Aug21- enc chrono - 300mg. Sep 21 - enc. chrono -200(no change in venlafax. 37.5). 10Jan 22 - Encorate Chrono 200mg (held constant), venlafaxine 37.5 reduced to 3/4 tab, feb22 tried to reduce to 1/2 tab but had to inc to 3/4 within 2 days. 22Apr22 - 1/2 tab, 15may- back to 1/2+1/8. 5aug switched to capsule form (23.43mg), 29Aug- 22.5mg, 27Oct22-23.43 31oct22 25.31mg, 25Nov22-27.2mg, 20Jul23 -3.5%(26.25mg), 01Aug-3.5%(25.31mg), 15Aug23 -3.7%(24.375mg) 08Feb24- s.valproate 160mg, venlafax 24.4mg 21Mar24-valproate 152mg, 11Apr-144mg, 21Apr- 140mg Omega 3 - from walnuts, flax seed. Vitamin B12 - 1500mcg/week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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