Uk Residents need to Act!

squirrel · 11-20-2006, 06:56 PM

I know there are some of us from the UK on this website , we need to do something together, okay so I am a lilly livered anxious person scared to go out her own front door!! but I am not the only one.
I am so pissed!! I want Revenge! Any willing helpers?

altostrata · 11-20-2006, 08:58 PM

Here's a suggestion: Start an antidepressant withdrawal peer support group. When it gets good and going, invite a reporter.

scotty · 11-20-2006, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by altostrata

When it gets good and going, invite a reporter.

A reporter is INVALUABLE in creating awareness!! You'd be amazed at how much more action you get on an email that is cc. to a reporter!!!!

zappelina · 11-21-2006, 03:33 AM

Squirrel, have you seen this site?

http://www.seroxatusergroup.org.uk/

zappelina · 11-21-2006, 03:40 AM

And here´s a UK discussion forum:

http://www.seroxatmad.co.uk/forum/index.php

altostrata · 11-21-2006, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotty

A reporter is INVALUABLE in creating awareness!! You'd be amazed at how much more action you get on an email that is cc. to a reporter!!!!

Here's how to send e-mail to Gina Kolata, NYTimes health and medicine reporter: http://www.nytimes.com/gst/emailus.html

Shellshock · 11-22-2006, 04:50 AM

Hi Squirrel,

I want awareness out there so bad, i have tried to contact a few people i.e tv programmes etc, but with no sucess so far, anything I can do just let me know, i'm with you all the way on awareness.

Kitsyl · 11-23-2006, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squirrel

I know there are some of us from the UK on this website , we need to do something together, okay so I am a lilly livered anxious person scared to go out her own front door!! but I am not the only one.
I am so pissed!! I want Revenge! Any willing helpers?

I'm more than happy to do something, but haven't had the energy until now to feel that I could commit to anything, other than keeping myself at work and getting well again.

Let's talk about what we can do and get the show on the road

Kitsyl · 11-23-2006, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by altostrata

Here's a suggestion: Start an antidepressant withdrawal peer support group. When it gets good and going, invite a reporter.

That's a good idea.

ash · 11-23-2006, 02:21 PM

I have not been feeling too good or strong in the few weeks, but I would love to get involved in any way as soon as I get back on pace.

ash

Buxy`s Back · 11-23-2006, 04:53 PM

yeah i have flu yet again right now but count me in

squirrel · 11-23-2006, 06:07 PM

Well folks I am feeling pretty delicate too, but there is safety in numbers.I am just so angry!!!,

Cayte · 11-25-2006, 02:16 PM

Hmmm...this seems to be the prob at the mo. i too feel so angry,but totally crap, so unable to do anything without crying.
Have tried the UK site, but, for me i prefer talking to people further away. Now what does that say about me???
I feel so insecure that it just seems safer to go to a US site.
I feel bad about this..the flaw is in me..but i'm so frightened i would just sit and cry if met any of you fellow Brits.
Believe you me, I secretly would love to meet up...but scared.

mouse · 11-25-2006, 02:52 PM

If you want to bring awareness...
Why not Print out some leaflets and find the nearest GSK production plant in your area...You could include the money bags memo and the lies that have been reported....
You could put all the info on a flyer and put them on the windscreens of every car in the companys car park... just a thought...

Buxy`s Back · 11-26-2006, 05:33 AM

great idea rory but thats 4 hours drive for me lol,bloody hell 50 miles and i cant see straight but one day our time will come mate

Cayte · 11-26-2006, 06:06 AM

..but what about the drs who've allowed us to stay on this stuff???
Even the other day i was told..oh its not addictive you know..i would re-think going back on them...doh..bloody doh!!!

anjopom · 11-26-2006, 06:33 AM

Hi squirrel, what a fantastic idea, i would love to get involved, please let me know what I can do. I am still on 20mg of this cr*p, and feel like sh*t, but would desperately like to help in any way I can, to get the word out and stop others making the same mistake we have, lets help others make an INFORMED choice.

Please email me angela@aerrington.wanadoo.co.uk

HUGS NOT DRUGS

Angie

anjopom · 11-26-2006, 06:33 AM

Hi squirrel, what a fantastic idea, i would love to get involved, please let me know what I can do. I am still on 20mg of this cr*p, and feel like sh*t, but would desperately like to help in any way I can, to get the word out and stop others making the same mistake we have, lets help others make an INFORMED choice.

Please email me angela@aerrington.wanadoo.co.uk

HUGS NOT DRUGS

Angie

Cayte · 11-26-2006, 08:09 AM

....its the drs that need educating though

altostrata · 12-26-2006, 08:47 PM

If you're in London, you might visit one of the authors of this paper:

http://journals.cambridge.org/action...ine&aid=362284

Discontinuation symptoms in depression and anxiety disorders

David S. Baldwin a1c1, Stuart A. Montgomery a2, Rico Nil a3 and Malcolm Lader a4
a1 Clinical Neurosciences Division, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, UK
a2 Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK
a3 Lundbeck (Switzerland) Ltd, Glattbrugg, Switzerland
a4 Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, London, UK

11-20-2006, 06:56 PM	#1
squirrel Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: merseyside uk Posts: 743	Uk Residents need to Act! I know there are some of us from the UK on this website , we need to do something together, okay so I am a lilly livered anxious person scared to go out her own front door!! but I am not the only one. I am so pissed!! I want Revenge! Any willing helpers?

11-20-2006, 08:58 PM	#2
altostrata Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 4,652	Re: Uk Residents need to Act! Here's a suggestion: Start an antidepressant withdrawal peer support group. When it gets good and going, invite a reporter. __________________ '97-'99 Prozac 10mg, tapered, no problem '02-'04 Paxil 10mg, tapered 1mg/wk Oct '04 10/04-12/04 Hypomania, sweating, brain zaps 12/04-7/05 Insomnia, weepy, pseudo-anxiety, anorgasmia 1/05-1/06 Wellbutrin 100-250mg 9/05-4/06 Disabled -- fatigue 1/06-5/07 Vits C, D3, E, mag, zinc, fish oil, acupuncture, whey protein isolate, melatonin help 1/08-1/09 Disabled -- severe insomnia Recovering with aid of an extraordinary MD. See http://www.paxilprogress.org/forums/...?p=582889#post

11-21-2006, 03:33 AM	#4
zappelina Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,389	Re: Uk Residents need to Act! Squirrel, have you seen this site? http://www.seroxatusergroup.org.uk/ __________________ AD history: Celexa 20 mg 1997-98. Quit CT, no WD problems. Paxil/Seroxat 20 mg 2001-2003 then switched to 50 mg Zoloft without any WD problems after the switch. Zoloft later increased to 75 mg. 2004 tapered Zoloft too quickly after sudden onset of muscle stiffness and extreme restlessness on full dose. Severe and prolonged WD problem with a long list of symptoms. Considerable mental but very little physical improvement so far. Last Zoloft dose April 18 2004.

11-21-2006, 03:40 AM	#5
zappelina Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,389	Re: Uk Residents need to Act! And here´s a UK discussion forum: http://www.seroxatmad.co.uk/forum/index.php __________________ AD history: Celexa 20 mg 1997-98. Quit CT, no WD problems. Paxil/Seroxat 20 mg 2001-2003 then switched to 50 mg Zoloft without any WD problems after the switch. Zoloft later increased to 75 mg. 2004 tapered Zoloft too quickly after sudden onset of muscle stiffness and extreme restlessness on full dose. Severe and prolonged WD problem with a long list of symptoms. Considerable mental but very little physical improvement so far. Last Zoloft dose April 18 2004.

11-22-2006, 04:50 AM	#7
Shellshock Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: England Posts: 716	Re: Uk Residents need to Act! Hi Squirrel, I want awareness out there so bad, i have tried to contact a few people i.e tv programmes etc, but with no sucess so far, anything I can do just let me know, i'm with you all the way on awareness. __________________ Prescribed Seroxat 20mg January 2001 (For Panic Attacks) Soon increased to 40mg (Within approx 1 Month) Started Withdrawal June 2004 Seroxat Free since Sept 2004 Nov 2007 - Still having difficult time and w/d nowhere near complete as yet

11-23-2006, 02:21 PM	#10
ash Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 180	Re: Uk Residents need to Act! I have not been feeling too good or strong in the few weeks, but I would love to get involved in any way as soon as I get back on pace. ash __________________ first on ADs in 93. Tcs,Prozac, then Zoloft 20mg Paxil in 2003 30mg Paxil in July 2005 Started taper in Dec 2005p ZEROOOO! 6 Apr 2007 Gradual improvement, with some small setbacks Month 8: Bad anxiety & low moods Sadly back on Citalopram Been to 30mg, but now on 20mg 2009 - anxiety issues, getting worse The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.

11-23-2006, 04:53 PM	#11
Buxy`s Back Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: grimsby,england Posts: 4,463	Re: Uk Residents need to Act! yeah i have flu yet again right now but count me in __________________ September 2009, not in severe hell just moderate hell, still recovering Joanne. LITTLE EVIL MEN HIDE BEHIND BIG COMPANY NAMES................QUOTE BY......MOI

11-23-2006, 06:07 PM	#12
squirrel Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: merseyside uk Posts: 743	Re: Uk Residents need to Act! Well folks I am feeling pretty delicate too, but there is safety in numbers.I am just so angry!!!,

11-25-2006, 02:16 PM	#13
Cayte Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,320	Re: Uk Residents need to Act! Hmmm...this seems to be the prob at the mo. i too feel so angry,but totally crap, so unable to do anything without crying. Have tried the UK site, but, for me i prefer talking to people further away. Now what does that say about me??? I feel so insecure that it just seems safer to go to a US site. I feel bad about this..the flaw is in me..but i'm so frightened i would just sit and cry if met any of you fellow Brits. Believe you me, I secretly would love to meet up...but scared. __________________ Anti-deps since summer 1990. 12 years of Paxil....Quick taper from Aug-Nov 2006. (Not recommended). I struggle if I'm being honest. Still small benzo dosage to tackle. July'09 From 2.5mg- @ 2mg ( hot) now @1.75mg just horrid! After nearly 3 years free....August '09 on 20mg Prozac... VERY disappointed! 'Sometimes you have to be lost to understand yourself!'

11-25-2006, 02:52 PM	#14
mouse Banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: on the rim of the outer anus hemisphere Posts: 1,033	Re: Uk Residents need to Act! If you want to bring awareness... Why not Print out some leaflets and find the nearest GSK production plant in your area...You could include the money bags memo and the lies that have been reported.... You could put all the info on a flyer and put them on the windscreens of every car in the companys car park... just a thought...

11-26-2006, 05:33 AM	#15
Buxy`s Back Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: grimsby,england Posts: 4,463	Re: Uk Residents need to Act! great idea rory but thats 4 hours drive for me lol,bloody hell 50 miles and i cant see straight but one day our time will come mate __________________ September 2009, not in severe hell just moderate hell, still recovering Joanne. LITTLE EVIL MEN HIDE BEHIND BIG COMPANY NAMES................QUOTE BY......MOI

11-26-2006, 06:06 AM	#16
Cayte Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,320	Re: Uk Residents need to Act! ..but what about the drs who've allowed us to stay on this stuff??? Even the other day i was told..oh its not addictive you know..i would re-think going back on them...doh..bloody doh!!! __________________ Anti-deps since summer 1990. 12 years of Paxil....Quick taper from Aug-Nov 2006. (Not recommended). I struggle if I'm being honest. Still small benzo dosage to tackle. July'09 From 2.5mg- @ 2mg ( hot) now @1.75mg just horrid! After nearly 3 years free....August '09 on 20mg Prozac... VERY disappointed! 'Sometimes you have to be lost to understand yourself!'

11-26-2006, 06:33 AM	#17
anjopom Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,548	Re: Uk Residents need to Act! Hi squirrel, what a fantastic idea, i would love to get involved, please let me know what I can do. I am still on 20mg of this crp, and feel like sht, but would desperately like to help in any way I can, to get the word out and stop others making the same mistake we have, lets help others make an INFORMED choice. Please email me angela@aerrington.wanadoo.co.uk HUGS NOT DRUGS Angie

11-26-2006, 08:09 AM	#19
Cayte Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,320	Re: Uk Residents need to Act! ....its the drs that need educating though __________________ Anti-deps since summer 1990. 12 years of Paxil....Quick taper from Aug-Nov 2006. (Not recommended). I struggle if I'm being honest. Still small benzo dosage to tackle. July'09 From 2.5mg- @ 2mg ( hot) now @1.75mg just horrid! After nearly 3 years free....August '09 on 20mg Prozac... VERY disappointed! 'Sometimes you have to be lost to understand yourself!'

12-26-2006, 08:47 PM	#20
altostrata Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 4,652	Re: Uk Residents need to Act! If you're in London, you might visit one of the authors of this paper: http://journals.cambridge.org/action...ine&aid=362284 Discontinuation symptoms in depression and anxiety disorders David S. Baldwin a1c1, Stuart A. Montgomery a2, Rico Nil a3 and Malcolm Lader a4 a1 Clinical Neurosciences Division, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, UK a2 Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK a3 Lundbeck (Switzerland) Ltd, Glattbrugg, Switzerland a4 Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, London, UK __________________ '97-'99 Prozac 10mg, tapered, no problem '02-'04 Paxil 10mg, tapered 1mg/wk Oct '04 10/04-12/04 Hypomania, sweating, brain zaps 12/04-7/05 Insomnia, weepy, pseudo-anxiety, anorgasmia 1/05-1/06 Wellbutrin 100-250mg 9/05-4/06 Disabled -- fatigue 1/06-5/07 Vits C, D3, E, mag, zinc, fish oil, acupuncture, whey protein isolate, melatonin help 1/08-1/09 Disabled -- severe insomnia Recovering with aid of an extraordinary MD. See http://www.paxilprogress.org/forums/...?p=582889#post

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