Posted by floatingbridge on July 30, 2011, at 14:41:02
In reply to Re: AD's causing Tardive Dysphoria » floatingbridge, posted by kizzie2 on July 30, 2011, at 13:39:52
> Hi Floatingbridge - thank you so much for taking the time to type all that in reply.
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> How are you doing now - is the dysphoria still really affecting you? You said that you are off all ssris/snris - does that mean you are off all medication at the moment?I am on Emsam transdermal 6mg. So far it is helping. I might need one bump up. I also restarted Xanax XR according pdoc's order. I can't say Xanax is a brain tonic in
anynway, but it's here to stay for awhile I guess. I went I think four months without an ssri/snri. My depression got worse, but not the odd dysphoria that I experienced. That article says to give it at least a year, but I couldn't. The Emsam is not feeling like the snri's so far :-|Are you off every medication yourself?
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> i am interested in the underdosing because that is what I have done for the last few years - tried to keep my dose as
low as I posibly can because i am scared of the long term
impacts of taking ads. Also I dont seem to do well on higher doses. I get many many side effects - and feel 'over' medicated.
Top doses didn't work for me except for effexor once. I was able to max that one. Oddly, it's new cousin, pristiq was not as helpful, nor could I tolerate it above the starting dose of
50mg.>
> In the past i have done well on this lowish dose but after
'another' failed withdrawal attempt last year - i havent stabilised in quite the same way so im nervous about what Ive done to my brain over the last 12 years (I was originally put on ad's for PND - not history of mental health problems before that.)I am sorry about feeling stuck and concerned. I had issues
before my son was born, but after his birth, wow. That's the PND that you refer to?When you withdraw, well are you well supervised or self-withdrawing? And what have you most recently tried to
withdraw from? There is support here for people who would really like off meds if they desire it.(I have concerns about my brain health, too :-/)
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> Anyway thanks again for replying in so much detail - i really appreciate it.
>ditto, and nice to meet you.
> Im not particularly new here - i read the threads quite a lot but only post once in a while as i tend to terrify myself :-)
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> Take Care
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> Kizzie
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