[VickyBear]

Hi All!

My name is Vicky and I'm 28. I was on antidepressants...SSRIs for 8 years...until about 17 days ago. I had slowly tapered myself off of them. I was only taking 10 mg. I started by taking it every other day for a couple of weeks, then every three days for a couple weeks, then every four, and so on, until i got to a weeks apart. Then I quit. I hadn't noticed that I was more emotional than usual because I had been caught up in the whole Christmas stress thing. Well, I didn't notice much of a change until Christmas day in the evening. I had overloaded on sugar and also had caffeine, which are both things that I am VERY sensitive to. They make me emotional when I come down. I was very anxious and started crying for no particular reason when the sugar wore off. And then then next day I was a nervous wreck. I though I was losing it.

Then I thought...hey, maybe I'm going through drug withdrawal. And as the days progressed I discovered I was right. I started experiencing chills and sweats, shaking, dizziness and UNBELIEVABLE feelings of anxiety that I felt like I couldn't control at all. And coming from a person who has learned to deal very well with anxiety through breathing and meditation, that's a lot to say. So for about four or five days I felt pretty crazy. I felt manic, paranoid, and other things that weren't fun. But the good thing is that every day I started to feel a bit better.

Well, today is day 17...I am very happy to say that this is my first day with little to no anxiety in WEEKS! I can't BELIEVE I am getting through this!

A week ago I felt like I was losing my mind. Now I am experiencing much less anxiety, no more chills, and almost no dizziness! YAY!

So for those of you out there who feel like your world is crashing down, remember: THIS TOO SHALL PASS! Just remember to take extra good care of yourself and engage in a lot of pampering until you feel better. I'm glad I took the time out to do so.

Also, I am starting on a great nutritional program for people in withdrawal from SSRIs, anti anxiety and other "emotion" drugs. It's called "The Road Back", and it's awesome! I plan to keep you all updated on my progress. It is at:
http://www.theroadback.org/

I just wanted to put my story in here because I know I like to see motivational stuff when I feel alone. Hope this was a cheer-up read for someone out there who needed it!

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