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Hi @Alan1234,

Just want you to know you I’m thinking about you and continue to hold you up in prayers.

 

I hope you are finding answers and relief.

 

Believer

1998-2015 Zoloft. 100mg

2015 Straight switch to Wellbutrin by GP who claimed Zoloft stopped working; I was experiencing occasional brain zaps. 3 months later Wellbutrin  XR. Highly activating. Lost ability to sleep. Seroquel x3 nights. Horrible reaction. Straight switch back to Zoloft, began taper. Found SA  after tapering 25 mgs a week to 25mgs and began experiencing W/D.

6/21/19 5.05 mg; 9/6/19 4.8 mg; 4/24/20 4.57 mg; 8/27/21 4.43 mg

9/20-9/25/21 xover to new RX from expired meds

10/22/21 4.13 mg; 11/26/21 3.93 mg; 4/15/22 3.74 mg; 6/3/22 3.54 mg; 8/5/22 3.38; 9/30/22 3.19; 11/18/22 3.03; 12/30/22 2.88; 2/17/23 2.74; 3/24/23 2.60; 5/12/23 2.47;  6/23/23 2.35; 8/11/23 2.24; 9/15/23 2.13; 10/20/23 2.02; 11/24/23 1.92; 1/12/24 1.83; 2/17/24 1.72; 3/23/24 1.64

Supplements: Natural Calm magnesium, Vitamin C Vitamin D during winter.

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On 11/23/2021 at 1:28 AM, Alan1234 said:

Symptom diary from yesterday 

 

Brain Zaps 7

Jaw clenching spasm 6

Dry mouth 7

Tinnitus 7

Rosacea 7

Bladder 10 frequency and Volume

Insomnia 8 

Anxiety 9

Heart racing 5

Panic attacks 6

restless legs 8

Bilateral calf cramping day 7

Akathisia feelings 7

Crying/mood/depression 3

 


hello how is your Rosacea now? I have this problem too all of a sudden I have never in life had this until my reaction to the anxiety pill. My cheeks are red & the area around my eyes too. Idk what to do. Do we just wait it out

April 2022- Only 1 celxa pill 10mg

had an adverse reaction & never took anymore again 

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On 5/13/2022 at 3:07 PM, ThatOneGirlStitch said:

This is from an old post. Is it true that we just keep becoming more fragile. Our brains just won't be strong as they were before?

I will answer on your thread @ThatOneGirlStitch

https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/16629-rosetta-ct-may-2011-too-fast-taper-feb-2017/?page=25

2001-2011 Celexa 10 mg raised to 40 mg then 60 mg over this time period

May 2011 OB Doctor's Cold switch Celexa 60 mg to 10 mg Zoloft sertraline (baby born)

2012-2016 - Doctors raised dose of Zoloft up to 150 mg

2016 - Xanax prescribed - as needed - 0.5 mg about every 3 days (bad reaction)

2016 - Stopped Xanax

Late 2016- Began (too fast) taper of Zoloft

Early 2017 - Trazodone prescribed for bedtime (doseage unknown)

Feb 2017 - Completed taper/stopped Trazodone

Drug free since Feb 2017

2017 - Unisom otc very rarely for sleep

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I’m thinking of you, Alan.  The good news I have is that I keep getting colds.  My reaction to cold viruses was nearly non-existent for years, and now my system has healed enough to make me miserable again.  Yeah!  I couldn’t go to see fireworks yesterday because I felt so bad. I’m sad about that, but it does tell me that I am back to normal in the immune response category.  It’s funny the things we appreciate after this horrible experience.  

I hope you are ok.  Are you getting support from another forum? I hope so.  Everything will be different in the future.  Please keep that in mind.  I know that, right now, It feels as if there is no hope, but I am so much better, and I’m continuing to improve, too.  I’m very glad I survived — that I chose to keep going.  It was worth it.

 

Rosetta

https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/16629-rosetta-ct-may-2011-too-fast-taper-feb-2017/?page=25

2001-2011 Celexa 10 mg raised to 40 mg then 60 mg over this time period

May 2011 OB Doctor's Cold switch Celexa 60 mg to 10 mg Zoloft sertraline (baby born)

2012-2016 - Doctors raised dose of Zoloft up to 150 mg

2016 - Xanax prescribed - as needed - 0.5 mg about every 3 days (bad reaction)

2016 - Stopped Xanax

Late 2016- Began (too fast) taper of Zoloft

Early 2017 - Trazodone prescribed for bedtime (doseage unknown)

Feb 2017 - Completed taper/stopped Trazodone

Drug free since Feb 2017

2017 - Unisom otc very rarely for sleep

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Hi @Alan1234,

 

I hope you have improved some. When I finally got off the clonazepam I had 3 pretty horrific months where I lost around 10lbs per month, my stomach didn't work and slept around 2-3 hours per night + a bunch of other symptoms. I honestly thought I would die. At the end of month 3, my weight stabilized and I very slowly started to improve. A few months later things were much more tolerable and have continued to get better slowly, although it is not quite measurable in days or weeks. The acute period of withdrawal is the worst, you just need to hold on and allow your body to heal, even though it might not feel like that is what's happening. 

Remeron - 2004-2005 (bad withdrawal)

Clonazepam - 2005-2018 (jumped around March)

Olanzapine - 2014- late 2017

Domperidone - 2008-2018

Many drugs in between including Lexapro, other benzos and z-drugs.

Still suffering post-withdrawal from Clonazepam (Klonopin), Olanzapine and Domperidone. 

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Alan, 

Hi.  I hope you are out there somewhere doing ok.  -Rosetta

https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/16629-rosetta-ct-may-2011-too-fast-taper-feb-2017/?page=25

2001-2011 Celexa 10 mg raised to 40 mg then 60 mg over this time period

May 2011 OB Doctor's Cold switch Celexa 60 mg to 10 mg Zoloft sertraline (baby born)

2012-2016 - Doctors raised dose of Zoloft up to 150 mg

2016 - Xanax prescribed - as needed - 0.5 mg about every 3 days (bad reaction)

2016 - Stopped Xanax

Late 2016- Began (too fast) taper of Zoloft

Early 2017 - Trazodone prescribed for bedtime (doseage unknown)

Feb 2017 - Completed taper/stopped Trazodone

Drug free since Feb 2017

2017 - Unisom otc very rarely for sleep

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