Guest guest Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Hi Kendee, sorry I did not respond right away, tummy problems, ugh... nice way to end the year lol My husband and I needed to have a physical to get new health insurance.. no big deal, neither of us had ever been 'sick', passed with flying colors... then on the way out of the office, the GP literally tossed Bob a sample bottle of wellbutrin - same as zyban, and told him to stop smoking....no warnings, not even how much to take... he took one a day and soon was on top of the world... almost drunk acting.. a total high, after about 10 days, he did stop smoking and quit the pills... within 4 days, no sleep during this time, he really thought he had had a heart attack and we called 911, they carted him off to the ER and after a shot of valium, they decided it was an anxiety attack.... within a week, he was out of control, racing and thrashing around the house, even ran outside and fell into some rose bushes... could not eat, could not talk, shacking terribly, fell so often, dizzy... his GP was too busy to give him an appointment.. I took him in anyway... they told me the doc could not see him... I threw a fit... I screamed a bit too loudly... I said to look at him, he was sitting there rocking back and forth and drooling... he was mumbling and acting really out of it... the place was full, must have been 30-40 people in there... I screamed that the doctor had done that to him and really exploded... needless to say, they hurried us into a little room and we soon saw the GP.... he was scared, I could see him perspiring, he did not have any idea what had happened... never had this occure before.... he then gave more sambles, paxil this time, after 4 days, it was all worse... then trazedon and he added lorazepan-benzo.... and now 3 1/2 years later, he is trying on his own to get off effexor and valium, down 1/3 of each... tappering them one at a time, never both at once. The tragidy of all of this is that he has spent nearly 3 months in mental wards, has lost 80 pounds, cannot walk without a cane, falls often, continues to be dizzy, has poor cognitive reasoning, is merely a shell of the man he once was.... he has seen the light and is working hard to try to get off the drugs.... but our marriage of 34 years is ending, money and his thriving freelance illustration career are hurting and he is now aline... all so sad..... hugs > Hi guys! Thanks for the information! , I have printed out > the side effects & will certainly pass those on. That should be > enough to scare her! Also, the alternative methods of withdrawing > should be very helpful. She is very open minded and I am certain > will try these things first. Thanks so much!! > > Kendee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Thanks for the well wishes for my family, Terry. I continue to be amazed that all of you folks hurt by these drugs have more compassion than the fools who did this to us all in the first place... thank you, best of healing to you hugs > > > Hi guys! Thanks for the information! , I have printed > > out > > > the side effects & will certainly pass those on. That should be > > > enough to scare her! Also, the alternative methods of > withdrawing > > > should be very helpful. She is very open minded and I am certain > > > will try these things first. Thanks so much!! > > > > > > Kendee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 <<Hello everyone! I just wanted to thank you all for your responses in regards to my friend who was going to take Zyban to stop smoking. I printed all the responses & told her the choice was hers, but to read the information first. I spoke with her today & after reading everything, she was horrified & chose to quit via 's suggestion/plan and definitely without the Zyban recommended by her GP. >> This is wonderful! Congratulations to your friend, and big pats on the back to youand to the group. We saved someone! Warmly, Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 Dear Kendee, You said: <<Hello everyone! I just wanted to thank you all for your responses in regards to my friend who was going to take Zyban to stop smoking. I printed all the responses & told her the choice was hers, but to read the information first. I spoke with her today & after reading everything, she was horrified & chose to quit via 's suggestion/plan and definitely without the Zyban recommended by her GP. She is a wonderful person & I would hate to have seen her go through the things that many of us have due to lack of knowledge. Thanks to everyone for providing the information that she needed to make a wise choice!>> ** Excellent news! You're doing a great job informing others, Kendee. You've just saved someone from the difficult road you had to take. This is how to take something that could be seen as a tragedy and turn it into a blessing. Nice work :-) Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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