Here Laurie she talks to an ISEPP conference of the experience , regretably all too common, that followed after her son fell ill and they sought medical advice:
10 minute exam, prescription for drugs , seeming improvement followed by rapid decline, increased dosing, increased weight, then chaos, changing personality; chaotic too-fast withdrawal, crash , death obsessed, aggression, police, cold turkey withdrawal, crash, further diagnosis.
By now, fortunately, Laurie had learned – found real support of people who understood : then the weaning slowly off – getting clean before healing could begin.
“It takes a long time to get off but people are getting off these drugs without long protracted effects of withdrawal”
Laurie then reads an account fron a former user of her site who is now a moderator and friend – she was diagnosed and put on PAXIL at 3 months pregnant and after being born her child went through withdrawal .
These drugs do work for some – for many, many more they can create more problems than they solve.
If you take psychiatric meds please do not just stop taking them – that can be the riskiest path of all .
The safest method has been found to be gradual – and as you can hear Laurie describe – ever more patient, very gradual reduction .
Whatever meds you take it’s a good idea to find out everything you can about them – how they work , what to expect, the side effects and safety warnings.
Check out paxilprogress.org – millions of people [ now 5.2 million] each month are doing the same.
For resources on learning about, reducing, coming off medications, see…
https://recoverynetworktoronto.wordpress.com/resources/coming-off-medications/
RxISK.org https://recoverynetworktoronto.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/rxisk-org/#comment-576
Laurie York kicks butt
“until you have witnessed it you cannot even imagine what it is like”
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