Share Your Antidepressant Experience With The Seattle Times

May 12, 2026··

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mental-health/have-you-taken-antidepressants-tell-us-about-your-experience/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_tw_m&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1778260597-3

Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg

“Your brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”

Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.

4 Replies

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BasedStaff4mo ago

Community AnchorEffexor

Thanks for sharing @Catina !

Creator of Taper Community, here to help you.

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Catina4mo ago

Community AnchorEffexor

"Thanks for sharing @Catina !" — @Based Psychiatrist

You're welcome!

Wolf4mo ago

Community AnchorProzac · researching

Thanks a lot! I sent them some info.

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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Catina4mo ago

Community AnchorEffexor

"Thanks a lot! I sent them some info." — @Wolf

Great...thanks Wolf! I sent them my own experiences.

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