Mentor Yesyes123 Posted May 16, 2021 Mentor Share Posted May 16, 2021 On 5/19/2017 at 1:18 PM, antidepressantsNoMore said: There will be future treatments for depression which may be a wonder. Science is advancing. Depression will be eventually be able to be kept in check completely. I believe since depression is a natural human mood, there are always going to be people that are hit with overwhelming depression and will struggle with it - no matter what the treatment is. Trying to "cure" depression completely in society is like trying to remove part of what it means to be human - a very important part. And after what psychiatric drugs have done to so many people, I would absolutely never take any sort of man made chemical treatment for depression ever again. - Escitalopram 10mg from ages 15 - 21 - Severe crash after 4 month taper to 0 - Reinstated, stabilized, slowly tapering. "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." - Hellen Keller 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Yesyes123 Posted May 16, 2021 Mentor Share Posted May 16, 2021 I have someone close to me who told me they got into a ketamine trial sounding like they had just bought tickets to an amusement park. - Escitalopram 10mg from ages 15 - 21 - Severe crash after 4 month taper to 0 - Reinstated, stabilized, slowly tapering. "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." - Hellen Keller 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badmeditator Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 The marketing of esketamine resembles the full court press that was put on in the introduction of Prozac. The regulators are asleep at the switch in places like the UK by allowing it to be sold to desperate patients. The good news is that the National Health Service there has said it's not worth the candle so it will not see wide adoption unless the drug companies' lobbying can overcome the two refusals so far. You can tell it's all about the money because ketamine should have the same benefit claimed by esketamine. Ketamine is around $25 per dose. Stay very far away. Psychiatry will come to regret supporting esketamine in the same way chronic pain doctors regret how they eagerly swallowed the oxycontin sales pitch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Yesyes123 Posted September 22, 2021 Mentor Share Posted September 22, 2021 On 9/18/2021 at 3:32 AM, badmeditator said: The marketing of esketamine resembles the full court press that was put on in the introduction of Prozac. The regulators are asleep at the switch in places like the UK by allowing it to be sold to desperate patients. The good news is that the National Health Service there has said it's not worth the candle so it will not see wide adoption unless the drug companies' lobbying can overcome the two refusals so far. You can tell it's all about the money because ketamine should have the same benefit claimed by esketamine. Ketamine is around $25 per dose. Stay very far away. Psychiatry will come to regret supporting esketamine in the same way chronic pain doctors regret how they eagerly swallowed the oxycontin sales pitch. Spot on. - Escitalopram 10mg from ages 15 - 21 - Severe crash after 4 month taper to 0 - Reinstated, stabilized, slowly tapering. "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." - Hellen Keller 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escitalopram21 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 On 10/20/2011 at 11:36 PM, compsports said: Just like what ADs do to make people BP who aren't. Is there studies or real life cases where i could read about this? 2009 Escitalopram 10mg April 2013 got off August 2013 reinstated July 2015 Ketipinor 50mg (Quetiapin) April 2021 got off Quetiapin 4w taper May 2021 tapered off Escitalopram 9 August 2021 back on Escitalopram 2,5mg. Down to 2 mg. Updosed to 2,2mg August 24 Down to 2mg September 2 Updosed to 3mg Sept 28 December Still holding ❤️ June 9 2022 2,9 mg June 19 2022 2,85 mg December 2022 switched syringes and realized i am actually taking 3,4 mg Supplements vitamin E 400 magnesium malate a fraction of 400, Rosita Cod liver oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilla Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 On 5/24/2020 at 10:30 PM, Annatoneva said: Thank you for your response.I am aware of the fact that this is a website to help people through withdrawals currently I am going through one myself . It was just a step she took almost 7 months after drugs because her symptoms were so bad and she couldn’t take it and that help her through the withdrawals. I guess everyone is different I am not an advocate either for reinstating meds at all it was just something I gave witness that help her and she never return for any more infusion after she was done . Right or wrong it was just her case and I was curious if anyone have done it . Thank you for all you do to give ppl like me some guidance. Very appreciate it . I too am thinking about ketamine infusion as my symptoms are very bad. Paxil 2008 20mg 2016 40mg feb 21 2022 20mg, feb 28 0mg April 23 20mg April 24 40mg April 26 20mg April 27 10mg April 28 0mg May 7 10mg May 17 0mg Duloxitine Feb. 21, ‘22-30mg feb 28 60mg March 14 0mg April 21. 30mg April 26 60mg April 28 30mg am/60mg pm May 7 60mg am currently still on Lexapro 2022 April 14 5 mg April 18 10m April 21 0mg Trazodone April 24 50mg Currently on 60mg dulox and 50mg Trazadone taking hydroxyzine and xanax as needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezten Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Jilla said: infusion I tried Ketamine about 6 months into WD and I believe it made my symptoms worse and probably why I have been sick for so long. I remember the day ollowing a treatment I would be soon sick,, and couldn't move from bed. But the doctor convinced me to keep trying and it didn't help. I am now a little over 4 years out and doing much better, still have some WD symptoms, but I'm starting to live life again, praise God. This is how I look at it: our illness/CNS damage was caused by drugs why would we treat drug injury with drugs that can cause more injury? If you burned yourself would you treat your burn with fire? 3 Effexor 2008 - 2017 37.5 Mg . Upped to 150 mg on 2017. November of 2017 to March 2018 went from 150 mg to 0. Ativan May 2018 started 1 - 2 mg daily stayed at 1mg Sept 2018. 03/9/19 .975mg, 03/16 .950mg, 04/13 .94, 04/20 .93, 04/27 .916 slowly tapered from April to August 2019 at .77mg, December 2020 .10mg, Jan 2021 0.0 MG Valium June 2018 started 10 mg currently 2.5 mg daily, September 2021 0.0 mg Trazadone started March 2018 100 mg at night to sleep Oct 16, 2018 went to 75 mg , November 13, 2018 67.5 mg, Dec 11 60.75 mg, January 21, 2019 54 mg, 02/09 50 mg, March 2022 0.0 mg Six Ketamine treatments September 2018. 2 treatments a week for 3 weeks Completely drug free as of March 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roserdl Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Not anti ketamine but would advise against it in early withdrawal. Recent 2018 Zoloft 150mg (20 years taking at various times, no real issues before stopping) 2019 Risperdal one month low dose (forget amount) stopped bad reaction 2019 Remeron 7.5 mg sleep (discontinued in mid 2019) on for six months (tapered for a few weeks) Zoloft 100 mg Summer 2020/Zoloft 75 mg Summer 2021 Zoloft 50 mg November 2021/ Zoloft 25 mg First two weeks January 2022: Reinstated 50 mgJanuary Last week) Crash in February - on and off doses as doctors conflicted over serotonin syndrome/withdrawal - stopped all for two week & resumed:\ Other drugs tried in hospitals (Abilify, 1mg, 1 dose, Zyprexa 1 dose 1mg, Klonopin .25 4 doses in 2 hospitalizations) March 1 titrated Zoloft up from 0 to 65 from February to Early May Severe vision problems at 65 mg (improved depression) Taper to 55 6/15, 45mg 7/15/ 35mg 8/1, 25mg 8/15, 10 mg, 8/31 OFF 9/2022 Omg Improved with drops from August to September - November crash ONE dose Zoloft 3mg 11/17 - worsened symptoms - Remain off Zoloft Mirtazapine -3.5 mg six weeks mid march to end april, occasionally for sleep Supplements: Fish oil, magnesium, lions mane, cytokine suppress, MCT Oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariel Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 5 hours ago, Rezten said: This is how I look at it: our illness/CNS damage was caused by drugs why would we treat drug injury with drugs that can cause more injury? If you burned yourself would you treat your burn with fire? Well put, @Rezten Non-drug techniques to cope with emotional symptoms 1 1996-2018 - misc. polypharmacy, incl. SSRIs, SNRIs, neuroleptics, lithium, benzos, stimulants, antihistamines, etc. (approx. 30+ drugs) 2012-2018 - 10mg lexapro/escitalopram (20mg?) Jan. 2018 - 10mg -> 5mg, then from 5mg -> 2.5mg, then 0mg --> July 2018 - 0mg 2017(?)-2020 - vyvanse/lisdexamfetamine 60-70mg 2020-2021 - 70mg down to 0mg --> July 2021 - 0mg March-April 2021 - vortioxetine 5-10mg (approx. 7 weeks total; CT) --> April 28th, 2021 - 0mg supplements: magnesium powder (dissolved in water) as needed throughout the day; 1 tsp fish oil w/ morning meal; 2mg melatonin August 1, 2022 - 1 mg melatonin Courage is fear that has said its prayers. - Karle Wilson Baker love and justice are not two. without inner change, there can be no outer change; without collective change, no change matters. - Rev. angel Kyodo williams Holding multiple truths. Knowing that everyone has their own accurate view of the way things are. - text on homemade banner at Afiya house I am not a medical professional; this is not medical advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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