Just now, Jacky Rose said:

Your so right. I guess I just get scard in reality my sleep has improved ans brain fog almost all gone its just physical stuff that's worrying me rn ya know. Like shoulder neck pain and sometimes lil burn feelings but they aren't constant and plus im more active again. But thank yoy that means alot to me I mean it

Pleasure. You don’t us to tell you this stuff you know? You know the answers your self 😃

6 hours ago, Chippy said:

Pleasure. You don’t us to tell you this stuff you know? You know the answers your self 😃

I've been doing great these past few days but that eye thing really made me spiral and think how my one side my left has acted up alot. My stuff leg joint and the pinky and ring finger that is numb sometimes cause the under nerve and and what feels to be a tight muscle that sometimes tenses on the top of my foot. And I'm scared I dont wanna go away and I worry it may be the cipro I took awhile back and km scared that I'm not actually healing and stablizing on the 20mg and I worry I wont ever I don't wanna ever get off the med so it's not like I'm trying to ct anymore but I'm just scared. I'm crying really bad

Again, you need to accept the fear is driven by anxiety looking for its next place to get at you. You've expressed fear about a lot of different things in the last few weeks, so you can see how the one things that's common is the fear itself--its just expressing itself in different ways. @Chippy was spot on--you know the answers yourself. If you practice acceptance that the intrusive thoughts will come but that you don't need to react to them, they'll lose their power. It takes practice but you can do it.

2 minutes ago, mstimc60 said:

Again, you need to accept the fear is driven by anxiety looking for its next place to get at you. You've expressed fear about a lot of different things in the last few weeks, so you can see how the one things that's common is the fear itself--its just expressing itself in different ways. @Chippy was spot on--you know the answers yourself. If you practice acceptance that the intrusive thoughts will come but that you don't need to react to them, they'll lose their power. It takes practice but you can do it.

2 minutes ago, mstimc60 said:

Again, you need to accept the fear is driven by anxiety looking for its next place to get at you. You've expressed fear about a lot of different things in the last few weeks, so you can see how the one things that's common is the fear itself--its just expressing itself in different ways. @Chippy was spot on--you know the answers yourself. If you practice acceptance that the intrusive thoughts will come but that you don't need to react to them, they'll lose their power. It takes practice but you can do it.

Sorry I kinda messed up the message on here so it's twice but thank you. I guess the burning in random places randomly spooks me and I'm scared cause I felt great for a week then I got all scared again cause this and I know I'll be ok and ill heal like everyone else does and I did reinstate so its not like I'm dealing with none in my system no more 20 ain't that diffrent from the 60. I'm just scared im very still new to all this

I get it. It can be very scary. But you’re not alone. And you’re getting great advice from people who’ve been through what you’re experiencing. You’ll get through this.

8 minutes ago, mstimc60 said:

I get it. It can be very scary. But you’re not alone. And you’re getting great advice from people who’ve been through what you’re experiencing. You’ll get through this.

I'll get better? I'll stablize on the 20mg. Like I keep telling myself yes I did that ct but im back on the med I don't wanna make my brain relearn from scratch just gosh I get scared about all this. Thanks for listening it means alot

Yes, you can get better. I’m not an expert on reinstatement so I’ll let others who are answer that. But you can help yourself tremendously if you take our advice about distraction and other coping techniques. You’ve already recognized you feel better when you occupy your mind with something positive.

23 hours ago, Chippy said:

Pleasure. You don’t us to tell you this stuff you know? You know the answers your self 😃

I'm starting to worry I wont heal I had a great week up until the scary blood vessel popped in my eye (it's not that bad) but still I've never had that happen and the burn stings have come back and the anxiety. I'm really scared I reinstated but I get worried that 20mg won't be enough to stablize on since I was on 60mg before and then I went ct for 2 months and I'm trying to fix this but I don't know how and im trying really hard but all I see is people taking 5 years and even then not feeling better and people talking about losing themselves and I don't wanna go away im scared

23 hours ago, Chippy said:

Pleasure. You don’t us to tell you this stuff you know? You know the answers your self 😃

I really don't wanna get new symptoms cause like a new one I have is more like a burn now and I don't Wana get depersonalization or blunting I don't wanna go away im scared I dont know how to prevent it

23 hours ago, Chippy said:

Pleasure. You don’t us to tell you this stuff you know? You know the answers your self 😃

I just wish I could talk to someone about my reinstamtent or someone who's familiar I don't know if you are or not

Hey @Jacky Rose

It’s really important to learn how to manage these concerns. You’ve heard all the information and we have told you to not worry many times now. What you must do is start to manage these concerns yourself without looking for our assurance. (Which you have already) 😀

2 minutes ago, Chippy said:

Hey @Jacky Rose

It’s really important to learn how to manage these concerns. You’ve heard all the information and we have told you to not worry many times now. What you must do is start to manage these concerns yourself without looking for our assurance. (Which you have already) 😀

Oh ok im sorry yeah I will. I didn't mean to bother

Just now, Jacky Rose said:

Oh ok im sorry yeah I will. I didn't mean to bother

You’re no bother.

4 minutes ago, Chippy said:

You’re no bother.

Thank you

5 minutes ago, Jacky Rose said:

I just wish I could talk to someone about my reinstamtent or someone who's familiar I don't know if you are or not

One thing you may want to look into is Exposure Response Prevention (ERP). It teaches you techniques to accept the intrusive thoughts but not to respond to them right away. Delaying a reaction by even a few minutes gives you a chance to get some perspective and calm your nervous system. It works really well!

Just now, mstimc60 said:

One thing you may want to look into is Exposure Response Prevention (ERP). It teaches you techniques to accept the intrusive thoughts but not to respond to them right away. Delaying a reaction by even a few minutes gives you a chance to get some perspective and calm your nervous system. It works really well!

That’s a brilliant idea!

Just now, Chippy said:

That’s a brilliant idea!

Well, I just borrowed the idea from my own experience, but thanks!

2 minutes ago, mstimc60 said:

Well, I just borrowed the idea from my own experience, but thanks!

Great advice

On 4/28/2026 at 1:28 PM, Chippy said:

Great advice

Ok so update time the stings I use to get became burns for awhile and it got bad but then it went away slowly. I've noticed a pattern in my healing. Alotta my issues seem to go towards my left side. Like when I grip my left and right hand afterwards my left hand feels a lil more stiff or ive noticed sometimes I get flushed in the face my left side is hotter. And that popped blood vessel I had in my eye was my left. And for awhile now I've had a left stuff joint sometimes I'm worried my left side will slowly start to fall apart like I wont be able to see or hear from my left or something.

Lately my side effects have been

• Shoulder pain

• sometimes buggy eyed (hard to consontrate)

• Tiny brain fog (sometimes messing up certain words)

• Still have that slight hum in my legs after I walk around and lay down (happend after I tried to do that ct of the pregablin it's way less now)

• Things feel heavy to pick up

• Easily stressed tho

Good news

• Sleep has stitched once again to a 7 hours sleep

• Mood is relatively MUCH better than it was at the start

• Zero sucide ideation anymore

• Stings in random places is gone

• Burning is bassically almost 90% gone

On 4/28/2026 at 1:28 PM, Chippy said:

Great advice

It's also currently month 2 back on 20mg

On 4/19/2026 at 8:57 PM, Finni said:

How wonderful! 🤗⭐️💗

Heya is it possible we could talk havjng a rough patch and could use a friend to talk too

8 hours ago, Jacky Rose said:

Ok so update time the stings I use to get became burns for awhile and it got bad but then it went away slowly. I've noticed a pattern in my healing. Alotta my issues seem to go towards my left side. Like when I grip my left and right hand afterwards my left hand feels a lil more stiff or ive noticed sometimes I get flushed in the face my left side is hotter. And that popped blood vessel I had in my eye was my left. And for awhile now I've had a left stuff joint sometimes I'm worried my left side will slowly start to fall apart like I wont be able to see or hear from my left or something.

Lately my side effects have been

• Shoulder pain

• sometimes buggy eyed (hard to consontrate)

• Tiny brain fog (sometimes messing up certain words)

• Still have that slight hum in my legs after I walk around and lay down (happend after I tried to do that ct of the pregablin it's way less now)

• Things feel heavy to pick up

• Easily stressed tho

Good news

• Sleep has stitched once again to a 7 hours sleep

• Mood is relatively MUCH better than it was at the start

• Zero sucide ideation anymore

• Stings in random places is gone

• Burning is bassically almost 90% gone

This is a good update, I can see that you have some things that are still settling but overall you are progressing really well. Keep going, things will settle some more for you. Chippy

8 hours ago, Chippy said:

This is a good update, I can see that you have some things that are still settling but overall you are progressing really well. Keep going, things will settle some more for you. Chippy

I do notice my left side seems to get the rough of it more. I recently after crying got Petechiae on the top of my eye lid and neck and back which spooked me and got this werid white skin stuff that I wiped off my cheek and eye after the cry. But yeah my left side of my body gives rhe most trouble and I know when it comes to nerves healing one side may be more senstive yeah? But yeah I do notice tho that rapid movement on screens still over stimulated me. Just a lil worried the left side will start not to work or something like I'll be come blind or deaf on left

16 hours ago, Jacky Rose said:

I do notice my left side seems to get the rough of it more. I recently after crying got Petechiae on the top of my eye lid and neck and back which spooked me and got this werid white skin stuff that I wiped off my cheek and eye after the cry. But yeah my left side of my body gives rhe most trouble and I know when it comes to nerves healing one side may be more senstive yeah? But yeah I do notice tho that rapid movement on screens still over stimulated me. Just a lil worried the left side will start not to work or something like I'll be come blind or deaf on left

Hey @Jacky Rose

I know you worry about these things, it really is the same advice I have for you as before. Learning to break this loop with distraction and acceptance, and working on your health anxiety, it is good to not seek assurance all the time, when you have had this already. :)

Hiya update time.

So I've been reinstating 20mg (look at med timeline to see what I've been doin) for about now 2 months going officially on my third month.

I've got (symptoms began when reinstated

• Brain fog

• Mostly stitched sleep now

• Easily stressed / anxiety

• Sometimes nerve burning

I'm still worried I won't stablize on this dose due to me being so late on reinstating waiting 2 months after accdineatlly quiting prozac 60mg. I'm trying to fix this and I'm just scared. I see people who stay off completely take 5 years or more and worry even if I have now gotton back on its to late for me. I know everyone says just calm down and I am TRYING but to be honest I could use some support truly someone to talk to about this just anyone at all. I didn't mean to do this

Edited May 16May 16 by Jacky Rose