Important question!

August 20, 2026··

Do you feel like these drugs impact your willpower? Ever since I got on polydrugging my willpower got severely impacted, and I noticed with this with one friend as well.

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Prozac — 40 mg — 6 months — holding | Zyprexa — 20 mg — 6 years — holding | Depakote — 600 mg — 8 months — **tapering** | Buspirone — 20 mg — 8 months — holding | with clinician
"If life is painful, start a rebellion and make it good."

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PoppyAbbyAug 20

Community AnchorPaxil · active

Yes! Paxil made me very lethargic. I just wanted to sleep all the time.

Paxil — 2.5mg — 7 months — actively tapering
Paxil- 0.00mg-08/14/26

WolfAug 21

Community AnchorProzac · researching

"I just wanted to sleep all the time." — @PoppyAbby

I do not mean sleepy, though that is a very common thing. I meant to ask about problems stopping yourself from drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes and eating sweets.

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