Posted by jimbobwe64 on August 11, 2006, at 0:20:19
In reply to CLEARER STATEMENT OF MY WITHDRAWAL OPINIONS, posted by LIFE on August 10, 2006, at 18:18:33
Hey, Life. You definitely sound like you know what you're talking about. What I can't believe is that the doctors give women the same dosage of AD's as they do men. That alone has got to be a reason for it to be much harder when it comes to withdrawal symptoms due to the size difference between women and men alone.
And thanks much for your support, too. It's very much my pleasure to pass on any support that I can give. I'm beginning to realize that I don't exactly know everything there is to know about the subject, but if someone can feel comfort or glean useful information from me, then that's pretty cool.I'm actually having a pretty good evening, tonight. Perhaps it was because I was standing on my head, I'm not sure (lol), but, I do think that things can and will improve with just a little more patience.
Thanks again.
Jim
> HEY JIM, HOW ARE YOU? NO OFFENSE MEANT OR TAKEN, AFTER ALL, I AM NOT TRYING TO WITHDRAW FROM MY MEDS AT THIS TIME. JUST WANTED EMPHASIZE YOUR VERY POINT. OUR ILLNESSESS AFFECT US INDIVIDUALLY AND SO DO OUR COPING MECHANISMS, HOWEVER, ONE THING DOES NOT CHANGE, THE EFFECTS OF REMERON ON THE BODY'S IMMUNE SYSTEM THROUGH ITS AFFECT ON WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT AND GENDER REACTION TO THAT DEPLETION. WITHDRAWAL REQUIRES A REPLENISHMENT OF NUTRIENTS AND A REBUILDING OF THOSE CELLS. GENDER MUST BE CONSIDERED, WOMEN'S HORMONE LEVELS, VS. A GENTLEMAN'S TESTOSTERONE LEVELS, REQUIRE A DEFINITE WITHDRAWAL PROCESS MORE THAN JUST WEANING DOWN. WOMEN MUST DETERMINE THEIR OWN LEVEL OF PHYSICAL TOLERANCE AND REACTION WHEN COMING OFF ANY MEDICATION. DON'T WE DO THAT WHEN CONSIDERING BIRTH CONTROL METHODOLOGY, LADIES? CHILDBIRTH IS AN ISSUE. POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION IS AN ISSUE. THE CHANCES OF YOUR PSYCHE CHANGING AFTER CHILDBIRTH HAS TO BE CONSIDERED, ESPECIALLY IF YOUR HEALTH HAS AT SOME POINT REQUIRED A PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC DRUG. DON'T WE FOLLOW A PARTICULAR WITHDRAWAL SYSTEM OR REPLACEMENT THERAPY WHEN CHANGING OUR BIRTH CONTROL PILLS OR GOING THROUGH MENOPAUSE? DON'T WE HAVE AND TREAT PMS? DO THESE FACTORS NOT AFFECT OUR BODIES' MOOD REGULATING CHEMICALS? A WOMAN MUST ALSO HEED WARNINGS ACCOMPANYING HERBAL APPLICATIONS AS WELL AS PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS WHEN NURSING. SO, WHILE WE ALL WANT TO HELP EACH OTHER, I AM SPEAKING FROM A WOMAN'S HEALTH PERSPECTIVE. ALSO, WHILE A LESS STRESSFUL WORK SITUATION, RELATIONSHIP, OR JUST GENERAL SUCKINESS OF LIFE IS A MAJOR FACTOR WHEN TALKING ABOUT OUR PSYCHES, THE CHEMISTRY OF OUR BODIES AND GENETIC PREDISPOSITIONS MUST ALWAYS BE CONSIDERED. I REPEAT, I ,TOO, HATE MEDICATIONS OF ANY TYPE, BUT, I HATE THE TIME I WASTE TRYING TO WILL MY DEPRESSION INTO SUBMISSION. SO, I PERIODICALLY CLEANSE MY SYSTEM, REPLACE THE SPECIFIC COMPONENTS DEPLETED BY SPECIFIC MEDICATIONS, AND CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVES. BUT, REMEMBER, LADIES, YOUR WITHDRAWAL REQUIRES A DIFFERENT SCIENCE JUST AS DO YOUR VITAMINS, SUPPLEMENTS, AND EXERSISE REGIMENS. THAT'S ALL I AM SAYING. I CANNOT SPEAK FOR GENTLEMEN EXCEPT FROM A BROAD PERSPECTIVE AND OUR THERAPISTS DO ENOUGH GENERALIZING FOR ALL OF US. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE FEMALE PHYSIOLOGY MIGHT SEND ONE INTO A DEEPER PSYCHOLOGICAL EPISODE THAN ORIGINALLY EXPERIENCED IF WE DO NOT HANDLE THE PROCESS OF PHYSICAL WITHDRAWAL CAREFULLY, AS OUR FEMALE BODIES REQUIRE. MARCH ON SOLDIERS, AND THANKS, JIM, FOR CARING ABOUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US ENOUGH TO RESPOND, CONTRIBUTE, AND KEEP A SUPPORTIVE THREAD GOING. I WILL TRY TO BE CLEARER WHEN OFFERING MY PERSPECTIVE FROM NOW ON, AS WELL. MY OPINIONS COME FROM EXPERIENCE WITH WOMEN AND THE MANY YEARS EXISTING AS ONE. LIFE
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