Posted by Phillipa on March 11, 2005, at 17:22:23
In reply to 3 QUESTIONS TO PONDER......, posted by willyee on March 11, 2005, at 1:42:20
I've always stopped any drug that I'm having a side-effect to. Back in the 70's, I had my first panic attack. The pdoc gave me a TCA that kept me up all night crying, and walking around the block. I never took it again. I became stabalized on valium and meprobomate. I stopped the drugs when I didn't need them anymore. Over the years, one other doc tried a TCA, again bad effects, so stopped. Benzos the only thing that worked for me. Then the SSRI's. The first time I took Paxil at a low dose of l0mg, I took xanax with it. I stopped the paxil after about l l/2yrs. No problem until my thyroid got more hypo. Anxiety up so put on Luvox. No side effects. Stayed on this until pdoc wanted me to try Celexa which I didn't want to try. From that point on, I was put on one after the other and stopped them due to side effects after a few days. I was always put back on subtheraputic doses of paxil or luvox, with a benzo. Now my body doesn't seem to care. I'm tolerating remeron l5mg, and zoloft 25mg with low doses of valium. Supposed to up zoloft. Will I? I doubt it. Why should I. I'm at least functional and sleeping. And, the next thing you know they will start pulling AD's off the market like Vioxx etc. Sorry I'm so wordy. Fondly, Phillipa
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