Posted by musky on September 4, 2006, at 1:04:57
In reply to Re: Off Remeron update, posted by Holly VanBen on September 1, 2006, at 13:16:35
> >No problem Holly... Hang in there and you will make it... Wow! 80lbs on neurontin.. thats crazy.. glad you are losing the wt too. Yes the clear head does come with time and I am feeling more myself than before..
keep posting... and stay clean!
Musky
Hi all:
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> > havent seen anyone lately posting .. jules. johnny, cashy, etc... hope all is well with you gys.
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> > Me Im doin not too bad... Physically Im not quite as tired anymore or not that much bad anxiety.. again kinda worse in ams but even this hasnt been as bad this past week now compared to 3months ago.. I try not to get too excited about this but I feel that maybe just maybe im gonna recover from this night mare after all.
> > I know one thing I DEFINITELY am clearer headed more than Ive ever been since being on Remeron. I almost feel like my old mind (its been soooo long) I almost forgotten what it is like to be connected to the world.
> > My Foggy brain episodes have been less frequent too. I still get some weird mood stuff now and then but acupuncture isironing out the last of these "wrinkles" I think.
> > Tommorrow I am gong to start a 2month detox to see if this will also help rid me of the last of this ...
> > I know this truly takes a long time for the body to come back after being on an a/d.. My advice is to just keep going... if you dont you stay stuck on meds and the unrealistic world the docs put you in... to me thats not living... its just existing... I try to deal with my life issues head on and just maintain a strong mind no matter what.. we need to not get caught up in poor me attitudes and "needy" beliefs when it comes to mind altering drugs... LIke i said many times before in other posts I never felt good on Remeron and dont know why i kept taking it... like countless others I did what my "doctor said"! dah!!!! Now I know better... I listen to my gut and to God and to positive people ONLY that are not on drugs. And I also watch nature and try to learn from what is right in front of us to teach us... to me that is more therapy than ANY drug out there can ever do.
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> > sorry to rant and rave... Im still kinda scared about this. but I must say I have been feeling better lately after 3months off and have lost even more wt that the Remeron so horribly put on.
> > I was 145lbs from 107 (prior to Remeron)and now am down to 119lbs .. so I just have to loose another 10 lbs or so and I will be back to my preremeron wt... what a nightmare!!!!
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> > Hang in Everyone and keep postin...
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> > Musky
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> Hi Musky,
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> That is truly a story of encouragement and hope. You are doing awesome and congratulations on more then 90 days and the weight loss is amazing. I am on day 24 from opiates, narcotics, neurontin and others and it is getting better for me also. I also feel my mind clearning and every once in awhile I get a brief period where I feel my old self for a few seconds. I gained 80 lbs while on Neurontin and have lost over 30 now. I have a long way to go but really look forward to it. I can't tell you how much it means to read success stories like yours. Keep up the good work and thank you.
> Holly
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