Posted by jimbobwe64 on June 6, 2007, at 0:24:43
In reply to Re: Jim and Tired of Panic sugar cravings, posted by brazilnut on May 31, 2007, at 14:49:47
> > Hello Tired of Panic and Life. I just thought I'd say hi. I haven't been on here in an obviously incredibly long time. I'm still very much off the Remeron and it's been just over 10 months now. I've gone through some pretty rough times to get here and that's pretty much why I haven't been on here. At first it was mostly Depression and severe anxiety from the withdrawal. To tell you all, I've found from several really good and reputable sources that it really does take between 18 months to 2 years to get totally rid of the withdrawal symptoms. And I've learned that it really takes some great sacrifice and patience in order to alleviate these symptoms. I'm very glad to see that you two are still on this site and I'm very, very curious to hear how you've been doing. In addition if you or anyone else have any questions about what I've been through or what I've done to alleviate the bad thoughts, etc while I'm still "drying" out (lol), I'd be more than happy to embellish. I'm still having problems, but, finally my mind is 100 percent as sharp as it was before I went on AD's over 11 years ago. I'm hoping to hear from you soon.
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> > Jim
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> Hi, Jim!
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> I'm coming out from mirtazapine after almost 3 years on 45mg daily. It took 6 months to reach 50% of the original dosage and other 6 months to the point I'm now: one small fragment each 8 hours (the 3 taken in a day add up to about 2mg).
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> I'm having a very hard time, sometimes I feel I'll not bear all this, mainly the anxiety. The docs say it's just anxiety (yes, I have been anxious all my life), nothing to do with withdraw, and that I have to take A/Ds or anxiolitcs. (The last one offered me a "harmless" drug, trazadone... I tried 20+ of these drugs for 8 years before discovering they were the main problem - never more!)
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> So, could you please tell me more about the "several really good and reputable sources" you found? It would help me to convince the docs.
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> Regards,
> Bob
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Hey, Bob,Thanks for the question. Sorry to hear about the problems you've been having. No anxiety is a good thing, regardless of what the cause is.
First of all, I'm not a doctor, so anything I say should be scrutinized (until you get to know me, then it should be really scrutinized, lol). Anyhow, everyone's metabolism is different and only you can tell if you truly should get off a certain medication. However, if you've had anxiety before you went on any A/D med, then you really should get to the root of the anxiety, whether it be psychological or due to diet.
Second, as for sources, I have a friend whose wife is a very, very good psychiatrist who has given me a lot of sound ideas towards my recovery. I've always gone with her ideas to my doctors and have convinced them about what to do. I've just recently retired from the Canadian military and have not always had proper access to good quality psychological assistance, therefore having to rely upon, in almost all cases, general practitioners to do the job. Another source I've found in recent months and kind of helps to keep me going is as follows:
http://www.antidepressantsfacts.com/reaction.htmLike I said I don't know if your anxiety is something that can be managed without the assistance of meds or not. However, I do know one thing and that is that managing your diet can only do good things for you, if not only to relieve a few of the symptoms or the whole anxiety "kit and kaboodle".
All I can say is that I've made some major changes to my diet (because, quite frankly, mine was kinda poor) and it's helped my anxiety go way down to the point where I'm actually venturing without A/D's. something I would never have thought of about 3 or 4 years ago.
If you find that changing your diet's just not doing it to relieve the anxiety, then you should keep trying new A\D's until you find the right one for you. It is very important that I say that there are some people who simply should not be off those meds. And that alone is not a bad thing either, as well it doesn't make you a bad person because you're on A/D's, as it is definitely not your fault that you have a chemical deficiency.
The one question that I do have though, Bob, is: are the docs you're seeing qualified Psychiatrists or just General Practitioners??
Hopefully this helps a bit.
Jim
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