I started taking them as soon as I got them. I feel relieved, sadly. I can’t help but feel relieved, guilty and also defeated because I let big pharma take hold of my mental health. It feels bad man. I want to taper off of them asap but I don’t know what I can replace my antidepressants with and I am terrified to have an episode again. Before I was medicated I was having episodes daily. They calmed down after I got an SSRI. 5 days without them and I had an episode and it was by far the worst breakdown I’ve had. I stressed my boyfriend out to the max because he was the one trying to calm me down. Feels really bad man.
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I struggle with this too. Have dealt with anxiety attacks and mild depression off and on for the past 15 years. I weaned off of lexapro back in 2020 bc I was so tired of the side effects. I still struggle with panic attacks probably twice per week- it usually happens when I leave to go somewhere. I have been just powering through it, breathing through it and reminding myself that it’s all mental. The new info that has come out proves that our issues are not a chemical imbalance. I have had all of my vitamins and hormones checked, and they were fine. It’s mental and we can overcome this. Every time that I start to panic and talk myself down again, it reminds me that I can beat this without meds. I just make sure to take my vitamins and get sun. If I ever get to a point where the depression or anxiety gets TOO BAD, I will go back on the lexapro- but as of now I’m doing ok. Just wanted you to know you aren’t alone
You need the book The Mood Cure, too. Some of the most valuable info I ever found after having had sweeping anxiety attacks since childhood!
Thank you! I am desperate to beat this, seriously. I will check it out