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As soon as I solve this with suing either doctors or pharma positively or negatively, I will write that book. It can not be that you are not dangerous and you want only to go house and the psychiatrists will bind you and make you full with medicaments! This is unacceptable. The truth will win on the end!

05/2013 Lyrica 100 mg / per day for pain + PGAD resulting from caesarian delivery11/2014 started to taper: 50 mg per day/ for one week then c/tafter one month reinstated at 50 mg /per days of 10 July 2015 drug free-

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You go for it Martina. I hope that you succeed in suing Pfizer or your doctor.

It is unbelievable what pharmaceutical companies are doing to people and people have no voice.

Best wishes, Hopefull.

DRUG HISTORY:

 

November 2013- Zoloft, ( Bad reaction).

January 2014 - March 2014 Seroquel.( Quit Cold Turkey).

January2014- Mirtazapine, I was taking 15mg at one stage, reduced to 7.5mg, Pgad reactions to Mirtazapine. Doctor kept increasing it to 37.5mg, until July 2014. No improvement, experiencing panic attacks, on 37.5 mg. I had enough by October 2014. Began tapering.

October 2014- Started tapering Mirtazapine from 37.5mg.

September 2015- Down to 4mg of Mirtazapine. Crashed.

September 16th- Up dosed to 5mg. Held this dose for almost 5 months. Stabilised.

February 2016- Began tapering again. From 5mg to 4.5mg of Mirtazapine. (Rocking the boat, again)! Lol. :(

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Have you thought about starting a petition on change.org?

DRUG HISTORY:

 

November 2013- Zoloft, ( Bad reaction).

January 2014 - March 2014 Seroquel.( Quit Cold Turkey).

January2014- Mirtazapine, I was taking 15mg at one stage, reduced to 7.5mg, Pgad reactions to Mirtazapine. Doctor kept increasing it to 37.5mg, until July 2014. No improvement, experiencing panic attacks, on 37.5 mg. I had enough by October 2014. Began tapering.

October 2014- Started tapering Mirtazapine from 37.5mg.

September 2015- Down to 4mg of Mirtazapine. Crashed.

September 16th- Up dosed to 5mg. Held this dose for almost 5 months. Stabilised.

February 2016- Began tapering again. From 5mg to 4.5mg of Mirtazapine. (Rocking the boat, again)! Lol. :(

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No. Today the help desk from the court in NY told me that the poor person or not, you always pay the costs of opposing party if you lose the trial.

 

So it seems I can not do it. But at least this looking for information gave me the feeling that I am living. I love this being active.If someone has any idea how to do, please tell me.

05/2013 Lyrica 100 mg / per day for pain + PGAD resulting from caesarian delivery11/2014 started to taper: 50 mg per day/ for one week then c/tafter one month reinstated at 50 mg /per days of 10 July 2015 drug free-

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I want to live in America! Here is nothing functioning... Crying, crying :-)

05/2013 Lyrica 100 mg / per day for pain + PGAD resulting from caesarian delivery11/2014 started to taper: 50 mg per day/ for one week then c/tafter one month reinstated at 50 mg /per days of 10 July 2015 drug free-

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How do we know that these intrusive thoughts will go away? How can I know that I dont have permanent damage? To be honest it seems so at times.

 

Sometimes it feels that my state is going worse instead of better.

05/2013 Lyrica 100 mg / per day for pain + PGAD resulting from caesarian delivery11/2014 started to taper: 50 mg per day/ for one week then c/tafter one month reinstated at 50 mg /per days of 10 July 2015 drug free-

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I think I will no longer participate here as I did not heal and sometimes it goes only worse. And it does not have a sense to hope myself that I heal, if I dont heal. There are a lot of disabled people on the world in one way or other, so I can also try to live like this and just adjust to a fact that I will be forever like that.And hope it will not go worse. I wish everyone health and happiness, martina

05/2013 Lyrica 100 mg / per day for pain + PGAD resulting from caesarian delivery11/2014 started to taper: 50 mg per day/ for one week then c/tafter one month reinstated at 50 mg /per days of 10 July 2015 drug free-

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Oh,Martina..I'm so sorry...I'm feeling back in the thick of it today,too.

 

It's just totally disgusting that this can happen to so many and they get away with it...unbelievable.

 

I'll miss you and wish you well....xoxo

went on Prozac 1994-99,60mg.poopout ct  back on 2001-2002,prozac weekly 2002,not working,Effexor 75 mg.?2003-mar.2004 gaining weight 8wk. taper,wellbutrin 150 mg.mar. -may 2004 ctmedfree til july 2005 back to Prozac gaining weight again,back on wellbutrin jan.2006150-300 mg.bad constipation.also was taking aygestin(hormone)perimenopausal irregular bleeding.back on Prozac around sept,?2006,hysterectomy jan30.2007(adenomyosis)off&on Prozac til 2009,citalopram about 1 mo, April 2010 no effect,Effexor again may -mar, 2011.ct,Prozac aug,-dec, 2011 &sept-nov 2012,paroxetine oct,23 2013-may 4 2014 20 mgs.tapered 6 wks.-failed RI in Oct.2014-in protracted WD.started 10 mgs. Fluoxetine May 25 2021 .Stopped fluoxetine May 2022 at 5 mgs.

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Hi all, I feel well. The intrusive thoughts are still here but not strong. I am actually very happy in my life. Only today one tooth got broken by me, so I have to go to the dentist. This will be again oddysey...

05/2013 Lyrica 100 mg / per day for pain + PGAD resulting from caesarian delivery11/2014 started to taper: 50 mg per day/ for one week then c/tafter one month reinstated at 50 mg /per days of 10 July 2015 drug free-

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So Happy for you Martina!  I was wondering how you are doing.

Good to hear from you :-)

200 Zoloft; 10 mg Zyprexa; 4 mg valium as of May 2021;  Valium taper: July 16: 3.5 valium; July 30: 3 mg (paused valium taper); Aug. 23: 2.5 mg
Zyprexa: July 26: 8.75 mg; Aug. 9: 7.5 mg; Aug. 30: 7.1 mg

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Dec 1, 2016. 10 mg zyprexa for 1.5 month. Started taper mid-Jan. 2017. Cut 1.25 mg every 2 weeks; smaller cuts 2.5 mg down. Stopped at .6 mg. May 7, 2017: zyprexa free. 
Zoloft: Dec1, 2016, 200 mg. Started taper: Jun12, 2017: 197.5 mg; Jun19,:195 mg; July 2:185mg; July 9,:180 mg; July16,: 175; July 23: 170; July 30: 165; Aug6: 160; Aug13: 155; Aug. 20: 150; Aug.27: 146 mg; Sept3: 145 mg; Sept10:143 mg; Sept17:140 mg....Nov5: 122 mg...Dec3:112.5 mg; Jan14, 2018: 95 mg...Jan28: 90 mg; Feb21:80 mg; Mar11: 75 mg; May2:70 mg; May15: 68 mg; May28: 65 mg; Jun9: 62 mg;Jun25: 60 mg:July22: 55 mg; Aug25: 45 mg. Aug28: 50 mg...Oct 28: 38 mg; Dec.4: 30 mg; Jan8,2019: 25mg; Feb6: 23.5 mg; Apr1:17.5mg; May1:1 mg; May 5: 18;  May 18:15mg; June 16:12.5mg; Sept 10:11 mg; Sept.16:10 mg; Oct. 1: 9mg; Nov. 27: 8mg; Dec.5: 7mg; Jan.1,2020, 6 mg; Feb1: 5 mg; May 1: 2.5 mg; Jn 1: 2 mg; Jy 1: 1.5 mg

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Thank you Madeleine. You are nice like always. I am happy to be here. I honestly feel well, I just dont know with this tooth, because last time I had really hard time, when I got by the dentist the local anestetic, this was the most terrible thing I could go through in my life. But, honestly, I am happy to be alive ...

05/2013 Lyrica 100 mg / per day for pain + PGAD resulting from caesarian delivery11/2014 started to taper: 50 mg per day/ for one week then c/tafter one month reinstated at 50 mg /per days of 10 July 2015 drug free-

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Hi Martina, 

I was also wondering how you have been.  It is great that you are feeling well.

The intrusive thoughts will dissappear eventually. 

Keep us posted about your progress. 

It is always nice to hear back from familiar people on this forum .

Take care,  Hopefull. :)

DRUG HISTORY:

 

November 2013- Zoloft, ( Bad reaction).

January 2014 - March 2014 Seroquel.( Quit Cold Turkey).

January2014- Mirtazapine, I was taking 15mg at one stage, reduced to 7.5mg, Pgad reactions to Mirtazapine. Doctor kept increasing it to 37.5mg, until July 2014. No improvement, experiencing panic attacks, on 37.5 mg. I had enough by October 2014. Began tapering.

October 2014- Started tapering Mirtazapine from 37.5mg.

September 2015- Down to 4mg of Mirtazapine. Crashed.

September 16th- Up dosed to 5mg. Held this dose for almost 5 months. Stabilised.

February 2016- Began tapering again. From 5mg to 4.5mg of Mirtazapine. (Rocking the boat, again)! Lol. :(

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Great to have an update and to hear that you are well.

2001: 20mg paroxetine
2003-2014: Switched between 20mg citalopram and 10mg escitalopram with several failed CT's
2015: Jan/ Feb-very fast taper off citalopram; Mar/ Apr-crashed; 23 Apr-reinstated 5mg; 05 May-updosed to 10mg; 15 Jul-started taper; Aug-9.0mg; Sep-8.1mg; Oct-7.6mg; Nov-6.8mg; Dec-6.2mg
2016: Jan-5.7mg; Feb-5.2mg; Mar-5.0mg;  Apr-4.5mg; May-4.05mg; Jun-3.65mg; Jul-3.3mg; Aug-2.95mg; 04Sep-2.65mg; 25Sep-2.4mg; 23Oct-2.15mg; 13Nov-1.95mg; 04Dec-1.75mg; 25Dec-1.55mg.
2017: 08Jan-1.4mg; 22Jan-1.25mg; 12Feb-1.1mg; 26Feb-1.0mg; 05Mar-0.9mg; 15Mar-0.8mg; 22Mar-0.7mg; 02Apr-0.6; 09Apr-0.5mg; 16Apr-0.4mg; 23Apr-0.3; 03May-0.2mg; 10May-0.1mg

Finished taper 17 May 2017.

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I am not a medical professional. The information I provide is not medical advice. If in doubt please consult with a qualified healthcare provider.

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Glad to hear your upadate. I dont comment much but always followed your story. Intrusives one of my worst wd symptoms. Glad to hear they are fading just wonderful. Xxx

<p>Various benzos 4 months for insomnia prior to Effexor 37.5mg may 2014 for two weeks, Mirtazapine 30mg june 2014 - feb 2015.Pristiq 50 mg Feb 2015. six weeks later attempted coming off with a six week taper. ten days off and it got ugly. Tapering now using compounded pristiq with slow release agent. 37.5 mg 3 weeks, 30 mg 6 weeks, 25mg 4.5 weeks, 20mg for 6 weeks, 17.5 mgs 7 weeks, 20 mg 8 weeks, 19 mg 3 weeks, 18 mg 3 weeks, 17 mg 3 weeks, 16 mg 3 weeks, 15mg 2 weeks, 14mg 2 weeks, 13 mgs 2 weeks, 12 mgs 6 weeks, 11mg 3 weeks, 10.5mg 2 weeks, 10 mg 3.5 weeks. 9mg 4 weeks. Jumped at 8mg currently 16 months free

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I am today so sad. Somehow the things are too much for me. Yesterday and today we went with the children to ZOO, and I was the whole day taking care of the children. I am already so much tired. Sometimes I have the feeling that I am not anything worth anymore, just someone who has to take care of the children all the day. That I dont matter anything anymore. If I could I would start to cry. I wished I could paint or travel or do something where I can be me, I dont want to spend my life only taking care of the children. I want that my life has sense also otherwise. Sigh. I wish I were somewhere else, on holiday or in the wildness and alone. I think I will let children sleep and go to the balcony and spend the evening on my balcony just looking at the trees, windows and balconies where the people are sitting, smoking and enjoying the evening. Sitting on the balcony is very soothing for me, especially when I look at the trees, I feel happy there.

05/2013 Lyrica 100 mg / per day for pain + PGAD resulting from caesarian delivery11/2014 started to taper: 50 mg per day/ for one week then c/tafter one month reinstated at 50 mg /per days of 10 July 2015 drug free-

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They wont be children forever. You will have plenty of time to travel and paint when they grow up. Make the most of now. You are doing something worthwhile. You are creating precious memories that your children will carry with them throughout their lives. 

2001: 20mg paroxetine
2003-2014: Switched between 20mg citalopram and 10mg escitalopram with several failed CT's
2015: Jan/ Feb-very fast taper off citalopram; Mar/ Apr-crashed; 23 Apr-reinstated 5mg; 05 May-updosed to 10mg; 15 Jul-started taper; Aug-9.0mg; Sep-8.1mg; Oct-7.6mg; Nov-6.8mg; Dec-6.2mg
2016: Jan-5.7mg; Feb-5.2mg; Mar-5.0mg;  Apr-4.5mg; May-4.05mg; Jun-3.65mg; Jul-3.3mg; Aug-2.95mg; 04Sep-2.65mg; 25Sep-2.4mg; 23Oct-2.15mg; 13Nov-1.95mg; 04Dec-1.75mg; 25Dec-1.55mg.
2017: 08Jan-1.4mg; 22Jan-1.25mg; 12Feb-1.1mg; 26Feb-1.0mg; 05Mar-0.9mg; 15Mar-0.8mg; 22Mar-0.7mg; 02Apr-0.6; 09Apr-0.5mg; 16Apr-0.4mg; 23Apr-0.3; 03May-0.2mg; 10May-0.1mg

Finished taper 17 May 2017.

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I am not a medical professional. The information I provide is not medical advice. If in doubt please consult with a qualified healthcare provider.

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Thank you Dan. It was ok yesterday in the end, somewhere I found a film Kevin lost in New York, we watched it and I could relax by it. I love that film. My mother offered herself to take the children for a week or two to her, I have to bring them there tomorrow and then I can paint or go for some good holiday, somewhere to see. I love see. 

So the problem solved itself. I am quite happy about it. Anyway, I will make sport every day. Because I fight a bit with my weight lately. No matter how I make sport, I never seem to lose weight. But I hope, it will improve, maybe in the winter seasons.

You are already drug free. Arent you? I hope that you manage your withdrawal well.

Martina

05/2013 Lyrica 100 mg / per day for pain + PGAD resulting from caesarian delivery11/2014 started to taper: 50 mg per day/ for one week then c/tafter one month reinstated at 50 mg /per days of 10 July 2015 drug free-

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Now, its my time to suffer with this poison.

i also had OCD before Lyrica. But, on wd, it make 100x worse. 

Im going insane! Afraid of everything!

2017
22/03 - Started taking Lyrica for anxiety/ Pure O (OCD) - 75mg
24/04 - Increase dose - 150mg
20/05 - Ct lyrica.Paranoia, fear and obsessions never experienced before. Feeling of broken mind!
05/26 - back to my dosage (150mg) - Improved a bit
13/06 - I went down to 75mg - Pure hell. Started taking Luvox 50 mg to help with the previous/current state
03/07 - I went down to 50mg - Suffering
01/08 - I went down to 25mg - things improved a little, remaining only the obsessions.
14/08 - Jump
Still suffering with new obsessions/fears/paranoia that are get down VERY SLOW. Thanks God! Will I get better?
"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us"
Ephesians 3:20

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On 7/28/2017 at 7:27 PM, Dan998 said:

They wont be children forever. You will have plenty of time to travel and paint when they grow up. Make the most of now. You are doing something worthwhile. You are creating precious memories that your children will carry with them throughout their lives. 

 

I agree with Dan. Raising children is very worthwhile.  Yes, it's nice to be creative, to work, to enjoy leisure -- but in the end, nothing is more important than love in life -- those other things will never be as precious as the children you raise.

200 Zoloft; 10 mg Zyprexa; 4 mg valium as of May 2021;  Valium taper: July 16: 3.5 valium; July 30: 3 mg (paused valium taper); Aug. 23: 2.5 mg
Zyprexa: July 26: 8.75 mg; Aug. 9: 7.5 mg; Aug. 30: 7.1 mg

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Dec 1, 2016. 10 mg zyprexa for 1.5 month. Started taper mid-Jan. 2017. Cut 1.25 mg every 2 weeks; smaller cuts 2.5 mg down. Stopped at .6 mg. May 7, 2017: zyprexa free. 
Zoloft: Dec1, 2016, 200 mg. Started taper: Jun12, 2017: 197.5 mg; Jun19,:195 mg; July 2:185mg; July 9,:180 mg; July16,: 175; July 23: 170; July 30: 165; Aug6: 160; Aug13: 155; Aug. 20: 150; Aug.27: 146 mg; Sept3: 145 mg; Sept10:143 mg; Sept17:140 mg....Nov5: 122 mg...Dec3:112.5 mg; Jan14, 2018: 95 mg...Jan28: 90 mg; Feb21:80 mg; Mar11: 75 mg; May2:70 mg; May15: 68 mg; May28: 65 mg; Jun9: 62 mg;Jun25: 60 mg:July22: 55 mg; Aug25: 45 mg. Aug28: 50 mg...Oct 28: 38 mg; Dec.4: 30 mg; Jan8,2019: 25mg; Feb6: 23.5 mg; Apr1:17.5mg; May1:1 mg; May 5: 18;  May 18:15mg; June 16:12.5mg; Sept 10:11 mg; Sept.16:10 mg; Oct. 1: 9mg; Nov. 27: 8mg; Dec.5: 7mg; Jan.1,2020, 6 mg; Feb1: 5 mg; May 1: 2.5 mg; Jn 1: 2 mg; Jy 1: 1.5 mg

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Everybody is writing success story (Jan Carol, Santino), only me not. Some people are so quickly healed and by me it is already two years and it is still the same.

05/2013 Lyrica 100 mg / per day for pain + PGAD resulting from caesarian delivery11/2014 started to taper: 50 mg per day/ for one week then c/tafter one month reinstated at 50 mg /per days of 10 July 2015 drug free-

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Hi Martina, I hope to encourage you because I see tremendous healing and improvement in your post from when you first started posting. I am not yet completely healed either and it is frustrating and discouraging at times that it takes so very long. And then we all heal at completely different paces. It is much more difficult to see the healing taking place within ourselves because we are always with ourselves. But I think if you looked back at some of your early posts and then you looked at the more recent posts, you might feel more encouraged. And of course, we all go through "waves" where we feel worse than others - especially if you are just returning from a holiday. I am just back from vacation myself and finding it very difficult to motivate. But transitions are still very difficult for me. The fact that either of us is even able to go on a vacation or holiday and get some enjoyment out of it is a testament to how our bodies are healing. Take heart, you will one day post a success story! Hang in there and God bless you.....  :-)

2005-2009, Lexapro 10 - 20 mg, CT WD w/severe depression and anxiety:  2010-2015, Paxil, 30 - 40 mg, tapered off at 10 mg/week, moderate anxiety and depression:  2010-2015, Clonozapam 0.25 mg, as needed for anxiety and sleep:  1/10/2015, Zoloft 25 mg, tried to increase to 50 and 75, but nausea and dizziness:  2/13/2015, Paxil 5 mg, added back after 2 weeks at zero to reduce WD:  2/28/2015, Paxil 10 mg, increased from 5 mg to reduce WD, HOLDING:  3/04/2015, Zoloft discontinued (reduced to ~12.5 mg on 2/19, ~6.25 mg on 2/26, then zero):  4/26/2015, Paxil starting 10% taper (no scale so was inadvertently at 20% taper, yikes!):  4/30/2015, Paxil 10 mg, reinstated (WD disappeared between August 2015 and May 2016)

5/02/2016, Started 10% taper, reinstated to 10 mg on 5/11/16:  4/29/2017, Last dose of Paxil (working with holistic psychiatrist, lots of supplements to aid WD):  Primary symptoms: apathy, demotivation, anhedonia, fatigue, stress intolerance, moderate social anxiety

7/1/2018 Finally feeling like myself again, success!!! Praise God! Even with the stress of relocating recently, I am feeling pretty good most of the time now. Granted, I eat healthy, I exercise, I don't drink caffeine or alcohol and I try hard find a healthy balance of quiet and social times. Hang in there and keep the faith, you can do it too!

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Thank you Prestorb. I actually feel well, but I can not consider me healed in any way. I still have the intrusive thoughts+images, but in general I find my life livable, interesting and fulfilling.

Good for you that you were on holiday. We were also-but only for four days. But it was nice also. I dont complain, when I can be creative, I am always happy. And my children are healthy. What I could wish more.

 

You seem also to feel better. I wish for us both that we are healed soon.

05/2013 Lyrica 100 mg / per day for pain + PGAD resulting from caesarian delivery11/2014 started to taper: 50 mg per day/ for one week then c/tafter one month reinstated at 50 mg /per days of 10 July 2015 drug free-

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Aw, Martina. You'll get to write your own success story one day. We all will.

 

Prestorb is right about not noticing improvements. There are billions of connections in the brain that have to repair themselves. The process is so slow that we find it hard to notice it happening because we are living it every day. It is difficult to compare how we felt then with how we feel now. It is usually our friends and family that first notice how much we have improved.

 

Reading back through your thread is an excellent idea, I hate doing it myself, but it is a very good way to remind yourself of your journey. 

 

23 minutes ago, Martina23 said:

in general I find my life livable, interesting and fulfilling.

 

This comment certainly shows how far you have come. I've been following your progress for a while now and you would never had said this 2 years ago. 

 

The fact that you are able to be creative, imaginative and artistic proves that healing is happening for you.

 

2001: 20mg paroxetine
2003-2014: Switched between 20mg citalopram and 10mg escitalopram with several failed CT's
2015: Jan/ Feb-very fast taper off citalopram; Mar/ Apr-crashed; 23 Apr-reinstated 5mg; 05 May-updosed to 10mg; 15 Jul-started taper; Aug-9.0mg; Sep-8.1mg; Oct-7.6mg; Nov-6.8mg; Dec-6.2mg
2016: Jan-5.7mg; Feb-5.2mg; Mar-5.0mg;  Apr-4.5mg; May-4.05mg; Jun-3.65mg; Jul-3.3mg; Aug-2.95mg; 04Sep-2.65mg; 25Sep-2.4mg; 23Oct-2.15mg; 13Nov-1.95mg; 04Dec-1.75mg; 25Dec-1.55mg.
2017: 08Jan-1.4mg; 22Jan-1.25mg; 12Feb-1.1mg; 26Feb-1.0mg; 05Mar-0.9mg; 15Mar-0.8mg; 22Mar-0.7mg; 02Apr-0.6; 09Apr-0.5mg; 16Apr-0.4mg; 23Apr-0.3; 03May-0.2mg; 10May-0.1mg

Finished taper 17 May 2017.

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I am not a medical professional. The information I provide is not medical advice. If in doubt please consult with a qualified healthcare provider.

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Dan, you are a moderator? Great. Happy for you. It is new, isn' t it? Because before I still saw there that you were a member. But it's nice. So congratulations!

05/2013 Lyrica 100 mg / per day for pain + PGAD resulting from caesarian delivery11/2014 started to taper: 50 mg per day/ for one week then c/tafter one month reinstated at 50 mg /per days of 10 July 2015 drug free-

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Thank you, Martina.

 

Yes, I have agreed to help out as a moderator. There is lots to learn and I'm very busy, but I shall continue to make sure that I keep up-to-date with your progress.

2001: 20mg paroxetine
2003-2014: Switched between 20mg citalopram and 10mg escitalopram with several failed CT's
2015: Jan/ Feb-very fast taper off citalopram; Mar/ Apr-crashed; 23 Apr-reinstated 5mg; 05 May-updosed to 10mg; 15 Jul-started taper; Aug-9.0mg; Sep-8.1mg; Oct-7.6mg; Nov-6.8mg; Dec-6.2mg
2016: Jan-5.7mg; Feb-5.2mg; Mar-5.0mg;  Apr-4.5mg; May-4.05mg; Jun-3.65mg; Jul-3.3mg; Aug-2.95mg; 04Sep-2.65mg; 25Sep-2.4mg; 23Oct-2.15mg; 13Nov-1.95mg; 04Dec-1.75mg; 25Dec-1.55mg.
2017: 08Jan-1.4mg; 22Jan-1.25mg; 12Feb-1.1mg; 26Feb-1.0mg; 05Mar-0.9mg; 15Mar-0.8mg; 22Mar-0.7mg; 02Apr-0.6; 09Apr-0.5mg; 16Apr-0.4mg; 23Apr-0.3; 03May-0.2mg; 10May-0.1mg

Finished taper 17 May 2017.

Read my success story

 

I am not a medical professional. The information I provide is not medical advice. If in doubt please consult with a qualified healthcare provider.

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Today I have such a feeling that I would like the most really to fill the complaint and sue this pharma company by trial in NY. I am fighting already with myself almost one year. But I am afraid of this risk - because I dont have so much money to pay the costs if I lose it. But on the other hand it comes me so unjustified, I feel I have to do something. When some child dies by the furniture made by IKEA, there is no problem by the court, they get millions, if we complain, then it is too less evidence, too hard to prove. This can not go.

05/2013 Lyrica 100 mg / per day for pain + PGAD resulting from caesarian delivery11/2014 started to taper: 50 mg per day/ for one week then c/tafter one month reinstated at 50 mg /per days of 10 July 2015 drug free-

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Martina, I strongly recommend you start CBT. I do not think you should expect your improvement to happen naturally, as I believe the lyrica's withdrawal is gone, but it left a sequel to you. I do not know what kind of thoughts you have, but from what I understand, they are not bothering you so much. The best way for you to recover is to accept your thoughts. The more you try to avoid them, the more they will gain strength. Your brain will grow accustomed to them until they become a vague memory. I believe that for you to do a therapy would be a great help, since you are not suffering so much from this

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I'm still suffering, but I feel that some of the obsessions I've gained from withdrawing the lyrica are lessening the force. It will still be 9 days that I'm off lyrica and it's still early to talk about complete improvement, but I hope these thoughts become mere remembrance.

 

CBT saves many lives. I'm sure it will save yours too and you will eliminate the symptoms altogether.

2017
22/03 - Started taking Lyrica for anxiety/ Pure O (OCD) - 75mg
24/04 - Increase dose - 150mg
20/05 - Ct lyrica.Paranoia, fear and obsessions never experienced before. Feeling of broken mind!
05/26 - back to my dosage (150mg) - Improved a bit
13/06 - I went down to 75mg - Pure hell. Started taking Luvox 50 mg to help with the previous/current state
03/07 - I went down to 50mg - Suffering
01/08 - I went down to 25mg - things improved a little, remaining only the obsessions.
14/08 - Jump
Still suffering with new obsessions/fears/paranoia that are get down VERY SLOW. Thanks God! Will I get better?
"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us"
Ephesians 3:20

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LC, maybe you are right. But I still want to hope that one day all these symptoms will disappear altogether. You are right, at the moment the intrusive thoughts arent for me the biggest problem. They are here but someway they are only “a noice“ in my head, nothing too worrying. What I find more disturbing are the stupid pictures before falling asleep and that I can not imagine pleasant things. But I want to hope that it will disappear. In other case I dont know what I would do.

 

I hope you are managing your withdrawal ok. When I remember my beginning of withdrawal, it was a horror. But you seem to be handling it much better than I was. I wish you that your discomfort will be soon over and you can turn in your life to think about more positive things. Take care.

05/2013 Lyrica 100 mg / per day for pain + PGAD resulting from caesarian delivery11/2014 started to taper: 50 mg per day/ for one week then c/tafter one month reinstated at 50 mg /per days of 10 July 2015 drug free-

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Try to put this in mind: The more you place importance on your thoughts, the more they will appear. OCD always works this way, regardless of whether it is caused by withdrawal. OCD is OCD.

 
I'm sure CBT could help you immensely. I speak this because I suffer from pure for more than 4 years and I know with propriety what I say. Stay busy, do a sport or exercise and therapy.
 
I honestly am a little better. I always think we should look at the positive things of everything, and I think with the withdrawal I could recognize what OCD really is. Before I only had one theme, now it has appeared many and I am still suffering with unrealistic fears of picking up other themes. I hope this passes. It's the only thing that bothers me.

2017
22/03 - Started taking Lyrica for anxiety/ Pure O (OCD) - 75mg
24/04 - Increase dose - 150mg
20/05 - Ct lyrica.Paranoia, fear and obsessions never experienced before. Feeling of broken mind!
05/26 - back to my dosage (150mg) - Improved a bit
13/06 - I went down to 75mg - Pure hell. Started taking Luvox 50 mg to help with the previous/current state
03/07 - I went down to 50mg - Suffering
01/08 - I went down to 25mg - things improved a little, remaining only the obsessions.
14/08 - Jump
Still suffering with new obsessions/fears/paranoia that are get down VERY SLOW. Thanks God! Will I get better?
"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us"
Ephesians 3:20

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Oh my God, my children got in the nursery parasits one week ago and I got it from them. This is so terrifying. It itches everywhere, I have always to scratch. I was already two times by the doctors but it is still not away. I have to eat garlic, onion and sour cabbage because of it. I am so angry at my children. Because when w e are on the playground they lick everything, and therefore now I have to suffer...

05/2013 Lyrica 100 mg / per day for pain + PGAD resulting from caesarian delivery11/2014 started to taper: 50 mg per day/ for one week then c/tafter one month reinstated at 50 mg /per days of 10 July 2015 drug free-

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I am so sad these days. I lost my darling and miss him very much...

 

I was today listening to such a beautiful song, I know that he will not read it here but maybe the wind can bring it to him that I am thinking about him..

 

 

05/2013 Lyrica 100 mg / per day for pain + PGAD resulting from caesarian delivery11/2014 started to taper: 50 mg per day/ for one week then c/tafter one month reinstated at 50 mg /per days of 10 July 2015 drug free-

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I'm so sorry Martina.... hugs to you ((((HUGS))))

2005-2009, Lexapro 10 - 20 mg, CT WD w/severe depression and anxiety:  2010-2015, Paxil, 30 - 40 mg, tapered off at 10 mg/week, moderate anxiety and depression:  2010-2015, Clonozapam 0.25 mg, as needed for anxiety and sleep:  1/10/2015, Zoloft 25 mg, tried to increase to 50 and 75, but nausea and dizziness:  2/13/2015, Paxil 5 mg, added back after 2 weeks at zero to reduce WD:  2/28/2015, Paxil 10 mg, increased from 5 mg to reduce WD, HOLDING:  3/04/2015, Zoloft discontinued (reduced to ~12.5 mg on 2/19, ~6.25 mg on 2/26, then zero):  4/26/2015, Paxil starting 10% taper (no scale so was inadvertently at 20% taper, yikes!):  4/30/2015, Paxil 10 mg, reinstated (WD disappeared between August 2015 and May 2016)

5/02/2016, Started 10% taper, reinstated to 10 mg on 5/11/16:  4/29/2017, Last dose of Paxil (working with holistic psychiatrist, lots of supplements to aid WD):  Primary symptoms: apathy, demotivation, anhedonia, fatigue, stress intolerance, moderate social anxiety

7/1/2018 Finally feeling like myself again, success!!! Praise God! Even with the stress of relocating recently, I am feeling pretty good most of the time now. Granted, I eat healthy, I exercise, I don't drink caffeine or alcohol and I try hard find a healthy balance of quiet and social times. Hang in there and keep the faith, you can do it too!

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Thank you Prestorb, you are always so nice to me. I hope you are feeling ok. I feel ok, I think now my intrusive thoughts are on their historically low point...Thanks God!

05/2013 Lyrica 100 mg / per day for pain + PGAD resulting from caesarian delivery11/2014 started to taper: 50 mg per day/ for one week then c/tafter one month reinstated at 50 mg /per days of 10 July 2015 drug free-

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I decided I will write once more to some lawyers in NY, if I dont find some option to bring it to the court though, it is so complicated, I have a feeling that some things in life you have always closed as a poor person, I dont think it is right that the big pharma can do everything they want

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18 hours ago, Martina23 said:

I decided I will write once more to some lawyers in NY, if I dont find some option to bring it to the court though, it is so complicated, I have a feeling that some things in life you have always closed as a poor person, I dont think it is right that the big pharma can do everything they want

Good for you Martina ,but  you are taking on such a task  that is huge ,I think the  best we can do is join a long list of complaints with some lawyer firm that are willing to take on these companies .these lawyer firms usually reach out and want to find victims .

Taking something on this big would only damage your health from stress .

 

I like to think I'm doing good by example and learning new ways to cope with life ,for sure anyone close to me would never touch these drugs because how damaged I am from them ,and that's no customers for doctors /big pharma .I'm so pastionate about this I told them ide never speak to them again(over the top but you get my drift) 

 

These drugs are a sad inditement of western society ,it makes me  think of a Scottish doctor in the 1930s that was screaming about cigarette smoking and he was rubbished by any one that was making proffit.look how many decades it was before that was widespread .

The likes of ourselves on this site need to band together and show it can be done without meds, because if we keep losing our temper and doing things that are self destructive it only plays into the hands of big pharma and the prescription pad and makes the doctors case that we are sick.

 

I totally get  your anger ,it's well justified but find a healthy outlet for it .

Im just back from a walk and it's fairly secluded and I had serious emotional pain and I let out a scream(could you imagine what the DSM  would call that) ,no harm done .the best thing we can do is never end up going near the doctors or meds again .

 

I actually think the whole truth could never come out about these drugs because it would cause civil unrest .The NHS in the UK a couple of years ago had to look into the prescribing of these drugs ,simply because the government was footing the bill .

I believe it will only get worse ,sure look at insurance companies ,  every second advert on Irish TV  a is either an insurance company or bank ,everything is for profit  we are just a by product of industry .

I could rant all day :D.

Take care 

PB

 

 

 

 

Alcohol free since February 2015 

1MG diazepam

4.5MG PROZAC.

 

 

 

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Thank you for your post PB. You are so true. Today I wrote 19 lawyers, noone would touch it. I made the whole investigation, they wouldnt even read it. The answer is made in 5 minutes, the easiest way for these is always no. I could sue also myself, but I dont have so much money myself and for poor person status (that they will give you a lawyer) you have to find one NY lawyer who is ready to confirm that your case has a merit. I know it has a merit but they just want cases where it is on the first view sure that you would win. I think I would win, but for doing myself I have too less money and the lawyer I dont seem to find.

 

I am so angry at the world today. As a poor person you dont get any justice, you are here only to do a slave for the international companies and “to be original enough“ to buy their products. If you try something yourself, they just dont let you through state regulations and not enough money etc. I am frustrated from such society. 

 

If I want to publish the book, you surely dont find a publisher even if it is a good book. When the Hillary Clinton writes a book how the Donald Trump was breathing on her neck during the election debatte, the publisher is immediately found. Even if it doesnt interest anyone, or at least me not.

 

Sorry for the rant. I am very frustrated these days. I dont know where I have place on this earth these days

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