Ria Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Hi Folks I just wanted to introduce myself I'm from England--up North actually I'm delighted to have found this site as there doesn't seem to be much around to support 'no meds approach' to mental health I have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, but don't believe their is such a thing!! I've been on a variety of meds for 11years--venlafaxine, citalaprma, depakote, lithium, quetiapine, and a few I can't remember I'm coming of them very slowly and would really appreciate some peer support (I run a bipolar support group myself but its very medically focuses) Looking forward to hearing from you guys Back to work now Ria I've been on meds for 11 years for bipolar disorder. Venlafaxine, sertraline, citalapram, lithium, depakote, olanzaoine, quatiapine and are few others are what 've relucantly taken. I came off all meds 2 years ago but withdrew too quickly and had a relapse. family and psychiatrist gave the old 'I told you so'!!!!!!!!!!!! Im in the process of building a upport network for my journy of reducing meds in a more supportive way. Venlafaxine and lithium are the two meds I'm slowly tapering at the moment Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus scallywag Posted October 26, 2016 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted October 26, 2016 Ria -- Welcome to Surviving Antidepressants (SA) A request: Would you take a few minutes to summarize your history in a signature -- drugs, doses, dates, and discontinuations & reinstatements, in the last 12-18 months particularly? Any drugs prior to that can just be listed with start and stop years. You don't need to include symptoms or diagnoses other than the initial condition that led to prescribing the first drug. We ask for this information in your signature so that we can see it at a glance. A list is easier to understand than one or multiple paragraphs. You can find instructions in this topic: Please put your withdrawal history in signature When a someone is taking multiple medications, we ask that that you post an interactions report. Follow the link below to get your report. Just select the text, copy it and paste it in a post here. Drugs-dot-com Drugs Interactions Checker. Once we get that information, we can provide links to topics that are relevant to your situation. I hope you'll find the information in the SA forums helpful for your situation. I'm sorry that you are in the position that you need the information, but am glad that you found us. This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner.1997-1999 Effexor; 2002-2005 Effexor XR 37.5 mg linear taper, dropping same #beads/week with bad results Cymbalta 60 mg 2012 - 2015; 2016: 20 mg to 7 mg exact doses and dates in this post; 2017: 6.3 mg to 0.0 mg Aug. 12; details here scallywag's IntroductionOnline spreadsheet for dose taper calculations and nz11's THE WORKS spreadsheet Link to comment
nz11 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Ria must be time for an update? Thought for the day: Lets stand up, and let’s speak out , together. G Olsen We have until the 14th. Feb 2018. URGENT REQUEST Please consider submitting for the petition on Prescribed Drug Dependence and Withdrawal currently awaiting its third consideration at the Scottish Parliament. You don't even have to be from Scotland. By clicking on the link below you can read some of the previous submissions but be warned many of them are quite harrowing. http://www.parliament.scot/GettingInvolved/Petitions/PE01651 Please tell them about your problems taking and withdrawing from antidepressants and/or benzos. Send by email to petitions@parliament.scot and quote PE01651 in the subject heading. Keep to a maximum of 3 sides of A4 and you can't name for legal reasons any doctor you have consulted. Tell them if you wish to remain anonymous. We need the numbers to help convince the committee members we are not isolated cases. You have until mid February. Thank you Recovering paxil addict None of the published articles shed light on what ssri's ... actually do or what their hazards might be. Healy 2013. This is so true, with anything you get on these drugs, dependance, tapering, withdrawal symptoms, side effects, just silent. And if there is something mentioned then their is a serious disconnect between what is said and reality! "Every time I read of a multi-person shooting, I always presume that person had just started a SSRI or had just stopped." Dr Mosher. Me too! Over two decades later, the number of antidepressant prescriptions a year is slightly more than the number of people in the Western world. Most (nine out of 10) prescriptions are for patients who faced difficulties on stopping, equating to about a tenth of the population. These patients are often advised to continue treatment because their difficulties indicate they need ongoing treatment, just as a person with diabetes needs insulin. Healy 2015 I believe the ssri era will soon stand as one of the most shameful in the history of medicine. Healy 2015 Let people help people ... in a natural, kind, non-addictive (and non-big pharma) way. J Broadley 2017 Link to comment
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