Post by constance on Aug 28, 2013 17:31:33 GMT
Allo everyone,
I just thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Constance and I'm 37 years old, who suffers from anxiety along with mild depression.
I found the International Antidepressant Withdrawal Project forum a couple of days ago and saw that it was longer active. And then I found this NEW forum. Thank goodness.
I've been off my Cypralex for almost a year after 13 years of antidepressants and its been the most challenging process to say the least. Sometimes I feel like I'm losing my mind... REALLY. My friends and family are there for me but there's no way they can truely understand what is happening. I often get the feeling that the think I'm exaggerating.
Initially I wasn't planning to come off AD. I was just switching from Cypralex to Wellbutrin. But once I was off the Cypralex I thought this might be a good time to try and come off totally. I'm in a good place in my life so now is the time. Unfortunately I didn't really taper. Big mistake. It's been an extremely challenging 11 months to say the least. I was lucky enough to be included into a CBT study earlier this year which was 17 one-on-one sessions. Again thank goodness. I'm now looking for a new therapist and I'm taking St. Johns Wart.
Lately the hardest symptoms to deal with has been the depression and the anhedonia. They have been crippling.
This week has been decent... I think it's because I found this forum and the videos posted by Toxic Antidepressants on YouTube. It confirms what I've been going through and I don't feel like I'm losing my mind.
Thanks for reading and being here... on this forum.
Light and love, C
I just thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Constance and I'm 37 years old, who suffers from anxiety along with mild depression.
I found the International Antidepressant Withdrawal Project forum a couple of days ago and saw that it was longer active. And then I found this NEW forum. Thank goodness.
I've been off my Cypralex for almost a year after 13 years of antidepressants and its been the most challenging process to say the least. Sometimes I feel like I'm losing my mind... REALLY. My friends and family are there for me but there's no way they can truely understand what is happening. I often get the feeling that the think I'm exaggerating.
Initially I wasn't planning to come off AD. I was just switching from Cypralex to Wellbutrin. But once I was off the Cypralex I thought this might be a good time to try and come off totally. I'm in a good place in my life so now is the time. Unfortunately I didn't really taper. Big mistake. It's been an extremely challenging 11 months to say the least. I was lucky enough to be included into a CBT study earlier this year which was 17 one-on-one sessions. Again thank goodness. I'm now looking for a new therapist and I'm taking St. Johns Wart.
Lately the hardest symptoms to deal with has been the depression and the anhedonia. They have been crippling.
This week has been decent... I think it's because I found this forum and the videos posted by Toxic Antidepressants on YouTube. It confirms what I've been going through and I don't feel like I'm losing my mind.
Thanks for reading and being here... on this forum.
Light and love, C
