Posted by ihatedrugs on February 28, 2013, at 22:05:56
In reply to Re: I'm dumping all my meds in the toilet, posted by schleprock on February 28, 2013, at 18:29:40
> You may, in fact, have the right idea. I had a severe decline in my condition a few years ago that either due to toxic mold or Lithium prescribed to me by a subtly hostile psychiatrist by the name of Dr. Ronald Rawitt (was leaning more towards toxic mild at the time, now I'm leaning towards Lithium.) Was put on 1.5mg clonazepam (initially, dropped it to 1mg rather early)and 12.5mg of atenolol. Felt like crap all the time and couldn't leave home due to fear of panic attacks.
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> Moved just under a year later and started feeling better within a couple of months, went down to 1mg of clonazepam. Believing that the mold within the previous apartment had really been the problem, I encouraged myself to slowly drop the extra medication. Felt significantly better once I was down to 1/4 mg of clonazepam, then felt more or less "normal" for about nine months after completely tapering off the clonazepam and atenolol.
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> Then out of nowhere came a severe panic attack almost a year ago, then some sort of severe variety of anxiety/depression, then back on atenolol, then off atenolol, then on clonazepam, then ended up here. I think I made some severe mistakes that I haven't been able to resolve yet. Now on 1.5mg of clonazepam that I need to somehow get down to at least .5 mg, and probably get back on 12.5 mg atenolol.
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> Maybe you should stick with a few drugs at a significantly lower does as a "safety net", maybe get used to the idea of taking .25mg of clonazepam for the long term.Schleprock,
You're right. I just get so overwhelmed and discouraged by my inability to achieve full remission. I know I will probably not be able to wean off them completely. My problem is with depression and very mild anxiety. The only med I think (as I don't even know anymore)gives me some relief is Lexapro. I think I respond better to SSRis than other drugs. Curious you mentioned mold. I was doing somewhat well until about 3 years ago. I had been teaching in a 60 year old school for about four years when I began to feel extremely tired and incredibly achy, to the point of not being able to get up from bed. At the time, I suspected it was a side effect of Lipitor, however, even after stopping it my symptoms continued to get worse. There was an office behind my classroom I used to store books and sit during breaks which had a moldy window air conditioning unit. I, at one time, thought about mold exposure but when I searched for info, it mainly listed respiratory problems as a main symptom. I never really had any respiratory problems so decided that wasn't the problem. Despite feeling so crappy, I still managed to teach for three more years in the same classroom. So who knows if mold exposure messed me up even more.
What were your symptoms? Are there any tests to find out if mold exposure have been a factor?I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia but honestly, I don't think that's the problem.
Anyways, thanks for your reply and suggestions.
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