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#1 muddyheaded

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    i want OFF of this demon drug

Posted 05 November 2012 - 07:22 PM

several weeks ago, i visited my NP for my annual 'well woman' check up.....i'd been decreasing the demon drug for about a week at the time (eliminating 7 beads/day)....i explained that after 10 years on this drug i didn't feel i was feeling much better, new insurance was charging me $180/month and the bottom line was that i wanted OFF.....her immediate response was to offer a different, more affordable antidepressant....she offered no support or encouragement.....

a relative of mine is a mighty educated, accomplished mental health professional and she's supported my decision and strongly recommended cognitive therapy, exercise and several self-help books, the best, per her opinion was "Beat the blues before they beat you".....i did purchase this book via amazon, however, concentration isn't something i'm capable of right now.....the dizziness/light headedness is very distressing....i've purchased mega B vits (they make me feel crappy), fish oil, dmae.....i found on this forum that someone has been using Rugby Travel Sickness supplements and that does seem to help him with the dizziness....

hubby is a rock and has been so supportive.....i weep at the slightest thing and i'm grateful that i understand that this is 'normal'....otherwise, i'm certain i'd be in a corner curled in the fetal position.....

i so want my life back....it's sometimes tempting to get back on the demon drug, but i don't wanna!!! i really, really don't!!!

i'm so very grateful this site is here....i've learned so much and it was, actually, the reason i began this ugly trip!!!

good luck to us all....it's not going to be a cake walk, but nothing good comes easy, right!!!

peace and love to all

#2 houtex

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Posted 06 November 2012 - 05:19 PM

Dear Muddyheaded,
Have you tried acupuncture? Nausea has been killing me. I went to the acupuncturist today. He has been helping me with the pain in my feet (the reason I went on Cymbalta in the first placd). Today he helped my nausea. At this point I am grateful for any help I can get to feel better and get better. Best of luck to you.

#3 goldenneko

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Posted 18 March 2013 - 02:54 AM

Medical "Support"!?!?  What a joke!!!  It took research on my hubby's part to discover that the horrible illness I had been dealing with for 6 months was withdrawal from fentanyl.  

My pain specialist office uses PAs to assist the doctors with the patient load.  They are not trained in how to get patients OFF the meds.  Just how to get them on.  They didn't recognize my symptoms as being withdrawal.  They wouldn't return my calls for 3 days, then told me to use Aleve to stop the leg spasms that were preventing me (and my hubby) from sleeping.  I literally kicked him out of bed one night. I was so close to suicide that my husband feared leaving me to go to work.  That is what started his research.

He took me to ER.  He figured they know what withdrawal looks like, and how to treat it.  

Now I had my doctor's offices' attention. Because of my contract with the pain specialist, when I am put on a medication by another doctor, I have to immediately report it to them. The ER doc had put me on ativan.  It wasn't enough to help.  They finally put me on another medication that turned my life around overnight!  I kid you not!!

I tell this story to show that the doctors are trained to put us on this poison, but not how to get off it.  And support does not exist, because the doctors have too many patients, and leave the treatment to the PAs.





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