TaperCommunityWithdrawal symptoms, coping strategies, sleep, anxiety, supplements, and wellbeing during your taper.
Feeling okay. Been having bouts of dizziness. Waiting for the doctor to describe the C.Tomography scan results.
Today had its ups and downs. Lots of feeling the rawness of the emotions in my mind but not enough in my body. Reading DBT and ACT workbooks helped to...
Journaling through withdrawal recovery is one of the simplest tools available to people coming off psychiatric medication, and one of the most consist...
Feeling fair. Been having bouts of hyperactivity even after a single coffee. So a few hours ago I spoke to my clinician and we have some important co...
Dry cutting tablets for tapering is the practice of splitting solid pills with a cutter or knife to reach a smaller dose than the manufacturer supplie...
Am I a sole survivor? Am I the only woman who has gotten off Paroxetine after 24 years I don't know...I haven't met one yet...I don't have any eviden...
- I am here because surviving antidepressants is not running. - I am here because my 4 years of research led me to a fellow Aussie, Dr Mark Horowitz....
Emotional blunting from SSRIs is one of the most common, and most under-discussed, side effects of long-term antidepressant use. People describe it as...
When other people tell me what they take I am jealous! I met a lady the other day who is crushing it with her career, the same age as me. We started t...
Mood is quite poor today. Feeling poor or even bad. Been having some appetite problems. I went to sleep quite tired and woke up with poor mood. Hopin...
Finally got ahold of my psychiatrist today , I was throwing up a lot last night. I have to assume it's from trying to get off Lyrica and having the ps...
I never learn...I was holding at 0.9ml and felt good, apart from emotional in the evenings. So, I went straight to 0.5 and have been a mess. Everythin...
been away on holiday. cut to 0.9ml liquid. Was doing well. went to 0.6 and it was too fast. Very depressed, crying, moody, everything worries me. Back...
Feeling very bad. Been having bouts of nausea, anxiety, insomnia, headache, irritability, fatigue, crying spells, muscle aches, gi upset, and sweating...
I’ve noticed my shaking gets worse during sleep. I also feel a faint shudder with my pulse. These have me concerned. I had symptoms before I started t...
Feeling bad. Been having bouts of nausea, insomnia, anxiety, irritability, fatigue, electric shock sensations, gi upset, appetite changes, muscle ache...
Dizziness and vertigo from withdrawal are among the most common and disorienting symptoms people experience when stopping or reducing psychiatric medi...
Anxiety is one of the most common symptoms people face when reducing psychiatric medication. Whether you are coming off an SSRI, a benzodiazepine, an ...
Gastrointestinal symptoms during withdrawal from antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and other psychiatric medications are among the most common physica...
Depersonalization during withdrawal is one of the more frightening symptoms people encounter when tapering or stopping psychiatric medications. You lo...
For many people, psychiatric drug withdrawal can stir up old wounds that seemed buried long ago. Memories may surface, emotions may feel raw, and unre...
Been having bouts of fatigue, crying spells, anxiety, and insomnia. Dear community I have a background of me / cfs. I'm struggling pretty hard at th...
**Why Your Cycle Can Make Withdrawal Feel Harder** Many women in psychiatric drug withdrawal notice a pattern: symptoms may intensify in the days lea...
The windows and waves pattern is one of the most recognized and misunderstood aspects of antidepressant withdrawal. People tapering off medications li...
Feeling okay. Been having bouts of anxiety, appetite changes, and muscle aches.
Excellent. Went to ride a bike for two full hours or more. The benefit of summer weather is such that you get perfect energy.
A compounding pharmacy for tapering is one of the most practical tools available to people who need doses smaller than anything sold on a pharmacy she...
Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome is what happens when your brain reacts to a sudden drop in antidepressant levels. It is not rare, not minor fo...
Tapering off psychiatric medication is not something to rush into. The more prepared you are before you begin, the smoother and safer your journey is ...
**What is TRE?** Trauma Release Exercises (TRE) are a series of simple, gentle movements designed to activate the body’s natural ability to release d...
Tracking withdrawal symptoms daily is one of the most useful things you can do during a medication taper, and one of the most consistently underused. ...
PSSD post-SSRI sexual dysfunction is one of the more distressing and underrecognized consequences of antidepressant treatment. It refers to sexual dys...
Protracted withdrawal syndrome is what happens when withdrawal symptoms persist well beyond the expected acute phase, lasting weeks, months, or in som...
If you're tapering off an antidepressant or managing SSRI withdrawal, you've probably searched for anything that might ease the process. Supplements t...
Akathisia from antidepressant withdrawal is one of the most distressing and least discussed symptoms people encounter when they stop or reduce their m...
Learning how to sleep during benzo withdrawal is one of the most urgent challenges people face when reducing or stopping benzodiazepines. Insomnia is ...
You wake up, roll over in bed, and feel a sudden jolt -- like a tiny lightning bolt fired through your skull. It lasts less than a second, but it stop...
