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Originally Posted by BudFox
Don't you think the misery after stopping might actually be a withdrawal syndrome, especially given the cold turkey stopping, rather than a relapse? I'm no expert, just have read that ignorant docs often see the patient get worse upon stopping and say -- see the drug was "working", better continue. But in reality the brain and body are trying to compensate for the absence of the drug, which produces a sort of new disease, and what's needed is a months long careful taper.
Sorry didnt mean to probe into your doctor phobia, sounds pretty serious. I have some level of phobia also, but for different reasons.
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Well, it's certainly possible, but I guess I'll never know for sure. I've no plans to go off the medication anytime soon, but I thank you for offering a perspective other than "See? The pills were working. Keep taking them, dumbass," which is pretty much what everyone else told me.
No worries, you didn't pry. It's sort of refreshing to have someone actually ask. People tend not to, as though the prevailing attitude is something like "Nobody likes the doctor. Man up and deal with it." Sorry about your own phobia--what do you think causes it? Either way, it's a *****.
Thanks again.