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steve2470

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Fri Jan 19, 2018, 01:54 PM Jan 2018

14 day washout period starts today [View all]

Last edited Fri Jan 19, 2018, 10:08 PM - Edit history (3)

This is the Mental Health Support Group. Unkind and abrasive comments are not welcome here.

14 days without ANY anti-depressants. Holy moley, that partial sentence fills me with a bit of dread. Feeling more raw and more emotional than usual.

Thank god I have a wonderful therapist and a wonderful psychiatrist (two different people). I feel badly for those who are not so fortunate

I'll try not to get too far off the beam in here, but wanted to give others a heads up that, um, I won't be in my usual place.

ETA: Before this whole giant debate of medication versus no medication gets fired up in here, I am going on another medication, Selegiline. I've talked about it before in here. I am NOT just washing out to be medication-free. Far from it.

You're welcome to take the entire debate of medication versus no medication to General Discussion, but I will NOT discuss it here. Thank you.
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We will love you anyway. In_The_Wind Jan 2018 #1
very kind of you :) nt steve2470 Jan 2018 #6
Be gentle with yourself. WhiteTara Jan 2018 #2
good advice, thank you :) nt steve2470 Jan 2018 #5
Talk with us, often. irisblue Jan 2018 #3
thank you, I always feel a tinge of guilt when I do, but I'll try to nt steve2470 Jan 2018 #4
darlin one...anytime. irisblue Jan 2018 #7
may I ask which meds? FirstLight Jan 2018 #8
Venlafaxine and Bupropion steve2470 Jan 2018 #10
Big step forward. JayhawkSD Jan 2018 #9
In 14 days I go on another med steve2470 Jan 2018 #11
I was on Bupropion (Wellbutrin) and Lexapro for a few yrs. Bupropion has wicked withdrawal nadine_mn Jan 2018 #12
please don't judge me.... steve2470 Jan 2018 #13
good luck honey. mopinko Jan 2018 #14
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