Tag: protracted withdrawal syndrome

Finding Hope Through Acute Withdrawal Syndrome

splashy paint design for finding hope

Someone who is in the midst of acute withdrawal syndrome recently asked me if I had hope for others who are very sick. I answered with the following words: Finding hope: When I was at the height of this illness (I had over 50 severe and disabling symptoms) I felt hateful, bitter and angry...and most of those emotions were caused by what some of us call "neuro-emotions" meaning they were grossly exaggerated because of the condition and the brain/neurological injury that so many of us are dealing with. Believe me I did not always deal with this iatrogenic injury with anything resembling grace. So, yes, I have hope for everyone. …

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How to Ask for Help When You’re Ill

leaf cover how to ask for help when you're ill

I'm sharing another one of Toni Bernhard's, author of How to Be Sick, helpful posts from Psychology Today. In this post she talks about how when one is ill and someone offers to help we often have to, in turn, help them out and let them know what we need. I have, indeed, found this to be true. (commentary and links to other posts on the subject)

Protracted withdrawal : SSRIs and SNRIs

a pile of brightly colored pills Protracted withdrawal : SSRIs and SNRIs

By Alto Strata My intention is to gather people who have suffered difficulty withdrawing from antidepressants and form a movement to challenge psychiatry on its denial of withdrawal syndrome and its overuse of psychiatric medications.

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A rant and a rave—gotta clear my chest

I've been dying to write this post all day. Whether I post it or not will remain to be seen. Today again I've been profoundly ill. I got up and had to go back to bed with nausea and pain for 3 hours. It's 3 pm now and I'm again barely functioning. My main emotion... Continue Reading →

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The possible perils of Benzodiazepine use

Updated 9/09 This is another post from very early on in the life of my blog (day three to be precise.) I've amended it quite a bit as I've learned much more and my circumstances have changed significantly, so it's up to date: I have suffered ill effects from all the classes of psych drugs;... Continue Reading →

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