I know people, including members of my family, who’ve had a much worse time getting off of SSRIs than they did than people have getting off heroin
Uhh, yeah, because stopping a medication intended to alleviate depression tends to… you know, bring back someone’s depressive symptoms.
Classic - someone who’s never taken SSRIs, thinking SSRIs are a magic mood lifter, akin to taking a hit of heroin. SSRIs don’t work like that. Their effects are subtle, and all they do is enable me emotional stability. I was briefly off SSRIs for a few months last year (link to my post about reacquiring my psych meds.) This guy has no idea what he’s about to stir up. SSRIs are the only thing keeping me from throwing everything in my life away and accepting that if I’m going to die miserably, I might as well do something crazy to take down the system with me.
Til foil hat time - what if they want people off SSRIs because they reduce sex drive? Republicans seem determined to make people have as many babies as possible.
I take Adderall (generic) for ADHD and it just makes my brain not feel “numb” and also helps me not feel quite as exhausted as I had been for decades before I got medication.
It helps regulate my mood, executive function, etc.
Right now it’s not working quite as well as normal since the last week or so has had a lot of stresses on top of the political anxiety of being a queer woman, but having been in this state before medication I would be useless if I didn’t have it.
Same thing happened after the election for a week or so and I had to ration during that time and I got a stark reminder how poorly depression and ADHD go together.
I still haven’t gotten back on Adderall. I need to get an EKG before I can get back on it, but I don’t have a primary physician to perform it for me. Which means I have to make another few dozen phone calls to get a PP, then schedule the EKG, then wait for my next psych appointment, then hope that Adderall will even be available when the prescription finally get into my hands.
Also, hello fellow queer woman! At least we’re not alone.
Uhh, yeah, because stopping a medication intended to alleviate depression tends to… you know, bring back someone’s depressive symptoms.
Classic - someone who’s never taken SSRIs, thinking SSRIs are a magic mood lifter, akin to taking a hit of heroin. SSRIs don’t work like that. Their effects are subtle, and all they do is enable me emotional stability. I was briefly off SSRIs for a few months last year (link to my post about reacquiring my psych meds.) This guy has no idea what he’s about to stir up. SSRIs are the only thing keeping me from throwing everything in my life away and accepting that if I’m going to die miserably, I might as well do something crazy to take down the system with me.
Til foil hat time - what if they want people off SSRIs because they reduce sex drive? Republicans seem determined to make people have as many babies as possible.
I take Adderall (generic) for ADHD and it just makes my brain not feel “numb” and also helps me not feel quite as exhausted as I had been for decades before I got medication.
It helps regulate my mood, executive function, etc.
Right now it’s not working quite as well as normal since the last week or so has had a lot of stresses on top of the political anxiety of being a queer woman, but having been in this state before medication I would be useless if I didn’t have it.
Same thing happened after the election for a week or so and I had to ration during that time and I got a stark reminder how poorly depression and ADHD go together.
I still haven’t gotten back on Adderall. I need to get an EKG before I can get back on it, but I don’t have a primary physician to perform it for me. Which means I have to make another few dozen phone calls to get a PP, then schedule the EKG, then wait for my next psych appointment, then hope that Adderall will even be available when the prescription finally get into my hands.
Also, hello fellow queer woman! At least we’re not alone.