Re: Drug Withdrawal

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Well, I can tell you... getting OFF the stuff is a lot tougher than I

thought it would be! I've never been so agitated in my life! I know

it will get better as more of the drug gets itself out of me, but

right now, it's not too fun! My recommendation is that if you think

you can get by without ever having to be ON the drug, please pass it

up. There are so many side effects while being on it, then getting

off of it is this whole ordeal.

Luckily, my coworker has been pretty understanding about everything

(as much as to be expected). I told her that I had an amazingly

embarrassing favor to ask... could she please just not chew gum

around me... and she reluctantly agreed. She had her own reasons for

chewing gum (which she revealed to me) and we came up with a good

compromise - breath mints! I gave her this whole goody bag filled

with different kinds of breath mints for her to try out - she has

this fear of having bad breath! So, at least I'm in an environment

that is trying their best to work with me! Seriously, we should all

write a book about this condition - even though it's horrible to go

through, it would make great reading for someone!

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> This really needs to be blasted out into the stratosphere! Using

meds

> involved two processes:

>

> 1) beginning the stuff

>

> 2) getting off the stuff

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> Both are involved processes. They are also huge! The person needs

> support and understanding and structure to pass through these

stages

> and each body is unique and will react-act differently.

>

> OFten withdrawal must be very gradual and carefully

> monitored......often people will react negatively and experience

some

> very strange symptoms, but most often, these will pass with time!

>

> Many others experience these symptoms from a wide variety of drugs,

and

> it really is a problem on both ends, for a few people!

>

> Marsha , M.S. CCC-A

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