Gio: Zyprexa/Neuroleptics

[Gio]

Hi,

 

I wonder if anyone could help please... I am a 33 woman and I took Zypexa for 6 years due to very mistaken and stupid diagnosis (10mg`s for 2 years and 5mg for 4 years) and Cypralex for first 3 years. I quit Cypralex 5 years ago while on Zyprexa and quit Zyprexa 26 months ago after a 3 months taper. I am absolutely,100% drug free.

 

I am in full withdrawal/discontinuation syndrome and I have experienced a lot of debilitating sypmtoms, severe insomnia, severe muscular pain throughout the body, uncontrolled rage, tremors, severe headaches, stiff/pain in my neck and shoulders, severe stomach pain, vulvodynia, PMS, IBS.. over 80 symptoms in total...

 

I`ve changed my diet completely, I becomed a vegan (no meats, no eggs, milk or gluten), I eat very very clean, I cook my own meals at home and stay away from any processed foods, conservants or additives .I don`t take any painkillers, absolutely no pills at all. I manage my pain with ginger tea and a arnica based organic solution. I don`t drink coffee, alcohool... I don`t smoke.

I try to live a very healthy, clean live and exercise (take gentle walks in the park). My sleep has improved a little but not so much... my night sleep depends on how my day was... if I had a stress free day and everything was fine I am sleeping 4-6 hrs... if my day was not a good one or I have something relatively important to do the next day I might sleep from 5-6 am to 11 am or not sleep at all until 9-10am! 

Overall I am doing fine if I stay away from cold, bad postures and stress and take care of what I eat. I have a low stress tolerance and any  arguement, contradiction or bad event in my life brings a very bad wave of symptomps, the insomnia returns in full swing, the muscular and head pain returns, convulsion/tremors as well and of course the depression as a result of lack of hope. Suddenly I have the feeling that I never healed at all because the symptoms are exactly as bad and severe as when I quit Zyprexa. I am very fragile and I wonder if I will ever heal completely and have 0 symptoms exactly like the normal person I was before drugs.

26 months of endurance and pain have passed and I really want my old life and body back... no pains, no restrictions (from cold air, stress or bad postures).

If anyone has COMPLETELY healed from Zyprexa or antipsihotics and is 100% free of any psihotropic drugs please PM me and let me know how you`re doing, how long it took you to be normal and live a normal live again. If your stress tollerance is normal, if you don`t have any pains no matter the climate condition, if you`re sleeping well no matter how your day was, If you can eat or drink anything and don`t have any symptoms.  Please send me a PM (private message)

Many many thanks for your replies

Edited November 18, 2016 by scallywag
Paragraphs & comma spaces added, email changed to PM (Chessie); tags (scally)

[scallywag]

Gio -- Welcome to Surviving Antidepressants (SA)

 

You'll find stories of people who have succeeded in coming off psychiatric medications in our Success Stories forum.  There are people who have fully recovered after being poly-drugged, including haven taken neuroleptic ("anti-psychotic") medication.

 

In addition to individual stories in the Success Stories forum, there is a thread for people to share improvement along the way:

"Anti-psychotic" survivors? Interested in your stories

[Gio]

Hi,

 

I wonder if anyone could help please... I am a 33 woman and I took Zypexa for 6 years due to very mistaken and stupid diagnosis (10mg`s for 2 years and 5mg for 4 years) and Cypralex for first 3 years. I quit Cypralex 5 years ago while on Zyprexa and quit Zyprexa 26 months ago after a 3 months taper. I am absolutely,100% drug free.

 

I am in full withdrawal/discontinuation syndrome and I have experienced a lot of debilitating sypmtoms, severe insomnia, severe muscular pain throughout the body, uncontrolled rage, tremors, severe headaches, stiff/pain in my neck and shoulders, severe stomach pain, vulvodynia, PMS, IBS.. over 80 symptoms in total...

 

I`ve changed my diet completely, I becomed a vegan (no meats, no eggs, milk or gluten), I eat very very clean, I cook my own meals at home and stay away from any processed foods, conservants or additives .I don`t take any painkillers, absolutely no pills at all. I manage my pain with ginger tea and a arnica based organic solution. I don`t drink coffee, alcohool... I don`t smoke.

I try to live a very healthy, clean live and exercise (take gentle walks in the park). My sleep has improved a little but not so much... my night sleep depends on how my day was... if I had a stress free day and everything was fine I am sleeping 4-6 hrs... if my day was not a good one or I have something relatively important to do the next day I might sleep from 5-6 am to 11 am or not sleep at all until 9-10am! 

Overall I am doing fine if I stay away from cold, bad postures and stress and take care of what I eat. I have a low stress tolerance and any  arguement, contradiction or bad event in my life brings a very bad wave of symptomps, the insomnia returns in full swing, the muscular and head pain returns, convulsion/tremors as well and of course the depression as a result of lack of hope. Suddenly I have the feeling that I never healed at all because the symptoms are exactly as bad and severe as when I quit Zyprexa. I am still very fragile and I wonder if I will ever heal completely and have 0 symptoms exactly like the normal person I was before those evil drugs.

26 months of endurance and pain have passed and I really want my old life and body back... no pains, no restrictions (from cold air, stress or bad postures).

If anyone has COMPLETELY healed from Zyprexa or antipsihotics and is 100% free of any psihotropic drugs please PM me and let me know how you`re doing, how long it took you to be normal and live a normal live again. If your stress tollerance is normal, if you don`t have any pains no matter the climate condition, if you`re sleeping well no matter how your day was, If you can eat or drink anything and don`t have any symptoms.  Please send me a PM (private message)

Many many thanks for your replies

[scallywag]

Gio: I've moved the post from the new topic you started today to the introduction topic you started yesterday.  We have a "one introduction topic per person" rule so that all your information, questions and answers are in one place.

[ang]

Hello  Gio, so sorry to hear you are going through the worst of it.          Fill in your signature, if you can manage it.  It will give us all so much information so the moderators can help.         

 

I was so ill when I found this wonderful group, I am so much better now, and wish I had taken all their advice!  But I got there in the end, we all do.                

 

What was the stupid and misdiagnosis?  Wow there certainly has been some crazy ones here,  they prescribe these poisons  (my opinion) to anyone for anything these days.               And when we finally do get off them, we manage to fix the original problem............... finally .....................

 

Best wishes Gio, and welcome 

[JanCarol]

Hey Gio - 

 

I have a concern for your clean diet, and that is fat.

 

It is vital for a brain - especially a brain that has been through the drug experience - to have essential fatty acids.  The brain is 60% fat, and a vegan diet often doesn't provide healthy fats.

 

Fish is the best place to get that.  Pescatarianism is probably a good idea for someone who has suffered from these drugs.  Eating fish, especially cold water oily fish.

 

Another option is coconut oils and avocados.

 

YES there are people who have healed from these drugs.  I recommend you go to http://www.beyondmeds.com to read about the journey of one survivor, and she links to several other stories of hope, too.

[Miko789]

Hi Gio, 

 

things will get better,

 

I'll share with you a little secret if you get insomnia. What to do that might help. When you go to sleep and then thoughts come to your mind about things to do the next day , have a piece of paper and a pen besides you and when the thoughts come to your mind  write them down. For every new thought that crosses your mind write it down., like if you have an important  appointment, write down what you want to ask the other person and you will feel more relaxed after that  and be able to sleep.

 

Hope this helps, it has helped me.

[Jncs]

Hi Gio,

 

You've mentioned uncontrolled rage. I'm curious, could you describe how it's like and when did you start having it, when do you have it?

 

My husband expressed his agitation and rage in a form of uncontrolled hysterical yelling, especially in the morning for about three years. Now, it has stopped as his agitation is also much better, almost none in most days.

 

PS : Note to SA Moderator, could you add these new key search words to my profile pls: Olanzapine, Vortioxetine, Mirtazapine, Yelling, Rage.

Much Thanks.