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superbike
post Jan 21 2025, 05:35 PM

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What medication and sleep medication are you taking btw? If you are taking any class of Antidepressant, don't try to quit in your own. Antidepressant withdrawal is terrible and could be dangerous.

I am currently on daily antidepressant Desvenfalaxine regiment and occasional Zolpidem for sleep for anxiety and sleep issue. I think i am diagnosed for like 5-7 years already.
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post Jan 21 2025, 05:40 PM

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QUOTE(NinG @ Jan 10 2025, 07:27 AM)
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My current medication is vortiozetine and clonazepam. It does stopped my monkey mind, but my feeling is quite numb, stopped working for 2 days already. I told my dr thats why i dislike to take psy. Besides, I try to change myself not to ranting and negative to my close friends.
Yes I sit down and write, like i keep on writing these days. Questioning myself. I not sure if this the right way. However I must admit I'm terrible at meditation. Relationships is my root cause. Hopefully next session with dr can help a little bit. Current self control on mind is super weak. I'm too fatigue.

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Yes agree.

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I'm on going clean diet recently, my friend told me clean diet do affect emotions. Abit usure with this statement.
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Hey sis, tell me you are not taking Clonazepam daily right?

Clonazepam is strictly for occasional use. I hope you don't take Clonazepam daily.
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post Jan 21 2025, 05:50 PM

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QUOTE(Blofeld @ Jan 10 2025, 02:05 PM)
that's a misconception of having to wait long

you will be surprised how fast they will call you for an appointment.

maybe for other departments, then i'd agree with you but it is quite fast for psychiatry dept, maybe because not many ppl are aware of the need to see a psychiatrist and not many patients as in other departments.
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This.

I missed my appointment date twice and GH psychiatric department called me why i didn't came for my appointment.
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post Jan 21 2025, 07:33 PM

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QUOTE(NinG @ Jan 21 2025, 06:48 PM)
Last few days I do take clonazepam straight few days. Yes I know it's for when needed.

I stopped my brintellix from yesterday. My dr say ok to try if I able to control my emotions. Because medications have been numbed my feeling and I'm too fatigue for the past 14 days.
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Whatever you do, say, you want to quit your med, should be the doctor call and they will decide what is better for you. But since your doctor said it is okay to stop the brintellix, should be okay lah.

Anyway, not to scare you but try not be dependent on Clonazepam and steer clear off it if you can. It's a highly addictive drug and stopping it suddenly could actually cause severe stress on the body and can actually kill.

By the way, antidepressants memang came with whole lots of side effects LOL. I gained so much weight when i was on Lexapro and it made me lazy, i switched to Desvenfalaxine which makes me shed off the weight gradually.

QUOTE(NinG @ Jan 21 2025, 06:49 PM)
Can I know how was it at GH PSY?
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So far so good. No complain from me. The only downside is the super long queue and you probably need to wait for half day for your turn to meet the psychiatrist. It only cost me RM5 per session.
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post Jan 21 2025, 08:35 PM

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QUOTE(NinG @ Jan 21 2025, 07:46 PM)
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I met my Dr yesterday, but my emotion was too numbed. I told her I cant give her any answer. She say I have dual personality, so the other side of me is hidden down by medications. She say can try for few days, otherwise just start back Brintellix. Thanks for the info of Clonazepam, I almost dependent to it daily just to make me sleep when I feel so bad. Im thinking to stop visiting my Dr as I dont feel any help from her.
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Maybe it's a good thing that you decide to stop visiting her. Try government hospital as they are more strict in what they will prescribe to you. For example, last time i asked for Clonazepam or Xanax also they refuse to give me unless it's highly necessary.

Some doctors and health institution are so quick to prescribe dangerous medication like Clonazepam like candy which is a slippery for the patients as they will fall into the rabbit hole of drug dependency.


 

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