Guest guest Posted December 19, 2002 Report Share Posted December 19, 2002 Hi, I am coming off SSRI antidepressants and using herbs to help me recover. Still going through hell but hopeful. I have left a withdrawal list as some of the stories were too scary and hope to find solace and advice here. I am in Canterbury, UK, and training to be a medical herbalist. Look forward to being here Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2002 Report Share Posted December 19, 2002 - <taibhsear Thursday, December 19, 2002 9:25 AM SSRI withdrawal > Hi, > I am coming off SSRI antidepressants and using herbs to help me recover. > Still going through hell but hopeful. I have left a withdrawal list as some > of the stories were too scary and hope to find solace and advice here. > I am in Canterbury, UK, and training to be a medical herbalist. > Look forward to being here > Andy Sorry things are rough for you now, but you will oneday be in a position to help others in a similar situation. Nothing is more inspiration to someone hooked on SSRI drugs than someone who found a way out, used it, and then became an example of how to do it. A living example is worth a lot more to some people than advice from people who have never dealt with the problems personally. I wish you well in your journey. Alobar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2002 Report Share Posted December 19, 2002 taibhsear wrote: > Hi, > I am coming off SSRI antidepressants and using herbs to help me recover. > Still going through hell but hopeful. I have left a withdrawal list as some > of the stories were too scary and hope to find solace and advice here. Andy, Does your brain feel like it's being stabbed? Or like someone's poking an electric wire at it? That is what I felt like when I stopped taking Zoloft...I had been on it for about 4-6 months while in college. It helped me *immensely* but for some reason I just felt like I should stop taking it. No one warned me about the side effects of stopping cold turkey, so that kinda sucked. Anyway....I hope you get well soon! Mindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2002 Report Share Posted December 20, 2002 Hi Andy, Welcome to the list. Yes, taking these medications can be very bad. It can be scary to hear of the real possibilities when told by people who have taken them. I do suggest that you also become a member of those lists though as they are the only real support and truth available to people, scary though they may be. There are a few people on this list who are somewhat knowing, but the real meat and potatoes are with the SSRI, lists and web site. but, I also suggest that stay here also. I posted an SSRI resource list here and on some other groups just because there are so many people who have had very bad experiences with them and when they turn to their doctors, they are told that it is them who has the problem and it could not be the drugs. The whole field of pscychiatry is loaded with drugs that cause mental illness. I guess it was patterened on a business model as opposed to a medical model. If anyone doubts these statements, please read some of the links for this group. There are a handfull of shrinks and other doctors who are couragous enough to tell the truth. Peter Breggin has a many good books on the subject, one is called " Your Drug May Be Your Problem " . Addiction is not a very good word to describe what happens to people who take psychiatric drugs. It is more a biological chemical dependence, than any drug seeking behavior and most don't hqve a clue as to what is happening to them. The normal brain chemicals are left very nuch more imbalanced after taking these meds than before. Herbs have been shown to help control some of the symptoms. To really get the nuerotransmitters back in balance requires that ones intake of the raw material needed be increased till they do so. Essential fatty acids, lots of tryptophan, zinc, large amounts of niacin and a good portion of all of the B vitamins, sulphur, vitamins E and C and all of the 50 plus nutrients that are essential every day are needed to rebalance the body and brain. Before a person takes these drugs, it usually is a fairly easy thing to rebalance, but after it becomes harder. Stay the course, just don't let some doctor prescribe something else to take care of the problem caused by the first prescription, many people are then caught in a downward whirlpool of psychiatric drugs and " mental illness " . You will be fine, but be aware that you may experience some strange things along the way. Just remember that it is the drugs and not you. To rebalance the chemicals in the brain takes from a year to 1 1/2 years for a lot of people, although the docs will tell you that this chemical is out of your system in a matter of days or weeks and that it would be impossible for them to still be an effect on you. Therefore you must be " sick " and need some type of medication. Pay no attention, this is pure BS. kind regards, Frank Gettingwell , taibhsear@a... wrote: > Hi, > I am coming off SSRI antidepressants and using herbs to help me recover. > Still going through hell but hopeful. I have left a withdrawal list as some > of the stories were too scary and hope to find solace and advice here. > I am in Canterbury, UK, and training to be a medical herbalist. > Look forward to being here > Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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