Posted by BLUED251 on May 31, 2005, at 18:08:05
In reply to Re: LINKADGE, WE ARE EXACTLY THE SAME..PLZ READ, posted by linkadge on May 31, 2005, at 16:45:13
I am not sure..The most effective way to alleviate most of the symptoms for me is to get on an SSNRI like Effexor or Cymbalta. (SSRI's are worthless) Both of us, however, know this is not the road we want to go down. I have gone almost 8 months now completely med free and during that time I have accomplished nothing. I had been hoping that by staying off the meds for a long peiod of time that my body might slowly go back to the way that it was pre med. I have never been through anything more difficult in my life (I still have 30 Cymbalta trial pills that I got 3 months ago.)
At this point I am not sure what to do. You are at the age I was when I first started in this mess. Now, almost five years later times are getting urgent. I am nowhere in terms of a career and lack a clear enough mind to even begin to set goals towards finding one. My twenties have almost passed me by completely because of all of this and I struggle daily with the fear that I will never get back on track. This is the time in our lives when we should be the most enthusiastic about finding ourselves and planning our futures. For me all of that has been put on an unending hold while I continue to hope things will get better. NOTHING helps and the time keeps slipping away.
Do you have any ideas on what to do??Have u tried giving up the meds for a long period of time in combination with CBT therapy to help put the symptoms in the back of your mind. The drugs I mentioned earlier really work to numb away alot of these symptoms but in mind they are no different than legal ecstacy. Even at this late stage in all of this I am not sure the trade off for taking meds is even worth it???
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