I'm off PROZAC !!!

[Pascal]

Well hello my peeps, I haven't really posted anything lately so I just wanted to update ya'll on my condition and my depression... I have decided to take myself off of PROZAC, I weened off it slowly so that way the side effects wouldn't be so bad, this is my 4th week off it and I feel just fine. In the begining it was really hard but I have adjusted. I am actually starting to see the world iin a different way and not dwell so much on the little stuff. Sometimes I wonder just what the hell those meds even do to you. I personally feel that they destroyed me and who I really was. I decided to get off of it because I had been on it for 2 years straight, so I thought I at least owe it to myself to try and see how it feels without taking any anti depressants. I feel much better and very liberated. I know that that may sound lame but it's the truth I feel liberated. I am just trying to have a positive attitude and even if things do not always go as planned, it's okay and it's not the end of the world. Also I feel like even if I am having a terrible day and everything is so f****d up, that it will still be okay and tomorrow is a brand new day, and when I wake up the next morning it might be different and I will just turn the page. Well I didn't mean to yap so much on this post but I just feel a lot better and I just wanted to let you know...

 

[brandiisamonkey]

Congrats!

My mom was on depression meds for a long time and got off of them I know its tough but its such a good thing! Im so happy for you! Yayyy!

 

[sexypuma]

this is exactly what i was going to say. my mom was also on antidepressant for years so i know where you are coming from. please know that we will always be here for you.

 

[Bianca]

Good for you! I am on them for years, hope to stop soon myself.

 

[PigmentJunkie]

Thank you for your inspiring post! I'm on a high dosage of Effexor XR, and sometimes I feel like I've made a huge mistake by getting on it. The withdrawal symptoms are fierce, even just from missing one day by accident.

It's great to hear that you're feeling well, and that it has been a positive change to not be on it any longer.

Take care!

 

[ilovexnerdsx]

babe thats awesome! so glad you're feeling better

 

[d_flawless]

awesome!

i hope that everything works out! i've never been on presciption anti-depressants or anything, but even when i was just taking st. john's wart i felt so dependent...it sucks, and i'm glad to hear you're feeling better.

 

[xstephax]

great news

i was able to ween myself off my pills about 2 years ago. it was the greatest feeling ever not to be dependant on them anymore.

 

[MissAlly]

Gooooood.I hated Prozac.

 

[Pascal]

Thanks for all your support. I really do feel liberated and by the end of this week it will be a month that I will be off of it. The withdrawl symptoms are TERRIBLE and sometimes unbearable. But I am making through it somehow. The symptoms I get are like dizzy spells, I just get dizzy for no reason and I get jet lagg. I also don't eat as much, and i feel as if I have more control of myself, and I am a little more confident. I only get upset about what's going on now, not about what if this and what if that. That's the problem I realized I had while taking the Prozac, I would always have this problem and voice inside my head telling me " what if this happened" ? " what if that happened"? Just my mind was constantly running on things that weren't even there and not on reality. When I was on Prozac and I had a small or large obstacle to deal with, I felt like it was the end of the world and that I was on a road and the signs read DEAD END or NOT A THRU STREET. and there was no solution so all I could do was cry and feel helpless. That's not the truth though. The truth with out PROZAC is that it will be okay, no matter what it is, it will be okay. It's not the end of the world. And it's okay. That's how clear I am thinking with out PROZAC.

However nothing happens overnight, not even change so I feel as if this is a process I am going through to become a better person to myself and treat myself with some dignity and some respect because I never felt like I deserved it before, and I am starting to realize that I do deserve to be happy like any one else on the face of the earth, and I do not deserve to try to put myself down and hate myself. It's harmful to me and to others around me. But with the PROZAC it's the opposite feeling and like I said the end of the world. So for any of you that are struggling I only wish the best for you and for myself in the future. I want to thank you ladies on Specktra for putting up with me in the past and all the posts I have made about wanting to hurt myself, I know I may have sounded irrational, and now lookig back at everything bad I have said or done, it was irrational. I just want to thank everyone for their support, and I am very much obliged to be a part of Specktra and all of the creative people that are on Specktra. Thank you and much love...

 

[aquarius11]

Good for you, hunnie! I'm so glad you are feeling better and it seems like you're getting a good grip on life. I wish you continued happiness! Keep it up, girl!