Guest guest Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Anyways, the point is that I have noticed a pattern of getting better and then crashing hard, over and over again. Incredibly insidious. It isn't just getting a little better at a time. I was wondering how similar some of your experiences were. I am assuming it will get the point that the good times will outweigh the bad and the bad someday will just subside to the point of not recognizing it. I Dear Casey: This is, alas, all too common. Most people have windows where they feel almost normal only to be hit a day or two or three later with withdrawals all over again. this entire process can be quite discouraging. The pattern was the same for me for the first two or three years after getting off Paxil. It started by having just a few hours of feeling okay in a week's time, to a day here and there, and then it was two or three days a week, but the key for me was NOT overdoing it, NOT getting overstimulated, and NOT believing that I was totally okay. The minute I thought I could resume my pre-paxil schedule was when I'd have a major crash, and what felt like the worst hangover ever in my life. Even now, 7 years later, I still have to curb my enthusiasm to do more than my body is capable of managing. If I exceed my limits, I'm down for the count for two or three days. Keeping a tight schedule of eating and exercising helps a lot, but I still only have about 4 hours a day where I am completely symptom-free even after all this time. After that period, I'm plagued with brain fog and lethargy, so I try to get as much accomplished during my 4 hour window as I can. What helped me a lot was not getting worked up about the down time, which I now use to do quiet activities. The more worked up I got the longer the episodes lasted, so now I just roll with the punches, and stop trying to go back to the hectic schedule I once had. It's okay, though, I've found other pleasures that I didn't know about before -- gardening, long walks in the woods, knitting, writing, reading. You'd have to know the kind of lifestyle I had to understand how great a departure this is for me, but it's better than the alternative, so I guess you could say I'm in the "acceptance" stage of what it is, and what this drug did to me. "Blind Reason" a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's Unsafe At Any Dose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Looking for some validation here. Over the weekend I was actually feeling quasinormal. THen I wake up yesterday not feeling so hot. I forced myself to exercise last night and I got so lightheaded I thought I was gonna do a header on the pavement. I wake up today feeling like I have a brutal hangover. Gosh, I thought those would be gone when I quit drinking. Anyways, the point is that I have noticed a pattern of getting better and then crashing hard, over and over again. Incredibly insidious. It isn't just getting a little better at a time. I was wondering how similar some of your experiences were. I am assuming it will get the point that the good times will outweigh the bad and the bad someday will just subside to the point of not recognizing it. I am determined to beat this. I am so glad I found this group. It is like AA in so many ways in terms of being able to relate to people in a way that others couldn't understand. Forgive me, I find it cathartic to rant. All the best, Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Dear , You may not have to go all the way back to the original dose. Did you do just one cut so far? FRom what dosage to what dosage? How long since the last decrease? It is very often possible to take only a fraction of what one has reduced in order to stabilize. Regards, > Thanks so much for sharing this with us, I think I may be going > through a 'pissy' phase again:) > I had to go back to my usual dosage of Zoloft after cutting down for > a month. After two weeks Im still feeling crap, even though when i > started taking magnesium I felt amazing for a few days. I'm so > lethargic, can't think straight, even the simple things are > exhausting to me. > I don't want to go back to my usual dosage, but I will have to for a > while till I 'normalise' and then I will slowly start cutting > down..very slowly. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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