Posted by musky on June 17, 2006, at 12:19:55
In reply to Re: Hey Jules , johnny, cashy, jenico..., posted by cashy72 on June 17, 2006, at 9:27:40
Hey cashy:
thanks for your post.. sounds like you are hangin in.. yu give me hope as you seem to be a little ahead of me in the being off stage.. 6 weeks vs my 3 weeks.
VERY interesting what you say about the waking up early.. me too!! I have been waking around 5am as well.. normally I would sleep until 9 or 10 and still be groggy, etc. Now I seem to wake up easier in the morning. with clearer head, I guess this is the only postitive thing so far with bein off. But then like you my anxiety is worse in the morning , then tapers off, then up and down during the day. And whats even more unbelievable is that I TOO get the muscle tension in the back of my head, especially when I try to concentrate on something,, or sit and look at a piece of paper, or work ,etc, or look at a picture .. anything that requires me to hold still and concentrate.. I find if I dont adjust my body or move then I feel this overwhelming Tension building up.. behind my neck, base of skull, mostley and some upper back, then I feel dizzy or tippy.. its strange but I have had this since Being on the Remeron and now its a bit better OFF the remeron but still present. At least there is someone out there that has experienced this like me.. ITS wierd as you say and I NEVER had this until I was first on the amytriptylene(for 3months), then the REmeron.. When I was at the max dose of Remeron it was REALLY Bad for agitation... I couldnt even stand still at the check outs at the store or standing still anywhere without having to release this tension.. It was horrible and embarrassing, to say the least.anyways keep hanging in and yes I hope one day we can all forget this nonsense and be happy again..
Musky
> Hey Guy's, glad too hear from you all. It's no fun getting off this wicked stuff is it?! You just gotta kick marching on. I'm 6 weeks into being Remeron free, and still have a short nights sleep, usually awake 4.30 - 5 am. Plus mornings are still crappy, much more anxiety in the morning, and also whenever im trying too concentrate on something i get a kinda tension building up in my head, and muscles, it's weird, but it goes and like you all have said, there are good days, and some bad.
> Im just trying too keep on the road too being off this stuff, and keeping busy, with healthy food and stuff.
> Its so tough isn't it, but as each week goes by hopefully things will get easier.....
> Hang in there...... We will all pull through this, and it's just a chapter in our lives which with the help of friends, family, and forums like this one, encouraging eachother, we can close the book on this part of our lives...
> Keep going.....
> CASHY72.
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