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Posted by connor on April 10, 2011, at 21:04:48
In reply to Re: Feeling BETTER coming OFF of SSRI's???, posted by Helena24 on February 4, 2010, at 13:03:57
i get the same thing... i would really like to know what this mean. on ssri's i am terribly apathetic. i am still suffering from this even after being off them for so long. when i withdraw from the meds i get a positive effect tho
Posted by Phillipa on April 10, 2011, at 21:18:59
In reply to Re: Feeling BETTER coming OFF of SSRI's???, posted by connor on April 10, 2011, at 21:04:48
I hear that a lot of real people not that you are not. I used to feel the same thing so much better. How long were you on SSRI's and are you now completly off them and which one were you on? Phillipa
Posted by orbital on April 11, 2011, at 4:31:35
In reply to Re: Feeling BETTER coming OFF of SSRI's???, posted by connor on April 10, 2011, at 21:04:48
Whenever I quit my meds, I do feel better.. as in more present and emotional. Then I crash.
I believe that, for many people, SSRIs are not technically "antidepressants", they just seem to blunt emotions to a degree so that we can cope with whatever it troubling us. Someone called them "thymoanaesthetics" , I forget where, but the term seem valid to me.
Maybe the ongoing apathy is not a result of
SSRI withdrawal, but depression itself?> i get the same thing... i would really like to know what this mean. on ssri's i am terribly apathetic. i am still suffering from this even after being off them for so long. when i withdraw from the meds i get a positive effect tho
Posted by rculater on April 11, 2011, at 4:36:27
In reply to Re: Feeling BETTER coming OFF of SSRI's??? » connor, posted by orbital on April 11, 2011, at 4:31:35
Yes. I always get that after stopping. What is your diag and what ssri are you coming off and why ? Have you tried TCAs ?
Posted by topcatclr on April 11, 2011, at 10:09:57
In reply to Re: Feeling BETTER coming OFF of SSRI's???, posted by rculater on April 11, 2011, at 4:36:27
Same here, feel good for a while. Emotions. happiness, sadness etc. Then CRASH. Complete inability to function.Back on the meds!
Posted by mellow on April 12, 2011, at 12:23:36
In reply to Re: Feeling BETTER coming OFF of SSRI's???, posted by connor on April 10, 2011, at 21:04:48
Lost 50 pounds and can actually get out of bed after getting celexa out of my mix for what its worth. I still cycle but the shifts are longer and slower so we can actually treat them and i actually feel remissions for the first time in years. It use to be that i was always moody. Now I will be out for a walk with the dog and realize "hey i've been good for like 2 weeks now"...That never happened before.
mellow
Posted by Elanor Roosevelt on April 13, 2011, at 9:04:36
In reply to Re: Feeling BETTER coming OFF of SSRI's???, posted by mellow on April 12, 2011, at 12:23:36
what meds are you on at this point?
Posted by mellow on April 13, 2011, at 16:26:56
In reply to Re: Feeling BETTER coming OFF of SSRI's???, posted by Elanor Roosevelt on April 13, 2011, at 9:04:36
If you are asking me. 2mg Risperdal, 150mg Lamictal, 50mg Topomax, Fish Oil, Calcium, Magnesium, D3, Multi
Feeling pretty chipper.
Posted by floatingbridge on April 15, 2011, at 18:32:39
In reply to Re: Feeling BETTER coming OFF of SSRI's???, posted by mellow on April 12, 2011, at 12:23:36
mellow, may I ask what remains in your mix? I'm feeling more and pleased with it (generally) since withdrawing off snri a few months back. Still waiting for the other shoe to drop, lol. (Not really lol. More like 'attentively'.)
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