Welcome, Kel!

[kel]

im in my 9th month of withdrawl and scared to death im going to die..
it has taken my whole life away, i cant even drive...i have hot and cold sweats, tremers..my heads feeling weird and aches, lots of nausea and cant eat,.. i have no emotional stabilty, and its mimcs depression, and im not depressed..
thier telling me im in for 18 months of this, i cant last another week..
is there anyone out there that can reassure me i can get through this?
and how to do it alone....kel from bc canada

[LCrawford67]

Welcome, Kel! I moved your post to its own thread.

Kel, I understand you're 9 months out, but you're obviously struggling. Have you considered going back on a small dose of Paxil to stabilize?

Some say it's a crap shoot, as to whether it will work this far out. But, I'd certainly take my chances in this case. There's no sense in suffering, especially alone, when you can get back on a low dose, get stable, and taper properly from there.

[kel]

i cant take any anti-depressants without serious side effects...im coming off remron..

[scotty]

Welcome Kel....how did you come off the Paxil?

[kel]

i was never on paxil...sorry am i not suppose to be on here? i was looking for support i have none here

[scotty]

Originally Posted by kel

i was never on paxil...sorry am i not suppose to be on here? i was looking for support i have none here

Nah, you can be here! You might want to search for Tcg's posts, or pm him. He is currently weaning off Remeron.

[scotty]

Kel, this will link you to his profile..you can pm from there

http://www.paxilprogress.org/forums/member.php?u=7188

[kel]

thanx i gotta go now i feel soooooooooooooo sick....i cant keep this up.im sooooooo scared

[LCrawford67]

We have all kinds of people here, who are on/off/tapering all kinds of these drugs!

But, in order to help you, we need to know what you're taking, what dose, and how you tapered.

[kel]

65mg remron--took out the joint in my knee
lowered it to 30mg
15mg
7mg
progressively got worse as in sick and my head burnt like someone poured gas on me
they raised it again it got worse..so stopped it
for 2 weeks i was fine but then withdrawl hit ,,the 3rd month into it i was disabled and so sick like i am now,,im not getting better,,,ive thought of ending my life i cant suffer like this

[pokie]

Kel,
Add your signature similar to the way mine and others are so everyone knows how you tapered so they can help.

Hug's
Colleen

When you say you are alone what do you mean?

[pokie]

What were your time frames?

[kel]

im sorry im not good at computers to do what you said..
im on no drugs now for 9 months

[kel]

alone meaning single and no support

[LCrawford67]

Originally Posted by kel

65mg remron--took out the joint in my knee
lowered it to 30mg
15mg
7mg
progressively got worse as in sick and my head burnt like someone poured gas on me
they raised it again it got worse..so stopped it
for 2 weeks i was fine but then withdrawl hit ,,the 3rd month into it i was disabled and so sick like i am now,,im not getting better,,,ive thought of ending my life i cant suffer like this

You've tapered entirely too fast, Kel and this is why you're feeling so bad.

Did you have a bad reaction from it when you were on 65 mgs? Or, did this start happening when you started the taper?

[pokie]

Kel,

I feel for you I wish I could be there to help you.....Is there not anyone there for you??? Do you have family? How old are you?

Colleen

[LCrawford67]

Trent (TCG) is online and he'll be able to help you immensely. He's also tapering off of Remeron.

[kel]

my knee went out as soon as they started me on it but they wouldnt believe me..at 65 mg someone had to pick me up off the floor i couldnt stand on it

[kel]

my birthday is this week im 55 if i make it to it..im crying guys..i cant stay on here much longer....i appreciate your help but am i gonna get through this?

[Tcg]

Hi Kel I'm Trent and as Laurie and Laurie C have mentioned, I'm currently tapering off of Remeron. If I got it straight, you've been off Remeron for 9 months? You also mentioned that you tapered down, do you remember about how long that taper lasted?

[palm]

Originally Posted by kel

65mg remron--took out the joint in my knee
lowered it to 30mg
15mg
7mg
progressively got worse as in sick and my head burnt like someone poured gas on me
they raised it again it got worse..so stopped it
for 2 weeks i was fine but then withdrawl hit ,,the 3rd month into it i was disabled and so sick like i am now,,im not getting better,,,ive thought of ending my life i cant suffer like this

Kel,

I am also tapering Remeron.

The tapering recommendation is 10% of the current dose every 3 to 6 weeks. Could you have tapered too quickly?

I know from personal experience that when I tried to go above this rate, I started having problems. Even though I am ready to taper again after two weeks, I am making myself wait another week to be on the safe side.

Please keep telling yourself that it isn't you but the symptoms of withdrawal that are causing these feelings. This isn't you who wants to die. This is wihdrawal. I am so sorry this is happening to you.

I will let more experienced people chime in as to whether you can still reinsitute a Remeron dose so you can taper more slowly. But please post your tapering schedule so we're in a better position to help you.

Palm

[LCrawford67]

Yes, of course you'll get through it but, you have to be paitent. Whenever you taper quickly off of these drugs, it's a long haul.

Are you taking, or doing, anything to combat the w/d symptoms?

[LCrawford67]

Kel, I'm going to step out and let the folks who actually take this drug and know what it can do, help you.

The less posts and questions you have to read, the better.

[kel]

i cant go back on it i was too sick on it and ive come 9 months off it,, theres no going back or forward it seems
ive lost my life over a pill thats suppose to save peoples lives..

[palm]

Originally Posted by kel

my birthday is this week im 55 if i make it to it..im crying guys..i cant stay on here much longer....i appreciate your help but am i gonna get through this?

YES!

I survived Prozac induced suicidal ideation.

It is ok to feel bad by the way. Cry your heart out if you have to. I know from personal experience when I felt I shouldn't feel depressed, it made things worse. Just accept where you are and lean on us for support. We have all been there.

Palm