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Posted by NikkiT on May 30, 2000, at 9:32:22
OK, so after the weekend from hell, and still no damned sleep, I feel lousy. I saw my GP this morning, an dfater bursting into floods of tears, she has given me a few sleeping pills to get me through the next few days in one peice. Just to make matters worse, I've also got a severe ear infection which has spread to my jaw, so that all hurts like hell. And as it was a holiday weekend, I was in the surgery 3 hours!
Anway, I digress. Meds... I feel like sh*t, dizzy etc etc etc, and I swear that I actually feel worse on all the medication. My moods ~can~ be better, and I ~can~ be calmer, but I can be alot worse, my mood swings worse etc. I know there is probably a drug out there that will be good for me, will make me feel normal again, will make me kinda happy again... But I don't think I can face all the trial and error until that day any more.
Anyone else out there that has given up on the drugs due to all the side affects??
nikki x
Posted by Noa on May 30, 2000, at 13:21:33
In reply to I wanna stop all meds... I think., posted by NikkiT on May 30, 2000, at 9:32:22
I think there are lots of people who give up on meds because of bad effects. Only thing is, I can tell you from experience that with Serzone, it was really bad in the first few weeks, but got much better after that, so it might be worth sticking it out to see.
Ear infection--this is a complication that could be having a big impact upon your state of mind. I know that when I am fighting infection, I get very depressed.
Plus--your insomnia has got to be adding a lot of discomfort, too. Hopefully, the sleeping pills will help some.
Posted by Theresa Pye on May 31, 2000, at 6:27:46
In reply to I wanna stop all meds... I think., posted by NikkiT on May 30, 2000, at 9:32:22
That's why I stopped all prescription medications. I felt worse on the medications and I was getting sicker from the side effects. I was tired of one medication being added to treat the side effects from the first. In addition I was becoming concerned about the long term use of these medications. I won't go back on prescription ADs unless it absolutely can't be avoided. I agree with you prescribing of ADs is trial and error.
I've been off all prescription meds for a year now, and I feel better since I stopped them.
Theresa> OK, so after the weekend from hell, and still no damned sleep, I feel lousy. I saw my GP this morning, an dfater bursting into floods of tears, she has given me a few sleeping pills to get me through the next few days in one peice. Just to make matters worse, I've also got a severe ear infection which has spread to my jaw, so that all hurts like hell. And as it was a holiday weekend, I was in the surgery 3 hours!
>
> Anway, I digress. Meds... I feel like sh*t, dizzy etc etc etc, and I swear that I actually feel worse on all the medication. My moods ~can~ be better, and I ~can~ be calmer, but I can be alot worse, my mood swings worse etc. I know there is probably a drug out there that will be good for me, will make me feel normal again, will make me kinda happy again... But I don't think I can face all the trial and error until that day any more.
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> Anyone else out there that has given up on the drugs due to all the side affects??
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> nikki x
Posted by paul on June 1, 2000, at 23:57:52
In reply to Re: I wanna stop all meds... I think., posted by Theresa Pye on May 31, 2000, at 6:27:46
nikki-
i hear whatchoo r saying. the bitch of it is there ain't no udder way to see what works other than to try the trash. serzone has done me a world of good-you might want to stick with it a while longer. i'm always looking for ways to take LESS drug-crap because i see all of it as just that. i hate taking it but it beats the alternative. i havent been off everything for a couple years now-the last time i was was so unbelievably ugly that i'm thankful my memory sux as bad as it does. are you having any luck w/the ear infection? making some headway with that will help immeasureably. write directly if'n yooze wishes.
pcl
Posted by MB on June 2, 2000, at 12:49:23
In reply to Re: I wanna stop all meds... I think., posted by paul on June 1, 2000, at 23:57:52
I wanted to add a question about Serzone to this thread. I too, am an serzone (month) and am ready to say f*** it. One side effect that is worrying me more than others is shortness of breath. Any considerable amount of excercise and...BAM I feel like I'm going to pass out: heart starts racing, and that horrible feeling of oxygen starvation hits me...no matter how fast and deeply I breath, I feel like I'm suffocating. Anybody else experience this from Serzone?
Posted by Noa on June 2, 2000, at 13:16:48
In reply to Re: I wanna stop all meds... I think., posted by MB on June 2, 2000, at 12:49:23
No, I haven't had that one. It sounds serious enough to warrant contacting your doctor about and not waiting.
Posted by paul on June 3, 2000, at 0:16:38
In reply to Re: I wanna stop all meds... I think., posted by MB on June 2, 2000, at 12:49:23
no-not at all and i just turned 1,000 miles on my recumbent bicycle's odometer! i've never even heard of this kind of schnive w/sz. what other meds are you on and have you considered lowering the dosage a bit? what does el-daktari have to say?
pcl
Posted by MB on June 3, 2000, at 7:41:20
In reply to Re: I wanna stop all meds... I think., posted by paul on June 3, 2000, at 0:16:38
Other meds?: Just a little Paxil. I'm down to 5mg (1/4 of a pink tab) every 36 hours. Weaning off of it because withdrawl was killing me. Could it be the Paxil withdrawl and not the Serzone causing the breathlessness? A combo? Could it be an interaction with the Coffee I drink to combat AD generated fatigue? I don't know. I get frustrated trying to figure this s*** out when there are so many variables.
> no-not at all and i just turned 1,000 miles on my recumbent bicycle's odometer! i've never even heard of this kind of schnive w/sz. what other meds are you on and have you considered lowering the dosage a bit? what does el-daktari have to say?
> pcl
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