Mentor Catina7 Posted August 28 Mentor Share Posted August 28 Blog post by A Midwestern Doctor: https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/there-is-decades-of-evidence-that 1 Disclaimer: This is not professional medical advice but is based on personal experience only. 1994 - 2017: Prozac, Cymbalta, Celexa, Paxil, Wellbutrin, Zoloft, Seroquel, Buspar, Lorazepam, Xanax, Ambien 2005-present: Trazodone 50 mg 2017: Effexor XR 37.5 >> 75 mg 2020 (March): Began 10% monthly taper of Effexor XR (got down to 12 mg) 2021 (September): Completely crashed. Went back up to 37.5 mg but I kindled myself 2024 (Avg. bead count per capsule is 111): 1/1: -6 | 2/1: -11 | 3/1: -16 | 4/1: -18 | 5/1: -21 | 6/1 -25 | 7/1 HOLD | 8/1 -29 | 9/7 -33 Reasons for starting psych meds: PMDD/Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Other medications: Levothyroxine 75 mcg Supplements: Dr. Berg's Electrolyte Powder on occasion Never give up Holding On with Patience & Endurance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCat Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 We take SSRIs by the bucket load in the UK. Very few mass shootings. We have very strict gun control and very little gun ownership. Various ADs from 1991, always for depression with anxiety and agitation... sertraline, paroxetine, citalopram (with 2.5mg olanzapine briefly), coming off each for increasingly shorter times until 2000 when I went on meds full time with Clomipramine 200mg. Then Venlafaxine (XR) since 2008, initially 225mg, then 300mg, plus tried on venlafaxine with mirtazapine (California Rocket) for only a week in 2017(?) as absolutely intolerable. July '23 Venlafaxine XL 300 to 275mg. Aug '23 275 to 250mg. Sept/Oct '23 250 to 230 to 225mg. Nov '23 205mg. Dec '23 185mg. 28 Dec '23 reinstated 225mg after crashing. Supplements: Vitamin D and fish oil. "L'exposition du merde est temporaries". Although I have a background in health, I am here to learn from others, encourage others and share my experiences, not to give professional guidance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeUK Posted Sunday at 07:58 AM Share Posted Sunday at 07:58 AM On 8/30/2024 at 4:38 PM, BigCat said: We take SSRIs by the bucket load in the UK. Very few mass shootings. We have very strict gun control and very little gun ownership. Yet the UK has also had high profile, unprovoked violent attacks carried out by people with "a history of mental health issues". You don't need a gun to perpetrate violence. The news talks at length about how they "didn't adhere to taking their medication". Nobody connects the dots, even though at absolute best we can state that these wonder drugs don't prevent it from happening. Psychiatry and Fitness to Fly After Germanwings | Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (jaapl.org) In the aftermath of this event mainstream thought was all about how we could better screen pilots for mental health disorders without being too punitive. Few implicated the cocktail of brain-altering drugs specifically known to cause suicidal and homicidal tendencies to the point where some drugs have to include warnings on leaflets. 1 15mg Remeron/Mirtazapine November starting 2022 (severe physical side effects) Attempted to taper off January 2023, ended up having a major breakdown and going up to 30mg, took weeks to stabilise 1 month taper to 0mg Last dose April 2023 Severe withdrawal syndrome with many physical symptoms Summary: 5 months using Mirtazapine, including 1 month taper ending late April 2023. Severe withdrawal since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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