Posted by musky on July 5, 2006, at 23:33:00
In reply to Re: Hey Jules , johnny, cashy, jenico..., posted by johnnyj on July 3, 2006, at 16:29:14
> Me too.. still waking up but not quite as early.
Im just tired in am... but clearer headed when first getting up. then the anxiety is there and the cloudy brain...
the last few days has been ALOT of muscle tension.. like you say, I cant concentrate.. I find my mind racing from one thought to another.. also quite restless.
I went to acupunture last Friday and he wants to see me more often again once a week because this tension has built up.
the acupunturist told me that w/d can last months to even years!!!! I couldnt believe it.. He said that the important thing is that I am off of it.
sometimes the neurons recover slowly and some are never recovered??!!! so he said .. But at least Im not doing more damage by being on it.
I tried not too worry too much about this as I havent found any reports suggesting this.. and some of the people i have talked to at work say this too.. to not worry the brain will heal..I hope so. cause I couldnt bear to stay all wierd like this..
while on the Remeron I wasnt cloudy brain.. just totally numbed out.. and dissconnected ... but since tapering and also now being off is when I have been getting the cloudy brain... derealization stuff. its wierd.
also when I was on the Remeron I was EXTREMELY AGITATED.. couldnt sit still or stand stilll. This has improved some since being off. but I think now the body is changing again as my anxiety is higher now... I still believe its w/d , because BEFORE the Remeron was not restless or tension like I have now..
I had neck problems but this is a differnt tension. it makes it hard to sit still and read for example..
BoY i hope this part will setle down.
NOt big depression. but just kinda down. mostly for me its the anxiety/panic stuff and fear of passing out/ fainting, etc, so i just try to do all the things to keep me calm
MOod better today , but the last 4 days I was realy irritable.. fighting with family, etc.. and no patience with people.. i could have gotten into a fight with a complete stranger had I the chance!! sheesh(lol)..
Im keeping up my exercise... its helps settle the tension for a bit at least... I justwant to feel relaxed and not so jittery, tension in back of head/neck.shoulders... I have been doing my stretches and massage.. its just this overwhelming tension i feel all the time...
I will wait it out... No way I will take any meds for stress... that is not the solution..
Good luck
Musky
Well, my sleep is still not very good. I have been having a hard time falling asleep and then I wake up once and sleep a little more. But I have had some sleepless nights and then I feel all spaced out during the day.
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> I have been having a dip in mood after eating. More spaciness too after eating. I have had more depressed mood than anxiety. The stomach tightness that moved up and down my chest has almost totally stopped only to be replaced by a depressed feeling. If I slept better I wouldn't have this. Each day is very different in mood. Kind of cob webby feeling at times like things are misfiring in my brain. I guess that is the brain readjusting.
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> One good thing is my appettite. It has been good and I want to eat more at times. I view this as my body wanting nutrients so I feed it healthy stuff.
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> My head tension is better but is still there. This has been very hard and contributes to my depressed mood. I have times where I want to yell as I get so frustrated, especially, not being able to fall asleep. A lot of the techniques have not worked to calm my mind when that happpens. I am not very motivated either. Just feel like resting but it is hard to relax.
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> cheers
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> johnnyj
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