@Sonia2 I'm sorry to hear you've been having a difficult time since taking antibiotics. Hopefully it will be relatively short-lived.

As you say, you've experienced it before, so hopefully you'll come out of it soon.

14 hours ago, Sonia2 said:

Hi guys,

Having a really rough week following a course of amoxicillin for a gum infection, weird dreams, dizziness, anxiety, feeling wired, lethargy to name a few. I seem to cry a lot, some of it self-pity I know, also if I see or hear anything upsetting on tv. I don't watch much tv and when I do it has to be on my tablet, can't watch a big screen. I guess it's a setback, I've experienced this before after antibiotics. The 'what ifs' have been creeping in but I should know better from experience.

I was hoping for improvement after quitting citalopram a year last January at O.3mg. It doesn't sound like much of a dose but I now realise it was too high a dose to jump off at. Reducing caffeine has also ramped my symptoms up, there seems to be one thing after another.

Sending best wishes to all, and to Luke and Chippy who have been going throughout It too from what I have read. Upwards and onwards I guess. xx🙂🙏

Hey Sonia I am sorry to hear. Unfortunately trying to avoid these things in WD is best. I know it can be hard, and sometimes you just have to do it. I hope things settle for you soon.

Yes that dose was a bit high to jump off at, I think unfortunately people get down that low and just think, it's tiny and come off, personally getting to 0.01mg and considering a long hold at that dose isn't a bad idea before stopping to be safe. But that's the past. Your body is incredible and it will put all this right for you. Just time unfortunately. I do think it helps if we can avoid all the usual substances often mentioned on here and listed in our intro post template new members.

Hope today is better for you xxx

Hi @Sonia2 , how frustrating to experience such a harsh reaction to something that is seemingly innocuous. Sorry to hear you're suffering so much. Hopefully this current phase will pass quickly - at least you're aware why so I do hope you're not spiralling too much. All we seem to do is 'wait it out', it's unfair, frustrating and tedious, but ultimately is all we can do.

Hang on in there, it'll pass.

xx

@Luke @Chippy @SarahMc @Mamgu Thank you all for your support. Had a bit of a cry baby day yesterday, hopefully today will be better. I know you are all going through withdrawal yourselves and I really appreciate you taking time to respond. Still waiting for that magic day when I can write a more positive post. Hope your ribs are healing Mamgu.xx🙂🙏

9 minutes ago, Sonia2 said:

Still waiting for that magic day when I can write a more positive post.

Its coming!!!xxx

What chippy said ⬆️ ❤️

1 hour ago, Sonia2 said:

Hope your ribs are healing Mamgu

Getting there thanks. Still a bit of pain but getting there 🙂

xx

Hi guys, I'm feeling low lately, depressed, tearful, anxious, head pressure, brain fog since heatwave, dizziness, numbness and tingling in hands and feet, stiff aching neck, backache, all scary stuff and all come together.

I have had some setbacks over recent weeks, the antibiotics, four day migraine and the dreaded heatwave, all have taken their toll. If I thought going back on antidepressants would take it all away I would not hesitate.

I plan on seeing my doctor who does not accept that I could still be in or withdrawal but I will request a blood check again, I think I had them done about six months ago. Maybe talk about therapy. Can't do an awful lot in a ten minute appointment.

I'm 17/18 months out from stopping, I was hoping for more positivity than this. Anyway, best wishes all.🙂🙏

24 minutes ago, Sonia2 said:

I have had some setbacks over recent weeks, the antibiotics, four day migraine and the dreaded heatwave, all have taken their toll. If I thought going back on antidepressants would take it all away I would not hesitate.

I plan on seeing my doctor who does not accept that I could still be in or withdrawal but I will request a blood check again, I think I had them done about six months ago. Maybe talk about therapy. Can't do an awful lot in a ten minute appointment.

I'm 17/18 months out from stopping, I was hoping for more positivity than this. Anyway, best wishes all.🙂🙏

I’m sorry you’ve seen some setbacks @Sonia2, piling normal life stuff on top of WD can be so hard. The heat out there sounds absolutely brutal. I hope this wave passes for you soon 💜

4 hours ago, SarahMc said:

I’m sorry you’ve seen some setbacks @Sonia2, piling normal life stuff on top of WD can be so hard. The heat out there sounds absolutely brutal. I hope this wave passes for you soon 💜

@SarahMc Thanks SarahMc, hope you're coping too with your migraines, they just make everything more complicated. 🙂x

14 hours ago, Sonia2 said:

Hi guys, I'm feeling low lately, depressed, tearful, anxious, head pressure, brain fog since heatwave, dizziness, numbness and tingling in hands and feet, stiff aching neck, backache, all scary stuff and all come together.

I have had some setbacks over recent weeks, the antibiotics, four day migraine and the dreaded heatwave, all have taken their toll. If I thought going back on antidepressants would take it all away I would not hesitate.

I plan on seeing my doctor who does not accept that I could still be in or withdrawal but I will request a blood check again, I think I had them done about six months ago. Maybe talk about therapy. Can't do an awful lot in a ten minute appointment.

I'm 17/18 months out from stopping, I was hoping for more positivity than this. Anyway, best wishes all.🙂🙏

I am sorry to read Sonia.

Unfortunately all these things can set us back a little in WD, I think you are wise to sit this out and let things settle, these drugs are not the answer and what you are experiencing is WD injury so they would likley make it all worse.

Good to get the blood work done, and nothing wrong with a little therapy, maybe consider speaking to a WD coach instead who understands what you are going through, as your issues are WD related, normal therapy often isn't effective. Understanding you need to avoid second fear and engage radical acceptance is the key line of defence.

I know it feels like you have made little progress, but this is not an uncommon thing, in reality in the background lots of healing is happening even if the rewards are no there as yet they are coming! xx

@Sonia2 it's worth getting checked and ruling other health conditions out, but everything you're experiencing can be cause by withdrawal, even if your doctor just says no.

@Luke @Chippy Thanks both, just had a bad day yesterday, ruminating a lot, some family members health issues on top of everything. I'm feeling a little better today. Started reading Claire Weekes' book again, Hope and Help for your nerves, it does help. Best wishes to you both, hope you have a better day today. One day at a time. x🙂🙏

11 hours ago, Sonia2 said:

soon 💜

@SarahMc Thanks SarahMc, hope you're coping too with your migraines, they just make everything more complicated. 🙂x

Thanks @Sonia2 — ya the migraines are frustrating and WD seems to have made them worse, or at least much more frequent for me! But I haven’t had a really bad one now in a couple weeks, which I hope is a good sign 🤞🏼.

Glad to read you’re feeling a bit better today 😊

Hi, I came across a UK website for withdrawal coaching after reading my message from @Chippy , thank you, regarding trying a withdrawal coach. It's Barbara Bell Coaching, maybe someone here has tried her?

barbarabellcoaching.co.uk

I haven't booked a session but the rates are comparatively very reasonable.

However, the reason I mention it is because there is a link to her blog which contains a lot of encouraging information about what we are going through, also if you click on the 'More' tab there is access to lots of encouraging video shorts.

I found it helpful, hope someone else does too. 🙂

11 hours ago, Sonia2 said:

@Luke @Chippy Thanks both, just had a bad day yesterday, ruminating a lot, some family members health issues on top of everything. I'm feeling a little better today. Started reading Claire Weekes' book again, Hope and Help for your nerves, it does help. Best wishes to you both, hope you have a better day today. One day at a time. x🙂🙏

Sonia2, sorry to hear you are having a wave, and I see you got a bit of relief,, early on I my system would go a bit haywire dealing with family issues, especially when it felt with health, maybe I would worry to much, good to see you reading the Claire Weeks' book, I had that one early on to read and yes it did help me. I to still get headaches and sometimes they can be intolerable, but I manage, with heating pads on the back of neck, or magnesium oil on my neck, or maybe cool compresses on for head, and of course silence is always good. Healing is happening when your in the worst wave, and when that window comes it will be a glorious relief. Stay strong, your doing great.😊

3 hours ago, Bernadette said:

Sonia2, sorry to hear you are having a wave, and I see you got a bit of relief,, early on I my system would go a bit haywire dealing with family issues, especially when it felt with health, maybe I would worry to much, good to see you reading the Claire Weeks' book, I had that one early on to read and yes it did help me. I to still get headaches and sometimes they can be intolerable, but I manage, with heating pads on the back of neck, or magnesium oil on my neck, or maybe cool compresses on for head, and of course silence is always good. Healing is happening when your in the worst wave, and when that window comes it will be a glorious relief. Stay strong, your doing great.😊

@Bernadette Thank you for your kind words and reassurance. I'm sorry to read about your citalopram withdrawal journey but happy for you that you get good windows. I can't really say that I experience windows of any length of time, for me I just get moments or maybe an hour here and there but these are few and far between. I'm still waiting for just one day when I am symptom free to be able to do normal things. I always have something going on. I haven't tried magnesium oil on my neck for headache, thanks for the tip. I find splashing cold water on my face helps my headaches but not my migraines. So nice of you to respond to my post, I hope you find permanent relief very soon. Best wishes.😊🙏

21 hours ago, Sonia2 said:

Hi, I came across a UK website for withdrawal coaching after reading my message from @Chippy , thank you, regarding trying a withdrawal coach. It's Barbara Bell Coaching, maybe someone here has tried her?

barbarabellcoaching.co.uk

Hi @Sonia2 - sorry to hear you're not making the progress you wished for, it's such a brutal thing to go through and you're immensely awesome for getting this far - well done you! I also wanted to thank you for sharing the coaching link, I may give that a go myself. Certainly wouldn't hurt to speak to someone who knows what we're going through.

Claire Weeks is also a good shout, I may revisit that again too.

I can't really give you any more advice than what you already know, but sometimes it's just good to know we're not in this alone. This is a great community and is full of reassurances and sagacious advice :-)

Take care of yourself and hope you perk up very soon

xx

@Mamgu Thank you for your continued support. It been a long haul for us both, we've had our setbacks but somehow we have survived them. 💪

I hope all is well with you and your rib injuries have healed.

best wishes xx

Hi, came across an informative website for anyone, if you're like me, wondering if ssri 's have caused permanent brain damage. It very reassuring.

neurolaunch.com/ssri-brain-damage-recovery/

It may help someone.x