Gaius said:
CinnamonCake said:
Thank you so much brothers and sisters in Satan. I am much better. I have been using it for 6 years, even if it is a small dose. My brain was fighting an addiction. I'm starting to get back to normal.
My doctor told me to start another antidepressant during this difficult time. I said NO. Not again. Withdrawal syndrome is a difficult thing to get over. However, I will never drug myself with these drugs again. 6 years ago, when I went to the doctor for my family problems, he prescribed an antidepressant within 5 minutes. I am still paying the price of falling into that "trap". I would like to get through this process easily but as in my previous attempts, I get through it terribly. No going back this time. Because I no longer trust the world of psychiatry.
I would like to write what I used in this process and what supported me in case it might help others. I refused to start another antidepressant to get over the withdrawal syndrome. Instead I decided to use an antihistamine called Atarax. I also use “Bach flowers” and “Schüssler salts”. I have read and noted your suggestions, thank you very much.
Hi! I have been using an antidepressant called Efexor for about 3 years.I thought it was time to stop the medication and told my doctor about it. Then my doctor started the quit period after delaying it for a certain period of time.The short quit period she applied to me was a disaster.I felt so bad that I was going to kill myself or re-use the drug in high doses.We have practiced this situation for a long time and I still continue to use it at high doses.I was so fed up with this and wanted a medicine or something that could help me quit.She told me we could only use Prozac, but I am allergic to this drug.When we start lowering the dose of the drug, I'm in such a bad mood that I don't even want to think about it.I want to ask you.What is the use of Atarax medicine and other products you use?
I understand you very well. Atarax has been very good for me because it has calming properties. When I was in the process of finding my balance in the absence of antidepressants, it helped me to control my stress. There is nothing harmful about it, but you should not be addicted to it either. People around me who had lost someone close to them were taking Atarax to ease their emotional state after the death and to get some sleep. The other two things were other things that were recommended to me. I used Bach flowers because they said they were herbal relaxing oils that treat moods. It seemed to work a little bit. Schüssler salts are supposed to replace minerals that are missing in the body with regular use. Think of it like using vitamin D, B12 or something like that. That seemed to work too.
I couldn't control my stress and Atarax made me feel relaxed. After I stopped the antidepressant I was using, I refused to start another antidepressant and decided to get through this process, no matter how difficult it was.
For example, when we meditate we imagine the sun, right? In that process, when I put the sun around me, my mind would take me to the real sun and I would visualize that I was burning up. So there was a negativity caused by stress, I couldn't relax, my mind would overreact, everything would alarm me. This is a very normal process. I was getting rid of an addiction, learning to be on my own and trying to adapt to my new order. I took Atarax every day for about 15 days. First I was taking a whole one, then I started taking half of it and I finished it by taking it every 2 days.
I don't know what the doctor says or why she prescribed antidepressants. If you are using high doses, I recommend you to stop under the supervision of a doctor, but I recommend you to be prepared for the difficulties you may encounter in the process of quitting. You can use Atarax like me to stay calm in that process, as far as I know and researched, there is no harm. However, it will not replace antidepressants. I think you should only use it as a stabilizer, to stay calm.
After everything started to get better, I had some problems with my hands. This started during the withdrawal process. I felt as if my hands were frozen in the cold and I couldn't move them. I think this process affected my nervous system. I went to a neurologist and he said that there was nothing he can do and that it was due to stress. And he said that the brain is something that can be reprogrammed, just like a computer, and that I could do this with the help of psychologists. I decided to do it on my own because "the brain can be reprogrammed" gave me the motivation that I could do it with meditations. I fixed the problem with my hands by practicing the meditations in JoS. I got it into my head that I didn't need to have such a problem with my hands, that my hands didn't have to spasm when I was stressed. I am fine now and I hope you will get through it too.
