Naomi Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) NOTE TO MEMBERS: DO NOT include your email address in posts. Internet bots collect them > spam. ___________________________________________________ Dear SA community, My name is Naomi Zucker, and I am working on my PhD in cultural anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. I’m writing my dissertation about psychiatric medication, with a focus on discontinuation and withdrawal. Broadly, I’m interested in the gaps between how mainstream psychiatry understands and talks about these drugs and how people who take them actually experience them. I am currently recruiting participants to interview about their experiences with medication and withdrawal. The interviews will take place over Zoom (or phone/another platform if you prefer), and usually take about 1-2 hours. In the interview, I will ask questions about your experiences taking and stopping medication; going through withdrawal; and seeking support, information, and care. Your privacy will be fully protected, and your name or any other identifying features will not be included in my work. If you are interested in being interviewed, please message me here on SA. If you have any questions, I am happy to discuss via email, DM, or on the phone. Please also feel free to share my contact information with anyone else you know who might be interested in participating. Thank you so much, and looking forward to talking with you! Naomi Edited November 9, 2020 by ChessieCat masked e-mail address / added note re email addy Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator Altostrata Posted November 9, 2020 Administrator Share Posted November 9, 2020 Thanks, Naomi. This sounds like it will be a fascinating paper. I removed your e-mail address so you wouldn't get spammed. You can give people your e-mail address if they send you a personal message, or display it on your profile, which bots cannot view. 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 post Share on other sites
Naomi Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 Thank you, that's very helpful! Link to post Share on other sites
batty123 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) I am interested send me a personal message. Edited November 9, 2020 by Altostrata masked e-mail addresss Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator Altostrata Posted November 9, 2020 Administrator Share Posted November 9, 2020 Please do NOT post e-mail addresses in public forums! Spammers will collect them. You may exchange e-mail addresses in personal messages. 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 post Share on other sites
arbor Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Hi Naomi--I would appreciate sharing my information and hope it could be useful. I'm not sure how to use the personal message, but please contact me so that I can give you my e-mail address. Arbor Zoloft: 1995 - 2015 Prozac: 2015 - 2018 (tapered from 40mg x day on July 31 to 30mg on August 31 to 20mg on September 31 to 10mg October 31 to 0mg on December 15, 2018 Gabapentin: 2016 to 2019 (tapered from 300mg x day to 150mg on August 31, 2019 to 75mg on September 15 to 50mg on September 31 to 25ishmg on October 15 to 0mg on December 1, 2019 Enalapril: 2010 - 2019 Lipitor: 2017 -2017 Metformin: 2000 - 2020 Liothyronine: 2007 - 2019 Levothyroxine: 2000 - Link to post Share on other sites
rupa Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Dear Naomi, I Appreciate Very much. Yes,I am interest to participate. Cold turkeyed risperidone (1m.g)and trihexyphenidyl combination drug out of ignorance,In August 2016 after one month use. Withdrawal symptoms settled at dreamful,disturbing sleep. Thus introduced to olanzapine for sleep.Started using olanzapine out of ignorance. Tapering olanzapine 10 m.g from February 2017. May 2018 :Still suffering dreams,Still tapering olanzapine at 0.625.100ml water+2.5 mg olanzapine. June 2018 22.5ml=0.57mg.July 2018 20ml,August 2018-17.5ml,September 2018-15ml,October 2018 10 ml,December 2018 7 ml, BrassMonkey slide method so far at lower doses.2 nd December cold turkeyed , only to reach minure doses as reinstatement to cutshort endless tapering process.4rth December started 1ml. Almost no symptoms and sleep is better,So started 0.5 ml from 17-12-2018. "0"from31-12-18.Re birth happened from 10- 2020,as rejuvenation took whole2019.Completely recovered now. Link to post Share on other sites
bhasski Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Dear Naomi, I am very much interested to participate . I hope this will bring out something good in the crooked world of psychiatry. Thanks @rupa for letting me know about this thread. 08/13 - 01/14Olanzapine, petril MD (Clonazepam ), Dicorate ER (divalproex). Soza 10 (Zolpidem) 02/14 - 05/14Flunil 20mg , Divaa OD 250 mg(divalproex), Amisulpride 50mg (1-0-2), zolfresh 5 mg , Quetiapine05/14 - 08/14 Venlafaxine 75 xr ( 1-0-1), zapiz 0.2510/14 Zaptra 12.5mg , Oxetol xr 150mg (0-0-1)11/14 - 08/15Paris CR 25 (paroxetine) , Oxetol xr 600 mg (0-0-1), nitrest 5mg , Quetiapine for a month.09/15-11 Venlafaxine XR 75 ( 1-0-1), Mirtazipine 15, Respiredal 0.5, Lamitor 25, zillion 10.12/15-02/16 Off Meds (C.T) 03/16-Mid April Sertraline, Aripropazole, Quetiapine, Etizolam. After that : CT and on OTC supplements (Roadback), now on Ayurveda Link to post Share on other sites
dirtvoid Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 I am interested 2009-2017 - Prozac 40mg, Risperdal 10mg, Zopiclone, Lorazepam, Seroquel, Setraline 50mg, Valium, 6mg Clonzepam, 1mg, Zopiclone 7.5mg, - Adderall 20mg, Ritalin - 20mg, Clonazepam 1mg, Zopiclone, Trazadone 50mg, Citalopram 40mgh, Strattera - 40mg - Abilify 5mg - Trazadone - 250mg - 40mg Testostedrone - Seroqual - 100mg -Remeron 50mg - Clonazepam 1mg > 5-6mg (and Bridge to Valium 40mg), Pregabalin - 300mg > 600mg, Ritalin 40mg, 0.25ml Testosterone Entate, Adderall 30mg, 0.5ml Testosterone Entate, Oxycodone 10mg, Loxapine 40mg, Seroquel 100mg Lamitical, Cyclobenzaprine, 15mg October - 2017 - Begin Valium taper at 40mg - 2mg every two weeks June 2018 - Raid Detox in rehab from 200mg Tramadol, 600mg Pregabalin 4mg Valium over 3 weeks. August 2018 Cold Turkey 70mg Lisdexamfetamine October 2018 - 30mg Cymbalta, Feburary 2019 reinstate 70mg Lisdexamfetamine March 2019 Cold turkey Cymbalta&Lisdexamfetamine July 2019 - Reinstate 30mg Cymbalta and Lisdexamfetamine. October 2019 start taper 10% Cymbalta every 2-4 weeks January 2021 2.5mg Cymbalta (16 beads) 70mg lisdexamfetamine 70mg, 0.4ml Testosterone nweekly. Link to post Share on other sites
Moderator Gridley Posted November 23, 2020 Moderator Share Posted November 23, 2020 Naomi just interviewed me on Zoom, and I'd like to say she's very pleasant and knowledgeable, and it was a comfortable experience. She's doing important work that can really get the word out. I highly recommend talking with her. Gridley Introduction Lexapro 20 mg since 2004. Begin Brassmonkey Slide Taper Jan. 2017. End 2017 year 1 of taper at 9.25mg End 2018 year 2 of taper at 4.1mg End 2019 year 3 of taper at 1.0mg Oct. 30, 2020 Jump to zero from 0.025mg. Current dose: 0.000mg 3 year, 10 month taper is 100% complete. Ativan 1 mg 1986-1991 CT, soon reinstated. CT 2000. RI 1 mg 2011-2016. Sept. 2016 0.625mg X 3 Nov.27, 2020 Begin 7-week Ativan-Valium crossover and change from 3 daily doses to one 18.75mgai dose (0.311mgpw). Jan. 11, 2021 begin hold at current bedtime 18.75mgai dose. Imipramine 75 mg daily since 1986. Jan. 2016 began every 3-weeks 10% taper, down to 16mgai (0.44mgpw). Aug 2016, discovered SA, holding at 16mg. Taper is 78% complete. Supplements: omega, vitamins E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotic, melatonin .3mg 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. Link to post Share on other sites
Naomi Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 Thanks for the kind words Gridley, it was wonderful talking with you! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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