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From: Emma
Date: 01/07/03
Time: 23:05:53
Remote Name: 202.180.83.7
I've been on Aropax for 5 years, this time. The first time I was on it for 18 months, and I believed the doctor when they said the disorientation, hours of weeping and constant severe nausea when cutting down were due to my anxiety disorder, and that I needed to give it time. I have found Aropax a great help, and I credit it with saving my life. I honestly wouldn't be alive today if I hadn't taken it. Saying that, this time I have tried to come off 4 times, but the withdrawal effects, even cutting down by 1/2 a tablet every other day, have been so debilitating that I have resigned myself to staying on it for now. I really feel ready to come off it, and ready to do without the side effects (night sweats, easy bruising and mild yet constant nausea), but I don't have the time to put my life on hold for an unspecified length of time while I suffer physically. I am a solo mother, doing post-grad work, I have a new and thriving relationship...I simply can't go to bed and cry because every time I move my head I might throw up! My psychiatrist still insists this drug is non-addictive!! I don't know of any solution to the problem, but I wanted to let others know that they're not alone. The withdrawals are not 'in your head'!