Comments on: Coming Down (going off depression medication)

By: Patti

Patti — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:31:41 +0000

How are you? I came across your page while searching for inspiration for my own journey of going off the "meds". I have a great book that has helped me alot, it's called "Potatoes not Prozac". It has given me the courage to try. I'm on day 5 and I'm not in the fetal position on the floor, so that is good. Good luck, I don't know you but I pray you are happy and living life and that is why you have not been back to your blog in many weeks!!

By: Darkmyroad

Darkmyroad — Sat, 24 May 2008 21:06:48 +0000

I am still in the process of going off medication. I’m not completely weaned, but things are generally going very well.

-DMR

By: Christopher Esget

Christopher Esget — Sat, 24 May 2008 15:30:34 +0000

How have things been going since this post? Having had some time to reflect, what are your thoughts now about medication and its effects on you?

By: www.mydepressionmedication.com/

www.mydepressionmedication.com/ — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:54:36 +0000

Depression is a common illness among men AND this can be avoided by proper use of Antidepressants.

By: C Schellenbach

C Schellenbach — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:53:38 +0000

Weaning is important, but there is also sometimes where the medication is like insulin, you need it to be able to make it. The more I learn about SSRI’s and their relationship to depression and anxiety disorders, the more that I have found the physical aspect of the disorder is more real than most people think. It’s not always “all in your head”. If you do have to stay on even one medication, do not see it as a failure, but rather a gift from God to help you through this veil of tears.

By: Patricia Gonzalez

Patricia Gonzalez — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:07:41 +0000

My prayers are with you as you embark on another stage of your journey. I’m also on a similar track right now, and it’s having its ups and downs, believe you me! With God, though, all things are possible, and as long as we’re centred in Him, our recovery will be in sight. Hang in there, and God bless you!

By: PMD

PMD — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:01:48 +0000

I encourage you. I’ve been doing the same thing and have been completely off Lexapro since last May after taking it for about 2 years. My best advice is not to let a few days of bad feelings scare you into going back on the medication too soon. Give it time. Use what spiritual resources you have developed through your depression to help you more. For me there have been a few times since going off the meds that I felt so bad that I thought I had made a mistake. But each time recovery was only a short time away. God bless you.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:44:40 +0000

may God grant you a steady spirit as you wean from the meds. i am on limited meds and have stayed on them for quite some time, but i know it must be difficult with all the side effects you experience. this is a huge step and we are all rooting and praying for you. you are right…the worst that can happen is you back up a few steps and get back on a med or two. not a biggie. you know the process and you are in control…well…actually i guess it is more reassuring to know God is in control…of every cell–every nerve synapse–of your body. peace and prayers for you.

By: Schellenbach

Schellenbach — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:13:49 +0000

Or play golf, once the weather improves

By: Michele

Michele — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:03:24 +0000

I hope the process goes smoothly. I made the same decision just over a year ago and am still glad I did. I was on Wellbutrin and Effexor. I can so relate to the “not remembering what it’s like to be fully awake”. God bless your journey.