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How did you cope with Effexor discontinuation symptoms?
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jun 10, 2021 | Replies (49)Comment receiving replies
Hi Erika and others
Yes I am suffering a great deal. It’s getting too much. Today was the worst since the beginning. Perhaps I am tapering off two meds too quickly as I am starting to realize. I don’t have a provider helping me at this moment. I am trying to line up some solid help
If I can find it. I know I am trying to do too much, too fast. It’s very painful and I am fearful. The pain clinic wants patients off one or the other and they don’t seem to have a program to get and taper off meds. The Xanax is provided to me by another doctor that is a Mental health provider. I have an appointment with him in twelve days.
Come up with a plan I can handle hopefully. I may have to add in a bit more meds for now until I see him
He is not aware I started already on my own.
Do you think that would be appropriate at this time to adjust a bit more meds as I don’t think I have a choice
I had no idea what I was up against.
Thanks for your advice and encouragement I am open to all suggestions.....from anyone that wishes to comment
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@yellowmoon I'm sorry you are suffering.
No, you should not adjust your medications on your own. Some medications can cause seizures and long-term effects if not tapered correctly. It becomes even more complicated when there is more than 1 medication in the mix. If I had a quarter for every person I've seen that unsuccessfully tapered off their medications, I'd have a small fortune. I have education and a lot of experience in mental health and I have seen serious lifelong issues arise, unnecessary inpatient hospitalizations, and people sabotaging their work and personal life in an attempt to taper themselves. I know some have done it successfully, I'm aware of that too but I don't think you have enough information to make that call.
Do you have someone that can help you advocate? It's important that you exhaust all avenues before giving up. I know it's hard and I know it's easy for me to say this because I'm not going through it. I just don't want to see you hurt yourself, like I've seen so many others.
Regarding advocating, have you called and talked to the provider's nurse you will be seeing in 12 days to ask them what to do? Have you asked if you can be seen on an emergency basis or put on a waiting list? Have you called the hospital and asked if you could be seen by another provider on an urgent basis? Would urgent care or the ER be applicable here? I know if you visit these departments sometimes they can help get you into see a provider more quickly. I'm sorry for the battery of questions. Will you give us an update?
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Yellowmoon. Yes adjust your meds until you see your doctor. There is no reason for you to suffer. That’s ridiculous. We don’t let dogs suffer. It is absolutely imperative that you do a very very slow taper. If your doctor is not willing to listen to you and your body google the Ashton Method. You can do it yourself without a doctor as long as you can get your prescriptions. Most doctors taper their patients much too quickly so they can get us out of their hair. It’s a sad state of affairs. They put us on these meds with no idea how to take us off. It’s a crime in my opinion. So far there is nothing legally we can do to these doctors. Hopefully we’ll see a change on this in the future.