In dire need of inspiration and help

[Guest guest]

You WILL get through this. Right now you're in withdrawal and of course nobody around you will understand the mental wood chipper these drugs have put your mind through. I don't know what to tell you about the Buspar but it's probably not a good idea to get off of more than one drug at a time. have you tried any of the things has recommended for anxiety and emotional outbursts? There are many of us who were in as bad shape or worse than you are now and we survived to tell our stories and to help people such as yourself. Do NOT be discouraged. The Pharmas would love nothing more for you to be a legal dope addict for the rest of your life, but you're going to show these agents of satan that you can get off their poisons and live drug free. STAY STRONG!!!! Don't freak out. This too shall pass. Trust me.

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

[Guest guest]

I'm just glad i can talk

to all of you guys about this as my family is absolutely sick and

tired of me.. I feel like i have no one outside of you to listen, as

melodramatic as it sounds.

It's not melodramatic at all, and yes, you should consider yourself lucky that we're here! LOL. When I went through Paxil withdrawal in 1997 there were no support groups and everyone kept telling me how wonderful the drug was and that I must be insane (for real) to be so sick and crazy. I went to one doctor who told me there was no such thing as paxil withdrawals, even GSK told me they'd never heard of any of the complaints I had and that I must have an underlying illness that needed treatment. That was the Stone Age compared to now. I stayed locked up in my house for nearly two years trying to get over this drug. It was an awful time and only my husband was here for me, and I'm grateful for that because after the things I said and did, well, I am REALLY lucky to still have a husband, I can tell you that. Bitch and moan all you want here. We know what you're going through. Hang tough. You will get through this.

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

[Guest guest]

Today I crashed again, though not as bad as before. I started

crying, lost my appetite on the spot, and started having intense

anxiety and just really need a little support. I feel like nothing

will help me through this. I just feel like I can't cope with the

intense emotions of anxiety and sadness ( I feel like a wimp).

Furthermore, life stressors over the past few months have made this

so much worse. No one seems to understand how i feel around me and

I'm afraid I'm permanently damaged. I feel terrified that the

BusparI've been gbeen takign is goign to make this situation worse.

I've been going through effexor withdrawal now for the past 4 months

after taking it and don't need anymroe problems. The idea of

discontinuing the Buspar is giving me really bad anxiety. I jsut

feel like all the cards are stacked against me in this.

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the words of inspiration, It means a ton to hear

people say this to me, I can't emphasize it enough. I've been

takign Fish Oil and calcium, and I can't say they don't help. As

far as the Buspar goes, I'm suppossed to be taking 15 mgs (5mgs 3x a

day)... I'm only taking roughly 3.75 mgs a day (2.5 at night, and

1.25 in the morning... the power of a pill cutter)... the

frustrating thing with the buspar is that you can't find ANY

information on it in refernece to withdrawals and side effects...

it's like a mystery drug and it's really annoying. As far as the

delayed withdrawal from Effexor goes, it is absolute torture.

Notihng is an absolute and that makes it absolutely hellish. I have

to admit that the crashes have changed in terms of emotions and

length, which is somewhat reassuring... who knows though, there are

tiems whenI feel like I am going insane. I'm just glad i can talk

to all of you guys about this as my family is absolutely sick and

tired of me.. I feel like i have no one outside of you to listen, as

melodramatic as it sounds.

> You WILL get through this. Right now you're in withdrawal and of

course

> nobody around you will understand the mental wood chipper these

drugs have put

> your mind through. I don't know what to tell you about the Buspar

but it's

> probably not a good idea to get off of more than one drug at a

time. have you

> tried any of the things has recommended for anxiety and

emotional

> outbursts? There are many of us who were in as bad shape or worse

than you are now

> and we survived to tell our stories and to help people such as

yourself. Do

> NOT be discouraged. The Pharmas would love nothing more for you

to be a legal

> dope addict for the rest of your life, but you're going to show

these agents

> of satan that you can get off their poisons and live drug free.

STAY

> STRONG!!!! Don't freak out. This too shall pass. Trust me.

>

>

>

> 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