Posted by Roo on September 20, 2002, at 9:17:31
In reply to Re: Another thing » Roo, posted by BarbaraCat on September 20, 2002, at 1:09:23
My acupuncturist thinks I might be going through
withdrawal/rebound from the last of the drugs I finally
went off of. First I went off a mood stabilizer (lamictal)...
that wasn't too terribly bad) then zoloft, then effexor (pure
hell on earth, I'm still amazed I made it) and now the last thing
is this navane. I was on a tiny, tiny dose (1mg) of
navane (an antipsychotic) that I had been on for 2 years,
although I'm not sure why because when my pdoc first
prescribed this drug she said "you're only supposed to take
this drug for a short amount of time, like 6 months or so"...I
was going through a crisis period and she was anti-benzo, so I
think she was prescribing this antipsychotic kind of like a
benzo...to calm me down. Anyway I took it for 2 years. A few times
I tried to go off it, but got really anxious, and didn't feel like
dealing with that, so I kept taking it, and she kept prescribing it.
I think I knew, on some level, I was addicted to the stuff.
So anyway, the nausea and nothing tasting right and the EXTREME emotional
lability (wanting to die, feeling like I just can't take the pain, really
intense...) have started shortly after I stopped that drug. It's been\
about 10 days. So I think I'm going to try and hang in there and see if
it subsides...because I've made it through withdrawal before...it's tough,
but I know if that's what it is, it makes it easier to hold on.I hope that's what it is.
I'm sure it's the zoloft that's screwed up my gut--I've always
had a really good gut before that--very solid and dependable.I'm sure I probably do have hormonal issues...I knew that the one
ovary had to have some sort of effect...thanks for going into that...
I'm not sure I really understand. I'm going to print it out and bring
it to the acupuncturist and talk with her more about the hormonal stuff.
I'm not sure what she thinks, Barbara...I mean she tells me, but I can't
really understand it...I'm kind of passive that way I guess...I'll have to
ask more questions and make sure I understand the answers. I know she's
working alot with my liver....Even if it is hormones...so then what do you do? I guess that's a
question for her. Yes, I'm doing the medicinal teas along with the needles.I thought about you getting a job scrubbing toilets to pay for all
this...(or joking about it)...I may have to do the same. I see the
homeopathic doctor next week...The initial appt. is, gulp, $250, but
it lasts 2 and a half hours, and after that, it's pretty inexpensive.
I'm really hoping I feel some improvement. And I'm really hoping that
this really intense emotional stuff lately is withdrawal. Please God...
Cross your fingers for me....
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