Success stories: Recovery from psychiatric drug withdrawal

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1. How to find SA Members who are in the process of recovering

   By ChessieCat, June 21, 2020
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   • Jadenatalie
   • June 10

2. How to write your success story

   By Altostrata, November 16, 2012
   • 7 replies
   • 6.6k views
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   • JackieDecides
   • July 22, 2019

3. Shep's Success: "Leaving Plato's Cave" 1 2 3 4 6

   By Shep, May 25, 2020
   • 188 replies
   • 13k views
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   • Shep
   • 2 hours ago

4. Cocopuffz - 11 years on paroxetine. It's nothing but a bad memory now. I am now free!! 1 2 3 4

   By Cocopuffz17, July 17, 2020   

   • paroxetine
   • paxil-free
   • (and 1 more)

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     • paroxetine
     • paxil-free
     • paxil
   • 113 replies
   • 9.2k views
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   • Cocopuffz17
   • 16 hours ago

5. Aria's recovery 1 2 3

   By Aria, February 8, 2014   

   • polypharmacy
   • lorazepam
   • (and 5 more)

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     • polypharmacy
     • lorazepam
     • quetiapine
     • drug free
     • trazodone
     • citalopram
     • antipsychotic
   • 97 replies
   • 20k views
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   • Aria
   • Yesterday at 11:41 AM

6. Ang, 58, survivor

   By ang, April 13, 2017   

   • seroquel
   • quetiapine
   • (and 3 more)

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     • seroquel
     • quetiapine
     • prozac
     • fluoxetine
     • antipsychotic recovery
   • 25 replies
   • 5.6k views
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   • angelaoffer
   • Saturday at 10:56 PM

7. Lexapro: Adverse reaction recovery

   By Maybe, June 4
   • 7 replies
   • 625 views
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   • Maybe
   • Saturday at 09:07 AM

8. FarmGirlWorks Recovery Appeared as a Pickle-and-Cheese Sandwich 1 2 3 4

   By FarmGirlWorks, February 6, 2020
   • 115 replies
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   • FarmGirlWorks
   • Thursday at 06:25 PM

9. DaBro 2 years, not 2 weeks Pfizer, but finally healed

   By DaBro, May 3
   • 22 replies
   • 1.6k views
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   • Jayy
   • June 11

10. elbee: Free from Zoloft and Benzos After 25+ Years of Use 1 2

    By elbee, August 27, 2020   

    • zoloft
    • lorazepam
    • (and 11 more)

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      • zoloft
      • lorazepam
      • clonazepam
      • remeron
      • klonopin
      • ativan
      • benzodiazepine
      • ssri
      • trauma
      • recovery
      • healing
      • sertraline
      • mirtazapine
    • 61 replies
    • 5.7k views
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    • elbee
    • June 10

11. Happy2Heal my Victory statement 1 2 3 4 15

    By Happy2Heal, November 3, 2018
    • 522 replies
    • 26.2k views
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    • Rosetta
    • June 10

12. coldturkmama Recovered after Paxil cold turkey 1 2 3

    By coldturkmama, December 19, 2019
    • 89 replies
    • 8.7k views
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    • Phoenixmama
    • June 6

13. ashbrown former pp member (no_fear) 7 years off paxil - success! (long)

    By ashbrown, May 26, 2016
    • 10 replies
    • 3.7k views
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    • Phoenixmama
    • June 4

14. Farout - fully recovered from adverse reaction and long withdrawal

    By Farout, February 16
    • 8 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • Paxil3days
    • June 2

15. Aurorax: Severe protracted Paxil withdrawal - Finally free! 1 2 3 4

    By Aurorax, September 17, 2020   

    • paxil
    • protracted
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • paxil
      • protracted
      • hppd
    • 112 replies
    • 10k views
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    • MaggieSmalls
    • June 2

16. branyan PSSD success/challenges 1 2

    By branyan, February 21, 2016   

    • pssd
    • sexual dysfunction
    • 69 replies
    • 20.2k views
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    • branyan
    • June 1

17. LLiz: I don't think of myself as being in withdrawal anymore

    By LLiz, October 20, 2018   

    • remeron
    • mirtazapine
    • 30 replies
    • 2.7k views
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    • LLiz
    • May 31

18. Rhi: Incremental success 1 2 3

    By Rhiannon, October 8, 2012
    • 82 replies
    • 13.1k views
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    • Longroadhome
    • May 28

19. Aeroman - I have recovered from Lexapro and Cipro 1 2 3 4 15

    By Aeroman, March 9, 2017
    • 525 replies
    • 60.4k views
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    • Fightinghard
    • May 26

20. Myndfull's Success Story

    By myndfull, July 10, 2019
    • 13 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • cathnz
    • May 24

21. andy: Finally off zyprexa 1 2 3

    By andy, May 10, 2016   

    • zyprexa
    • olanzapine
    • (and 1 more)

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      • zyprexa
      • olanzapine
      • antipsychotic recovery
    • 106 replies
    • 30.5k views
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    • Santhakumar
    • May 23

22. JanCarol - undiagnosed! Off all "bipolar" drugs! 1 2 3 4 7

    By JanCarol, August 17, 2017   

    • lithium
    • recovery
    • (and 4 more)

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      • lithium
      • recovery
      • undiagnosed
      • slow taper
      • lithium taper
      • euthymic
    • 239 replies
    • 20.7k views
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    • JanCarol
    • May 13

23. Razmuk - Done with Risperdal and all the other poison for good!

    By Razmuk, October 19, 2020
    • 10 replies
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    • Kush
    • May 11

24. My longest road home from Lexapro

    By Thelongestroadhome, March 9
    • 21 replies
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    • Hanna72
    • May 4

25. Ten0275: I'm Dave and if I am capable of healing, each of you are - Please hang in there. 1 2 3

    By ten0275, January 10   

    • mirtazapine
    • benzodiazepines
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • mirtazapine
      • benzodiazepines
      • success stories
      • histamine intoleranc
    • 75 replies
    • 5.5k views
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    • Erell
    • April 27

26. Cold turkey or rapid taper success stories? 1 2 3 4

    By WiggleIt, January 11, 2015
    • 136 replies
    • 35.7k views
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    • stevenb
    • April 24

27. Judith: Healing will happen! 1 2 3 4

    By Judith, December 20, 2019   

    • effexor
    • 117 replies
    • 13.5k views
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    • Judith
    • April 23

28. Ox123: My Mirtazapine Story

    By Ox123, November 14, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 8.5k views
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    • Phoenixmama
    • April 21

29. Tao of the Brassmonkey 1 2 3 4 12

    By brassmonkey, April 17, 2018
    • 411 replies
    • 27.6k views
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    • Erell
    • April 19

30. DLB I guess it's my turn!!

    By DLB, April 11, 2019
    • 20 replies
    • 3.2k views
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    • Cocopuffz17
    • April 18

31. MrAnxious: Update - Years later ...

    By MrAnxious, July 20, 2020   

    • success
    • successful
    • (and 6 more)

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      • success
      • successful
      • effexor
      • recovery story
      • recovery
      • recovery from antispychotics
      • protracted
      • withdrawl
    • 11 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • MrAnxious
    • April 15

32. AlasLlama's recovery with the help of neurofeedback

    By Altostrata, November 17, 2015
    • 3 replies
    • 2.8k views
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    • Dee12h
    • April 15

33. Kiaza 10 years of Citalopram and now healed

    By Kiaza, August 2, 2019   

    • citalopram
    • youth
    • 31 replies
    • 7.5k views
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    • Phoenixmama
    • April 13

34. RealMe's Success Story, Recovery from brain altering chemicals

    By RealMe, March 20
    • 10 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • RealMe
    • April 11

35. Freespirit--A Life Free from Antidepressants 1 2

    By freespirit, August 7, 2018
    • 69 replies
    • 7.8k views
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    • freespirit
    • March 19

36. Alexander Success from paroxatine withdrawal

    By Alexander, January 17
    • 6 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • Krisseyb
    • March 15