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Posted by tepiaca on January 30, 2006, at 13:54:00
Hi guys. Its been a week since I got off all
my meds. Im only taking 0.5mg of klonopin a day.
An xanax as needed.
it is rare but when Im off meds I feel more
like a human being. I feel I have my feet on
the ground. Sometimes I think meds numb my
emotions and they harm me more than they help
me.
Anyway I also feel like unprotected. That I could
fall deep any moment. So Im like mmmm.......
what should I do ??? .
What to take??? , what to do ??.
It´s good to feel emotions again.
is therapy the answer? I dont know what to
do with my life. I was supposed to start parnate
but now I dont really know if I wanna do it in
this moment.
can you suggest something? have you been in
a situation like mine?TEP
Posted by Phillipa on January 30, 2006, at 18:15:24
In reply to Sometimes I think meds make me feel worse......, posted by tepiaca on January 30, 2006, at 13:54:00
Tepi so glad you're feeling good!!!!See if it lasts before you try something else. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by blueberry on January 30, 2006, at 18:37:59
In reply to Sometimes I think meds make me feel worse......, posted by tepiaca on January 30, 2006, at 13:54:00
I hear you about the "unprotected" feeling. After 10 years of meds, sometimes as many as 5 at the same time, all I'm on right now is a measly 2.5mg zyprexa. Some days I'm better, some days worse, but I do feel that anything could happen and the floor might just drop out from under me at any time. I think getting used to living without meds and getting some confidence is something that can take some time, at least for me anyway.
Lots of meds make me feel worse. Out of maybe 20 meds, prozac was the only one that really had me feeling decent. So many others had me feeling worse. It's my guess and just an opinion that when that kind of pattern happens, it might be a clue that something else is wrong besides brain chemistry...adrenal gland exhaustion, thyroid function, hormones, psychosocial issues, spiritual issues, stuff like that.
Posted by Meri-Tuuli on January 31, 2006, at 5:15:17
In reply to Re: Sometimes I think meds make me feel worse......, posted by blueberry on January 30, 2006, at 18:37:59
I absoultely agreed with both of you, Tepi and blueberry. I've found myself to be much better off meds.
Posted by tepiaca on February 1, 2006, at 20:36:59
In reply to Re: Sometimes I think meds make me feel worse......, posted by Meri-Tuuli on January 31, 2006, at 5:15:17
Thanks guys. I do feel alive but Im not well.
It seems that even if meds turn me in a robot
Im gonna have to take them. I dont know what
to do. Lets say that without meds I can fall
very very deep. An with meds Is like if I had
a parachute , I dont feel the same. Im drugged
so I dont suffer I dont have feelings. I like
life in this moment, but I feel i have no control
over my problem. I felt so bad a couple of hours
ago, I just went to see a cousin, but his house
was full of kids and mrs. I was scared at dead!
I had to leave the house. I couldn´t speak. This
is hell. I thougth I was gonna make it without meds but it seems I can´t.
Posted by Phillipa on February 1, 2006, at 21:18:55
In reply to Re: Sometimes I think meds make me feel worse......, posted by tepiaca on February 1, 2006, at 20:36:59
Ahhh My Tepi are you going back on parnate or nardil? Love Phillipa I'm rooting for you.
Posted by tepiaca on February 1, 2006, at 22:32:13
In reply to Re: Sometimes I think meds make me feel worse...... » tepiaca, posted by Phillipa on February 1, 2006, at 21:18:55
> Ahhh My Tepi are you going back on parnate or nardil? Love Phillipa I'm rooting for you.
Dear Phillipa , I think Im gonna try Parnate. In the meantime I want to be more days off drugs. I like this feeling when Im at home.
Fondly Tepi
Posted by Phillipa on February 1, 2006, at 22:36:34
In reply to Re: Sometimes I think meds make me feel worse...... » Phillipa, posted by tepiaca on February 1, 2006, at 22:32:13
Tepi you feel better when you out? Why is that? Any ideas? Love Phillipa
Posted by tepiaca on February 2, 2006, at 13:43:32
In reply to Re: Sometimes I think meds make me feel worse...... » tepiaca, posted by Phillipa on February 1, 2006, at 22:36:34
> Tepi you feel better when you out? Why is that? Any ideas? Love Phillipa
Off meds I feel Im living. On meds I feel Im in other part but here.
Off meds I can cry , On meds I cant.
Off meds I enjoy being alone watching tv , On meds I can´t focus and I watch tv thinking in my disease.
Off meds I can salute people with emotion. Hello !
but then when I start to interact hell comes. On meds I can´t even say hello, well I can but I dont feel it. Im a robot. But also I can keep a little calm in front of the person and talk just a few wordsThere are very very good things when Im off meds. But I can fall very deep in any moment. I just need to leave home and I start to suffer. It seems meds give relief in some way but in the other they harm too.
Am I the only one that feel this?.
I remember last time when I left Nardil. I could stay 2 months without it. The difference between now and those days is that I was also taking a very small dose of Seroquel . Maybe that helped me to resist more time off meds.I only pray and ask god to let me have a normal life and be able to work. In this way I can´t do it
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