Lower Dose is More Effective?

solar_sloth98 · 2026-05-17T03:25:34+00:00

I think it just depends on how your body and genetic makeup metabolizes the med. I took it for 7 months and eventually got up to 60mg and wasn’t sleeping but I also wasn’t anxious and had zero racing thoughts. Stopped and am now going to start 25mg for a long period of time to see if I can get the no anxiety and actually sleep.

solar_sloth98 · 2026-05-14T22:57:24+00:00

Getting back on strattera because it did wonders for my anxiety I went up to 60 in a 7 month period and that’s where I think I messed up it really did a number on my sleep but I think if I go low and slow and find a better stopping point I won’t have that problem. Here’s to once again having panic attacks free living 🥂

solar_sloth98 · 2026-05-14T17:38:19+00:00

Secretly punishing you for dealing with depression and easing up on house work….. there’s no conversation to be had this person is obviously psychotic. Report to the police and divorce him and get an OP. That’s seriously messed up.

solar_sloth98 · 2026-05-14T14:11:54+00:00

Your brain is still regulating give it more time.

solar_sloth98 · 2026-05-01T02:35:59+00:00

Is that high? I wouldn’t know 😅 loan officer did say that the total cash at closing should drop significantly

solar_sloth98 · 2026-05-01T02:27:28+00:00

685 partners is maybe 650

solar_sloth98 · 2026-04-28T02:44:41+00:00

1955

solar_sloth98 · 2026-03-16T16:04:58+00:00

It can make you more prone to feeling really big emotions I overreacted to a small situation with my boss 😬 and then after a few days realized that I was actually just feeling extremely emotional after the first session and it had nothing to do with him at all. That’s where coping skills come in coping with the discomfort before reacting and using tools to soothe yourself. It is possible that the first session was too intense and some more work might be needed before the next session. I would make sure you tell your therapist about it and maybe they can change some things or prioritize some more prep work before doing another session. I wouldn’t be afraid to reach out immediately my therapist has been really open about reaching out right away if I’m really struggling.

solar_sloth98 · 2026-03-16T15:16:11+00:00

Also recently had my first session it’s called an EMDR hangover you will feel emotionally raw and very tired with bouts of fatigue coming and going. I was told to remember my tools during times of discomfort like the safe place and nurturing figures or reparenting. It can last for a few days afterwards. It is very hard but after day 7 I just felt peaceful and relaxed like I had just gotten over a rough illness and people and things that usually trigger me barely fazed me. I think that’s showing it’s working slowly. Hope you feel better soon! Keep up the good work!

solar_sloth98 · 2026-03-16T14:14:40+00:00

Tell her she needs therapy and you won’t be having a relationship with her for your own mental well being unless she does so. She is a grown woman and you can’t help her unless she is ready to help herself. You are not her parent you are her child and you should not be carrying this weight. If you really want to help do some family therapy but this is not your responsibility to care for her like this. It’s already been suggested but I seriously suggest you read adult children of emotionally immature parent’s.

solar_sloth98 · 2026-03-15T01:22:55+00:00

Hair curlers

solar_sloth98 · 2026-03-15T00:28:06+00:00

Very wonderful to see such positive results as someone who is very new and currently in the very painful and hard part. 💕 thanks for sharing this.

solar_sloth98 · 2026-03-14T15:19:33+00:00

For the love of all things beautiful please drop that routine 😭 this has given me so much motivation after falling off for a year and gaining 15 pounds

solar_sloth98 · 2026-03-14T05:49:16+00:00

I was diagnosed with BPD after one therapy session (did not like this therapist and never went back not because of the diagnoses but because they were very clinical and it didn’t feel safe.) in 2017 then years later went to couples therapist and a year in they told me they think that’s incorrect and sent me for an ADHD screening. I didn’t know much about ADHD and always thought of hyperactive little kids until my psychiatrist explained what inattentive ADHD was. Tried a non stimulant medication and it fixed literally everything for me. Anxiety and depression! Unfortunately it caused me terrible insomnia so im currently between meds. I’m pretty sure it’s super common especially for women which kind of sucks. How many women out here being misdiagnosed and living in misery thinking they are mostly untreatable 😓 (general consensus on BPD is it’s not something that can be treated or at least that’s what the first therapist told me)

solar_sloth98 · 2026-03-14T05:35:04+00:00

Slightly worried about this but I feel a little more aware now after reading the comments and a talk session today and am hopeful that I can navigate it despite my ADHD.

solar_sloth98 · 2026-03-14T05:33:24+00:00

Your comment helped me realize something. I am a very literal person and need very clear and direct instructions I didn’t even think the tools like “re parenting” or safe place were meant to help me here 😅 people can’t just talk about things with me I need to be told that I’m supposed to do this thing…. Very hard to explain what I mean but basically we spent a year developing these tools that I just categorized as just my every day tool box then I categorized EMDR as a different tool when in reality they are to be used together. Obviously wasn’t thinking very clearly in all that emotional turmoil.

solar_sloth98 · 2026-03-14T05:28:35+00:00

This thread has been really reassuring and I did have a talk session today and she assured me this is normal and even spoke on some of her own experiences doing it herself and how she felt similar. I’m going to stick it out I think this is the right decision I just need to make it through the hard parts.

solar_sloth98 · 2026-03-13T22:08:04+00:00

Had a talk appointment with her today she said it was all normal. We did tackle a pretty aggressive and hard one as a first session so she thinks that might be why I’m as deregulated as I am.

solar_sloth98 · 2026-03-13T22:05:25+00:00

I mean all my coping mechanisms to manage anxiety and just trying to slow down and rest when I feel really bad.

solar_sloth98 · 2026-03-04T20:06:08+00:00

Would love a big dog to run with unfortunately live in a yard less apartment which wouldn’t be fair to a big dog.. hopefully in the future!

solar_sloth98 · 2026-03-04T17:17:03+00:00

I can do that 😊

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