Administrator Altostrata Posted November 10, 2018 Administrator Share Posted November 10, 2018 Jill, your benzo appears to be causing you problems. 4 hours ago, Altostrata said: That's very good information, Jill. It appears many of these symptoms are benzo side effects. You are getting a paradoxical reaction to the first 2 doses of the day. Please start a topic for yourself in our benzo forum, copy over your 11/9 notes, and confer with @Shep about reducing or rebalancing the clonazepam. You are not hopeless. Many people have come here with benzo problems. Please follow the above instructions to discuss next steps with Shep in the benzo forum. It take time to sort these things out, because we don't want you to get benzo or Lunesta withdrawal, too. Every step takes at least a week of observation. This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment
Jill28 Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 @Altostrata @ChessieCat thank you, both. I went to the benzo forum and posted for help. Lastly, In your opinion, are the no tv, agoraphobia, anhedonia etc, issues due to the ssri withdrawal then? Jill28 march - June 19, 2018- Zoloft August 22, 2018- August 24, 2018- Prozac August 24 to current- clonazepam - still reducing from .25 twice a day. August 24 to Sept 24th - Cyproheptadine 2mg August 29- End of November Lunesta 3 mg Link to comment
Jill28 Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 @Altostrata should I still take the .75 of lunesta tonight? Have done 3 nights already. Tonight will be 4. Jill28 march - June 19, 2018- Zoloft August 22, 2018- August 24, 2018- Prozac August 24 to current- clonazepam - still reducing from .25 twice a day. August 24 to Sept 24th - Cyproheptadine 2mg August 29- End of November Lunesta 3 mg Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted November 11, 2018 Administrator Share Posted November 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Jill28 said: Lastly, In your opinion, are the no tv, agoraphobia, anhedonia etc, issues due to the ssri withdrawal then? The hypersensitivity is probably due to SSRI withdrawal. This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment
Rabe Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Hi Jill...want you to know I think you are doing great! You are moving ahead though it may not feel like it now. I think most of us have found that any changes can upset an already on its head nervous system...so hoping you can know that if you are hopeless than we all are...but if you read the many success stories fact is we aren't though i know that is hard to believe when feeling so crummy. If you read other threads, including mine, you will find most of us finding it a daily challenge just to get up, get going, get out, do pretty much anything at certain times...and then other times it seems 'easier'. Take care and know that we are all on a very similar journey...you are not alone!💜 -Nardil 1976 < year, stopped. React to AD's. Klonopin .5BID 1990, 2.5mg til 2016 -Klonopin doubled Jan '16. Taper to 2.25mg May to Nov '16. Bad react to Lexapro, stop. React to Prevacid too, taper off. -November '16 Tapered .25mg Klonopin in hospital. Jan '17 started Viibryd, 20mg from Feb to June '17, -20mg to 10mg Viibryd from 3/25 to 6/10 2017, 12/15 10% Viibryd taper...back up next day -Clonazepam 2mg to 1.85mg 4/14 '17 to end November; taper to 1mg Clonazepam in hospital 9/1 tp 9/14 '17 -Feb '18 Amiloride .25mg 5/18 off Amiloride d/t react. Clonaz compounded -4/27 '18 Viibryd 9.5mg, 6/11 9.0 mg, 1/27 '19 Viibryd 8.75mg, ; Clonazepam .2mg 530pm and .7mg 1130pm, Premarin .3mg 830PM CARAFATE QID 2/27/19 to 3/5/19 -July 6'19 1/2 10mg Claritin 230pm, stopped it about July 18, started Oct 11 '19, -7/27 Viibryd 8.5, 8/29 8.25, 10/24 8.0, 12/19 7.75, Feb '20 7.50, 3/20 7.25, 5/20 7.0, 6/20 6.75, 7/20 6.5, 8/20 6.25, 10/2 20 6.0, 11/25'20 5.75, 1/9/21 5.5, 2/23 5.25 -1015 AM Viibryd, vit D 4,000IU 130, 415 Clonazepam .2mg, 815 Premarin .3mg, 1015 Clonaz .7mg, 1115 3t fish oil+D 1145 Castor Oil 650mg(4) 1230 Carafate 1/2GM,Methylated B Vit 1/week,Reacted Mag prn Link to comment
Jill28 Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 @Rabe thank you Jill28 march - June 19, 2018- Zoloft August 22, 2018- August 24, 2018- Prozac August 24 to current- clonazepam - still reducing from .25 twice a day. August 24 to Sept 24th - Cyproheptadine 2mg August 29- End of November Lunesta 3 mg Link to comment
Jill28 Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Altostrata said: The hypersensitivity is probably due to SSRI withdrawal. Ok, that’s what I thought. It is brutal. i has the insomnia with the Zoloft withdrawal and now it’s intensely magnified after the Prozac so I am guessing that’s ssri related too. Thx. Jill28 march - June 19, 2018- Zoloft August 22, 2018- August 24, 2018- Prozac August 24 to current- clonazepam - still reducing from .25 twice a day. August 24 to Sept 24th - Cyproheptadine 2mg August 29- End of November Lunesta 3 mg Link to comment
JackieDecides Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 (edited) On 9/10/2018 at 6:27 PM, BB1979 said: I’ve been on this site for months and never done an intro or commented. @BB1979 I'm sorry to hear you are in a wave. why have you not done an intro? I think you should, if you can. doesn't have to be perfect, just start. Edited January 5, 2019 by JackieDecides add name Currently taking Ramapril (blood pressure) 5 mg twice a day Omeprazole 10 mg AM and 20 mg PM (the taper has gone nowhere after the first cut) Famotidine once a day (and I still needs tums sometimes) magnesium 200 mg at night as of yesterday 2 fish oil capsules "EPA-DHA 1000" off Lexapro as of 5/2018 - last dose had been 5 mg every other day for a couple years highest dose had been 20 mg at which point I was diagnosed with Bipolar II, which went away when I cut the lexapro down to 15 mg. I spent years on Paxil before Lexapro (can't remember dose), briefly on Effexor and Abilify and others I have forgotten. in fact, when I was diagnoses with BPII I was put on all kinds of things which made me feel so bad I stopped them cold turkey within maybe 3 or 4 weeks, thank goodness. since then I've known these pills were terrible and I weaned down the Lexapro with zero help or support over I'm not sure how many years. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted January 6, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted January 6, 2019 BB1979 has created an Intro. It is waiting for mod approval. The mods respond to the posts they are able to. We have several mods on holidays at the moment and we have also had an influx of new members since the start of January so the site has been very busy. * 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
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