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wolf · 06-08-2007, 11:31 AM

Actually, you can stop all of what bri's on without a taper.

And here I was looking for a polite way to ask her if her meds might need adjusting ...

It helps to understand, Brianna, thanks.

I hope that things get back on track with you.

Sundae · 06-08-2007, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by skysidhe

I am in shock because my son takes/took only two of those you mention AND he has weaned himself off of paxil in a year otherwise he would/has gone ballistic. Paxil is bad drug and you should be weaned off it but to be taken off cold turkey is just cruel.

I took myself off Paxil (under the generic name of Paroxetine) cold turkey. It wasn't my best decision - I felt terrible coming off it and haven't improved much since

First thing I do when I move is get myself to a new doctor.

Look after yourself Bri - I really don't think you've been yourself on here recently.

TheMercenary · 06-08-2007, 11:51 AM

Stopping meds:

http://www.crazymeds.org/discontinue.htm

TheMercenary · 06-08-2007, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Actually, you can stop all of what bri's on without a taper.

I am not involved with psych aspects of health care but I do know a bit about pharmacology. it was my understanding that cold turkey cessation of wellbutrin can lead to seziure activity. Unsupervised cessation of psychiatric meds can lead to lower levels of depression or other behavior problems. I see it with people who are on Lithium or who have bipolar disorders. They basically relaspse into another plane of craziness. Thoughts?

Cloud · 06-08-2007, 12:07 PM

I was on Wellbutrin for several years and weaned myself off. Switched from MANY years on Trazadone.

The only time I had a seizure was once when I refilled my Trazadone with non-generic by accident. My doctor didn't even seem concerned.

Shawnee123 · 06-08-2007, 12:16 PM

A drug's half-life plays a part. Effexor is like 5-8 hours, where Prozac is a few days I think.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-08-2007, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Not forever. Just a big assed bump. Well, till the next one. So as long as you don't choke on your own vomit, obstruct your airway with your fat flapper, or break something serious when it happens you should recover... now if you are driving down I-95 at 85mph when it goes down that would be something all together different.

I think you misunderstood. If you have a seizure while on Wellbutrin, you can never take it again.

TheMercenary · 06-08-2007, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I think you misunderstood. If you have a seizure while on Wellbutrin, you can never take it again.

Ok, I thought you were talking about the well know side effect of sudden withdrawl.

wolf · 06-08-2007, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Ok, I thought you were talking about the well know side effect of sudden withdrawl.

It's actually a rare side effect of withdrawal, more commonly seen in alcohol withdrawal, sometimes benzodiazepines.

Bruce is right, though ... have a seizure on Welbutrin (or it's off-label use cousin Zyban), and you need to discontinue taking it.

skysidhe · 06-08-2007, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Actually, you can stop all of what bri's on without a taper.

There is a misconception that that suicide warning is only about taking these meds. Well it isn't publicized but suicide and other behaviors can also increases during withdrawl. We don't have all the answers when it is about these meds and how they effect the neurological function of the brain.

Of course I am only talking from my own limited experience.

richlevy · 06-08-2007, 06:21 PM

So if I read this right you were off of them from May 14th until recently but now you're back on them?

I just looked at your posts for the past 2 days and you've been ripping up the Cellar. This is the improved version?

Sundae · 06-08-2007, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

So if I read this right you were off of them from May 14th until recently but now you're back on them?

I just looked at your posts for the past 2 days and you've been ripping up the Cellar. This is the improved version?

I can't say I support what Bri has been posting recently (and from other comments I've missed some of the worst) but if you take her posts over the time she has been here compared to the last couple of days... I dunno - I've seen real difference & I can't believe she was faking all this time and then revealed her real self.

Flint · 06-08-2007, 06:35 PM

Oh, give me a break with this "real self" business...

People in real life are not one-dimensional; don't expect them to be one-dimensional on the internet.

Sundae · 06-08-2007, 06:50 PM

Bri has flashes of temper. But I haven't seen her this consistently vitriolic in the time I've been posting here. I think I'm justified in saying the change in behaviour isn't what I'm used to.

She's been posting here for three years next month - I doubt she was faking it all this time. This aspect isn't the Brianna that people are used to.

skysidhe · 06-08-2007, 07:15 PM

QUOTE=TheMercenary;352379]Stopping meds:

http://www.crazymeds.org/discontinue.htm[/quote]

I've read this site before. Very informative.

http://bipolar.about.com/cs/antidep/..._ssridisc1.htm

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Bri has flashes of temper. But I haven't seen her this consistently vitriolic in the time I've been posting here. I think I'm justified in saying the change in behaviour isn't what I'm used to.

People are admitted into hospitals all the time for no other reason than a med change. I think we need to give her the benefit of the doubt.

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Originally Posted by Flint

Oh, give me a break with this "real self" business...

People in real life are not one-dimensional; don't expect them to be one-dimensional on the internet.

very astute

06-08-2007, 11:31 AM	#16
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Actually, you can stop all of what bri's on without a taper. And here I was looking for a polite way to ask her if her meds might need adjusting ... It helps to understand, Brianna, thanks. I hope that things get back on track with you. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-08-2007, 11:51 AM	#18
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06-08-2007, 12:07 PM	#20
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I was on Wellbutrin for several years and weaned myself off. Switched from MANY years on Trazadone. The only time I had a seizure was once when I refilled my Trazadone with non-generic by accident. My doctor didn't even seem concerned. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-08-2007, 12:16 PM	#21
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	A drug's half-life plays a part. Effexor is like 5-8 hours, where Prozac is a few days I think. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-08-2007, 06:21 PM	#26
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	So if I read this right you were off of them from May 14th until recently but now you're back on them? I just looked at your posts for the past 2 days and you've been ripping up the Cellar. This is the improved version? __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

06-08-2007, 06:35 PM	#28
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Oh, give me a break with this "real self" business... People in real life are not one-dimensional; don't expect them to be one-dimensional on the internet. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-08-2007, 06:50 PM	#29
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Bri has flashes of temper. But I haven't seen her this consistently vitriolic in the time I've been posting here. I think I'm justified in saying the change in behaviour isn't what I'm used to. She's been posting here for three years next month - I doubt she was faking it all this time. This aspect isn't the Brianna that people are used to. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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