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From: Sue
Date: 03/08/03
Time: 18:13:23
Remote Name: 195.92.67.68
Yes, I was a bit snippy in my last message - sorry to you for any offence, and to the person whose message I replied to - blame pmt or ssri withdrawal or both! -- I know some people need it and its great that there is something to help them.
It is that some of us have been prescribed it when it mightn've been the best choice - like someone else who's just posted, I was prescribed it for headaches - and it unleashed hell upon me - which only lessened a little when I stopped taking it - its 8 months since I stopped and I still have dizzy days and am found my concentration has been appalling over these last few months - although I'm getting more back to normal.
What bothered me about someone else's message was that she thought that lack of concentration was not caused my such med,either taking or when stopping, but by her depression. But cipramil and the other ssris work (well, are supposed to) by stopping the negative thought patterns that create misery - this may be by increasing serotonin, (but it may be by really messing up far more brain areas than we know), it is obvious that this will transfer to other thought patterns - eg cause a lack of concentration, not just on negative thoughts, but on ones that you want, this effect does not stop when you stop taking it - you may well become more confused as your brain struggles to cope.
Depersonalisation is another well-reported side effect of stopping and taking ssris.
I have lost faith in my own doctor as I found his attitude towards the side effects I reported ignorant - to say the least - and dangerous - in that he did not recognise how severely I had been affected both cognitively, emotionally and physically. I felt suicidal the whole time I took it and so emotionally disturbed it was physically painful - i've detailed all this before so wont go on about it again. He then suggested that I *needed* to take the medication, when I stopped taking it, because I said I felt dizzy, insomniac, tearful etc - I knew this was nonsense as insomniac was the only one of those I felt before and during treatment, ie the others were new and a result of withdrawal. So its a bit of a short-wiring reaction when I see people saying they need it.
Its so strange when I hear about how great cipramil and other ssris are, for some people, its as if we are not taking the same stuff!! - it just goes to show how different we all are, but also how hit and miss this powerful stuff is.
Anyway sorry if I offended anyone and there's nothing wrong with needing it when you do really need it.
There is a book called - Your drug may be your problem - for anyone else who does wonder if ssris are causing more probs than they solve.