WinningThrough Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 It's quite a new forum and hardly anyone is on it at the moment! So far it seems well moderated. I think there is a link to the forum in the akathisia blog thread on here. I didn't know you'd suffered this symptom. Wow. You've described it very well. The only way out is through. Aug 2013 - Augmentin leading to akathisia Sept-Nov 2013 - Citalopram 20mg, severe reaction, off at 5mg. Valium 4mg, prn Oct 2013 - 5 zopiclone tablets, 7.5mg End Nov 2013-end Feb 2014, Seroquel, top dose 150mg, off at 25mg End Nov 2013-early march 2014, Zoloft 100mg top dose, off at 25mg End Dec-2013-early April 2014, lorazepam 1mg prn April 3rd 2014 zoloft 5mg for a few days. 18/4/14 - zoloft, 1mg. Came off at 0.35 mg,14th June 2014 29 June 2014 - 1mg lorazepam, last ever 29 June 2014 - med free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member cymbaltawithdrawal5600 Posted January 9, 2015 Member Share Posted January 9, 2015 There's lots of stuff I went through that I never put in my thread. It was either too upsetting or else I was having a hard time expressing myself. The latter happened a lot. Now I am 'over' expressing myself, it has swung the other way. I am waiting to see if it is a type of 'mania' and means I am not yet 'well', or that my brain is waking up more. What happened and how I arrived here: http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/4243-cymbaltawithdrawal5600-introduction/#entry50878 July 2016 I have decided to leave my story here at SA unfinished. I have left my contact information in my profile for anyone who wishes to talk to me. I have a posting history spanning nearly 4 years and 3000+ posts all over the site. Thank you to all who participated in my recovery. I'll miss talking to you but know that I'll be cheering you on from the sidelines, suffering and rejoicing with you in spirit, as you go on in your journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinningThrough Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 There's lots of stuff I went through that I never put in my thread. It was either too upsetting or else I was having a hard time expressing myself. The latter happened a lot. Now I am 'over' expressing myself, it has swung the other way. I am waiting to see if it is a type of 'mania' and means I am not yet 'well', or that my brain is waking up more. Your brain is waking up more. I'm so glad you've turned a corner and are feeling better. The only way out is through. Aug 2013 - Augmentin leading to akathisia Sept-Nov 2013 - Citalopram 20mg, severe reaction, off at 5mg. Valium 4mg, prn Oct 2013 - 5 zopiclone tablets, 7.5mg End Nov 2013-end Feb 2014, Seroquel, top dose 150mg, off at 25mg End Nov 2013-early march 2014, Zoloft 100mg top dose, off at 25mg End Dec-2013-early April 2014, lorazepam 1mg prn April 3rd 2014 zoloft 5mg for a few days. 18/4/14 - zoloft, 1mg. Came off at 0.35 mg,14th June 2014 29 June 2014 - 1mg lorazepam, last ever 29 June 2014 - med free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member cymbaltawithdrawal5600 Posted January 10, 2015 Member Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) Hey, WT! I was going through my open browser tabs because I crashed it a minute ago and one of them was open to page 2 of your story. I have an ad blocker installed but this ad made its way through anyway. There is more to just getting your story out there, it is a vehicle for advertising revenue for the paper/website. I had to use my screen capture because now it disappeared. It is for the Fisher Wallace Stimulator (in case I have to delete my image) We have a discussion about that somewhere.... Edited January 18, 2015 by cymbaltawithdrawal5600 image deleted What happened and how I arrived here: http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/4243-cymbaltawithdrawal5600-introduction/#entry50878 July 2016 I have decided to leave my story here at SA unfinished. I have left my contact information in my profile for anyone who wishes to talk to me. I have a posting history spanning nearly 4 years and 3000+ posts all over the site. Thank you to all who participated in my recovery. I'll miss talking to you but know that I'll be cheering you on from the sidelines, suffering and rejoicing with you in spirit, as you go on in your journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btdt Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 There's lots of stuff I went through that I never put in my thread. It was either too upsetting or else I was having a hard time expressing myself. The latter happened a lot. Now I am 'over' expressing myself, it has swung the other way. I am waiting to see if it is a type of 'mania' and means I am not yet 'well', or that my brain is waking up more. I think that all the time... about my states is this a "well" or an "unwell" state it is odd to have to stop and think about it just because your into something... yet after all those effexor years I am scared to go too far in any direction... kind of like a rat in a mace who has been taught by electrical shock where not to step... so I am timid... about stepping any place ... I think in a way I felt I was well when I wasn't so maybe it could happen again and I would not know till the bottom fell out... and I have never voiced or thought of that till right this minute. Don't want to feel too well ... that could be ill... how weird is that... messed up or what. Luckily I never had any problem with that when I was not on a drug so doubt it could happen yet the rat is trained ... creepy. peace find it... keep it. WARNING THIS WILL BE LONG Had a car accident in 85 Codeine was the pain med when I was release from hosp continuous use till 89 Given PROZAC by a specialist to help with nerve pain in my leg 89-90 not sure which year Was not told a thing about it being a psych med thought it was a pain killer no info about psych side effects I went nuts had hallucinations. As I had a head injury and was diagnosed with a concussion in 85 I was sent to a head injury clinic in 1990 five years after the accident. I don't think they knew I had been on prozac I did not think it a big deal and never did finish the bottle of pills. I had tests of course lots of them. Was put into a pain clinic and given amitriptyline which stopped the withdrawal but had many side effects. But I could sleep something I had not done in a very long time the pain lessened. My mother got cancer in 94 they switched my meds to Zoloft to help deal with this pressure as I was her main care giver she died in 96. I stopped zoloft in 96 had withdrawal was put on paxil went nutty quit it ct put on resperidol quit it ct had withdrawal was put on Effexor... 2years later celexa was added 20mg then increased to 40mg huge personality change went wild. Did too fast taper off Celexa 05 as I felt unwell for a long time prior... quit Effexor 150mg ct 07 found ****** 8 months into withdrawal learned some things was banned from there in 08 have kept learning since. there is really not enough room here to put my history but I have a lot of opinions about a lot of things especially any of the drugs mentioned above. One thing I would like to add here is this tidbit ALL OPIATES INCREASE SEROTONIN it is not a huge jump to being in chronic pain to being put on an ssri/snri and opiates will affect your antidepressants and your thinking. As I do not update much I will put my quit date Nov. 17 2007 I quit Effexor cold turkey. http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1096-introducing-myself-btdt/ There is a crack in everything ..That's how the light gets in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member cymbaltawithdrawal5600 Posted January 11, 2015 Member Share Posted January 11, 2015 I am feeling the same way, btdt. But only for some stuff. There are other areas not feeling well. What happened and how I arrived here: http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/4243-cymbaltawithdrawal5600-introduction/#entry50878 July 2016 I have decided to leave my story here at SA unfinished. I have left my contact information in my profile for anyone who wishes to talk to me. I have a posting history spanning nearly 4 years and 3000+ posts all over the site. Thank you to all who participated in my recovery. I'll miss talking to you but know that I'll be cheering you on from the sidelines, suffering and rejoicing with you in spirit, as you go on in your journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnfoldingSky Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 WT, good job on getting your story out there. That's a pretty big accomplishment especially in withdrawal! Much of what you describe I had too, as you know. They did a good job with the story too, way more upfront about drugs than most. I am not a medical professional and nothing I say is a medical opinion or meant to be medical advice, please seek a competent and trusted medical professional to consult for all medical decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member cymbaltawithdrawal5600 Posted February 10, 2015 Member Share Posted February 10, 2015 The same author is now looking for stories of people who have been harmed by abilify: http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/8213-looking-to-talk-to-anyone-who-has-been-harmed-by-taking-abilify/#entry128544 What happened and how I arrived here: http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/4243-cymbaltawithdrawal5600-introduction/#entry50878 July 2016 I have decided to leave my story here at SA unfinished. I have left my contact information in my profile for anyone who wishes to talk to me. I have a posting history spanning nearly 4 years and 3000+ posts all over the site. Thank you to all who participated in my recovery. I'll miss talking to you but know that I'll be cheering you on from the sidelines, suffering and rejoicing with you in spirit, as you go on in your journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btdt Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Hey, WT! I was going through my open browser tabs because I crashed it a minute ago and one of them was open to page 2 of your story. I have an ad blocker installed but this ad made its way through anyway. There is more to just getting your story out there, it is a vehicle for advertising revenue for the paper/website. I had to use my screen capture because now it disappeared. It is for the Fisher Wallace Stimulator (in case I have to delete my image) We have a discussion about that somewhere.... what do you think it means that this add popped up in the middle? WARNING THIS WILL BE LONG Had a car accident in 85 Codeine was the pain med when I was release from hosp continuous use till 89 Given PROZAC by a specialist to help with nerve pain in my leg 89-90 not sure which year Was not told a thing about it being a psych med thought it was a pain killer no info about psych side effects I went nuts had hallucinations. As I had a head injury and was diagnosed with a concussion in 85 I was sent to a head injury clinic in 1990 five years after the accident. I don't think they knew I had been on prozac I did not think it a big deal and never did finish the bottle of pills. I had tests of course lots of them. Was put into a pain clinic and given amitriptyline which stopped the withdrawal but had many side effects. But I could sleep something I had not done in a very long time the pain lessened. My mother got cancer in 94 they switched my meds to Zoloft to help deal with this pressure as I was her main care giver she died in 96. I stopped zoloft in 96 had withdrawal was put on paxil went nutty quit it ct put on resperidol quit it ct had withdrawal was put on Effexor... 2years later celexa was added 20mg then increased to 40mg huge personality change went wild. Did too fast taper off Celexa 05 as I felt unwell for a long time prior... quit Effexor 150mg ct 07 found ****** 8 months into withdrawal learned some things was banned from there in 08 have kept learning since. there is really not enough room here to put my history but I have a lot of opinions about a lot of things especially any of the drugs mentioned above. One thing I would like to add here is this tidbit ALL OPIATES INCREASE SEROTONIN it is not a huge jump to being in chronic pain to being put on an ssri/snri and opiates will affect your antidepressants and your thinking. As I do not update much I will put my quit date Nov. 17 2007 I quit Effexor cold turkey. http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1096-introducing-myself-btdt/ There is a crack in everything ..That's how the light gets in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btdt Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 and I think I meant I afraid of any drug that has me feeling too "well" as mania feels good but will tear you life apart. WARNING THIS WILL BE LONG Had a car accident in 85 Codeine was the pain med when I was release from hosp continuous use till 89 Given PROZAC by a specialist to help with nerve pain in my leg 89-90 not sure which year Was not told a thing about it being a psych med thought it was a pain killer no info about psych side effects I went nuts had hallucinations. As I had a head injury and was diagnosed with a concussion in 85 I was sent to a head injury clinic in 1990 five years after the accident. I don't think they knew I had been on prozac I did not think it a big deal and never did finish the bottle of pills. I had tests of course lots of them. Was put into a pain clinic and given amitriptyline which stopped the withdrawal but had many side effects. But I could sleep something I had not done in a very long time the pain lessened. My mother got cancer in 94 they switched my meds to Zoloft to help deal with this pressure as I was her main care giver she died in 96. I stopped zoloft in 96 had withdrawal was put on paxil went nutty quit it ct put on resperidol quit it ct had withdrawal was put on Effexor... 2years later celexa was added 20mg then increased to 40mg huge personality change went wild. Did too fast taper off Celexa 05 as I felt unwell for a long time prior... quit Effexor 150mg ct 07 found ****** 8 months into withdrawal learned some things was banned from there in 08 have kept learning since. there is really not enough room here to put my history but I have a lot of opinions about a lot of things especially any of the drugs mentioned above. One thing I would like to add here is this tidbit ALL OPIATES INCREASE SEROTONIN it is not a huge jump to being in chronic pain to being put on an ssri/snri and opiates will affect your antidepressants and your thinking. As I do not update much I will put my quit date Nov. 17 2007 I quit Effexor cold turkey. http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1096-introducing-myself-btdt/ There is a crack in everything ..That's how the light gets in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compsports Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 The same author is now looking for stories of people who have been harmed by abilify: http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/8213-looking-to-talk-to-anyone-who-has-been-harmed-by-taking-abilify/#entry128544 Glad you posted that CW. Wanted to bump it so it gets attention. Kudos to him for doing this. Drug cocktail 1995 - 2010 Started taper of Adderall, Wellbutrin XL, Remeron, and Doxepin in 2006 Finished taper on June 10, 2010 Temazepam on a PRN basis approximately twice a month - 2014 to 2016 Beginning in 2017 - Consumption increased to about two times per week April 2017 - Increased to taking it full time for insomnia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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