I self medicate with the vitamin P, which helps. I don't drink, pretty much quit Mountain Dew, only have like 1 coffee in the morning to wake up. Of course it's like a triple shot venti speed drink.
-- Timothy Heald Analyst, Architect, Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: 202-228-8372 C: 703-300-3911 -----Original Message----- From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:09 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Veterans Affairs Man, good luck on the Paxil withdrawal. It sucks hard core to go off an SSRI - even when done "correctly" but cold turkey and paxil - that's the worst. I can tell you that the electric shocks thing only lasted about a month for me. If you can, get yourself off caffeine - it'll help. And, be sure to get plenty of exercise - it'll help, too. It'll suck to do it, but it'll help. I think you already quit alcohol, which is good - don't start back up in an attempt to self-medicate - way bad idea. Hang in there, man. On 3/30/06, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok, you guys know me. I am not a person that normally likes > government programs. > > However I have always thought that veterans (war vets, not guys that > serve in peace time) should be well taken car of, and I feel that this > administration has really dropped the ball with my generation of warriors. > > Just to give you guys the back story. > > I have PTSD pretty bad. Not the dive on the ground at car back fires > kind (actually bangs don't bother me at all, whistles from fire works > and shit really get me bad), rather the nightmares no sleep reality > and anger issues type. > > Now, I've been on Paxil for about a year, and it really did help a > lot. I ran out last Thursday. > > I do consulting right no, money is great, but no benefits, you know > like medical. We are, and have been, waiting for BC/BS to get around > to either approving or denying our application, and my transitional > assistance medical care from the military ended back in December. The > VA is available to me, however, I make too much money. They have a > sliding scale, and I would have to pay 100%. > > So essentially I am now doing the cold turkey Paxil withdrawal thing. > It sucks, baaaaaad. Not as bad as the shit on the web would have you > think. I mean, I'm not dying or anything. I get shocks through my > whole body like crazy. I yell, a lot, and for me to say I yell a lot, > that's bad. I am almost always shivering. Not from cold, just > shivering. I am insulting , more than normal, a lot more than normal. > > I figured, I would suck it up until the new insurance kicked in. The > wife had other plans. She calls the VA yesterday, and they treat her > like gold on the phone, make out lie I'm something they are really > concerned about, and say they will have someone contact me within the hour. > > Still no call. > > Last time I went in to a VA hospital I had broken my foot, this is > years ago, pre 9/11, took my 6 hours to be seen. At the time I was > making 20K a year. I still had to pay for the visit and the meds , oh > and BTW yes, I was a combat vet prior to Afghanistan. > > Anyway, I'm not so worried about myself, I can manage. I'm concerned > about the wounded, the guys with real mental health problems, and the > guys that can't just "deal". WTF are we doing for them, I am sick to > my stomach to hear about Bushie trying to cut VA benefits, and talk > about invading Iran almost in the same breath, who the fuck does he > think do the invading, it sure as shit isn't the Air Force. > > Sorry, I know long rant, just something I am thinking about, opinions? > > -- > Timothy Heald > Analyst, Architect, Developer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > W: 202-228-8372 > C: 703-300-3911 > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:202264 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
