eljay Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 I just wanted to share this quote because it is so meaningful to me. I hope it helps someone else too. “Accept - then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy. This will miraculously transform your whole life.” ― Eckhart Tolle Various SSRI's since 2001, can't remember exact dates. Paxil, Celexa, Lexapro Last 5ish years: Lexapro 10mg Wellbutrin 150mg XL Lexapro: Cut from 10mg to 6.6mg March 15, 2020 Cut from 6.6mg to 5mg June 15, 2020 Link to comment
BigCat Posted Tuesday at 06:32 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:32 PM On 9/17/2023 at 4:38 PM, eljay said: I just wanted to share this quote because it is so meaningful to me. I hope it helps someone else too. “Accept - then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy. This will miraculously transform your whole life.” ― Eckhart Tolle I think he speaks sense a lot of the time. I'm less convinced by the claim for "miraculous transformation". It sells books. But hey, I'm a Presbyterian-Stoic... It is what you make it. Various ADs from 1991, always for depression with anxiety and agitation... sertraline, paroxetine, citalopram (with 2.5mg olanzapine briefly), coming off each for increasingly shorter times until 2000 when I went on meds full time with Clomipramine 200mg. Then Venlafaxine (XR) since 2008, initially 225mg, then 300mg, plus tried on venlafaxine with mirtazapine (California Rocket) for a week in 2017(?) absolutely intolerable. Currently tapering from venlafaxine 300mg sustained release (XR) and now at 225mg... to be continued. Although I have a background in health, I am here to learn from others, encourage others and share my experiences, not to give professional guidance. Link to comment
littlebird Posted Tuesday at 06:34 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:34 PM On 9/17/2023 at 8:38 AM, eljay said: “Accept - then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy. This will miraculously transform your whole life.” ― Eckhart Tolle So real! I used to have trouble with radical acceptance, but have come around to the idea that only by accepting what currently is can we take action to change it. Pronouns: they/them/theirs Started on Prozac as a teen in 2000 to treat cPTSD, been on various cocktails ever since. 2002-2004, 2017-2022: Buspar, tapered down to 0 2016-present: 100mg Seroquel for sleep -> May 2023: 90mg -> June 2023: 80mg -> September 2023: 72mg -> switched to brand name, much too strong -> 60mg 2016-Present: 100mg Wellbutrin SR -> January 2023: 75mg IR (37.5mg 2x a day) -> February 2023 (33.75mg 2x a day) -> July 2023 (30.37mg 2x a day) -> August 2023 (27.33mg 2x a day) 2018-present: 25mg Pristiq 2015-present: 600mg Gabapentin (200mg 3x a day) -> December 2022: 300mg Gabapentin (100mg 3x a day) per GP's recommendation after side effects -> March 2023: 90mg 3x a day (switched to liquid suspension) -> March 2023 80mg 3x a day -> April 2023 75mg 3x a day Supplements: Multivitamin w/magnesium, probiotics, digestive enzymes, anti-viral nitric oxide nose spray as needed Link to comment
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