Posted by SDA on January 17, 2004, at 0:42:15
In reply to Re: anyone had success going off medications? and...., posted by dragonfly25 on January 16, 2004, at 20:56:47
Good Jeebus "Ame Sans Vie", that's ALOT of medications!
I started taking medication at age 11 (I am 19 now) for OCD. These included Prozac (terrible - caused ticking at low doses), Tenex, Wellbutrin, and Zoloft. I think my psychiatrist prescribed Busbar and Klonopin at some point, but for some reason I don't recall ever taking them. My longest stint was with 150mg Wellbutrin and 200mg Zoloft, for a couple years. I don't remember any significant side effects while on them. After 12th grade I began to notice that their ability to control my OCD was waning, so I discontinued them. I stopped them abruptly without tapering them off. I don't remember any immediate withdrawal symptoms, but during college in the following year my OCD began to resurface along with muscle jerking. It?s difficult to say whether the jerking was due to the absence of the medications since I also went through a period of extreme sleep deprivation. If I am in a low stress situation and have had adequate rest, the jerking disappears.
I am currently going through a bad period of depression, and tried going back on the Zoloft. I started at 100mg (probably way too high), and experienced bad agitation. I have some Celexa in my dorm room, but based on the numerous negative comments about it floating around here, I might hold off for now. Perhaps I should give the Zoloft another go at a more reasonable starting dose.
I'll keep you posted.
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