gemistari: Help! Dont know what to do

[gemistari]

Hi, so story is i had some history this past few years with medication, but i was ok until i went to my pshy on control and he advice me to stay in hospital to Check me. I describe some symptoms i had and thay put me on olanzapine 10 mg fevarin 50 mg, trileptal 150×2 and prazine 25. The diagnos was ciklotimia. I Just asked her to note give me zyprexa cause i had bad experinxe with, but ofc she gave me but other name. I stayed there for one month, worst month of my life. Aldo they couldnt wake up for 3 4 hours regulary, I slept 15 hours a day, falling into hall. They sad its my disase not medicine. I went out from hospital, like zombie, no memory no nothing,  remove olanzapine cold turkey she said it wont be problem. And then agony starts, in meantime while i started taking olanzapine suicidal thoughts started, and continue after i stop it. Then i stoped trileptal and fevarine. and for nexf to months, I couldnt take conversation, suicidal, no motiviation,  forgot who am i. Got 10 kg, ahedonia, mania, crying, didnt go bathrom 15 days to poo.colesterol high, no litium in blood. Afzer two months couldnt stand it and i went to other doctor who gave me brintelix 10mg and lamal 25. I am on it for 4 weeks, but suicidal 80 percent of time, have some good moments, but in total awful, have been sick temperature every second day. What to do? I am so desperate. I was sport fot guy, now all muscles gone, walking every day 8 km plus, water, good food. Didnt lost 0.5 kg in 3 months.

[Jane318]

Greetings @gemistari, and welcome to SA!  We are a community of volunteers providing peer support in the tapering of psychiatric medications and their associated withdrawal syndromes. 

 

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. This link should go directly to your own signature: Account Settings – Create or Edit a signature.  In your signature, please list fevarin as "fevarin (fluoxamine/Luvox)."   My research indicates that trileptal (Oxcarbazepine) is prescribed for seizures - can you confirm?  Finally, I find no drug by the name of "lamal."   Do you mean Lamictal?  It is very important that we know dates, drugs, and dosages, to the best of your recollection.  Especially, list all drugs and doses that you are currently on.

 

Please also provide some more information about your symptoms - are they worse right after taking your drugs?   If so, this might indicate an adverse reaction to one or both.

 

I am so sorry for all you have been through and what you are now enduring.  Unfortunately, your experience is one that many here on SA have shared.  You are in the right place to connect with people who understand and to get guidance for recovering from your ordeal.

 

You've been prescribed many drugs and changed doses / cold-turkey stopped several times in recent past.  This wreaks havoc on your central nervous system.  It is difficult to know whether you are experiencing severe withdrawal from suddenly stopping your older meds or adverse reactions from the brintellix or lamal or both.   Once you update your signature we will be in a better position to give you some guidance. 

 

For now, I encourage you to make NO other changes.  You will probably need to HOLD with no other changes for a good long while to allow your body to stabilize.  The important thing is to trust your body, that it knows how to heal and never give up Trust Your Body: Learning to Heal

 

As you heal, it is very normal to have periods where you feel better, and periods where you feel terrible.  This is what we call the windows and waves pattern of stabilization.  This is actually a good sign of healing!  Read more about windows and waves here:   The Windows and Waves Pattern of Stabilization

 

 

It’s important to keep tabs on your symptoms.  This will help you identify your windows and waves and reveal your progress, which is encouragement we need!  You can use the following list of typical withdrawal symptoms as a template for a journal, if you wish:  Daily Checklist of Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms (PDF) 

 

You may choose to also track your foods and activities to identify things that trigger symptoms as well.  We do encourage people who are tapering to avoid caffeine, alcohol, and recreational drugs.  Many prescription and OTC drugs can cause problems too and should be avoided as much as possible. We recommend only two supplements here at SA, magnesium and omega-3 fatty acids.  

 

We have many threads on how to cope with symptoms – I encourage you to check out the various forums / links on the SA.org home page.

 

This is your introduction topic.  Each member gets one intro topic- please post updates and questions here, in this thread.

 

Again, please update your signature and provide more information about your symptoms so we can assist you further.

 

Best wishes.

 

 

Edited November 18, 2024 by Jane318