24 minutes ago, Saar8srl said:

Can’t believe this is happening to me . Did anyone cured from this kind of depression from WD? I start to think this is my own depression…maybe

I'm so sorry you're suffering so much @Saar8srl so many of us here have fallen into abysses we didn't think were possible so you're not alone.

it's terribly cruel, I know but remember it's not you, it's a symptom like a host of other symptoms that are bound to pass.

Hang in there, you're much stronger than you feel atm, you'll get through this.

@Saar8srl absolutely people have recovered from severe depression induced by WD. This is still a pretty new forum so we don't have many folks here who have recovered yet, but you could check out the success stories section from Surviving Antidepressants: Success stories: Recovery from psychiatric drug withdrawal - Surviving Antidepressants.

You have described these feelings as unpredictable and worse than anything you've ever experienced. These are strong indications that this is WD, it is NOT you. You will recover.

I would like to know if someone is experiencing chemical depression during the day? Starting the morning and going to bed with it . The only thing I don’t have are physical problems and sleeping problems. But the depression is here since April and it’s very hard ….

@Saar8srl Some people have noticed something. In the evening, they feel better in general. You said that you go to bed with depression, but does everything become better somehow when "the lights are turned down (low)"?

Edited August 3Aug 3 by The Dust

When I sleep is the time I have peace but during the day I can’t do anything. It’s like my body is blocked .

@Saar8srl we are all different and I don’t think it’s necessarily helpful to look for someone with the exact same symptoms as you. But I can say that I often have this overwhelming feeling of negativity, unease and hopelessness, like there’s nothing good or positive in the world. On bad days like today I wake up in that state of mind and it often lasts right up until I go to bed. On better days it fades and some days it’s not there at all.

But regardless of whether you find someone like you, the evidence we have strongly suggests that you can and will get better in time.

13 minutes ago, Saar8srl said:

When I sleep is the time I have peace but during the day I can’t do anything. It’s like my body is blocked .

I can say the same for myself. For myself the word blocked is more appropriate than depression.

But do you feel any better in the evening when you are still awake?

33 minutes ago, The Dust said:

I can say the same for myself. For myself the word blocked is more appropriate than depression.

But do you feel any better in the evening when you are still awake?

I have both. You too? Can you go to work or do anything during the day? How long are you in this and do you have some relieve time to time ? No in the evening is the same.

@Saar8srl, you are not alone. I am in the same terrible depression and awful anhedonia.... Cannot do anything... We need persevere, we don't have any other choice.

Edited August 3Aug 3 by skamen

@Saar8srl I can say that I can feel depressive because of being trapped into physical symthoms. These are making me exhausted. But still, I can say that I have felt blocked and being without physical energy since I started these drugs. I started "everything" in 2009 and halt everything in 2018, and after that more serious physical symthoms started appearing one after another. And, in general, everything is still there. I was on so many drugs for so many years because I was physically exhausted all the time trying to find out something. But the whole process was nothing but decline. So i can somehow name my state as "depression", but it's much related to physical issues. Maybe in my case everything was somehow related to digestive issues. These were present when I was on drugs and are still there. But, yes i can confirm that these drugs do some kind of shut-down effect when you are on and off.

I feel all the time that I have to force myself into doing something even years before feeling more physically healthy and painful-free. Of course, I can do nothing!

do you have some relieve time to time ?

I have/had. I had periods when I had will and power to walk on long distances, but this not even something that truly count, right? But I can't say I am sometimes better, I can say am just less bad. It's hard to talk about a window... In the evening I feel a little bit more calmed down.

20 minutes ago, skamen said:

@, you are not alone. I am in the same terrible depression and awful anhedonia.... Cannot do nothing... We need persevere, we don't have any other choice.

I’m sorry to hear this . Hope you will have some relief .

11 minutes ago, The Dust said:

@Saar8srl I can say that I can feel depressive because of being trapped into physical symthoms. These are making me exhausted. But still, I can say that I have felt blocked and being without physical energy since I started these drugs. I started "everything" in 2009 and halt everything in 2018, and after that more serious physical symthoms started appearing one after another. And, in general, everything is still there. I was on so many drugs for so many years because I was physically exhausted all the time trying to find out something. But the whole process was nothing but decline. So i can somehow name my state as "depression", but it's much related to physical issues. Maybe in my case everything was somehow related to digestive issues. These were present when I was on drugs and are still there. But, yes i can confirm that these drugs do some kind of shut-down effect when you are on and off.

I feel all the time that I have to force myself into doing something even years before feeling more physically healthy and painful-free. Of course, I can do nothing!

I have/had. I had periods when I had will and power to walk on long distances, but this not even something that truly count, right? But I can't say I am sometimes better, I can say am just less bad. It's hard to talk about a window... In the evening I feel a little bit more calmed down.

Wow, I see you stopped your meds in 2018. Still in wd? I’m so sorry it taking so long for you.

12 minutes ago, The Dust said:

@Saar8srl I can say that I can feel depressive because of being trapped into physical symthoms. These are making me exhausted. But still, I can say that I have felt blocked and being without physical energy since I started these drugs. I started "everything" in 2009 and halt everything in 2018, and after that more serious physical symthoms started appearing one after another. And, in general, everything is still there. I was on so many drugs for so many years because I was physically exhausted all the time trying to find out something. But the whole process was nothing but decline. So i can somehow name my state as "depression", but it's much related to physical issues. Maybe in my case everything was somehow related to digestive issues. These were present when I was on drugs and are still there. But, yes i can confirm that these drugs do some kind of shut-down effect when you are on and off.

I feel all the time that I have to force myself into doing something even years before feeling more physically healthy and painful-free. Of course, I can do nothing!

I have/had. I had periods when I had will and power to walk on long distances, but this not even something that truly count, right? But I can't say I am sometimes better, I can say am just less bad. It's hard to talk about a window... In the evening I feel a little bit more calmed down.

How long have you been in wd? Im sorry for the questions but in some way they give me some hope.

@Saar8srl No, problem, just ask whatever you want.

Yes, I am in "WD" (or whatever it is) since 2018. Even more. more and more strange symptoms have been appearing lately. For instance this month I got something I have never experienced practically never in my life - nausea.

46 minutes ago, The Dust said:

@ No, problem, just ask whatever you want.

Yes, I am in "WD" (or whatever it is) since 2018. Even more. more and more strange symptoms have been appearing lately. For instance this month I got something I have never experienced practically never in my life - nausea.

I hope you had windows because 9 years is a long time …

Hi everyone, here I red that a lot of people have been able to RI with the the same drug of another and it worked for the WD. Can anyone recommend? Here I read that some people found relief by RI another med to help with their symptoms of WD. I don’t know but I just found out about it.

https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/forums/topic/837-did-antidepressant-reinstatement-work-for-you/

18 minutes ago, Saar8srl said:

Hi everyone, here I red that a lot of people have been able to RI with the the same drug of another and it worked for the WD. Can anyone recommend? Here I read that some people found relief by RI another med to help with their symptoms of WD. I don’t know but I just found out about it.

https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/forums/topic/837-did-antidepressant-reinstatement-work-for-you/

We don't suggest starting a different drug to help with WD. You will note that the owner of the previous site says the same in a post on that thread too.

RI the orginal drug at a low dose is all that is advised.

It is normal in the early stages of WD to be looking for a 'fix', ultimately we must learn to accept our injury, decide if RI the same drug is worth attempting, then regardless of RI or not RI learn to cope each day as our systems heal and stablise. There are no short cuts to healing from WD, it is a very important lesson to learn.

I just spoke to my psychiatrist and starting soon with 1 mg Zoloft. Pray for me

Has anyone tried 1mg? And did it work for you?

37 minutes ago, Saar8srl said:

Has anyone tried 1mg? And did it work for you?

From my experience with the current taper with 12.5mg as a bridge it went badly (full-strength akathisia) that along with other failed drug attempts.

I know it's terrible but I don't believe there's anything that can "fix" withdrawal other than time, to big of a risk in general let alone a hypersensitive system.

Maybe it's worth leaving it as an option only and letting time do its thing? just food for thought but whatever you decide wishing you luck.

I have to try something and it’s 1 mg so let’s see what it does. How long should I stay at 1 mg?

4 hours ago, Fullhealing said:

From my experience with the current taper with 12.5mg as a bridge it went badly (full-strength akathisia) that along with other failed drug attempts.

I know it's terrible but I don't believe there's anything that can "fix" withdrawal other than time, to big of a risk in general let alone a hypersensitive system.

Maybe it's worth leaving it as an option only and letting time do its thing? just food for thought but whatever you decide wishing you luck

I’m sorry to hear this and I hope you will heal soon. I hope this for everyone in this forum.

5 hours ago, Saar8srl said:

I have to try something and it’s 1 mg so let’s see what it does. How long should I stay at 1 mg?

Chippy has a good post here about reinstating: Reinstating an Antidepressant

Generally, we would recommend staying at your reinstatement dose for 7-14 days to see if you see any relief, and then if you wish you can (very slowly) increase a bit further, always holding for 7-14 days between each increase.

Reinstatement isn't a magic bullet -- even when it works, the intention isn't to fully take away your symptoms, it's mostly just to cushion things a bit so they're slightly more tolerable while you wait to stabilize.

Best of luck 💜

9 hours ago, Saar8srl said:

I’m sorry to hear this and I hope you will heal soon. I hope this for everyone in this forum.

Thanks @Saar8srl as long as it takes, we will all get there 🙏

13 hours ago, Saar8srl said:

I have to try something and it’s 1 mg so let’s see what it does. How long should I stay at 1 mg?

Go slow with the Zoloft as it could be activiting, give yourself enough time to see how your system reacts, the goal is to find relief at the lowest possible dose.

In the meantime try your best to work on acceptance and patience.

It's a hard road and time truly is the best healer.

Much luck.

Edited August 6Aug 6 by Fullhealing

10 hours ago, SarahMc said:

Chippy has a good post here about reinstating: Reinstating an Antidepressant

Generally, we would recommend staying at your reinstatement dose for 7-14 days to see if you see any relief, and then if you wish you can (very slowly) increase a bit further, always holding for 7-14 days between each increase.

Reinstatement isn't a magic bullet -- even when it works, the intention isn't to fully take away your symptoms, it's mostly just to cushion things a bit so they're slightly more tolerable while you wait to stabilize.

Best of luck 💜

Thank you Sarah . Offcourse I’m scared to try but I used to feel better for a few days after the first RI in may. Unfortunately in the hospital they stopped it after 5 days. This is my last hope to start with the last RI on a very low dose.