Posted by Elizabeth on July 3, 2001, at 15:12:20
In reply to Re: Amen Clinic, posted by MB on July 2, 2001, at 17:37:02
> > Have you tried anticonvulsants or lithium?
>
> I've taken Neurontin and Tegretol before, but not in a way that would be scientifically meaningful. I took Neurontin for a short time. It was prescribed experimentally by a neurologist whom I saw due to "restless leg syndrom" (or something that resembled it). It was like taking a sugar pill. I could take handfulls of it (the RLS was agonizing) and not even notice.It's not so great for RLS, I guess! In that case, can I suggest giving it
> When I took tegretol, it was only for a few days. I had checked myself into a detox program (I had been using alcohol and opiates to alleviate depression).
A common story. (Unfortunately, "medically supervised detox" is a form of torture that's still accepted in the modern world, for some reason.)
> They wouldn't let me have my Xanax (which I had been taking as prescribed for six months, and which I was *not* abusing) so they put me on tegretol so I wouldn't have seizures.
It does help people get off benzos (at least by reducing the risk of seizures). But yanking someone off of Xanax cold-turkey is just *wrong*. (IMHO)
> Parenthetically, when I left that place, and asked for my bottle back, I found that the staff had been eating my Xanax.
Jeez. That's disgusting. When I was hospitalised (for coma and respiratory problems) in February-March, the paramedics asked my boyfriend for all my medications, supposedly so they would know what I was on. When I got them back, the benzos and Soma had mysteriously vanished. Take note, everyone.
-elizabeth
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