If you have had

 Difficulty Stopping Psychiatric Drugs......

 • Antidepressants, such as Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Zyprexa, Celexa, Lexapro, Effexor, Luvox,

                        Wellbutrin, or Cymbalta,

 • Anti-anxiety drugs such as Klonopin, Ativan, Xanax, Valium

                          or other benzodiazepines

 • Stimulants such as Ritalin, Adderall, methamphetamine, dextroamphetamine, 

                           Concerta, Strattera, cocaine, and caffeine

 • Mood Stabilizers, such as Neurontin, Depakote. and the like

 • Major Tranquilizers, such as

                               Risperdal (risperidone), Geodon (ziprazidone), Zyprexa     

                         (olanzapine), Seroquel (quetiapine), Clozaril (clozapine),

                          Abilify (aripiprazole), or Serlect (sertindole).

 • Pain Killers, such as Oxycontin, Tramadol, Ultram, Codeine, Morphine, Hydromorphone (Dilaudid), Oxycodone (Percodan), Oxymorphone (Numorphan), Hydrocodone (Vicodin), Meperidine (Demerol), Fentanyl, Methadone (Dolophine), Darvon, Talwin, Lortab, Dilaudid, and Duragesic.

 I may be able to help.

These drugs are addictive and some are toxic. If you have taken any of them for more than a week or longer, do not stop taking them suddenly.

In my practice I have seen many people who were prescribed these drugs -- usually by other physicians -- who have come to complain about some of the toxic effects of these drugs. These effects include weight gain, sexual dysfunction, diabetes, over stimulation, sedation, low energy, confusion, and a bothersome withdrawal syndrome (described below) when they tried to stop. Many people have also complained that the drugs stopped working or never worked well for them.

 You may have noticed some drug withdrawal symptoms such as:

 Easy irritability, difficulty concentrating or focusing on a task, fear, anxiety, low energy, difficulty sleeping, insomnia, weakness, skin crawling, "drawing" aches and pains, or "electric shock" sensations, and the like.  For pain killer (opiate) withdrawal,  symptoms may also include sneezing, stuffy or runny nose, abdominal cramping and diarrhea.

 If you would like a consultation for a state-of-the-art assistance in decreasing and ultimately stopping any or a combination of these or other psychiatric drugs, please email me -- Charles Whitfield, M.D. -- at  c-bwhit@mindspring.com    [Please type in your email subject heading  HELP STOP DRUGS ]

or call me at (404) 843-3585 10 am to 5:30 pm only please.

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I am also licensed to prescribe Suboxone(buprenorphine).

Suboxone is the new partial-agonist opioid medicine. It is used to: 1) detoxify from mild to moderate pain killer (opiate) drug dependence [see above] and 2) Maintain mild to moderate opiate pain treatment in people with chronic pain or for other reasons for ongoing opiate maintenance.

 The advantages for doing so include:1) Increased safety i.e. reduced risk of overdose and death, 2) Reduced drug-seeking behaviors and illegal drug costs.

Patients stabilized on Suboxone find it esentially impossible to get "high" by taking more Suboxone or adding other narcotics on top of Suboxone, and 3) For qualifying patients, attendance to an outpatient private physician’s office appointment is preferred over attendance at a methadone clinic for obtaining prescription opioids.

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