Sometimes I hate being right. The old me, the crazy one, loved being right and even if I was wrong I sure wasn't going to admit it and would even try to convince people I was STILL right. I'm not like that now at all. The real me loves to learn and if someone points… Continue reading Sometimes …
A lot of people I've helped understand antidepressant withdrawal have asked me how long antidepressant withdrawal symptoms last. I always tell them there really isn't a set answer for everyone. It depends on what dose you took and for how long. It also depends on your own body and how well you take care of… Continue reading Antidepressant Withdrawal
Situational Depression can occur after any sort of loss, but it can also show up AFTER a good thing happens. I'm going through it to some degree now. For months we planned a "we need to run away from home before we start kicking people" vacation. Every day I would spend my breaks at work looking at… Continue reading Post Vacation Depression
Some people have great success with antidepressants and if that's you then that's awesome. I was not one of those people. Ten years ago today I became Paxil free. In some ways it seems like just yesterday, in others a lifetime ago. It was a lifetime ago. I'm no longer that person. I see it… Continue reading Ten Years Ago I Tapered Off Antidepressants
It's been nearly ten years since I took my last dose of Paxil and I assumed that withdrawal was behind me. Well you know what they say about assume. Sunday morning I woke up feeling incredibly nauseous. Not incredibly in a good way. I couldn't figure out why so I rushed to the bathroom ... just… Continue reading Antidepressant Withdrawal …. the Ten Year Wave
