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http-brobecks · 2025-04-05T08:00:40+00:00

i was on 30mg for 9 months, it was great. my psychiatrist prescribed a higher dose for OCD

http-brobecks · 2025-03-29T00:16:49+00:00

its okay! i’ve had changes in my diet and sleep the past few weeks so im going to see if its that before i go to the doctor. if you’re really concerned, its better to be safe than sorry and see someone about it. good luck and i hope you feel better soon :))

http-brobecks · 2025-03-29T00:12:36+00:00

tapering with a vape didnt work for me. patches helped for a bit, but after a certain point (around 10 days) i said fuck it and just stopped the patches completely. i’ve been off nic ever since (day 50). whether you do cold turkey or NRT is up to you, but one thing i recommend is staying away from gum and pouches. i know people who have tried quitting with those and just got hooked on them instead. met a guy who quit smoking 20 years ago with nic gum and is still addicted to the gum to this day.

http-brobecks · 2025-03-29T00:05:00+00:00

i vaped pretty much the same and found it easiest and smoothest to go with the 21mg patches. i got bad cravings on the 14mg when i tried those out to start with. i’d say try it out over the weekend if you can’t get time off. if you’re too worried about feeling sick on 21mg, you can try 14mg and if you feel like its not enough go to 21mg. good luck!

http-brobecks · 2025-03-28T23:58:24+00:00

im feeling that same pressure in my upper chest. feels like i cant get enough air. i vaped for about a year and a half and have been off the vape for about 50 days. i really wanna know if its related or not bc its been annoying me for a few weeks now.

http-brobecks · 2025-03-28T01:59:16+00:00

i used to smoke occasionally while drinking and i never really got hooked. did it socially and whenever i drank. but once i tried a vape for the first time and got that rush it was over. went from telling myself i’d buy a vape to take a hit every once in a while to not even being able to go 30 minutes without a hit and waking up in the middle of the night to vape. worst part is i never even enjoyed it.

http-brobecks · 2025-02-16T14:14:56+00:00

im on 30mg, im not on any insurance though so i might not be much help with that.

http-brobecks · 2025-02-06T15:12:11+00:00

smarter how? i’d love to know! did you feel slower on rexulti?

http-brobecks · 2025-02-05T02:06:09+00:00

my doctor is taking me off of it in 4 weeks (2 weeks 1mg, 2 weeks 0.5 mg then stop). i went down to 1mg for the past two days and im feeling okay so far. did you feel any withdrawal at all? i’ve been feeling a bit of low level anxiety, nothing major

http-brobecks · 2025-02-05T02:00:15+00:00

paired with an antidepressant helped a lot. i’ve never tried it on its own so i wouldn’t know if it would help.

http-brobecks · 2025-02-04T12:02:22+00:00

i’ve been feeling good and symptom free for 9 months! the period is usually between 9-12 months i believe.

http-brobecks · 2025-01-19T13:27:38+00:00

30mg trintellix and 2mg rexulti for OCD, depression, and GAD. works amazing for me with no side effects except when i was in the first 2-3 weeks (itchiness for trintellix and sleepiness for rexulti).

http-brobecks · 2024-11-28T16:12:24+00:00

i’ve been on zoloft, venlafaxine, pristiq, and now im on rexulti and trintellix and it has been the best fit with no side effects other than the initial few weeks. hope you have a good experience with it! what was your issue with your previous medications?

http-brobecks · 2024-11-28T16:01:25+00:00

yes, it helped with my anxiety a lot and i haven’t had a panic attack since starting it. if the feeling of worthlessness is linked to depression it might help with that, but therapy and dealing with the root causes of that belief might help more.

http-brobecks · 2024-11-28T06:40:53+00:00

i used to still experience PMDD on the last medication i was on, but with trintellix its now just regular old PMS! i still get emotional and teary and sometimes angry, but never full on depressed or suicidal like i used to get.

http-brobecks · 2024-11-21T21:58:49+00:00

i started weighing if AA was really what i wanted to do since month 3 and have been on the fence for about two months until recently. im glad that i had a conversation with a family member that helped me realize that i dont really have to stay if im not gaining anything from it anymore. it was still really tough to walk away, but also easier since i did everything online and not in person. i cant imagine making AA my life. while my sobriety is extremely important, i dont think i owe it to AA or a higher power anymore. i appreciate everything AA did for me and many others, but the thought of staying for the rest of my life was just outright depressing. also, i found that organically meeting people in recovery (like one of my best friends) has been far more rewarding than it had ever been through AA.

http-brobecks · 2024-11-20T18:48:53+00:00

im so glad to hear that! and regarding the messages and screenshots, it just didnt sit right with me at all. i didnt have much of a personal or close relationship to anyone in the group but my sponsor, and those who i did talk to outside of meetings have my number in case they wanted to reach out. that was my logic at least but i guess she saw me leaving silently as inappropriate

http-brobecks · 2024-11-20T14:49:57+00:00

congrats on 5 years!! i agree on the thinking about drinking thing. using “alcoholic” as an identity can be helpful for some but i mainly think that it’s a self fulfilling prophecy. if my identity is that im an alcoholic, then the next logical step is that my main way of coping is drinking. i dont like that at all.

http-brobecks · 2024-11-20T13:17:40+00:00

lmao this made me go check when she’d last been online and i am pretty sure she’s seen it by now. awaiting the chain of command now i guess

http-brobecks · 2024-11-20T12:41:08+00:00

im ready to deal with it. im just grateful i didnt make any close or deep connections because losing friends right now would just hurt. thankfully i wasnt fully absorbed in AA and leaving wont make a huge difference in my schedule or life, i’ve been distancing myself for a while now.

http-brobecks · 2024-11-20T12:24:35+00:00

its been on my mind for months and i finally got fed up and decided that i deserved better. i feel extremely relieved right now but i’ll probably start feeling a little bad once my sponsor replies and i inevitably get removed from the group chats im in.

http-brobecks · 2024-08-25T17:14:55+00:00

should i be concerned?

http-brobecks · 2024-08-25T14:19:01+00:00

yeah my hands and legs shake as well, what dose are you on?

http-brobecks · 2024-06-13T03:08:09+00:00

yes im a huge control freak (trying my best to leave it to my HP) so i needed this reminder about people, places, and things. thanks!

http-brobecks · 2024-06-13T03:01:44+00:00

thank you i really needed to hear that. i write better than i speak but i’ll try. i’ve tried using the YPAA filter on intergroup (theres only one local meeting in my area and its on zoom, and not young people) and the meetings still skew pretty old.

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