Posted by jules354 on May 8, 2006, at 8:23:44
In reply to Re: when will it get better-will it ever?, posted by musky on May 8, 2006, at 0:41:29
hey musky,
yep, i'm totally med-free for the first time in 8 yrs. but if you remember i'm the one who had the incredibly long tapering off of remeron...like over 2 yrs! :) life circumstances made me and my doc want to take it really slowly so that whatever w/d effects i was feeling we could monitor carefully, and if i was going through a big stressful event i wouldn't have the added stress of decreasing my dosage. i was terrified i would get suicidal again and wanted to be conservative about reducing. the extra time also gave me time to get really religious about my diet and exercise and take really good care of myself, lean on my support network etc. i have a gifted therapist and just feel really lucky to have come out of this depression...it's been a long road though.
i'm going to get back into acupuncture this summer - you've inspired me. i was going last year and had to cut back because of money, but i'm going to budget for it and add it back into my healing routine. i wish more therapists would recommend bodywork; it's so helpful.
i hope everything continues to go well for you - sounds like youre doing a great job of being on top of your own health!
take care,
jules
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