BfromNJ Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 39 minutes ago, Floss said: Thank you for the reply, did it settle back down again for you , trying not to panic 😩 Yes it did. Of course it comes and goes anyway, being in waves and windows. But I wasnt gonna risk it anymore. 9/2018- lexapro low dose few days.11/3/2018- zoloft 2 days 11/7/18 - 11/15/18 - Prozac 9 days, from 10 mg for week, to 20 11/16 inpatient put on Lexapro for a few days, Cymbalta, 2 days 11/24-12/8 - gabapentin 100 mg 3xs per day - a very fast taper 1/7 - tbuspar for three days- blurry vision, jerky eye 1/17/19 - 2/15/19- mirtazapine 15 mg - started taper on 1/30 2/20/19 gabapentin 600 mg. . 12/20- taper finished 2/20/19 - seroquel 25 mg current - taken 10 pm 2/20/19- luvox (generic) 25 mg. 4/6/19 to 18.75 mg .held . Started taper again 1/7/21- 15 mg, 2/7/21- 12.5 mg, 3/7/21 -10 mg, 4/1/21- 9 mg, 5/1/21- 8.1 mg, 5/27/21- updose to 10 mg, 6/21- in patient updose to 50 mg, 6/25/21- reduce to 10 mg (current) . 9/5- split dose 5mg am/5 mg pm. 9/20- 4 mg am/5 mg pm . 9/1/21- took one dose of vistril 50 mg. 9/1/21-accidental double dose of seroquel- 50 mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floss Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Ok thank you, I don’t seem to notice a waves and windows pattern my symptoms just seem to very gradualy get less intense it’s been 5 months since I stopped taking anything and it was getting better but now it feels like the same intensity as the first 3 months . Hopefully it will settle like yours did 🤞 Polly drugged in 2019 adverse reaction , celexa , cymbalta, mirtazapeine , quitiapeiene , valium for one day , amitryptaline all given over 4/5 months . recovered april 2020 setback by a steroid 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted June 25, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted June 25, 2019 @Floss These are posts made elsewhere in this topic: On 7/16/2011 at 10:08 AM, Altostrata said: Make absolutely sure your acupuncturist understands you want calming treatments, not stimulating treatments. Some may make the same mistake doctors do, thinking your "depression" needs some kind of stimulation. and On 7/16/2011 at 2:29 AM, Baxter said: I had wonderful success with acupuncture. What I learned from fellow AD w/d sufferers before I went was make sure that they understand that you do NOT want detoxification. That can really cause problems while you're super-sensitive to chemicals of all kinds, including your own(!). * NO LONGER ACTIVE on SA * MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: (6 year taper) 0mg Pristiq on 13th November 2021 ADs since ~1992: 25+ years - 1 unknown, Prozac (muscle weakness), Zoloft; citalopram (pooped out) CTed (very sick for 2.5 wks a few months after); Pristiq: 50mg 2012, 100mg beg 2013 (Serotonin Toxicity) Tapering from Oct 2015 - 13 Nov 2021 LAST DOSE 0.0025mg Post 0 updates start here My tapering program My Intro (goes to tapering graph) VIDEO: Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome and its Management Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floss Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Thank you what do they mean about the chemicals ? I didn’t really state anything just explained the situation and he did mention something about the liver and internal wind, so I didn’t think he would be working on the nervous system. Really wishing I hadn’t bothered now , hopefully it will calm down again. I don’t think I’ll be going back!thank you for the info 😊 Polly drugged in 2019 adverse reaction , celexa , cymbalta, mirtazapeine , quitiapeiene , valium for one day , amitryptaline all given over 4/5 months . recovered april 2020 setback by a steroid 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superwoman Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Has anyone found acupuncture to help with the many allergies, sensitivities and reactions that people in WD have? Can it help minimize side effects and reactions to psych drugs? I am having side effects from Effexor xr. 1993-2000: Zoloft few months CT, Prozac 1-2 yrs, Ritalin PRN 2002/2003: Wellbutrin, Paxil 25mg FT, and Xanax PRN CT (all 3 to 6 months), Adderal 40mg, Strattera 40mg 2003- 2016: Effexor XR 75 mg to 150 mg., Strattera (2002-2008) 2017: Effexor XR 225 mg. Gabapentin 300 mg. Elavil 25 mg. 2018: (Sept.) Effexor XR 187.5 mg, Zoloft 10 mg. (OCT.) FT off Gabapentin (NOV.) FT off Elavil (DEC) FT Effexor to 150 mg. 2019: (JAN.) D/C Zoloft, added Viibryd 10mg (FEB) CT Viibryd, (MAR) Prozac bridge, Effexor xr 112.5mg, (Sept.) Effexor XR 112.5 mg + 0.4 mg (1 bead), (Oct.) Effexor XR 112.5mg, (Dec.28) start 10% taper Effexor XR 101.25 mg, 2020: (Jan. 25) Effexor XR 91 mg., (Feb. 22) Effexor xr 82 mg., (Mar. 21) 75 mg. Supplements: Vitamin D 5000 IU topical, Probiotic 6 billion CFU, Epsom salt bath 1C 2 to 3 X week, California Poppy 2 droppers, various essential oils https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/21446-superwoman-effexor-taper/page/8/?tab=comments#comment-475779 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma7855 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 @Floss, did you recover from the acupuncture? If so, how long did it take for you to heal? PRN = as needed; WDR = withdrawal reaction; ADR = adverse reaction 2007: Started BC pills 2008: Prozac 0 --> 80 mg 2010: Tapered Prozac 80 --> 0 mg 2015: LSD/shrooms/MDMA once; Xanax 0.25 mg PRN; Prozac 0 --> 40 mg; Lamictal 0 --> 150 mg 2018: Tapered Prozac 40 --> 0 mg (WDR); Klonopin 0.125 mg PRN 2019: DC'd BC pills (WDR); Klonopin 0.125 mg PRN; tapered Lamictal 150 --> 35 mg (WDR); Trileptal 0 --> 4 mg 2020: Jan: one BC pill (ADR + hormonal effects); Apr-Jun: curcumin cream daily + Elidel cream PRN (ADR + hormonal effects); Oct: started melatonin 0.375 mg; Nov: acupuncture treatment (ADR + hormonal effects); Dec: tapered off melatonin 0.375 mg 2021: Jan: benzoyl peroxide cream (ADR); Feb: started probiotic; Mar: tapered off probiotic; May: Trileptal 4 mg --> 0.4 mg (ADR); Nov: Trileptal 0.4 mg --> 0.3 mg 2023: Nov: Prednisone 60 mg Current medications: Lamictal 35 mg, Trileptal 0.3 mg, Prednisone 60 mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatOneGirlStitch Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Does anyone have experience or insight on acupuncture helping to increase appetite? Current: Bupropion 450mg, Neurontin 800mg, Klonopin 0.5mg History: July 2020: started Cogentin 1mg, Lamictal 50mg, Zoloft 150mg, Zyprexa 5mg (+5mg as needed), Klonopin 0.5mg November 2020: stopped all meds cold-turkey February 2021: started Latuda 60mg, Lithium 300mg, Melatonin 5mg, Protonix 40mg, Topamax 25mg 2 weeks later: stopped Topamax, increased Lithium 900mg, started Klonopin 1mg, Lexapro 20mg, Neurontin 400mg April 2021: started Bupropion 150mg, Revia ?mg May 2021: stopped Revia, Protonix, Lexapro, increased Neurontin 800mg, started Celexa 10mg August 2021: decreased Celexa 5mg (stopped Celexa 2 weeks later), increased Bupropion 300mg September 2021: increased Latuda 80mg October 2021: decreased Lithium 600mg for 4 days, Lithium 300mg for 4 days, stopped Lithium, Latuda, increased Bupropion 450mg, started Remeron 15mg, decreased Remeron 7.5mg, stopped Remeron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This2shallpass Posted Monday at 04:27 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:27 PM Has anyone had a bad reaction to acupuncture? I’m in a setback and it has reved up my symptoms again how long did it take to return to baseline? 2010- Celexa 20 mg 2012-lexapro 20mg 2015- lexapro 30mg October 2016- tried a too fast taper of lexapro and completely crashed. I reinstated 10mg after 3 months and it worked. December 2016- started to wean off lexapro with liquid and got off in April of 2018 got pregnant in June of 2018 and remained off lexapro no withdrawal symptoms. february 2019- right after I gave birth I started having withdrawal symptoms March 2019- reinstated 10mg lexapro, it made me very sick May 2019- did a successful Prozac bridge and immediately felt better. currently stabilized on 20mg Prozac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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