Posted by Jimbobwe64 on July 24, 2006, at 2:18:34
In reply to Re: remeron withdrawal, posted by SLS on March 29, 2006, at 8:49:08
Hello. For a lot of you out there in the same boat as I am. I have several things to say about anti-depressants as I've learned over the past ten years. First of all, anti-depressants work differently for each person concerned. I know some friends that take Wellbutrin and it works fine for them, but for others it's quite useless. I was on Paxil for years and it actually worked. The problem was that as time continued on, the Paxil worked less and less, and the dosage needed to be raised, which happens in a lot of cases, with other types of anti-depressants, too. As far as I'm concerned, though, I personally think in a lot of people such as myself, that all anti-depressants do is mask other problems, such as vitamin deficiencies, and other problems. If the doctor who prescribed these medications, actually took the time to talk to the patient and help him/her to change his diet, then there would be one hell of a lot less people on anti-depressants and a lot more in much, much better health, nutrition-wise as well. Until I learned to change my diet, it was almost impossible for me to get off my anti-depressants, which until this point, I had been using for 11 years. Over the last year I had been taking Remeron in combination with effexor, and at the same time, learning what I could do dietary wise to lessen the anti-depressants, which at this point weren't working again, imagine that. With my changes in diet, and addition of healthy vitamins and nutrients, I've actually gotten to the point where a week ago, I had weaned off both medications, totally I(I had weaned off effexor about six months ago) and took about 2 months to go from full dosage of Remeron down to nothing which I've been doing for a week and a half. Until I got down to nothing, I couldn't believe this, but, I had no symptoms whatsoever, giving me the lowest amount of medications that I've had in 11 years. I never, ever thought that I would get this far, wow, how impressive. Now, since I've been down to no dosage, that's a different story, though. I am actually now having panic attacks and a bit of depression, etc, however, I firmly believe these symptoms are as a result of withdrawal from the Remeron. So, I just have to stick it out and tell myself that these symptoms will pass with time, and to not go back on the meds unless I know these symptoms are much more severe and persistent. So, if anyone would like to know what I've done, dietary wise, I'd be more than happy to chat with you. Keep one thing in mind, though, and that is that I'm definitely not a doctor, and also that different things work for different people. Anyhow, thanks for taking the time to read this, and I look forward to passing my knowledge to you.
PS, I'll also let you know how things are working for me a couple months down the road, too.
Cheers.
Jim
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