The last installment of Keener's story. Read for the delight of healing and recovery. For all chapters of this story go here. So for the first time since I had entered hospital I was consenting to an ongoing medication regime, my old foe effexor. That first night I slept like a baby, something which I... Continue Reading →
Keener's continued story: I made my way back to the ward, ignoring my key-nurse who walked behind with a most unhappy look on her face. My Mum was waiting for me on the ward. She suggested that we should go immediately and that I could collect up my belongings later. I eagerly agreed with her,... Continue Reading →
Keener's continued story: Links to the first several chapters are here if you’ve missed them pick them up here: Part 1 and 2 here and part 3 here, and part 4 here, and part 5 here and part 6 here and part 7 here and part 8 here and 9 here and part 10 here.... Continue Reading →
(I've been visiting early posts from this site. A lot are diary-like and there is more involvement from readers since this predates social media getting really big.) Something that comes up quite often in discussions with my friends and readers who have been on meds and have come off of them is how many of the "psychiatric" symptoms they were being "treated" for disappear upon discontinuation of the medications. This is widely known and experienced among those of us who have decided to stop medicating ourselves. For me there are two most astonishing details. The first was when I discoveredI was being given more and more Risperdal to medicate away the akathisia that the Risperdal was causing! Once off the Risperdal the akathisia was gone and so was most of what we'd called anxiety which led me to take massive doses of benzos. This is tragic and disgusting.
Keener's continued saga: Links to the first several chapters are here if you’ve missed them pick them up here: Part 1 and 2 here and part 3 here, and part 4 here,part 5 here and part 6 herepart 7 here and part 8 here and 9 here. I encourage you to pick up the story... Continue Reading →
Time machines and judgment day: Keener's continued saga: Links to the first several chapters are here if you’ve missed them the whole list is here: Effexor Recovery I encourage you to pick up the story here if it feels overwhelming to go back and read all. Keener is a wonderful story teller...you may be enticed... Continue Reading →
More of Keener's chronicle of withdrawal from Effexor. This is my story of severe effexor withdrawal. I have already written much about how I started to take effexor and the consequences of this. Links to the first several chapters are here if you've missed them pick them up here: Part 1 and 2 here and... Continue Reading →
Another episode from Keener's experiences of withdrawal from effexor. This is a story worth following. I know some of you are reading each section. If you've missed the first installments you can pick them up here: Part 1 and 2 here and part 3 here, and part 4 here, and part 5 here. The alternative... Continue Reading →
Uhhh...let's rethink this. Let's do a bit of "reframing." It's well documented that SSRI antidepressants can trigger mania. Perhaps 25% of people who are diagnosed with feeling critically unwell for some very good reason. They need support in their life to successfully deal with their trauma, grief, or difficult life situation. Alternately they actually have something physical wrong with them that can be treated with diet or nutrition but they are instead given ANTIDEPRESSANTS which in turn result in an ADVERSE DRUG REACTION that makes them a bit or a whole lot "manic" and THEN they get labeled bipolar.
Another episode from Keener's experiences of withdrawal from effexor. This is a story worth following. I know some of you are reading each section. If you've missed the first installments you can pick them up here: Part 1 and 2 here and part 3 here, and part 4 here. By the time this is over... Continue Reading →
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