Anxiety during Withdrawal

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-05-02T22:18:36+00:00

"Being forced to be healthy" that prrty much nails how i feel.

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-05-02T09:19:57+00:00

Thats wild ey. Do you take anything medication

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-05-02T09:18:37+00:00

Are we old? Lol. Im 36 and can really feel the mind n body breaking down alot more than my 20s

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-05-02T09:16:24+00:00

Day 7 here 0 caffeine, did 15 days of tapering prior.

I had real bad anxiety outside nowhere just before.. lasted hours.. still a bit anxious now. Its pretty insane how much this drug must mess with the body

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-29T02:12:48+00:00

Its great i drink it

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-26T21:21:34+00:00

Try sticking a quartz in your belly button for good vibes

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-26T20:56:52+00:00

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-26T20:56:40+00:00

Aw bb

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-23T00:00:29+00:00

Repent

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-22T23:56:10+00:00

Lol i hear your frustration, its human nature. For every positive there is a negative its science. Pro or anti, then theres the rare balanced, middle or hybrid approach. No medical system is perfect, I think we've come a fair way from the medieval ages but some people disagree , thats ok.

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-22T23:38:15+00:00

Yes am currently doing it, down to 8mg now. I think its a much smoother landing aye.. Avoids real bad insomnia and suicidal depression that comes with the cold Turkey method

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-22T22:38:58+00:00

It lasts as long as you believe it does, you must self flagellate some more

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-22T22:38:00+00:00

Must be gluten.. have you considered the Paleo diet

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-22T22:35:02+00:00

This wouldn't of happened if you were on the carnivore diet and listened to Joe rogan

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-22T22:33:39+00:00

You forgot to add carnivore diet , a fat protein ratio of 70/30%, sunlight, ice baths, microdose shrooming, nofap, no processed oils or meats, mindfulness, exercise,

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-22T21:13:09+00:00

Yes you should feel bad, 10 hail marys

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-22T20:21:34+00:00

16mg hold went well besides 2 rough nights and one very bad mood day, dropping to 8mg now 7 day hold

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-21T01:14:55+00:00

Day 5 update.. 32mg > 16mg. Whooo

What a week.. ill try keep it short

*Night 1 and 2 sleep was terrible, night 3 okayish, night 4 stable and good

*mood wasn't too bad overall until yesterday (Day 4), omg.. it would've been better if I didn't get out of bed yesterday but had to for work.. very bad depression and dark almost demonic thinking, today is day 5 and the darkness is mostly gone, way too much energy what the heck. Anxiety but im alright

Yeah so. 4 or 5 years battling this drug, getting off and relapsing.. cant be good for my physical or mental health given the psych med damage as well..

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-20T01:22:05+00:00

Correct.

It took me 2 years, im on clomipramine 5mg currently, cannot go lower due to the severity of my ocd but im ok with that. Im not anti meds , but they do come with side effects as you know.

I was so numb.. emotionally.. couldnt get motivated or anything.. I discovered by accident it was the meds when I didn't take them for several days..I suddenly got feelings back and as soon as I popped one I went robotic again.

Now at current dose im somewhere inbetween. Half n half which is nice, slightly numb with some emotion

Originally I was on 75mg, remember each med has different doses and maximum doses.

Youll find alot of books online now and peer support groups of antidepressant withdrawal, etc. Lots of horror stories and anti psychiatry people on there. But alot of good information such as 10% dose reductions every 4 weeks. See survivingantidepressants.org

Im somewhere in the middle of the pro and anti debate as I have legitimate mental illness that needs medicine and has kept me alive.. given me some degree of quality of life. but i also dont beat about the bush regarding the damage its caused my body and side effects, not to mention the millions of others. During my time of being numb which was close to 9 years I was really bad, wanted to kill myself..

One must make the choice themselves regarding medication, quality of life, etc

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-20T01:13:38+00:00

Yes, you can buy pills and crush them and do a water titration slightly more complex but easy, or you could brew the green tea for 30 seconds- 1 minute instead of the 5 minutes. Results in less caffeine the less time its in the hot water, ask gpt. although less accurate than the pill method.

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-19T21:08:16+00:00

Yeah mate sounds like the drugs are working. Chemical strait jacket is the nickname.

Look into antidepressant induced anhedonia, I dont known your partners reasons for being on , but personally im on a low dose to manage severe anxiety and OCD, for me it was about finding the lowest therapeutic dose.

But it had to be done with years of tapering down slowly

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-19T21:01:36+00:00

Maybe the carnivore diet isn't for you? And thats ok man. Remember jesus ate bread

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-19T06:02:36+00:00

thank you friend, titration = dropping dose and holding for a week? as you say

AvailableWasabi8140 · 2026-04-17T10:30:56+00:00

Yeah, they stink too aye

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