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Claire Wortley
May 1, 202411 min read
Breaking an Anxiety Cycle.
“Within the cycle of anxiety, the joy of being alive is lost. Our world gets smaller and smaller.”
— Jennifer Shannon
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Claire Wortley
Jun 24, 20214 min read
Antidepressants or HRT? What has worked for me.
To be honest my description above is all I knew about the 'Change', that was until I started to feel like I no longer knew my own body...
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Claire Wortley
Sep 25, 20205 min read
Just Eat It!
As I sit here typing I have tears tumbling down my cheeks, my stomach is doing somersaults and my heart feels like it could burst.
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Claire Wortley
Mar 14, 20204 min read
Peri what?
In the past, when anxiety was rife, I would be trotting off to my doctor at least once a week. I was forever hoping that there was an...
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Claire Wortley
Dec 26, 20194 min read
Rudey Foodie
If I said the last few weeks have been easy I would be lying! Finally seeing the GP and having antidepressant withdrawal confirmed as the...
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Claire Wortley
Dec 18, 20194 min read
It's withdrawal.....I'm not depressed.....bloody agitated but not depressed!
'Get up and get moving.' 'If you do something you'll feel better.' 'Distract yourself with something and you'll forget to feel bad.'...
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Claire Wortley
Nov 17, 20198 min read
Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome(ADS)/Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS)
Lets start here :- Types of antidepressants Antidepressants can be grouped according to how they work. The different types are: SSRIs:...
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Claire Wortley
Nov 16, 20192 min read
I've hit the wall!
Yep......reducing Mirtazapine/Remeron has been plain sailing up until now. I've sussed out that feeling unwell is almost definitely due...
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Claire Wortley
Jun 13, 20192 min read
Too Much ? Seed Cycling
Seed Cycling , med reduction
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Claire Wortley
Jun 4, 20194 min read
Reckless Withdrawal!
Around 6/7 years ago, during chronic anxiety and insomnia, my GP(doc) decided to change my antidepressant from Sertraline/Zoloft to...
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