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From: downunder
Date: 22/11/03
Time: 06:17:53
Remote Name: 210.54.12.82
Dear J
hang in there
My experiences of Aropax range from guilty pleasure at the cottonwool bliss I felt when i first started using it a few years ago to annoyance at my weight gain (but then I am responsible for eating too much and not exercising enough! I guess I got too used to burning up energy through being stressed out; a year of constipation (too disgusting to talk about I know); and a year or so of no libido
After a while the side-effects diminished and after a couple of years I came off the drugs with the encouragement of my gp It was a rough ride of vertigo; sensitive eyes and blurry vision; tiredness; nausea and heightened emotions
Despite all these side-effects I have no regrets It was Aropax or chronic fatigue; muscular pain; depression and anxiety
After getting off the drugs and coping reasonably well for a few months I blew my lid again by doing some really stressful things - That extra weight fell off me like a badly fitted sack of potatoes because I couldnt eat or sleep So I went onto Aropax again - second time round I found the side effects were far less noticeable But right now im trying to come off the drugs again - for the last week Ive had vertigo and today I want to cry about everything Luckily I have a decent and honest doctor who tells me that by the time scientists figure out how Aropax works and why it causes these side-effects he expects that there will be new and better alternatives for treating anxiety depression and chronic fatigue-fybromyalgia
All I can say is I warn people about the side effects but also say I wouldnt hesitate to take these drugs again - and i wouldnt be surprised now if I have to use them from time to time for the rest of my life - because its still better than being sick all the time
To help with the side-effects of withdrawal I use ibuprofen pain killers during work hours; drink lots of water; eat more protein (bc it contains trytophan which is the building block for serotonin); walk everywhere (another way to boost serotonin levels); sleep a lot; and try not to put myself under too much pressure; Ive also tried to work out the timing of my withdrawal so that during the worst days Im not at work or intending to do anything really social