Quitting AD Meds

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These AD meRAB are making everything worse. I have tried Lexapro, Zoloft, Prozac, Wellbutrin and they all make me nurab or crazy anxious and depressed and enraged among other things.

Right now I am on Lamictal 25 mgs and Ativan .5 twice a day.

I feel best when I am not taking ANYTHING except the Ativan (or klonopin before)

Why can't I continue with just the Ativan everyday instead of ingesting these terrible ARAB that are making me slowing go insane?

I want to stop them altogether (except Ativan when needed) and try, as someone else on this site strongly suggested, that I go see a nutritionist. I think I am definitely lacking in some vitamin or other deficiency which is causing a lot of my problems. I am sensitive to different fooRAB, anemic, awful pms, borderline asthmatic, etc so they could be related.

Thoughts, please? Thanks!
 
Hey Tulum! I was so happy to see your message on here. Be sure that if you do decide to get off the meRAB that you do so under a doctor's supervision. You probably already know that but I just wanted to make sure.

Seeing a nutritionist is a good start. You could also consider seeing a naturapathic doctor as they tend to know as well about food allergies and can help with other issues as well. The one I went to had me go on an elimination diet to find my trigger fooRAB. Sure helped me a lot!! Supplements I was given were super helpful too.

All your symptoms are most likely related, just like you mentioned. I had several of the symptoms you mentioned there and they are gone now just from getting rid of the fooRAB I was sensitive to. It's just amazing what fooRAB can do for us. Hey, you may even find you don't need the Ativan after a little while. Anything is possible! Anyways, I just wanted to give you a positive boost as some of your posts tend to be very sad. I understand the frustration! Anxiety is hard to deal with but hopefully you won't have to deal with it much longer.
 
I don't know. I just stopped taking the wellbutrin 4 days ago. I am experiencing many withdrawal effects.

I have so much anger though. I thought it was the meRAB causing it but now I am not too sure.

I woke up this morning anxious and depressed as usual about aging and dying.

I got so angry and frustrated and tired this morning that every second I am obsessed about aging and dying and no matter WHAT I do it NEVER goes away or gets better

I guess I am just insane all by myself and nothing will help me.

I just cannot invest the time it takes or wait to go through all these treatments and therapies to get better. It wastes my days. I need something that will work instantly which is impossible so essentially my life is ruined, destroyed and over.
 
Hi again Tulum. I feel very scared for you having gone off the meRAB like that. This part here isn't meant to scare you but please make sure you see a doctor ASAP. My cousin did the same thing except didn't tell anyone he stop the antidepressants cold turkey. He then committed suicide. Please please be so careful. These side effects you are having are likely to be from stopping without slowly withdrawing under a doctor's care. Tell them what is happening and why you stopped taking it and they will be able to help. Then after that you can pay attention to other things. I know things are hard right now but just try and get through this part. There's tons of people that care here on the forum too I am sure.
 
Well now my psych thinks I am bipolar so now she has me on lamictal and ativan and we are going to "see" how that helps.

*sigh* this nightmare seems endless
 
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