alexsabbath Posted December 2, 2024 Posted December 2, 2024 Hello i have Kindling. How long does it take until the drug sensitivity goes away? I can't tolerate anything at the moment. Its very bad because an other illnes i have mecfs i should take some drugs. But when i try new ones i dont tolerate it. Sertraline 50 mg for 12 years. Stopped after 3 days in october 2024 then tried fluvoxamine briefly for 2 weeks, couldn't tolerate it, strong side effects, tried Zoloft again, couldn't tolerate it, very strong side effects. Now I have kindling and can no longer tolerate medication that affects the nervous system. At the moment I am taking escitalopram in a very low dose to stabilize. The psychiatrist says I should take it for 6 months. I have the disease MECFS and should take medication, the medication affects the nervous system and I can't tolerate it, it's a very uncool situation. How long does this drug intolerance last?
Moderator Jane318 Posted December 4, 2024 Moderator Posted December 4, 2024 Greetings @alexsabbath and welcome to SA. We are a community of volunteers providing peer support in the tapering of psychiatric medications and their associated withdrawal syndromes. On 12/2/2024 at 5:46 AM, alexsabbath said: How long does it take until the drug sensitivity goes away? I can't tolerate anything at the moment. Its very bad because an other illnes i have mecfs i should take some drugs. But when i try new ones i dont tolerate it. "Drug sensitivity" can refer to several different things. We need more information please in order to 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 We will respond further once we have this information. 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. My Intro Topic: Jane318: Tapering off Effexor - Struggling at the End. Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed. Jeremiah 17:14a. Other meds: 75 mcg/day Levothyroxine for hypothyroidism Supplements: Boron, Magnesium Threonate (3 per day of 2000 mg with 145 mg Mg), Vitamin E (every other day), Lugol's iodine (4 drops/day); Cod liver oil (1 tsp); 1 capsule DHA-1000 Fish oil in evening; Adrenal "cocktail" once or twice pd, with Vit C, B-2 (SP Cataplex, 2X daily), and Methyl B-12 (NOWFoods 1,000 mcg, 1X daily). AD HISTORY: 1985-2010 (est.) - various ADs including Wellbutrin, Elavil, Prozac, Zoloft. dosages unk. 1991-1992 - stopped AD while to conceive and during pregnancy. Resumed 1993 (?). 2005 (est.) - tried to stop, severe symptoms. Resumed meds. 2010 (est) - started Celexa (dose unk). 2016 (est) - started Effexor, working up to 112.5 mg/day. Stayed at this dose for many years. 2023 - Feb. began linear tapering off Effexor. Switched to hyperbolic tapering in April 2023. By July 12, 2024 at 1.36 mg / day. July 13, 2024 - up-dosed to 1.44 mg / day Effexor to address severe withdrawal symptoms. Felt somewhat better by next day; symptoms continue to improve. Held until 21 Dec, final dose 1.4 mg/day) Jan 2025 - 1.36 -> 1.33 -> 1.29 -> 1.25 mg/day Effexor (10% per BrassMonkey slide taper). Holding 3 weeks.
Mentor Yesyes123 Posted December 17, 2024 Mentor Posted December 17, 2024 Hi Alex, it’s great you found this website. With proper information and patience, you will be healed. - Escitalopram 10mg from ages 15 - 21 - Severe crash after 4 month taper to 0 - Reinstated, stabilized, slowly tapering. "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." - Hellen Keller I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice, but simply information based on my own experience, as well as other members who have survived these drugs.
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