Is it okay if I be worried about you? Paxil is one of the hardest drugs to come off of with regard to antidepressants and antianxiety medication. It can also be dangerous -- those shocks down your body are signs that your brain is freaking out.
Seriously, this isn't something to just "deal" with -- this is dangerous. --Ben Loathe 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:5:202265 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
