Hey everyone, I was just wondering if anyone has some advice on some supplements or pharmaceuticals that may help repair my iatrogenic brain damage caused from years of snri and more recently antipsychotic use?. Currently I'm suffering badly from insomnia, ocd, cog fog, anxiety, depersonalization and akathisia that only started for me two years ago after my p doc told me it would be fine to quit taking saphris Ct.
Currently I'm taking 100mg Pristiq, 3.85mg of Zyprexa and 50mg of Seroquel, the Seroquel and Zyprexa were added by my p doc to combat the saphris cold turkey, it helped take the edge off slightly but I'm still suffering badly.
I've tried slowly tapering off but even the slightest reduction is causing me horrific akathisia that's bad enough to make me want to kill myself to escape it. I believe My brain is severely kindled at this point. I was put on these meds to treat social anxiety, there killing me and I cant get off them.
The current theory on ssri withdrawal support forums is that withdrawal causes autonomic damage, disinhibition of the locus coeruleus and subsequent glutamatergic hyperactivity, which develops in the presence of serotonin receptor downregulation.
I'm concerned that once downregulated, serotonin receptors shrivel up and die never to regenerate, leaving me little chance of recovery.
Concerning the glutamate hyperactivity I'm wondering if memantine might be worth looking at to see if it can calm down my hyperactive CNS.
Any input or advice would be greatly appreciated
Currently I'm taking
Large doses of fish oil
vitamin e
vitamin c
vitamin B6
Zinc
Ashwagahnda
NAC
Inositol
L- methionine
Edited by simack, 16 November 2016 - 03:50 AM.
