Today I start antidepressants for the first time. I'm not sure how to feel about it, but I'd like to hear from those that have experience with taking SSRIs and how long you took meds for?
#Depression #AntidepressantDiscontinuationSyndrome
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Ever since I’ve stopped withdrawaling from an antidepressant I’ve been feeling less love for my partner. I’m feeling emotional detachment, which makes me feel disconnected from my emotions. I’m dealing with emotional blunting, pretty much a decreased ability to express emotions. Having a harder time with emotional intimacy in relationships.
This is really hard for me rn… Cuz I love my partner alot and my feelings I once had seem to not really be there- like a disconnect. I don’t feel much when I look at him or hear his voice.
I still care tho. I just feel so confused, lost, empty, like something is missing- heartbroken.
I hate pushing him away and saying I need a break. I’ve told him what was going on he’s understanding about it.
idk when these symptoms will ever stop :(
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I’ve recently been withdrawaling from an antidepressant for about a month now. I didnt just stop taking, my doctor told me how to withdrawal from it since I was on a high dose. But I’m still having bad withdrawal symptoms. I’m experiencing: worse isomnia/ vivid dreams, depression, anxiety, irritability, fatigue… flu- like symptoms (achy muscles/ chills). I’m now taking Magnesium and hope it eventually that helps me.
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Any suggestions? It’s my third day with the weaning plan and starting to suffer a bit, i know it won’t be a pleasant experience. I’d be thankful for any thoughts to keep in mind and never give up ..
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“ I ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴅᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀʏ ᴍʏ ʙᴇsᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ʀᴀɪɴ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋs ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪsᴇɴɢᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇʟʏ ʜᴀʀᴍғᴜʟ ғᴏʀ ᴍʏ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴀʟʟ ᴡᴇʟʟʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ, ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴍɪɴᴅғᴜʟɴᴇss, ᴀɴᴅ sᴇʟғ-ᴇsᴛᴇᴇᴍ. Iᴛ ᴀʟʟ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴜɴʙᴇᴀʀᴀʙʟᴇ.
“I ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪ ɴᴇᴡ ʙᴇsᴛ, ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀɴᴛɪ ᴅᴇᴘʀᴇssᴀɴᴛs, ɢᴇɴᴜɪʟᴇʏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇᴅ ɪ ᴡᴀs ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴏғғ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏɴɢ ʀᴜɴ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴍʏ ʟɪғᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ ʀᴇsɪʟɪᴇɴᴄᴇ.
ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴅʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴍ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀʀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴇ ɪɴsᴛᴇᴀᴅ ᴏғ ᴏʙsᴏʀʙ.
ɪᴍ ɴᴏᴡ ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪsᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛs ᴛᴀᴋᴇs sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ɢɪʟᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀʏ “Aᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ɪ ᴅᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀɴᴛɪᴅᴇᴘʀᴇssᴀɴᴛs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ.“
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#Selfcheck #priortize
#dva #quitingisntanoption #AntidepressantDiscontinuationSyndrome #ChronicFatigue
Hey, I am Olga and I'm new here. Sorry for any mistakes as I am not a native speaker. I've been on the Mighty for quite a while and honestly I'm positively overwhelmed by sheer amount of support and kindness people get here.
A few months ago I could proudly say I got rid of my depression (ha-ha) but it turned out now I am having another relapse. Fortunately I could afford to go to the doctor straight away and had to switch from SSRI to SNRI. It took some time to make a transition and tomorrow I start a new med. It was not all sunshine and roses and I guess I am quite exhausted and hope that I feel even the slightest bit better soon.
My question is how do you support yourself in this time of uncertainty when the old meds don't work as they should be and the new haven't kicked in yet?
Thanks in advance and remember that healing is not linear🌻#Depression #ChronicFatigue #AntidepressantDiscontinuationSyndrome
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Guys I need help! Does anybody here knows what to do during withdrawal period of Zoloft? I’ve experience it before due to having ran out of them but this time I tapered it.
I’ve been feeling ill even during the time when I was taking my meds regularly so I got mad because for the longest time it doesn’t feel like it’s been of any help to me anymore and I stopped it.
Cut to now which is more than a week of me stopping my setraline intake, I’ve still been sick nauseous dizzy vomitting getting disturbing dreams my mind is clouded I feel hot and cold at the same time I can’t sit still I feel uneasy and my healthcare providers aren’t being attentive/responsive and Idk what to do anymore I feel like I’m going insane I can’t seem to get help Im just so out of it somebody help even to just ease the symptoms cause I really don’t wanna keep taking Zoloft anymore #Zoloft #Sertraline #Depression #PTSD #withdrawal #AntidepressantDiscontinuationSyndrome
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#SideEffects #AntidepressantDiscontinuationSyndrome
I truly have more side effects by using antidepressants. I don't think my doctor is convinced but I want to be off of them.
After 6 years Effexor 37.5 I quit cold turkey . Discontinuation syndrome was a living hell for me so I recently started 25 mg of Pristiq and I am visibly Dopey. It won't be like this always my doctor said. I guess I just have to live in a brain fog and hope it will pass. This is supposed to be helping me. I don't feel helped at all. I feel tired and groggy and wake up grumpy and angry and depressed. There has to be a light at the end of the tunnel right?
Has anyone else struggled with coming off Effexor? Especially with rebound anxiety and depression? It's so awful I can't handle it
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