Posted by musky on May 16, 2006, at 18:20:43
In reply to Re: Cut dose to 3.75 last night?, posted by Marian29 on May 16, 2006, at 7:33:06
sorry to hear your having it rough marian..
Hang in there..
Have you thought about cognitive thereapy?? Alot of psychologists do this.. At least I had an amazing therapist that worked with me.
Its basically changing the way you think, which directly affects the mood... seriously it taught me ALOT of how my mind works and that i had alot of negative self talk going on.
It has been shown to be SUPERIOR to meds and sometimes is used in conjuction with meds.. however studies have shown that cognitive alone is more affective than meds alone or even meds/therapy combo..
Check into it if you can.. like you say youve been on so many meds before ... and i know you say theyve helped but then at what cost?? At least give this some thought before going on Prozac.. im sure you have read all those reports about it. as well.. and it too has sexual side effects..Good luck
Musky
Thank you once again guys for all your support and good wishes.
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> The withdrawal goes on a long time. I'm a month post quitting, and if anything, it's tougher now. The depression is very bad...but that was the reason I got medicated in the first place (besides the insomnia). I'm in a pretty black place right now, but at least I realize that the depression is talking, not "me."
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> All I can say is, hang in there and get this nasty drug out of your system no matter how long it takes! But honestly, when I can see the psychiatrist again, I am going to ask for a different (hopefully, more benign) med. I've been battling severe depression all my life, and I've tried the usual things--exercise, light boxes in the winter, yoga, meditation, therapy, etc.--and nothing works except for meds.
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> Has anyone tried Prozac? That will probably be the next move(I've already been on Paxil, Lexapro, and Cymbalta, which have worked to various degrees before they stopped).
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> Thanks again, and good luck battling through this!
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> (PS: about the sexual stuff, I didn't find Remeron to be as bad as some of the others. Paxil was by far the worst).
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