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One thing that puzzled me after losing Mum was why I didn't fall apart? I had expected to be an absolute mess when the grief hit and yet I wasn't. Sure, I cried and felt sad but the utter devastation I was expecting never happened. So why was this so?

I did what the doctors told me. I took the tablets and saw a therapist but still the anxiety plagued me.

'Get up and get moving.' 'If you do something you'll feel better.' 'Distract yourself with something and you'll forget to feel bad.'...

It' s been a couple of weeks since I stopped reducing my medication and I definitely feel better. There are still some moments where I...

Lets start here :- Types of antidepressants Antidepressants can be grouped according to how they work. The different types are: SSRIs:...

Yep......reducing Mirtazapine/Remeron has been plain sailing up until now. I've sussed out that feeling unwell is almost definitely due...

So today hasn't been easy. Today I had to make a decision about my antidepressants that I didn't want to make. Since the end of last week...

How often do you ask yourself that question....alot?

I was on Sertraline for 18 years at varying different doses. At my worst 200mg a day. I don't recall any particular side affects as this...

Around 6/7 years ago, during chronic anxiety and insomnia, my GP(doc) decided to change my antidepressant from Sertraline/Zoloft to...

Here's a run down of the medications I have taken over the years and where I am right now. 23 years ago I received my first diagnosis,...