Guest guest Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Thank you . I always get " cotton head " with every decrease. As I mentioned before I do only 5% at the time (Effexor), but I still get symptoms and I get " cotton head " for about one week or so. It is amazing feeling when one day I start feeling bright. I can't really explain this. Usually in the very first days I get splitting headaches. They pass by as well... Ikam > > Hello Everyone, > > > The feeling of your head being stuffed with cotton comes from > the changes made to your brain structure by the drugs you've taken. > Neurons are misfiring and making connections they shouldn't be > making or making no connection at all. This is not something you > can address other than indirectly with a good supplement protocol, > whole foods, and 'food' for your spirit and emotions. Time will > change this. How long of a time? Again, this id totally > individualized. What I can tell you though is that discontinuing > these`drugs slowly will result in the quickest recovery time. > Discontinuing them abruptly will result in a prolonged recovery > time, more adverse reactions, and in some instances, will leave you > with some permanent symptoms (please don't panic and ask me which > ones. This is not something that can be answered). > > > Naturally,another factor is the more drugs you took and the longer > you took them, the longer it will take to recover from them. Again, > most important is to keep yourself well-fortified giving your body > what it can utilize in healing. Healing is difficult work. > > > Remember, most of you took these drugs for years. It is > unrealistic to think you can be healed from their ravages in aq few > months. I understand that when givien these`drugs you were not > aware of the aftermath of them. It's a challenge to wrap your brain > around the truth about these drugs. But you do know the truth now > and your attention and efforts need to be on recovery. > > Regards, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Hi ! I am interested in what you say about the dangers of rapid withdrawal. I believe I may have gone too quickly, reducing the dose of Zyprexa by a third from 1.875mg to 1.25mg. In another message, I document the problems I now experience after that reduction - abnormal body movements - jerks, muscle spasms, tics and parkinsonism in the form of retarded movement. I had figured, with hindsight wrongly, that I would be okay with a 33% drop since the higher dose of 1.875mg was already " sub-therapeutic " (to quote the doctor). It was clearly not low enough to avoid these problems, though! I guess what I'm left wondering is whether I should re-instate the Zyprexa at or around the original dosage of 1.875mg to try and limit or reverse the problems, or whether to start tapering more slowly from where I stand now, and hope the problems fade in time. It has now been over three months since I reduced by a third to 1.25mg. The abnormal movements have faded to some degree. Yours, Sloopy! > Hello Everyone, > > > The feeling of your head being stuffed with cotton comes from > the changes made to your brain structure by the drugs you've taken. > Neurons are misfiring and making connections they shouldn't be > making or making no connection at all. This is not something you > can address other than indirectly with a good supplement protocol, > whole foods, and 'food' for your spirit and emotions. Time will > change this. How long of a time? Again, this id totally > individualized. What I can tell you though is that discontinuing > these`drugs slowly will result in the quickest recovery time. > Discontinuing them abruptly will result in a prolonged recovery > time, more adverse reactions, and in some instances, will leave you > with some permanent symptoms (please don't panic and ask me which > ones. This is not something that can be answered). > > > Naturally,another factor is the more drugs you took and the longer > you took them, the longer it will take to recover from them. Again, > most important is to keep yourself well-fortified giving your body > what it can utilize in healing. Healing is difficult work. > > > Remember, most of you took these drugs for years. It is > unrealistic to think you can be healed from their ravages in aq few > months. I understand that when givien these`drugs you were not > aware of the aftermath of them. It's a challenge to wrap your brain > around the truth about these drugs. But you do know the truth now > and your attention and efforts need to be on recovery. > > Regards, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Sloopy,'s general rule is that you can reinstate within a 6 week time frame. After that it's too late...I'm stepping in to answer in case is not up to it as all this info is in the archives. So given that piece of info my best guess is that you stabilize as best as you can on this dose and then resume your taper at the 5 to 10 % rate.The physical symptoms are really awful...I'm familiar with tardyve diskinesia from my days working as a social worker...if it's faded to some degree we can hope with good nutrition and care that it will continue to reverse. good wishes to you! Hi ! I am interested in what you say about the dangers of rapid withdrawal. I believe I may have gone too quickly, reducing the dose of Zyprexa by a third from 1.875mg to 1.25mg. In another message, I document the problems I now experience after that reduction - abnormal body movements - jerks, muscle spasms, tics and parkinsonism in the form of retarded movement. I had figured, with hindsight wrongly, that I would be okay with a 33% drop since the higher dose of 1.875mg was already " sub-therapeutic " (to quote the doctor). It was clearly not low enough to avoid these problems, though! I guess what I'm left wondering is whether I should re-instate the Zyprexa at or around the original dosage of 1.875mg to try and limit or reverse the problems, or whether to start tapering more slowly from where I stand now, and hope the problems fade in time. It has now been over three months since I reduced by a third to 1.25mg. The abnormal movements have faded to some degree. Yours, Sloopy! > Hello Everyone, > > > The feeling of your head being stuffed with cotton comes from > the changes made to your brain structure by the drugs you've taken. > Neurons are misfiring and making connections they shouldn't be > making or making no connection at all. This is not something you > can address other than indirectly with a good supplement protocol, > whole foods, and 'food' for your spirit and emotions. Time will > change this. How long of a time? Again, this id totally > individualized. What I can tell you though is that discontinuing > these`drugs slowly will result in the quickest recovery time. > Discontinuing them abruptly will result in a prolonged recovery > time, more adverse reactions, and in some instances, will leave you > with some permanent symptoms (please don't panic and ask me which > ones. This is not something that can be answered). > > > Naturally,another factor is the more drugs you took and the longer > you took them, the longer it will take to recover from them. Again, > most important is to keep yourself well-fortified giving your body > what it can utilize in healing. Healing is difficult work. > > > Remember, most of you took these drugs for years. It is > unrealistic to think you can be healed from their ravages in aq few > months. I understand that when givien these`drugs you were not > aware of the aftermath of them. It's a challenge to wrap your brain > around the truth about these drugs. But you do know the truth now > and your attention and efforts need to be on recovery. > > Regards, > -- Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal and Recovery---a journeyhttp://bipolarblast.wordpress.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Thank you, , for both your sensible advice and for your moral support! Kind Regards, Sloopy! > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > > > > > > The feeling of your head being stuffed with cotton comes from > > > the changes made to your brain structure by the drugs you've taken. > > > Neurons are misfiring and making connections they shouldn't be > > > making or making no connection at all. This is not something you > > > can address other than indirectly with a good supplement protocol, > > > whole foods, and 'food' for your spirit and emotions. Time will > > > change this. How long of a time? Again, this id totally > > > individualized. What I can tell you though is that discontinuing > > > these`drugs slowly will result in the quickest recovery time. > > > Discontinuing them abruptly will result in a prolonged recovery > > > time, more adverse reactions, and in some instances, will leave you > > > with some permanent symptoms (please don't panic and ask me which > > > ones. This is not something that can be answered). > > > > > > > > > Naturally,another factor is the more drugs you took and the longer > > > you took them, the longer it will take to recover from them. Again, > > > most important is to keep yourself well-fortified giving your body > > > what it can utilize in healing. Healing is difficult work. > > > > > > > > > Remember, most of you took these drugs for years. It is > > > unrealistic to think you can be healed from their ravages in aq few > > > months. I understand that when givien these`drugs you were not > > > aware of the aftermath of them. It's a challenge to wrap your brain > > > around the truth about these drugs. But you do know the truth now > > > and your attention and efforts need to be on recovery. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal and Recovery---a journey > http://bipolarblast.wordpress.com/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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