Re: Newbie -- Dale (w/response)

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Dale wrote:

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I started with phenobarb at twenty. I may not get these in the right order but

here goes. I feel like I was a sample subject for many years.I think the next

two were librium then Stelazine these were for about 2 or 3 yrs. Then there was

tofranil for a few years.>>

<<I would try to go off these meds but no one knew about w/d in those days so

they just put you on something else.I was on and off the bezo's and th e like

until I was put on prozcac. That didn't seem to work to well so the I belive it

was Zoloft then Paxil for a few years. I seemed to be quite stable on paxil but

gained a good amount of weight. So then I was Given buspar and and paxil. I

think he said buspar would help with the weight gain. ( not so much)While I was

taking this I also had zanax as required for paniic attacks. >>

<<I have had Oxazepam and Zopiclone for sleep amd Temazrpam.

I finally got odd this stuff about three yrs ago but about 4 months ago things

started closing in so I was put on 30 mg of Clexa 1mg of clonazepam and 10 mg of

Oxazepam for sleep.I want to get off this merry go round but I could use some

help.

If I can supply any fyrther info I would be glad to do so.>>

Cheers

Dale>>

Hi Dale,

I mentioned in another post today that stomach issues occur when taking an

SSRI (Celexa) because the gut has the most serotonin receptors. Initially, too

much serotonin is reaching too many receptors as a result of the drug.. It

would really be a shame to have to continue this drug given the fact that they

truly are of very little use.There's nothing you can do to change this. There's

nothing in nature to help you adapt to something that doesn't belong in your

body.

Ask yourself why you began the Celexa. Don't accept a vague answer like " I

was feeling down'> Track it and figure out why you were feeling down. What

were you experiencing? What happened in your life? What were you thinking

about?

I've found than most people who have been taking psychotropic drugs tend to

think that they are never supposed to struggle and if they do, they need a drug.

Therapists feed this belief.

Please let me know what you figured out. Thanks.

If you'd like to stop the Celexa, since you've been on it for such a short

time, I'd immediately jump back down 20 mg (see post below for current

protocol). If you do this, let me know and we'll take the next steps together.

Regards,

> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 7:14 PM, montgomery_dale

> wrote:

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> <<Hi All

> > I am a 60 yr old guy from Canada.

> > I have been on and off various forms of A/D's since I was 20. Right now I

> > have been given Celexa(a little over two month in)I startd on 20 mg and

> > after about 6 wks it was upped to 30. I have always had a sensative stomach

> > and about a week ago I start with diarrhea just wondering if this is a

> > common side effect of celexa and what I can do about it.

> > Also If I decide to stop taking this med. what kind of taper schedule

> > should I use>>

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