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Re: Now that I'm not on SSRI I feel like an open wound

Posted by tabitha on June 17, 2002, at 4:29:37

In reply to Now that I'm not on SSRI I feel like an open wound, posted by ST on June 17, 2002, at 2:42:16

Hi ST,

Well I don't know if what you're going though is withdrawal, or your natural state, but it sounds like it must be difficult to function with such intense emotions all the time. I can understand why you might feel confused about which is the better state -- emotional and depressed, or flat and undepressed.

I go through a similar love/hate thing with SSRIs. For me, the SSRIs seem to kill my creativity, sex drive, spirituality, and sensual enjoyment of things like food and sleep. But I don't miss those things when on the meds because somehow my brain feels satisfied--swimming in serotonin I guess. It's when I come off the SSRIs that I notice things that were lost. It's really quite a lot to sacrifice!

I keep swearing no more SSRIs, but have not been able to find an alternative, and the depression is too painful.

I hope some day soon there will be more options.

tabitha


 

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