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Posted by holly rose on December 8, 1999, at 18:41:59
I am wondering how many people have tried not using the drugs at recommended rates. At real low doses? I have not been on anything for a year and a half. Before that had been on about everything and all classes. I went on paxil the other day just to see if it might work now. Took one blue pill and had all kinds of side affects the first day. I lowered it. Got down to a 1/4 of a pill and was still feeling like i had to hold my insides in and keep from blowing up. I just started on some parnate and at just 10mg the blood pressure is dropping real fast. My moods are better it seems like and this is just one day. Now I dont think this is my imagination. I can actually feel the changes. I am starting to think in the past nothing worked bc the dosages were to high for me, most of the time i felt totally drugged out. Anyone have experience with this? I have been diagnosed with atypical manic depression and atypical depression.
Posted by Noa on December 8, 1999, at 20:54:11
In reply to starting meds at lower doses., posted by holly rose on December 8, 1999, at 18:41:59
sounds like you are sensitive to meds and should start out at very small doses, and increase more gradually than is usually recommended. That is how I have started meds, very slowly.
Posted by Tom on December 8, 1999, at 22:01:11
In reply to Re: starting meds at lower doses., posted by Noa on December 8, 1999, at 20:54:11
> sounds like you are sensitive to meds and should start out at very small doses, and increase more gradually than is usually recommended. That is how I have started meds, very slowly.
If you know that you are sensitive to meds, the golden rule is - start low, go slow. You may just need a little bit of something in order for it to be beneficial.
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