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Today is my first day officially off my anti depressants! Mental health is no joke and is imperative to keep under check. My experience with mental health and the help I have received shows a strange trend that I am unsure if surrounds most. (1/8)
Therapy is for everyone. Regardless if you are in a good mental state or are afraid to talk to someone, therapy is 100% worth it. Talking with someone you trust allows you to be proactive on issues before they become problems. (2/8)
Antidepressants are sedatives. Throughout the use of setraline going up to 100 MG, my experience was not only less negative thoughts but also fewer thoughts in general. On medicine, they take away your ability to think without straining and disconnects you from reality. (3/8)
Anti-Depressants was actually my hardest struggle in my self-help expedition. It is almost impossible to get off anti depressants once you are on. Regardless if you have the motivation to get better, itll dwindle due to the loss of serious thinking. (4/8)
After two weeks of sitting blank staring at walls and sleeping for 13 hours, I finally got the thought back in my head I needed to lower my dosage with my therapist. The issue is, anti depressants block all thoughts, so you cant even make an appointment without straining (5/8)
Depression is no joke. As weaning off of the medicine occurred, I gained the ability to think once again. Having deep thoughts and having true conversations once again, was not at all peachy as most thoughts are negative. Regardless I kept pushing. (6/8)
Today I have officially weened off and stopped taking my medicine. I am still seeing a therapist and I am still technically depressed. I never wished to use medicine as a long-term solution but rather something to help get over the hump I was at. (7/8)
I wish everyone luck in their self-help journey, it's the hardest struggle I have experianced. Regardless of blankness, migraines, and any other negative issues, this was a good thing as it helped me succeed. Talk to your therapist if it is right for you, dont refuse help! (8/8)
