withdrawal from SSRI is killing me

[Tenshi]

Quit SSRI a month ago to try something new (taking wellbutrin now) things were working fine, not perfect but at least I could cope with my shitty existence, I was kinda tired of being asexual due to the side effects and I thought I'd be "cured" since I was on the drug for over 2 years

quit it cold turkey and now I just feel like shit, almost broke down in tears at the office today, feeling anxious af and depressed over the smallest things that happened to me today. I'm also having this weird ass twitching in my left eyebrow that annoys the hell of out me, also very dizzy all day and I have an exam tomorrow

 

[AlexanderTheGreat11]

Never taken any

 

[Mecoja]

Sorry to hear that, i dont know what is worse depression or antidepressants. I to suffer from depression and anxiety and its living hell but im even more afraid of the drugs.

 

[Arrogantcel]

Why are you voluntarily making yourself braindead?

 

[Mainländer]

quit it cold turkey

Don't do it bro, you have to wean it off ("desmamar") or else you'll experience those sharp mod decreases, which can even be dangerous. Take them again and diminish the dose progressively, I did it and had no problems whatsoever.

 

[Tenshi]

Sorry to hear that, i dont know what is worse depression or antidepressants. I to suffer from depression and anxiety and its living hell but im even more afraid of the drugs.

ngl bro, the drug saved me from the suicide watch and made me a functional human being, but there's always these downsides, I mean I can live with the side effects but I thought I'd be cured by now so it I'd be fine to quit it, terrible choice.

Don't do it bro, you have to wean it off ("desmamar") or else you'll experience those sharp mod decreases, which can even be dangerous. Take them again and diminish the dose progressively, I did it and had no problems whatsoever.

Those fucking GPs man, they know shit about these things. He just said I'd be fine as long as I used another drug (which acts in a completely different mechanism), now I don't know if I can even get it again with this expired prescription

 

[Mainländer]

ngl bro, the drug saved me from the suicide watch and made me a functional human being, but there's always these downsides, I mean I can live with the side effects but I thought I'd be cured by now so it I'd be fine to quit it, terrible choice.


Those fucking GPs man, they know shit about these things. He just said I'd be fine as long as I used another drug (which acts in a completely different mechanism), now I don't know if I can even get it again with this expired prescription

Go there and explain the problems you're facing, you should be able to get it. Or just try to boy it yourself with the old prescription, the good side of Brazil is that most things don't work so the pharmacist will probably not be that strict about it.

 

[meatball]

Never taken any

Not a good idea to cold turkey

 

[Deleted member 35681]

If you do that you’ll get “brain flashes” which is as fun as it sounds. Cut down slowly brocel

 

[Copexodius Maximus]

Quit SSRI a month ago to try something new (taking wellbutrin now) things were working fine, not perfect but at least I could cope with my shitty existence, I was kinda tired of being asexual due to the side effects and I thought I'd be "cured" since I was on the drug for over 2 years

quit it cold turkey and now I just feel like shit, almost broke down in tears at the office today, feeling anxious af and depressed over the smallest things that happened to me today. I'm also having this weird ass twitching in my left eyebrow that annoys the hell of out me, also very dizzy all day and I have an exam tomorrow

You should have tapered off tbh

 

[Emba]

You should stab the bastard that got you hooked on them pills instead of checking your vitamin and mineral profile and offering you nutrition advice. - in mimecraft

 

[AllanKing]

I am taking SSRI right now，but seems not work well like before

how much does your SSRI cost

 

[BlkPillPres]

Quit SSRI a month ago to try something new (taking wellbutrin now) things were working fine, not perfect but at least I could cope with my shitty existence, I was kinda tired of being asexual due to the side effects and I thought I'd be "cured" since I was on the drug for over 2 years

quit it cold turkey and now I just feel like shit, almost broke down in tears at the office today, feeling anxious af and depressed over the smallest things that happened to me today. I'm also having this weird ass twitching in my left eyebrow that annoys the hell of out me, also very dizzy all day and I have an exam tomorrow

I don't know why anyone would bother with any of this "anti-depressant" drug bullshit, its obviously going to fuck your mind up over time

Dude this isn't rocket science, if you feel depressed, here's what you do:

1. Masturbate
2. Entertain yourself (gaming, movies, tv show, anime, etc)
3. Eat your favorite foods and/or chocolate

Give yourself the dopamine spike you need (naturally) so that you can go on with your day unburdened

Also chocolate is a big one, there's something about it that just sets you in a good mood, especially if you eat it while entertaining yourself, you just relax and everything fades into the background

Why Your Brain Loves Chocolate - Scientific Learning

As mid-February rolls around, two subjects, hand in hand, start winding their way into our societal consciousness. Like it or not, you probably have two items “on the brain” these days: love and chocolate. Now, I sincerely hope you have an affinity for love. Likewise, probability indicates that...

www.scilearn.com

 

[Meus]

Low IQ for getting addicted to Jew pills

Probably also injected that vaccine like a good goy

I simply don't understand people who take all kinds of dangerous chemicals. I trust Jew pills even less than regular drugs off the street.

 

[Izayacel]

Low IQ for getting addicted to Jew pills

Probably also injected that vaccine like a good day

I simply don't understand people who take all kinds of dangerous chemicals, I trust Jew pills even less than regular drugs off the street.

 

[Deleted member 35171]

Took fluoxetine for over 8 years since I was 13.

One of my biggest regrets. They turned me into an emotionless socially dysfunctional robot

 

[Kamikaze]

What you expect when you're abruptly stopping a neurotransmitter altering drug? You were supposed to taper it off.

 

[Tenshi]

I don't know why anyone would bother with any of this "anti-depressant" drug bullshit, its obviously going to fuck your mind up over time

Dude this isn't rocket science, if you feel depressed, here's what you do:

1. Masturbate
2. Entertain yourself (gaming, movies, tv show, anime, etc)
3. Eat your favorite foods and/or chocolate

Give yourself the dopamine spike you need (naturally) so that you can go on with your day unburdened

Also chocolate is a big one, there's something about it that just sets you in a good mood, especially if you eat it while entertaining yourself, you just relax and everything fades into the background

Why Your Brain Loves Chocolate - Scientific Learning

As mid-February rolls around, two subjects, hand in hand, start winding their way into our societal consciousness. Like it or not, you probably have two items “on the brain” these days: love and chocolate. Now, I sincerely hope you have an affinity for love. Likewise, probability indicates that...

www.scilearn.com

Yeah bro if things were this simple i wouldn't have any of these problems, I already did all that shit until reach the point where none of that could give me any kind of pleasure or comfort, no amount of anime, food, wanks, only wanted to stay in bed and die. This was a last resort to avoid jumping in front of a train as my mind was so unstable

Its hard to explain this to people who have a normal brain that can give them some emotional stability, mine just doesn't work that way unfortunately

 

[OwlGod]

I'm sorry bro

 

[Tenshi]

I am taking SSRI right now，but seems not work well like before

how much does your SSRI cost

Fluoxetine is pretty cheap everywhere I guess, but I get it from healthcare

Took fluoxetine for over 8 years since I was 13.

One of my biggest regrets. They turned me into an emotionless socially dysfunctional robot

Same drug, are you still on it? I guess you didnt return to your normal state

I mean, life was hell for me before so, at least the drug gave me some peace I didn't have for a long time...

 

[SoloAlex]

Brutal. I took mirtazapine for 1,5 years. It barely helped and made me tired and fat.

I have an exam tomorrow

I wish you the best!

 

[BlkPillPres]

Yeah bro if things were this simple i wouldn't have any of these problems, I already did all that shit until reach the point where none of that could give me any kind of pleasure or comfort, no amount of anime, food, wanks, only wanted to stay in bed and die. This was a last resort to avoid jumping in front of a train as my mind was so unstable

Its hard to explain this to people who have a normal brain that can give them some emotional stability, mine just doesn't work that way unfortunately

Dude to me this just sounds like an excuse, its like how walking is so much of a bother to people today because cars exist, if you were born in a time without cars you'd have no problem walking, and if you were born in a time without this medication, without society excusing you to use it and telling you "you can't help yourself, you have a disease", you wouldn't have a problem getting over your "depression"

"Clinical depression" is nonsense, its only "real" because we as a society accept it as real

Do you think people were killing themselves left and right before these drugs existed 500 years ago?

I doubt it, this is all in your head, and because its so convenient to just pop a pill rather than work through the pain and work on making certain changes in your life, that's what you'll do, hop from drug to drug

I don't agree with everything this guy says, but I definitely agree on his take on "depression" in the modern age:

View: https://youtu.be/qVsa-j7Ig_w?t=98

 

[Tenshi]

Dude to me this just sounds like an excuse, its like how walking is so much of a bother to people today because cars exist, if you were born in a time without cars you'd have no problem walking, and if you were born in a time without this medication, without society excusing you to use it and telling you "you can't help yourself, you have a disease", you wouldn't have a problem getting over your "depression"

"Clinical depression" is nonsense, its only "real" because we as a society accept it as real

Do you think people were killing themselves left and right before these drugs existed 500 years ago?

I doubt it, this is all in your head, and because its so convenient to just pop a pill rather than work through the pain and work on making certain changes in your life, that's what you'll do, hop from drug to drug

I don't agree with everything this guy says, but I definitely agree on his take on "depression" in the modern age:

View: https://youtu.be/qVsa-j7Ig_w?t=98

If I lived in a time with no medication I'd just off myself probably, trust me, depression is very real

But then again, if I lived in another time I would have a totally different experience in life that wouldn't shape my brain this way, even if I did neither I would have to "taste" it in such a crude way as I'd be just another low IQ peasant coper. Modern life itself is a pretty depression-indulcing thing

Now I do get that a lot of depression nowadays is just plain bs, I can't understand how for an example some average white, middle class foid can be depressed. That's just nonsense to me.

Trust me bro I've tried a lot to solve this problem, it was not only the depression, my mind is disturbing.

Sometimes when you try a lot of things and nothing works you can only get worse brcause of the negative reinforcement, Im not a mentally strong person (or maybe I am, not sure if most people would be able to hold on for so long on my shoes), and this is not my fault but it's pointless to think about who's fault is, I just have to deal with it.

Drugs were the last resort, I didn't just wake up one day and decided to mess with my brain ingesting chemicals science barely know how they work, but thankfully they helped me. Now, in the end of the day drugs are only a band aid, they free you from the symptoms but do not address the cause, which I'm afraid can't be solved

Like I said it's hard to explain this to people, when you mind work normally it things seem like not a big deal, but when your mind is insane you have a warped perception you can't change even when you rationally can understand it shouldn't be a problem

 

[RandomGuy]

None of the jew pills work. Weed cope treats my ill.

 

[Tenshi]

Brutal. I took mirtazapine for 1,5 years. It barely helped and made me tired and fat.


I wish you the best!

Thanks bro, it went fine thankfully

Now I'm feeling a little bit better, not sure if it helped but I popped 1g of phenibut today to deal with the anxiety, still dizzy af

Im sorry it didn't work for you, are you okay now?

 

[BlkPillPres]

Like I said it's hard to explain this to people, when you mind work normally it things seem like not a big deal, but when your mind is insane you have a warped perception you can't change even when you rationally can understand it shouldn't be a problem

JFL at telling me this, do you think my mind "works normally"

The thing is, I "accepted" depression as just a natural state of being, what you are trying to do is stop yourself from feeling depressed entirely when you are living a depressing life, so you are literally fighting against nature, you're going to lose

What you're supposed to do is accept the fact that you feeling depressed is a natural result of the condition your life is in, it should be your motivation to get out of that life

When you say "you've tried everything" it doesn't make any sense to me because there is nothing that should stop you from feeling depressed indefinitely other than changing your life

You're supposed to feel depressed, your life is depressing, accept that feeling like its a natural part of your biological system, because it is, no different than how you feel when you have to take a shit lol. There's something you have to do to temporarily solve that problem but its always temporary, you are going to have to take a shit again, and again, for the rest of your life

Though unlike defecation, you can one day escape depression

If you were living in a 3rd world country without access to these drugs, would you have killed yourself by now, or would you have adapted?

You see this is exactly what I was talking about, BECAUSE you have the option you legitimatize the process in your mind and treat it as something "outside of your control", you will end up using drugs. If you didn't have the option you wouldn't be using these drugs, you'd adapt to your struggle and accept it as part of your reality


Oh and if you really want to stop being depressed, you should probably avoid this forum and find a goal to work towards, coming here to read "ragefuel" and "suifuel" posts isn't going to make you feel any better

I pretty much try to avoid most "ragefuel" and "suifuel" threads because they aren't really conducive to a productive mindset, you are going to end up depressed and doing nothing for the rest of the day, and struggle to fall asleep (at least with me), etc

 

[SoloAlex]

Now I'm feeling a little bit better, not sure if it helped but I popped 1g of phenibut today to deal with the anxiety, still dizzy af

That’s exactly what I mean. I felt dizzy all the time too. It’s fucked up when you have to work and concentrate 8+ hours a day. The best thing about using mirtazapine is that it helps against panic attacks, especially during the night. You can literally feel how it makes you forget about your sorrows and helps sleeping.

Im sorry it didn't work for you, are you okay now?

Sometimes yes and sometimes no. I am still struggling with mood swings. It goes from normal to very bad so I am not able to work.
For one year now I am only taking kytta-sedativum pills before going to bed. It helps you with sleeping and you are not dizzy the next day. And it gives you more like an „I don’t care attitude“. I will stick with this.

 

[Tenshi]

That’s exactly what I mean. I felt dizzy all the time too. It’s fucked up when you have to work and concentrate 8+ hours a day. The best thing about using mirtazapine is that it helps against panic attacks, especially during the night. You can literally feel how it makes you forget about your sorrows and helps sleeping.

Sometimes yes and sometimes no. I am still struggling with mood swings. It goes from normal to very bad so I am not able to work.
For one year now I am only taking kytta-sedativum pills before going to bed. It helps you with sleeping and you are not dizzy the next day. And it gives you more like an „I don’t care attitude“. I will stick with this.

That sucks bro, I have these mood swings as well so I feel you, shit is unbearable sometimes

What are these you're tanking? Sounds like a good effect to me, should I try it?

 

[Deleted member 35171]

Same drug, are you still on it? I guess you didnt return to your normal state

I haven't been for 3.5 yrs now. But I took it all throughout my teens.

Unfortunately not.

 

[Atavistic Autist]

Just cycle modafinil with adderall, bro.

Modafinil on weekdays and adderall on weekends.

 

[brand.new.tom]

Quit SSRI a month ago to try something new (taking wellbutrin now) things were working fine, not perfect but at least I could cope with my shitty existence, I was kinda tired of being asexual due to the side effects and I thought I'd be "cured" since I was on the drug for over 2 years

quit it cold turkey and now I just feel like shit, almost broke down in tears at the office today, feeling anxious af and depressed over the smallest things that happened to me today. I'm also having this weird ass twitching in my left eyebrow that annoys the hell of out me, also very dizzy all day and I have an exam tomorrow

I ran out of my antipsychotics and my psychosis and depression went crazy recently. I fear running out and not being able to get more. I use to think these meds were just placebos until I ran out. I cant live without them. I take them like an addict. I also take SSRI like you and they help
somewhat. Running out is the worst part I guess.

 

[Sportbro]

None of the jew pills work. Weed cope treats my ill.

Just smoke street weed laced with chemicals to increase its potency theory

jk I'm a pothead too

 

[happiless]

I tried to quit 1 of mine cold turkey pretty recently and it was worse than the time I quit smoking and tried quitting drinking. Felt like a junkie quitting herion, couldn't sit still, couldn't sleep and felt restless. I'm on the pills again and if I ever try quitting I'll break the pills in 10 parts or some shit and reduce the intake by 10% at a time.

 

[Deleted member 6214]

Why are you voluntarily making yourself braindead?

 

[starcrapoo]

You can get withdrawal from anything that you have an addiction to and you stop taking. And obviously its harsher with drugs as opposed to video games or something.

With alcohol withdrawal, you can start shaking out of the blue, get anxious and paranoid, and literally crawl into a corner whether physically or mentally.

I was prescribed a powerful painkiller (Vicodin I believe) and an SSRI after getting my wisdom tooth taken out when I was 20. I didn't even bother with the super strong painkiller or the SSRI as I was smart enough to know what they were. I even read the label lolz. Unfortunately for many in this country, we have a massive opoid epidemic and usually it starts with painkillers. Its quite a lovely lightheaded, light bodied kind of feeling but something you absolutely do not wanna fuck with. With alcohol, you have time to contemplate to turn your life around.

Thats how people get into opoids. They drink themselves to hell out of dispair, take pain killer medication to deal with the hangovers, and find themselves addicted to the feeling those painkillers give you. You feel as if a cloud is inside of you for those moments.

 

[Blackcel rigth wing]

I don't agree with everything this guy says, but I definitely agree on his take on "depression" in the modern age:

Most of psychiatry period is bullshit, it’s a business only for drug companies it’s a literal cartel. They’re only a few mental problems that are actually real one being the psychosis variants(delusions and illusions) the rest are just quirks that are classified as mental illness they made up.

Don’t get me started on how common these fake illnesses are among people, it’s almost like they need a lot of diagnose to proscribe people drugs( I’m sure you know where this is going now) it’s a business.

Last unlike other fields of medical sciences too they’re the only ones who uses force to 'help' people. They can dismiss all the patient saying via he’s 'ill' and take all rights away, they also purposely misinterpret what the clients/patients say to make them seem 'ill'. The world is very corrupt, psychiatry is not science.

 

[SoloAlex]

What are these you're tanking?

i take these:

Kytta-Sedativum Dragees Tabletten (Coated Tablets) 100st

Kytta sedativum dragees are a natural non-addicting sleep aid with plant-drived ingredients from valerian, hops and passion flower. No side effects. Non-addicting.

www.paulsmarteurope.com

But they are expenisve there, use the link above only for information. I pay 19 eur for 100 pills.

Sounds like a good effect to me, should I try it?

Yes, its worth a try. I prefer them over AD-pills.

 

[Lookscel]

mirtazapine for 1,5 years

I took it for some time for insomnia. It increased my hunger by quite a lot. No wonder people get fat while using it.

Also OP

What you expect when you're abruptly stopping a neurotransmitter altering drug? You were supposed to taper it off.

 

[BlkPillPres]

Most of psychiatry period is bullshit, it’s a business only for drug companies it’s a literal cartel. They’re only a few mental problems that are actually real one being the psychosis variants(delusions and illusions) the rest are just quirks that are classified as mental illness they made up.

Don’t get me started on how common these fake illnesses are among people, it’s almost like they need a lot of diagnose to proscribe people drugs( I’m sure you know where this is going now) it’s a business.

Last unlike other fields of medical sciences too they’re the only ones who uses force to 'help' people. They can dismiss all the patient saying via he’s 'ill' and take all rights away, they also purposely misinterpret what the clients/patients say to make them seem 'ill'. The world is very corrupt, psychiatry is not science.

I really think that a lot of psychiatry is bullshit too

A lot of these mental conditions to me are like arachnophobia (fear of spiders), its something that people only have BECAUSE they have the modern they luxury to excuse themselves

No man 1000 years in the past could say "I'm afraid of spiders so I can't do X", you don't get that choice because you have to survive, and you can't expect your woman to kill the spiders for you