Posted by 49er on October 27, 2010, at 2:16:24
In reply to Re: Will It Go Away On It's Own ?, posted by Buckeye Fan on October 25, 2010, at 8:16:09
Hi Buckeye Fan,
> I tapered 10 months ago 49er...so I have had almost a year to recover from any residual depression from tapering.
Hmm, there have been people on Paxil Progress Boards who took longer than 10 months to completely recover from tapering and they are now doing fine.
I just don't understand the imposed time limit, especially when psych meds made neurochemical changes throughout the body that take a long time to reverse.
I do understand when you're suffering, that is hard to give yourself more time. But if you're using a time frame to decide you haven't recovered, than that is the wrong strategy in my opinion.
<<So to answer your question.... I am doing nothing to address being unemployed.>>
Sorry, I wasn't very clear. My point is the being unemployed is very depressing as one who is in a similar situation. I didn't mean to imply you weren't doing anything about it.
Are you getting any support for that since it may be contributing to your depression?
> > Have you tried natural remedies from the list that Morgan suggested?
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> I apologize...but what list??No apologies necessary. I am the one who should be apologizing:) since I can't find the list.
Anyway, I think Bleauberry provided some of that information. I would start with fish oil if you're not on it. Go for a high EPA to DHA ratio.
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> Therapy is probabley the one thing I am seriously considering. I would like to get to the root issues of why anxiety and depression has been a part of my life since my late teens/ early and young adulthood ...Actually, CBT doesn't look at the root issues. It helps you change your current thought patterns.
For example, one of my weaknesses is I will think a family member should do this or doesn't do that. In the past, that would be a recipe for depression big time.
With CBT, I will examine if my thought process is realistic and find that it isn't.
Don't get me wrong, I am not putting down the type of therapy you mentioned. But trying to find the explanation for everything in your childhood can take forever and isn't always useful.
> Your concern is accurate 49er...I am worried I will cave in and begin to medicate again. This is the longest I have gone without taking an AD in 10 years.
> My fear is that 10 years of taking mood enhancing drugs and benzodizopines have done irrepearable damage to my CNS and/or brain chemistry.....and that a "normal' drug free life is no lobger possible.
> Unless of course I want to live the rest of my life with unbearable depression, anxiety and inability to function.
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BF, I was on a med cocktail for 15 years. Mostly 3 med but the last few years, I was on 4.I completely got off of meds last June by tapering very slowly. I am living that normal drug free life.
My major challenge has been insomnia but that has definitely improved. The next challenge I have to work on is brain fog which I intend to try to alleviate with a gluten free diet.
I started going that route and I do see progress so I want to refine things.
Don't misunderstand me BF, I am not saying that tapering was easy as it was one of the hardest things I ever did in my life. But staying on meds wasn't an option for me as I felt they were causing horrific side effects that were only going to get worse over time.
Anyway, good luck.
49er
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