Nasty Reaction to Lexapro...L-Tryptophan an Alternative ???

[Guest guest]

So...

 

I'm miserable for weeks...after developing a dependency to Oxycodone

(caused by a really, really, incredibly painful bout w/

Sciatica...the Oxycodone was the only thing on earth that took the

pain away...which enabled me to perform my physical therapy...which

cured the Sciatica). Trouble was...I couldn't get off the oxy by

myself.

 

So...I go outside the network & find a doctor to prescribe

Subutex...to the tune of $350 cash money...but the Subutex worked

like a charm & got me off the oxy.

 

But...the Subutex was pretty neat, itself... & after I was totally off

everything for a while, I began to get pretty depressed.

 

So my primary care puts me on Lexapro...tells me it's one of those

new SSRI wonder drugs...I'll start to feel better in two weeks.

 

Trouble was...I had a nasty reaction to this stuff...the first day

making me dizzy & sleepy; & after 6 days I was also feeling pretty

weird in the groin... & so I said to myself I had had enough.

 

The first day off was OK, but the second morning I woke up w/ the

shakes & chills. I call my primary & she brings me in & berates me

for going cold turkey & puts me on a weaning plan...1 tab every other

day. That happened to be my ON day...so I took 1 tab; & it DID in

fact make me feel better...but just for that day.

 

Next day I wake up...yesterday...my OFF med day... & I'm shaking w/

the chills again...this time worse. I'm lying in bed wondering what

to do...but I was feeling so bad & so weird...the only thing that

made me feel better was to go to work...I swear to god. I don't know

how in God's name I made it through the day...but I did... & actually

managed to get some work accomplished. But as soon as work was over

& I was in my vehicle...I was still trembling & had the chills.

 

So off I went to the local health food store...picked up some

Buffered C for the withdraw...some liquid calcium/magnesium for the

nervous system... & I already had some liquid B Complex at home (also

for the nerves)...( & some L-Tryptophan...for depression). Last night

& today (working on the house...just to stop thinking about the

shakes & how weird I'm still feeling...I took prescribed doses of the

B complex, C & calcium/magnesium... & it's making me feel better... & I

think I'm finally on the road to sweating this stuff out (literally

sweating...last nite I soaked the bad...wife is pissed).

 

[she was pissed anyway 'cause she's tired of a 55 year old

digital/internet musician Doctor FeelGood type ( & the oxy killed ten

full years of sobriety...killed it dead)]...but I'm wondering 2

things:

 

1) The expert at the health food store suggested actually using the L-

Tryptophan on my OFF Lexapro days...to ease the withdraw...says they

combine the two in Europe w/ good results...for both depression &

Lexapro withdraw. ( & also: if I'm not taking Lexapro again...cold

turkeying from today on...it was recommended for that usage, as well).

 

Is this a good idea?

 

2) If I become depressed again...how good is this stuff as a natural

anti-depressant?

 

Thanks ( & sorry for the long epic)...

 

 

Sonic Max

[Guest guest]

Tryptophan, combined with trace minerals, got me off my three-year Effexor

stupor.

It converts to serotonin and melatonin - essential neurotransmitters. Turkey

is loaded with it... that's why we all feel so satisfied after

a Thanksgiving dinner. (Pumpkin seeds have a lot too.)

 

I say go for it! Couldn't hurt. Good luck - that SSRI detox is not fun!

 

Shana

 

On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 8:11 PM, sonicmaximus <sonicmaximus

wrote:

 

> So...

>

> I'm miserable for weeks...after developing a dependency to Oxycodone

> (caused by a really, really, incredibly painful bout w/

> Sciatica...the Oxycodone was the only thing on earth that took the

> pain away...which enabled me to perform my physical therapy...which

> cured the Sciatica). Trouble was...I couldn't get off the oxy by

> myself.

>

> So...I go outside the network & find a doctor to prescribe

> Subutex...to the tune of $350 cash money...but the Subutex worked

> like a charm & got me off the oxy.

>

> But...the Subutex was pretty neat, itself... & after I was totally off

> everything for a while, I began to get pretty depressed.

>

> So my primary care puts me on Lexapro...tells me it's one of those

> new SSRI wonder drugs...I'll start to feel better in two weeks.

>

> Trouble was...I had a nasty reaction to this stuff...the first day

> making me dizzy & sleepy; & after 6 days I was also feeling pretty

> weird in the groin... & so I said to myself I had had enough.

>

> The first day off was OK, but the second morning I woke up w/ the

> shakes & chills. I call my primary & she brings me in & berates me

> for going cold turkey & puts me on a weaning plan...1 tab every other

> day. That happened to be my ON day...so I took 1 tab; & it DID in

> fact make me feel better...but just for that day.

>

> Next day I wake up...yesterday...my OFF med day... & I'm shaking w/

> the chills again...this time worse. I'm lying in bed wondering what

> to do...but I was feeling so bad & so weird...the only thing that

> made me feel better was to go to work...I swear to god. I don't know

> how in God's name I made it through the day...but I did... & actually

> managed to get some work accomplished. But as soon as work was over

> & I was in my vehicle...I was still trembling & had the chills.

>

> So off I went to the local health food store...picked up some

> Buffered C for the withdraw...some liquid calcium/magnesium for the

> nervous system... & I already had some liquid B Complex at home (also

> for the nerves)...( & some L-Tryptophan...for depression). Last night

> & today (working on the house...just to stop thinking about the

> shakes & how weird I'm still feeling...I took prescribed doses of the

> B complex, C & calcium/magnesium... & it's making me feel better... & I

> think I'm finally on the road to sweating this stuff out (literally

> sweating...last nite I soaked the bad...wife is pissed).

>

> [she was pissed anyway 'cause she's tired of a 55 year old

> digital/internet musician Doctor FeelGood type ( & the oxy killed ten

> full years of sobriety...killed it dead)]...but I'm wondering 2

> things:

>

> 1) The expert at the health food store suggested actually using the L-

> Tryptophan on my OFF Lexapro days...to ease the withdraw...says they

> combine the two in Europe w/ good results...for both depression &

> Lexapro withdraw. ( & also: if I'm not taking Lexapro again...cold

> turkeying from today on...it was recommended for that usage, as well).

>

> Is this a good idea?

>

> 2) If I become depressed again...how good is this stuff as a natural

> anti-depressant?

>

> Thanks ( & sorry for the long epic)...

>

> Sonic Max

> .

>

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Sonic Max:

 

I recently weaned myself off Lexapro (which I felt did absolutely

nothing for my depression and caused me to gain a great deal of

weight)...but I used a different method, which I learned from an

individual who posted on a psychotropic drug forum...

 

I had no " off " days...I think when you are weaning off an

antidepressant, an " off " day is too rough on the system...so I started

off with four days taking half the dose I would ordinarily...then four

days halving the dose again...then a final four days halving it a

final time. I had no side effects while I was still on Lexapro, even

though it was less than I was used to taking...when I was finally done

with it, and not taking any of it, I did have some restlessness, but

nothing anywhere near unbearable. I am now off it about six weeks,

and feel no side effects from not taking it.

 

Although this worked for me, it may not for you...so please run it

by a person who is more knowledgable than I am about this weaning

process..but my suggestion is to not have any days when you are not

taking the Lexapro during the weaning process, but rather, just

steadily and gradually cut down on it until you are not taking it.

Maybe the tryptophan can help during this process, too...

 

Good luck...Janet

 

 

-- In , " sonicmaximus "

<sonicmaximus wrote:

 

 

I'm miserable for weeks...after developing a dependency to Oxycodone

(caused by a really, really, incredibly painful bout w/

Sciatica...the Oxycodone was the only thing on earth that took the

pain away...which enabled me to perform my physical therapy...which

cured the Sciatica). Trouble was...I couldn't get off the oxy by myself.

 

So...I go outside the network & find a doctor to prescribe

Subutex...to the tune of $350 cash money...but the Subutex worked

like a charm & got me off the oxy.

 

But...the Subutex was pretty neat, itself... & after I was totally off

everything for a while, I began to get pretty depressed.

 

So my primary care puts me on Lexapro...tells me it's one of those

new SSRI wonder drugs...I'll start to feel better in two weeks.

 

Trouble was...I had a nasty reaction to this stuff...the first day

making me dizzy & sleepy; & after 6 days I was also feeling pretty

weird in the groin... & so I said to myself I had had enough.

 

The first day off was OK, but the second morning I woke up w/ the

shakes & chills. I call my primary & she brings me in & berates me

for going cold turkey & puts me on a weaning plan...1 tab every other

day. That happened to be my ON day...so I took 1 tab; & it DID in

fact make me feel better...but just for that day.

 

Next day I wake up...yesterday...my OFF med day... & I'm shaking w/

the chills again...this time worse. I'm lying in bed wondering what

to do...but I was feeling so bad & so weird...the only thing that

made me feel better was to go to work...I swear to god. I don't know

how in God's name I made it through the day...but I did... & actually

managed to get some work accomplished. But as soon as work was over

& I was in my vehicle...I was still trembling & had the chills.

 

So off I went to the local health food store...picked up some

Buffered C for the withdraw...some liquid calcium/magnesium for the

nervous system... & I already had some liquid B Complex at home (also

for the nerves)...( & some L-Tryptophan...for depression). Last night

& today (working on the house...just to stop thinking about the

shakes & how weird I'm still feeling...I took prescribed doses of the

B complex, C & calcium/magnesium... & it's making me feel better... & I

think I'm finally on the road to sweating this stuff out (literally

sweating...last nite I soaked the bad...wife is pissed).

 

[she was pissed anyway 'cause she's tired of a 55 year old

digital/internet musician Doctor FeelGood type (the oxy killed ten

full years of sobriety...killed it dead)]...but I'm wondering 2 things:

 

1) The expert at the health food store suggested actually using the

L- Tryptophan on my OFF Lexapro days...to ease the withdraw...says

they combine the two in Europe w/ good results...for both depression &

Lexapro withdraw. ( & also: if I'm not taking Lexapro again...cold

turkeying it from today on...it's recommended for that usage, as well).

 

Is this a good idea?

 

2) If I become depressed again...how good is this stuff as a natural

anti-depressant?

 

Thanks ( & sorry for the long epic)...

 

Sonic Max

[Guest guest]

I'm a physician. I 'blew' (ruptured; herniated) two discs [L4-5,

L5-S1] digging out a plant. I couldn't walk 9 ft. or even drive. My

right leg pain & back pain made me a real cry-baby. Laying down wasn't

possible, either Of course, the Hospital Chief-of-Staff said, " Surgery " .

 

I, of course, said " NO! " . Then I looked up an old colleague and found

a suitable doctor practicing prolotherapy full-time. There wasn't any

near me; but there was the former Association President practicing in

Phoenix, AZ, 400mi. away!

 

I took what pain-killers I had & my wife drove us to Phoenix. {The

homeopathic (harmless) called " Rescue Remedy " , available at Health

Stores,, can help get you thru depression.} Saw the doc next morning,

was examined & had a " PROLO' treatment. Result? For the first time in

months (!) I actually drove almost home (250mi to Tucson, before my

Dear Wife MADE me stop & took over). Pain-free for the first time! It

took 4 more visits, 2 weeks apart & then one month apart (total=5

visits); I could do ANYTHING then & still do. No need to 'marry' your

doctor; no need for three times-a-week visits, no pills!

 

So, here's advice from the horses-end: find an MD/DO/ND trained in

Prolotherapy & doing it full-time. You can go online & find one;

search for " Fulltime Prolotherapy Doctor " ; that should get you to a

reliable doctor. [be certain he/she does NOT use any steroids in the

injection; make that certain. And don't be satisfied with someone who

only does it 20-30% of the time; get it done right. ASK!)

 

Your exam will be insurance covered; the injections will not be

covered & cost $80-$100. each AND WORTH IT! Take along any x-rays,

etc., you have. They'll save you time. Forget surgery now... make that

a LAST resort. And kool it on exercises other than walking: ask your

doc. Best of luck!

******************

, " sonicmaximus "

<sonicmaximus wrote:

>

> So...

>

> I'm miserable for weeks...after developing a dependency to Oxycodone

> (caused by a really, really, incredibly painful bout w/

> Sciatica...the Oxycodone was the only thing on earth that took the

> pain away...which enabled me to perform my physical therapy...which

> cured the Sciatica). Trouble was...I couldn't get off the oxy by

> myself.

>

> So...I go outside the network & find a doctor to prescribe