Guest guest Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 In a message dated 5/12/04 3:31:02 AM Mountain Daylight Time, SSRI medications writes: > People who are experiencing adverse withdrawal symptoms from SSRIs often > can be considered to be suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). > This is caused by the effect that SSRIs have on suppressing REM (rapid eye > movement) sleep and the resultant eventual REM activity evoked during wake > states with it's corresponding cascades of serotonin and other neurotransmitters > and their effect on related byproducts such as 5hiaa (5-hiaa). Additional > stress during times of peak serotonin syndrome can precipitate immediate > psychosis or death. (See link below). I was dx'd with PTSD 6 weeks after taking my last hit of Paxil. I'm not sure it had as much to to with interupted REM sleep as it did with the sheer violence of my dreams and the magnitude of the withdrawal symptoms and then being told that it wasn't the Paxil but rather some mental illness that had been lying dormant my entire life. It's now 7 years later and I still have nightmares about the nightmares -- they were that vivid and so gorey, and sometimes the horror seeps into my consciousness so that I'm left in this constant state of fright. > > http://www.biopsychiatry.com/sssynd.htm > > Risperidone may prove to be an antidote for serotonin syndrome in an > emergency. (See link below). > http://www.biopsychiatry.com/risperidone.htm I've never heard about Risperidone being used as an antidote. Given it's side effect profile and ability to cause TD, I would think it should only be used as a last ditch effort. It's one of the newer chemical straitjackets. > > Important: " To prevent serotonin syndrome (also known as Prozac Backlash) > never start, stop, or alter an SSRI prescription dosage without consulting an > enlightened physician " . > Good luck finding an ENLIGHTENED physician. Most of them still deny that there is any withdrawal from these drugs at all. Blind Reason a novel of espionage and pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep. - Oriental proverb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 In a message dated 5/12/04 3:31:02 AM Mountain Daylight Time, SSRI medications writes: > People who are experiencing adverse withdrawal symptoms from SSRIs often > can be considered to be suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). > This is caused by the effect that SSRIs have on suppressing REM (rapid eye > movement) sleep and the resultant eventual REM activity evoked during wake > states with it's corresponding cascades of serotonin and other neurotransmitters > and their effect on related byproducts such as 5hiaa (5-hiaa). Additional > stress during times of peak serotonin syndrome can precipitate immediate > psychosis or death. (See link below). I was dx'd with PTSD 6 weeks after taking my last hit of Paxil. I'm not sure it had as much to to with interupted REM sleep as it did with the sheer violence of my dreams and the magnitude of the withdrawal symptoms and then being told that it wasn't the Paxil but rather some mental illness that had been lying dormant my entire life. It's now 7 years later and I still have nightmares about the nightmares -- they were that vivid and so gorey, and sometimes the horror seeps into my consciousness so that I'm left in this constant state of fright. > > http://www.biopsychiatry.com/sssynd.htm > > Risperidone may prove to be an antidote for serotonin syndrome in an > emergency. (See link below). > http://www.biopsychiatry.com/risperidone.htm I've never heard about Risperidone being used as an antidote. Given it's side effect profile and ability to cause TD, I would think it should only be used as a last ditch effort. It's one of the newer chemical straitjackets. > > Important: " To prevent serotonin syndrome (also known as Prozac Backlash) > never start, stop, or alter an SSRI prescription dosage without consulting an > enlightened physician " . > Good luck finding an ENLIGHTENED physician. Most of them still deny that there is any withdrawal from these drugs at all. Blind Reason a novel of espionage and pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep. - Oriental proverb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 In a message dated 5/12/04 3:31:02 AM Mountain Daylight Time, SSRI medications writes: > People who are experiencing adverse withdrawal symptoms from SSRIs often > can be considered to be suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). > This is caused by the effect that SSRIs have on suppressing REM (rapid eye > movement) sleep and the resultant eventual REM activity evoked during wake > states with it's corresponding cascades of serotonin and other neurotransmitters > and their effect on related byproducts such as 5hiaa (5-hiaa). Additional > stress during times of peak serotonin syndrome can precipitate immediate > psychosis or death. (See link below). I was dx'd with PTSD 6 weeks after taking my last hit of Paxil. I'm not sure it had as much to to with interupted REM sleep as it did with the sheer violence of my dreams and the magnitude of the withdrawal symptoms and then being told that it wasn't the Paxil but rather some mental illness that had been lying dormant my entire life. It's now 7 years later and I still have nightmares about the nightmares -- they were that vivid and so gorey, and sometimes the horror seeps into my consciousness so that I'm left in this constant state of fright. > > http://www.biopsychiatry.com/sssynd.htm > > Risperidone may prove to be an antidote for serotonin syndrome in an > emergency. (See link below). > http://www.biopsychiatry.com/risperidone.htm I've never heard about Risperidone being used as an antidote. Given it's side effect profile and ability to cause TD, I would think it should only be used as a last ditch effort. It's one of the newer chemical straitjackets. > > Important: " To prevent serotonin syndrome (also known as Prozac Backlash) > never start, stop, or alter an SSRI prescription dosage without consulting an > enlightened physician " . > Good luck finding an ENLIGHTENED physician. Most of them still deny that there is any withdrawal from these drugs at all. Blind Reason a novel of espionage and pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep. - Oriental proverb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 In a message dated 5/12/04 3:31:02 AM Mountain Daylight Time, SSRI medications writes: > People who are experiencing adverse withdrawal symptoms from SSRIs often > can be considered to be suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). > This is caused by the effect that SSRIs have on suppressing REM (rapid eye > movement) sleep and the resultant eventual REM activity evoked during wake > states with it's corresponding cascades of serotonin and other neurotransmitters > and their effect on related byproducts such as 5hiaa (5-hiaa). Additional > stress during times of peak serotonin syndrome can precipitate immediate > psychosis or death. (See link below). I was dx'd with PTSD 6 weeks after taking my last hit of Paxil. I'm not sure it had as much to to with interupted REM sleep as it did with the sheer violence of my dreams and the magnitude of the withdrawal symptoms and then being told that it wasn't the Paxil but rather some mental illness that had been lying dormant my entire life. It's now 7 years later and I still have nightmares about the nightmares -- they were that vivid and so gorey, and sometimes the horror seeps into my consciousness so that I'm left in this constant state of fright. > > http://www.biopsychiatry.com/sssynd.htm > > Risperidone may prove to be an antidote for serotonin syndrome in an > emergency. (See link below). > http://www.biopsychiatry.com/risperidone.htm I've never heard about Risperidone being used as an antidote. Given it's side effect profile and ability to cause TD, I would think it should only be used as a last ditch effort. It's one of the newer chemical straitjackets. > > Important: " To prevent serotonin syndrome (also known as Prozac Backlash) > never start, stop, or alter an SSRI prescription dosage without consulting an > enlightened physician " . > Good luck finding an ENLIGHTENED physician. Most of them still deny that there is any withdrawal from these drugs at all. Blind Reason a novel of espionage and pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep. - Oriental proverb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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