I don't smoke...
I don't smoke...
Severe anxiety since childhood .SSRIs for OCD.
Major traumatism in my life:Prozac during short periods.
Deroxat (=Paxil) during 7 years.
Three unsuccessful atempts to quit.
Deroxat free since may 2008 (Cold turkey )
Iggy -- It's probably not a good idea to try to w/d from nicotine at the same time your w/d-ing from the medication. But, smoking does slow down healing, so maybe later, you might taper down on the cigarettes somewhat. Again, it doesn't have to be all or nothing -- just going down in quantity some will help your health.
Meds free since June 2005.
"An initiation into shamanic healing means a devaluation of all values, an overturning of the profane world, a peeling away of inveterate handed-down notions of the world, liberation from everything preconceived. For that reason, shamanism is closely connected with suffering. One must suffer the disintegration of one's own system of thought in order to perceive a new world in the higher space."
-- Holger Kalweit
Oh, my god - I somehow haven't seen this part in Francoise's post - this about the coffee. So great that Sheila has pointed it out. Oh yes, I agree whole-heartedly here. That "much" coffee may surely worsen your symptoms - I can't tolerate the smallest amount of caffeine - my system goes into a "trembling" mode for a long time if I only dared to look at the picture of coffee. Francoise, I know you like drinking it, but please consider at least going down with the amount of it. :)
Keep walking. Just keep walking.
Françoise, my friend, I hate to be a nag, but that's a lot of caffeine for someone who is suffering from anxiety. I realize it's probably complicated, and the caffeine serves you as an antidepressant, but what do you think about tapeing down just a bit on the the coffee drinks and seeing if that works well for you? It doesn't have to be all or nothing. Even a decrease of 20 % might take the edge off your anxiety.
Meds free since June 2005.
"An initiation into shamanic healing means a devaluation of all values, an overturning of the profane world, a peeling away of inveterate handed-down notions of the world, liberation from everything preconceived. For that reason, shamanism is closely connected with suffering. One must suffer the disintegration of one's own system of thought in order to perceive a new world in the higher space."
-- Holger Kalweit
Severe anxiety since childhood .SSRIs for OCD.
Major traumatism in my life:Prozac during short periods.
Deroxat (=Paxil) during 7 years.
Three unsuccessful atempts to quit.
Deroxat free since may 2008 (Cold turkey )
Well, that's a great attitude, Françoise! But, do you think it might be better to taper more slowly? Maybe go down by 20 % of your usual caffeine intake, and stay there for 2-4 weeks? You don't want to get caffeine w/d, and you don't want to exacerbate dysautonomia.
Also, what about decaf (good quality, safe method) coffee substituted for one of your regular coffees?
Also, what about coffee ice cream? We need to fatten you up! ;)
Meds free since June 2005.
"An initiation into shamanic healing means a devaluation of all values, an overturning of the profane world, a peeling away of inveterate handed-down notions of the world, liberation from everything preconceived. For that reason, shamanism is closely connected with suffering. One must suffer the disintegration of one's own system of thought in order to perceive a new world in the higher space."
-- Holger Kalweit
Severe anxiety since childhood .SSRIs for OCD.
Major traumatism in my life:Prozac during short periods.
Deroxat (=Paxil) during 7 years.
Three unsuccessful atempts to quit.
Deroxat free since may 2008 (Cold turkey )
Meds free since June 2005.
"An initiation into shamanic healing means a devaluation of all values, an overturning of the profane world, a peeling away of inveterate handed-down notions of the world, liberation from everything preconceived. For that reason, shamanism is closely connected with suffering. One must suffer the disintegration of one's own system of thought in order to perceive a new world in the higher space."
-- Holger Kalweit
PS May I add that, despite this over-sensitivity (especially to carbs), in the last 3-4 months or so it's managed to improve a bit.
Keep walking. Just keep walking.