Waving2MyWindows Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Does anyone else have this? I feel like when its cloudy and snowy I feel like I’m in acute withdrawal. But just last week when it was all sunny and it felt like spring, I felt like I was healing!!?? My assumption is that for the first time in my life since i was a youngster, my body does not know how else to produce serotonin, except through light sources? If I continue to find light sources will my body get use to producing serotonin on its own?? This is interesting to say the least, still battling other symptoms that I can not differentiate if its from the benzos also. Wow Effexor & Ativan really destroyed me. 2019 (poor taper jump off celexa 20mg to 10mg in 1week and xanax 1mg to .5 and jumped. relapsed onto Ativan 1mg per day and Effexor 150xr i think i maxed out at 225mg 2020: tapered off Effexor April-September tapered Ativan from late Sept-Oct tapered Nov2-14 on Valium, JUMPED Nov 15 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee12h Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Look into SAD. You can buy a light that replicates sunlight to help. I’d also get my vitamin D levels checked. May 2019 started lexapro 2.5 mg; 2020 went to every other day; 2021 beginning of Mar, tried to stop but had insomnia; Mar 30, 2021 reinstated 1.25 ev other day, WD symptoms, not enough April 19, 2021 started liquid, .85 mg/day; May 1, 2021 .8 mg, May 6 .75 mg; June 6 .7 mg, June 20 .65mg, June 30 .6mg, Jul 24 .55 mg, Oct 17 .5 mg, Dec 5- .45 mg; Jan 26, 2022- 4mg, April 18- .375 ; April 24- .35; April 29- .3; Jun 12- .25 mg; Jun 28- .2 lex; Sept- .15 mg, Nov .1- long hold, never got better June ‘23- PPPD started 🙁, Jun- .09, Jul- .08, Oct- .07, Dec- .06, Jan ‘24- .05! Taking Magnesium, whole foods iron, & natural supplements as needed for sleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waving2MyWindows Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 Thank you. Yes my Vitamin Ds were low, the doc said to take 1,000iu, but since it keeps sinking down, ive increased to 2,000iu. Appreciated 2019 (poor taper jump off celexa 20mg to 10mg in 1week and xanax 1mg to .5 and jumped. relapsed onto Ativan 1mg per day and Effexor 150xr i think i maxed out at 225mg 2020: tapered off Effexor April-September tapered Ativan from late Sept-Oct tapered Nov2-14 on Valium, JUMPED Nov 15 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee12h Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Some people need a lot more, but talk to your doctor. If you’re taking a lot, I’ve read you need K2 and magnesium as well. Those will also help it to be absorbed. May 2019 started lexapro 2.5 mg; 2020 went to every other day; 2021 beginning of Mar, tried to stop but had insomnia; Mar 30, 2021 reinstated 1.25 ev other day, WD symptoms, not enough April 19, 2021 started liquid, .85 mg/day; May 1, 2021 .8 mg, May 6 .75 mg; June 6 .7 mg, June 20 .65mg, June 30 .6mg, Jul 24 .55 mg, Oct 17 .5 mg, Dec 5- .45 mg; Jan 26, 2022- 4mg, April 18- .375 ; April 24- .35; April 29- .3; Jun 12- .25 mg; Jun 28- .2 lex; Sept- .15 mg, Nov .1- long hold, never got better June ‘23- PPPD started 🙁, Jun- .09, Jul- .08, Oct- .07, Dec- .06, Jan ‘24- .05! Taking Magnesium, whole foods iron, & natural supplements as needed for sleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoastgirl Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Yes I could have the most severe withdrawal symptoms and sitting in the sun drastically improves the symptoms for the remainder of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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