I am new here / kicking the SSRIs

[neonath]

Hi,

I am new to this (or any) psychology posts. I have been diagnosed with PTSD along w/ depression, GAD, and a host of other mood disorders. My initial 'breakdown' was in late 2002, and I have been with the same therapist (with a few breaks now and then) since the beginning. I got lucky. I'd tried therapy before, but never seemed to click with the person until I met my current therapist. I think it is very important to have someone you trust, someone who 'gets' you, both as your psychologist and psychiatrist.

I have been on many medications, mostly SSRIs and one SNRI. Just 3 weeks ago I decided to stop. It's not the first time, but I hope it's the last time. Some people get withdrawal from the lowest doses. Some do not. I did. I've been very sick now for the last three weeks, but things are beginning to improve.

I decided getting on a discussion board with others like myself could be rewarding. I am socially anxious, so the internet is the idea place for me. But the chance to be heard, and to listen and learn from others is what I hope for here.

God Bless and Good Luck Everyone

neonath

[Cuchculan]

Welcome to the forum. Might be the best thing you ever done. Meeting like minded people without ever having to face them. That is one plus side of a forum. You can write all you want. We are not here to judge you at all. Just to help you out if we can.

I agree about the therapist. Finding the right one is what is needed. It can take a few goes. My therapist is good insofar as she makes me do exercises to try and improve my condition. There are goals I have to try and meet. It is not all about just sitting there and talking. If that was all you done you would run out of things to talk about quickly. So exercises thrown in is a good thing. It is part of the work for us to make us feel better. Medication can be part of the answer. Some need it. Like myself. Other prefer to go without because of reasons. That is a choice. Each to their own.

I hope you hook up with others like yourself. Find a few answers. And see can you move on from there.

[blue_way2002]

gald for you , i'm suffering from OCD/Panic attack about feeling can't swallow , and too much depression when feel i can't live normal specially feel too anxiety when date or when go out some where , its also PTSD i think because sometimes its related with places or actions or times , most of calm times i had was alone at night times watch my tv or read something , right now my life is a bit stopped because am off work and most of time in my bed , i used to take one small dosage of ssri for while , and stopped it but i was on no doctor consulting i did it by my self just stopped it , i was try to help my self , sometimes its work , like exercises , yoga , talk here , but i give up this time and felt need to see real real specialist to help me , and he prescribe for me some ssri and i start it 2 days ago and i was already on my old one from month but all with small dosage , i hope its work , am too scared , sometimes i feel am hopeless , my anxiety and keep thinkings about how much am not normal because am stay home , and take medications and feel afraid most of times , thats killing me , sometimes i have thoughts about that i will lose my mind and became crazy because ssri i used for long while before , sometimes i think i will get bad disease because this medications , i dont know what is the truth anyway , am lost

i hope am not fear anybody , but who stop ssri , you did it good and keep in ur mind , its just thoughts and fear you can control it , read too much about your anxiety and find methods , also there is some materials from nature you can use for anxiety i heared about that i hope you never back for medication and feel well all the time , i love all of people who on this forums , god bless all of you

loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee from egyptttttttttttttttttttt for all the world people who suffer , god will never forget us , but need to be patient

[winning247]

im glad to hear that someone else kicked the meds. I dont have anything against them, they ust didint work for me. keep working and stay positive, it will get better