Hello, I am 24 years old, I am writing here because I also want the opinion of someone who has been in such a situation. I have been taking antidepressants for 10 years, I feel good, but I really want to stop them. I went to the doctor and he told me that I could drink them all my life, when I heard this I was very upset, do you think that it is possible to drink antidepressants all my life and is there another solution to the problem
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Everything comes from your consciousness, change your way of thinking, your way of perceiving the world and yourself and you will stop them, but first you have to help yourself. Your problem is psychological :) You can certainly stop them
A medicine is a chemically or biologically active product or substance that leads to healing. You are obviously not taking drugs, but some chemicals that do not have this effect. Regarding doctors and pharmacy, I believe that their main goal is not for people to be healthy, but for people to be regular patients and clients of pharmacy - in this way they will leave the most money in this industry. I don't expect a doctor to treat me without drugs or a surgeon to explain that I don't need surgery. I am interested in whether you lead a healthy lifestyle, what you eat, whether you move enough, whether you go out in nature to breathe cleaner air, whether you communicate with friends. Food can greatly affect a person's health, as well as movement. Have you ever tried to stop these drugs or replace them with herbs - many herbal teas have a calming effect. There are also psychotherapists.
Author, I will answer you with a similar example. Just as diabetics need to inject insulin throughout their lives, so do other conditions.
At one point in my life, I was in a hole for antidepressants and sleeping pills, respectively (I couldn't sleep and cried all night). I don't remember how long I drank them, probably for several months, but over time my friends pulled me out of the hole and the pills became redundant and I stopped them. It's been 10 years since then and I haven't taken such pills even once, it's good to take sedatives 2-3 times before difficult exams, but that's different. So it depends a lot on how you feel and whether you will cope without them. I succeeded, although I will not lie to you and then there were disgusting moments, but I never made another suicide attempt (I was prescribed them for it, at 20 I tried to commit suicide and then I was depressed). So obviously everyone is different, and it depends a lot on what depressed you. I managed to experience it and move on.
Hi, I had a very severe depression 2 years ago. I had never felt this way before. Because of an incident, I started having panic attacks that I couldn't control and that made me feel helpless and I didn't see the point in living even more when I realized that some people live their whole lives with panic attacks that they can't control. I want to tell you that I was also prescribed antidepressants, but I took them for 3 days and stopped because I was even afraid that I would have a panic attack. Eventually, on my own, I was able to control my panic attacks over time, and my depression disappeared. In general, negative and pessimistic thinking was the big culprit for depression and panic attacks. Try to find some goals in your life that you really want to achieve and think only about them. Also try to change your way of thinking. It is important to see only the good things during the day, and to ignore the bad ones or turn them into a joke. :)
Apparently these pills do not help to heal, but I drink them to support me, otherwise I love walking in nature, I walk, go out with friends, have fun, but when I was depressed I can not get out of this state, and obviously I have to drink even a small amount of them, because if I feel bad it starts with a large dose.
Author, inquire about cognitive-behavioral therapy and stop taking the pills lightly ...
You definitely have to stop them. It will probably not be possible suddenly, but gradually. Otherwise there will be other effects - these are chemicals and you have obviously taken a large amount of them. Do you like sports - everyday sports can have a positive effect. Pay close attention to your diet - natural healthy eating is important for the whole body. Try to eat the maximum amount of raw (live) food and less processed (the less, the better). Be sure to stop the white sugar and generally reduce the sweet to a minimum, stop the white flour and fried, reduce the dairy meat (of the dairy best only real Bulgarian yogurt), reduce the salt to a minimum. Find a job - I don't know what you do or study, but if you have too much extra time and do nothing, sometimes it is very depressing - there is a saying - work in vain, do not stay in vain. Get physically tired - well, not to get tired, but to work out every day. Go out in the sun every day - when there is no sun - only in the air. Switch to herbal tea - St. John's wort, lemon balm, mint and more. Get probiotics - see this: http: // www. bio-milk. com / biomilk-comfort-probiotic. html. After taking chemicals for so long, you need to do something to get rid of them and start living a normal healthy life. Seek a therapist. And don't procrastinate, the sooner you make a change, the better. Fingers crossed! №2 Go out in the sun every day - when there is no sun - only in the air. Switch to herbal tea - St. John's wort, lemon balm, mint and more. Get probiotics - see this: http: // www. bio-milk. com / biomilk-comfort-probiotic. html. After taking chemicals for so long, you need to do something to get rid of them and start living a normal healthy life. Seek a therapist. And don't procrastinate, the sooner you make a change, the better. Fingers crossed! №2 Go out in the sun every day - when there is no sun - only in the air. Switch to herbal tea - St. John's wort, lemon balm, mint and more. Get probiotics - see this: http: // www. bio-milk. com / biomilk-comfort-probiotic. html. After taking chemicals for so long, you need to do something to get rid of them and start living a normal healthy life. Seek a therapist. And don't procrastinate, the sooner you make a change, the better. Fingers crossed! №2 that much better. Fingers crossed! №2 that much better. Fingers crossed! №2
Thank you for the comments, I will try to stick to these things, otherwise I eat sweets and go for a walk every day.
It depends on what kind of depression it is. A friend took pills for two months and recovered, but my father had to take them all his life. It just depends on the type of depression. :)) If he is the type in whom nothing is done to you, you roar constantly, you get angry, etc., then you will hardly drink all your life, but for my father's, which is more serious and the symptoms are entirely physical (and affect the psyche as much as any other more serious illness could harm), requires medication. Educate yourself at least a little. Changing your worldview can only help you cope easier, but medications are important. : :)
Yes, it's more like this kind of depression, I don't feel like doing anything, I'm depressed, I'm crying, I can't get out, I'll have to consult another specialist, I don't want to drink them all my life. The problem is that my depressive episodes recur and I still can't stop them. Like pills are these pills ...
Are you working on something? Or are you studying? What do you do?
I worked, but my contract expired, otherwise I have already graduated and now I'm looking for a job, but otherwise I can't say that I'm bored during the day.
You have to make sense of your days, if you don't have a job, learn something - language or whatever. And play sports.
If you understand English, see these links, which I will write below. Although it is a question of leaving benzodiezepines, you will find a lot of information on how to leave the antidepressant as well. The most important thing is to review the Ashton Manual on the benzo website. org. uk, there are tables and instructions on how to leave antidepressants. There is also a lot of information in the following BenzoBuddies forum. org, you click on a forum and there you will find people who daily share their problems with leaving antidepressants or benzodiezepines. Both sites have a lot of useful information and live support from the forum members. I wish you success!