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 →
Yes, psych meds shrink brains ~(2024 update) - I have a distinct somatic experience that suggests part of my long detox and recovery is about opening up the prefrontal cortex. I continue to need to do a lot of neuroplasticity support and therapeutics as well. I was on the same drugs "schizophrenics" take for 20 years. At very high doses. My recovery is taking a long long time. And this is part of it for sure.
New book by Grace Jackson. Below is a description with permission from the author to reprint: Under the influence of declining birth rates, expanding longevity, and changing population structures around the world, the global prevalence of senile dementia is expected to increase more than four-fold within the next forty years. Within the United States alone,... 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.
I'm so fucking disoriented I think I took my Valium twice tonight. I'm alone this weekend. Sent Paul off to New York where he could participate in a conference for his work. He hesitated to leave me alone and I convinced him to go. The last thing I want is for him to feel he... Continue Reading →
What is up with me? I'm sure you're all wondering. I wrote this post a long time ago without outing who treated me. At the time I still thought they might actually be honest people who had simply erred in ignorance. That is still probably true for the majority of the staff, but I have... Continue Reading →
Here is part 3 of Keener's journey. The rest of this post is her words: This part of the tale charts how I struggled to find a footing in the world and to find joy in it. However the ‘happy ever after’ part ultimately became somewhat delayed as I made a slight detour into utter... Continue Reading →
Update 2026: as a piece of internet history I will remind folks that in 2009 we were only beginning to understand what the internet could do. at that point the networking that was happening had never happened before and it was thrilling. I found this written by a woman name Ricky Buchanan. I've discovered by... Continue Reading →
For the whole collected story go here. Keener is now a long-time blogging "friend." We actually "met" way back when I first started blogging over two years ago now. Her and her friend's blog was/is predominantly about gardening but Keener had this side story that she worked on over time with multiple posts. I've been... Continue Reading →
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