Eileen H
USA
What happened:
I got extremely ill both mentally and physically 5 weeks after I took my last Rexulti. The Dr ordered it as an add on to my current ssri (Pristiq) which was not working. I was completely blindsided with feelings of terror, suicidal ideations, inability to eat, tremors, internal vibrations and many more physical and mental problems.Medications
Rexulti
Drug-Induced Symptoms to Watch For (That Are Often Mistaken for Mental Illness) Have you experienced or Witnessed these symptoms? If you have started a medication to feel better. But now you feel… different.Not just “not depressed” — but not yourself.If you are experiencing these symptoms, it may be time to consider looking at your prescription…
When we all started down this journey, we all thought we were unique and alone. We soon learned we had so much more in common, whether it was a state away or across the world. We learned that Effexor, Zoloft and Paxil all the do the same thing. Wreck lives. They steal our loved ones,…
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There is serious risk of driving and withdrawal affects. Those of us who ware Ven widows/widowed, know this to be true. They say 5% experience this phenomenon. What are the chances the Ven widows from the UK, Florida, Missouri, Alabama, Texas and New Hampshire would all find each other for this “rare phenomenon”? Withdrawal experiences…
Over the years, I’ve talked a lot about ketogenic therapy—and the deeper I looked, the more I realized this isn’t a fad diet. It’s a metabolic intervention with a long medical history. Ketogenic therapy has been used in epilepsy care for over 100 years, and now researchers are studying it “off-label” as an approach that…
UPDATE- Sad to report it’s not a great one. If I’m honest, I’m not sad. I am angry. Angry at the system that has done this and left so many helpless and without a voice! V has been writing the doctors and keeps hitting roadblocks. Today she found out his medication has been doubled, after…
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