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Posted by gadchik on May 1, 2012, at 15:01:55
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy... » gadchik, posted by ron1953 on May 1, 2012, at 14:50:46
But you survived it,and that's good to know!
Posted by Phillipa on May 1, 2012, at 15:58:23
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy... » ron1953, posted by gadchik on May 1, 2012, at 15:01:55
Oh good to hear about the zoloft as would like off ad's but after how many years and dose? As for Klonopin don't forget some take as high as 20mg for other ailments. Right now down to .25mg xanax and 7.5mg of valium. Just seems like don't need them anymore. I wonder if aging contributes. Tonight no lexapro then. How come you want off? Phillipa
Posted by gadchik on May 1, 2012, at 16:37:07
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy... » gadchik, posted by Phillipa on May 1, 2012, at 15:58:23
p,I got down to 12.5mg zoloft,and kept trying to break it into pieces.I finally read about a dr who just has his pt's stop when they get that low,he says it increases and prolongs withdrawal to keep going lower and lower once you get down so far.I was on up to 37.5mg,so not a big dose,for about 2 or 3 yrs.Ive lost almost all the weight I gained from it!Just stopping it was easier than prolonging the taper.Now,the benzos are a whole diff. thing,so I dont know what to expect.I do know I dont like it at all when I try to taper klonopin.I feel miserable.I just know that I dont want to be on any pill for the rest of my life,and I know this one's gonna be tough,so I want to keep giving it a shot.I do so many things to help with my anxiety and depression,esp exercise,nutrition.I want to rely on those things to keep me straight.I want to rely on klonopin as needed, not daily.That's my goal.I believe I will always have a benzo in my back pkt. since anxiety will be a part of my life forever.Worrying about taking the klonopin is worse to me, than staying on it.But,Im still on it,so difficult to stop it.
Posted by linkadge on May 1, 2012, at 16:55:05
In reply to They Make it Sound So Easy..., posted by gadchik on May 1, 2012, at 14:01:53
Clonazepam discontinuation symptoms were mostly mild and included mainly: anxiety, shaking/trembling/tremor, nausea/vomiting, insomnia/nightmares, excessive sweating, tachycardia/palpitations, headache, weakness, and muscle aches.
Yeah, they sure sound 'mild'.....yeah, I'm having nightmares....but they're just mild ones.
Linkadge
Posted by gadchik on May 1, 2012, at 17:11:30
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy..., posted by linkadge on May 1, 2012, at 16:55:05
yeah,all that's ok as long as it's mild,huh?!
Posted by linkadge on May 1, 2012, at 19:54:16
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy..., posted by linkadge on May 1, 2012, at 16:55:05
heh yea,
or I got "excessive sweating"...but it was only "mild" excessive sweating.
Linkadge
Posted by sigismund on May 1, 2012, at 20:27:10
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy..., posted by linkadge on May 1, 2012, at 16:55:05
About as hard as withdrawing from opiates.
Different but just as hard.
Posted by Phillipa on May 1, 2012, at 21:11:07
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy..., posted by sigismund on May 1, 2012, at 20:27:10
I feel that's a good goal!!!! Phillipa
Posted by Beckett on May 1, 2012, at 22:47:07
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy..., posted by Phillipa on May 1, 2012, at 21:11:07
Withdrawal from Xanax was hell. I needed to restart it was botched so badly. And I needed a CT scan as well. AD and hydrocodiene discontinuation pale in my experience. Those I accomplished. Xanax is my monkey.
Posted by sigismund on May 1, 2012, at 23:03:03
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy..., posted by Beckett on May 1, 2012, at 22:47:07
Yes, you may have a point.
I managed to withdraw from methadone but have not managed to withdraw from Valium.
Posted by papillon2 on May 2, 2012, at 4:49:51
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy... » Beckett, posted by sigismund on May 1, 2012, at 23:03:03
A personal favourite of mine is Pzifer's original prescribing literature stating that one could withdraw from the maximum dose of Effexor in 2 weeks.
Bahahahahahaha
Yeah, well, took me 2.5 months to taper from 450mg and the latter half of that was inpatient where they can taper far more quickly.
Amongst other horrible discontinuation symptoms, my whole spine was shaking from side to side. I was paraded around to the nurses as a rare exhibit. I laugh about it now but it was hell. I'd do it all again for the 7 years of relatively side-effect free stability, though.
There's this show in Aus called the Gruen Transfer which has a section where advertising folk create ads to 'sell the unsellable'. I'd love to see them do one on withdrawing from Benzos, Effexor, Paxil, etc.
Posted by gadchik on May 2, 2012, at 9:26:11
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy..., posted by papillon2 on May 2, 2012, at 4:49:51
>>There's this show in Aus called the Gruen Transfer which has a section where advertising folk create ads to 'sell the unsellable'. I'd love to see them do one on withdrawing from Benzos, Effexor, Paxil, etc.
Now that,I would love to see!!
Posted by gadchik on May 2, 2012, at 9:40:08
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy..., posted by Beckett on May 1, 2012, at 22:47:07
Im gonna call Klonopin my lion,it roars with displeasure whenever I try to sneak away.
Posted by gadchik on May 2, 2012, at 10:12:48
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy... » Beckett, posted by gadchik on May 2, 2012, at 9:40:08
I hate to say so many negatives about klonopin.I must also say that it calmed me and gave me strength to get thru the things I needed to get thru to get well.I was able to lean on it,and I definately needed it at the time.But,it's the getting off of it that I so loathe.I know,for some its a walk in the park,why not for me???
Posted by Beckett on May 2, 2012, at 10:56:31
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy..., posted by gadchik on May 2, 2012, at 10:12:48
gadchik, I agree with you. It's difficult not to fret about anxiety meds :) My case was an extreme one. When the time comes I know now to come of very slowly and to do so with a very competent doctor. I do not consider it impossible. The taper study that started this thread was exactly the kind that sent me to the ER. If more doctors understood that there is a larger margin of patients than usually acknowledged for whom that taper will not work, than tapering would be safer. And not impossible and scary. Just slow. Give your lion the respect it is due ; )
Posted by gadchik on May 2, 2012, at 13:52:46
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy... » gadchik, posted by Beckett on May 2, 2012, at 10:56:31
Im thinking this:)
Posted by Beckett on May 2, 2012, at 14:00:10
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy... » Beckett, posted by gadchik on May 2, 2012, at 13:52:46
OMG they were the first band I ever saw in concert!
Posted by Beckett on May 2, 2012, at 14:05:09
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy... » Beckett, posted by gadchik on May 2, 2012, at 13:52:46
Bachman Turner Overdrive, Foghat, and Trooper :)
Posted by herpills on May 2, 2012, at 14:42:56
In reply to They Make it Sound So Easy..., posted by gadchik on May 1, 2012, at 14:01:53
That's interesting, because when I tried to do this exact same taper (as instructed by my pdoc) I ended up depressed and suicidal...
Posted by gadchik on May 2, 2012, at 15:39:55
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy..., posted by herpills on May 2, 2012, at 14:42:56
Any tips for me on tapering this lovely drug?
Posted by ron1953 on May 2, 2012, at 15:48:35
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy... » herpills, posted by gadchik on May 2, 2012, at 15:39:55
> Any tips for me on tapering this lovely drug?
Quality info can be found here: http://benzo.org.uk/
Posted by gadchik on May 2, 2012, at 17:07:25
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy... » gadchik, posted by ron1953 on May 2, 2012, at 15:48:35
Thanks,Ron!It may take an act of God to help me with this one...
Posted by BetweenDreams81 on May 2, 2012, at 18:41:35
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy... » ron1953, posted by gadchik on May 2, 2012, at 17:07:25
I agree! This one is a toughy! I (stupidly) tried to get off of it cold turkey, but I also decided to drop lithium at the same time (doubly stupid!) Words cannot express how physically sick I felt. Headache and neck pain that would not subside, soooo weak and listless I could barely get out of bed. I thought it was b/c of the lithium. Then I had a constant eye twich that stuck around for 4 days (I had already been w/o clonazepam for 10 days)...that's when I got more serious about researching benzo withdrawal--apparently not for the faint of heart! I read something about 'silent siezures' and freaked out about the twitching eye, and immediately took a clonazepam...symptoms of withdrawal gone w/in 24 hrs. Holy la Moly I wish you the very best in getting off of it. Whatever you do, don't go cold turkey!
Posted by Lou Pilder on May 2, 2012, at 20:33:53
In reply to Re: They Make it Sound So Easy... » herpills, posted by gadchik on May 2, 2012, at 15:39:55
> Any tips for me on tapering this lovely drug?
gadchick,
You wrote,[...any tips on tapering this...drug...].
There is a way out that has been revealed to me if you are a prisoner to a drug. This captivity can be led away. And healing can come to the one in the darkness of dispair.
But this way that has been revealed to me is not for the fearfull. But it has been revealed to me that one finds the way out through great tribulation.
Many of you already know that there are numerous prohibitions to me here from Mr. Hsiung that prevent me from posting here what IMHHO could lead one out of the darkness of depression and addiction into a new realm of light and peace.
But for those that would ever want me to post here what has been revealed to me, be advised that if you follow what has been revealed to me, you will be in a winepress, treaded on, and then cast into a lake of fire.
But this fire will not consume, but purify, and you will go out with joy, and be led forth with peace, and the mountains and the hills will break forth before you in singing, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
Lou
Posted by gadchik on May 3, 2012, at 10:28:50
In reply to Lou's response-greypzovrhath » gadchik, posted by Lou Pilder on May 2, 2012, at 20:33:53
Lou,I love trees,and if they will clap for me,I can do anything.You have some interesting thoughts.
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