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Posted by SLS on February 19, 2009, at 8:45:12
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Posted by Phillipa on February 19, 2009, at 11:11:38
In reply to Does anyone ever go to the Withdrawal board?, posted by SLS on February 19, 2009, at 8:45:12
No phillipa
Posted by SLS on February 19, 2009, at 11:43:11
In reply to Re: Does anyone ever go to the Withdrawal board? » SLS, posted by Phillipa on February 19, 2009, at 11:11:38
Since no one seems to visit the Withdrawal board anymore, I thought I would repost an old thread dealing with the phenomenology of SRI withdrawal.
All comments are welcome.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/wdrawl/20050214/msgs/460726.html
- Scott
Posted by Phillipa on February 19, 2009, at 20:35:22
In reply to An old withdrawal theory of mine - Kindling., posted by SLS on February 19, 2009, at 11:43:11
Seems like no one's here today also. Makes sense to me hence the withdrawal board was an excellent idea. Love Phillipa
Posted by 49er on February 21, 2009, at 11:21:45
In reply to An old withdrawal theory of mine - Kindling., posted by SLS on February 19, 2009, at 11:43:11
> Since no one seems to visit the Withdrawal board anymore, I thought I would repost an old thread dealing with the phenomenology of SRI withdrawal.
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> All comments are welcome.
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> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/wdrawl/20050214/msgs/460726.html
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> - ScottScott,
I just responded in the other thread on a similar topic. Sorry, I forgot the name of it but I am sure you know what I am talking about.
Not to come across as belligerent or disrespectful but suggesting that someone quickly taper a psych med is putting someone on the path to extreme danger.
Even on Benzo Boards, where they advocate that people switch to Valium because it is easier to taper off of, they suggest that people do the switchover slowly because you still have to taper the drug. Even when they finally are comfortably situated on valium, it is suggested that the taper still be done very slowly.
I don't mean to sound like a broken record but tapering a psych med too quickly is like putting the car in reverse at 60 miles per hour. The brain needs time to adapt due to the neurochemical changes that psych meds make in the body.
This is not an issue of simply lowering the med level.
Anyway, if you quickly taper a med or cold turkey it, you are taking a huge risk.
49er
Posted by SLS on February 21, 2009, at 13:21:19
In reply to Re: An old withdrawal theory of mine - Kindling. » SLS, posted by 49er on February 21, 2009, at 11:21:45
I'm sorry that you don't understand my flexible dosing strategy. It is NOT cold turkey, and does not allow for the symptoms of withdrawal to emerge and persist and cause suffering. The rate of taper is equal to the rate of the system's ability to accommodate the dosage reductions.
There is nothing unique about me. If I discontinue any drug abruptly, I experience the same withdrawal syndrome as anyone else.
I'm sure you understand.
- Scott
Posted by JadeKelly on February 21, 2009, at 19:38:31
In reply to An old withdrawal theory of mine - Kindling., posted by SLS on February 19, 2009, at 11:43:11
Hi Scott,
I've withdrawn 3 times, 2 by accident, 1 on purpose, all 3 ubruptly.
1. Cigarettes 10 yr habit, cold turkey, no problems
2. 3 mg day Klonopin, cold turkey by accident. It took me 30 days of "discomfort" to figure out that was it. I thought it was from a minor surgery I had. I'll NEVER do that again. Its not safe.
3. Parnate-accidenatally skipped two doses,(sick), woke at 1am in the middle of a terrifying nightmare that even awake and in my kitchen I couldn't stop. Some people react differently than I do.
Cigarrettes fine cold turkey (I found it to be the only way).The other two, you better have a plan and a good one for 2-3 scenarios cause just as people react differently to meds, they withdraw differently as well. Research your med well before d/cing it.
I would "suggest strongly" that no one ever try to cold turkey a med they are at all reliant on.
~Jade
Posted by Phillipa on February 22, 2009, at 0:42:44
In reply to Re: An old withdrawal theory of mine - Kindling. » SLS, posted by 49er on February 21, 2009, at 11:21:45
When in my 20's and had been on valium three times a day 5mg each time and 400mg of miltown just stopped the miltown and was fine had been on it a couple of years. The doc was shocked when I told him just stopped it but didn't have an ounce of withdrawal why? I have no idea was young and knew nothing of meds at the time. Phillipa
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