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jimbow15
post Apr 27 2009, 06:47 AM
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Hi,

I wondered how many people get off SSRI/SNRI/Trycyc medications, get well again and stay ok. I feel that Meds are a temporary solution, but each time I wean off I get depression again. Anyone doing anything different.



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I'd love to answer and well, I just don't know. Right now I feel fine and I always question what I would be like if I came off the meds.

The answer to that question is usually something I just DON'T want to know. I have come off meds before and anxiety overtook me. I hated the feeling. It was like my whole life had been consumed with a plague and everything became a threat, everything became misery. I can only equate the feeling to the lowest anyone can feel, where you are insignificant and belong to no one, are not part of anything, except dread.

I don't think I want to risk feeling that again, for anything. When you've been on the recovery path for so long, you question yourself constantly but I want to prevent relapsing at all costs.

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- jimbow15   Getting Off Ssri Meds And Staying Well   Apr 27 2009, 06:47 AM
- - Syrinx   The first time I used an antidepressant (Prozac) w...   Apr 27 2009, 11:55 AM
- - darcness   I think there is a good point to analyze here. Th...   Apr 27 2009, 12:33 PM
- - jimbow15   Hi darcness - great response. I agree it is very i...   Apr 27 2009, 12:57 PM
- - darcness   Again, I think it all depends on the individual an...   Apr 27 2009, 01:07 PM
- - alex813   I have been lurking for quite some time now. I ha...   Jun 15 2009, 09:02 AM
- - DeeBear   Of course, it's best to come off SSRI's un...   Jun 15 2009, 06:59 PM
- - surfergirl   i wonder about the damaging effect of antidepressa...   Jun 20 2009, 05:03 PM

 

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