meluv3 wrote:Wishing you all the best Lynda Lu!!! Here's a website I found ... not sure if this would be helpful:
http://www.theroadback.org/ ... it talks about how to withdraw from medication!! Keep us posted! Rooting for you!!!!!
Thank you so much for your help.
I WAS taking six psychiatric drugs during the past 5 1/2 years.
The reason that I am starting to wean myself off of all of my "psyche" drugs is because of the cost
of the medications. I am unemployed, I have no regular income, and I have no health insurance.
The first drug I ran out of was the Abilify. I did not have any side effects from discontinuing this drug.
I am STILL taking my Wellbutrin and my Clonazepam until my supply runs out.
Last week I ran out of three of my "psyche" drugs ! I ran out of my Lunesta, Seroquel and Lamictal.
I have been having dull headaches, nausea, ringing in my ears, dry heaves in the morning, some hot
flashes and I have been suffering from severe insomnia. Even before I ran out of the above three
medications I started to feel suicidal. I have been crying a lot because I am so worked up about
my life situation, which includes the unemployment and loss of income and loss of the health
insurance, plus the real possibility of becoming homeless. I currently have a Social Security Disability
Case that is in progress, but it is a slow process and makes me worry even more.
I cannot afford the supplements on the website that was provided, but I am still planning on
reading the book chapters that are provided on the website. The supplements on this website
cost just as much as some of my prescriptions would cost. I must remember not to panic
and to remember that the feelings that I am feeling are a natural part of the withdrawal process.
Without taking the supplements that are recommended on the website, I have no idea how long
my withdrawal process will take on its own ? Will it take days, weeks or months ?
Thanks again to everyone for their support. It is going to be a rocky road ahead.
In April of this year I started to attend church again and I have been attending bible classes
and I have been starting to socialize with church members. The folks at the church are
wonderful and loving people. They will certainly be a big part of my recovery and my state of mind.
But I will also be experiencing the traumatic physical effects of the drug withdrawals
in the meantime. I have not slept hardly a wink for a week now and I have no idea what
this will do to my health, but it cannot be any worse than the effects of all of the strong drugs
I have been putting into my body for the past 5 1/2 years. ( Previously, in 2003, I was also
on Paxil ).
Lynda Lu