Nine Years Trapped Inside My Own Head - Page 7

Dfunk · #61 05-31-2008, 08:45 PM

Positive Thoughts = Postive Results

Dank O Licious · #62 06-01-2008, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by CanadianCoyote

I'm a girl, BTW. ^^

When I was put on the medicine, I was given the impression that it would be a temporary thing. Just until I leveled out (if there really is such a thing). I was 15 when they started shoving pills in me, and now it's been proven that giving anti-depressants to teens can cause some serious damage.

The main reason I wanted to get off of these meds was ... well ... they didn't seem to be working. I'd take a huge dose every single day and feel like all I'd done was waste a lot of money. The med I'm getting off of is extremely expensive - even with insurance. I've had my share if incompetant doctors - ones who didn't seem to listen to what I was saying - but the one I have now is very supportive of my goal and is helping me through it. He understands why I want to do it and has seen first hand how much my mood/energy level/overall sense of wellbeing has improved since I started down this road.

I reduced my dose last Monday, I'm now taking 1/8th of my original dose, and when my prescription runs out ... that's it. I'm done. I've felt like absolute shit since Monday ... but I know that it'll pass. I have a good feeling about the future, something I've been lacking for nearly a decade.

lol, SORRY!!! even if your a girl, YOU CAN DO IT!

And its good to hear your reducing your doses

Dank O Licious · #63 06-01-2008, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CanadianCoyote

but the one I have now is very supportive of my goal and is helping me through it. He understands why I want to do it and has seen first hand how much my mood/energy level/overall sense of wellbeing has improved since I started down this road.

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If your serious about this then stick to the doc you have now. cause hes a winner!

now heres the bad news, being off all drugs will increase your mood/energy level/ overall sense of wellbeing... Even dope. now im not saying theres no time for dope. but stoping all drugs(including caffine and sugar will increase all of the above)

just a tip from your neibhorhood stoner

best of luck to you!

Mr.Marijuana420 · #64 06-01-2008, 10:43 PM

finally some one sees it my way i felt so dull and boring when i was on pills and the funny part is all that happened and yet the goverment worried about pot....i juz think that there pised bc we make a hell of alot more money than them and they aint gettin a cut

CanadianCoyote · #65 06-03-2008, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Marijuana420

finally some one sees it my way i felt so dull and boring when i was on pills and the funny part is all that happened and yet the goverment worried about pot....i juz think that there pised bc we make a hell of alot more money than them and they aint gettin a cut

I think THEY'RE the ones making more money ... it benefits them to keep marijuana illegal as they get tons of money from prescription drug companies that would lose a lot if marijuana were legally available.

CanadianCoyote · #66 06-03-2008, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Dank O Licious

If your serious about this then stick to the doc you have now. cause hes a winner!

now heres the bad news, being off all drugs will increase your mood/energy level/ overall sense of wellbeing... Even dope. now im not saying theres no time for dope. but stoping all drugs(including caffine and sugar will increase all of the above)

just a tip from your neibhorhood stoner

best of luck to you!

Thanks!! Now, when my prescription runs out ... I'm done. No more Effexor XR. Another side benefit (and it's actually a HUGE benefit) has been weight loss. A LOT of weight loss. Since I've started coming off the meds, I've lost a bit more than 25lbs. I'm really, really heavy ... but still, that's a significant amount no matter which way you slice it. I've also noticed that I don't crave carbohydrates as much. I used to be able to make 2/3rds a box of spaghetti and sit down and eat the whole thing... sometimes waking up in the middle of the night to do it because the craving was so strong. Don't seem to have that problem now. ^^