npanth

[cymbaltawithdrawal5600]

Oh yes please! An update! I have long wished to hear  how you are doing.

[nz11]

In withdrawal, there is no spiral that precipitates the uncontrollable rage, it springs fully formed in the mind and propels itself without any input from the person experiencing it. The other emotional symptoms of withdrawal act in a similar way.

 

This is absolutely spot on.

 

What a most wonderful discriptive piece of writing no doubt its brilliance is only appreciated by those of has who have had to go through it.

 

later....reading

 

I still remember the 4am calls, the circular, obsessive thoughts, the anger.

Wow your brother ..my father still talks bout the time i rang him at this hour, as if i was being totally crazy! ...it was just torture!

 

 

nz11

Is npanth =JH?

[Junglechicken]

npanth, it's a relief to have you here.

 

I followed your blog before joining SA and your blog answered many of my questions re: WD.

 

Great to see you're doing better now and your patience is paying dividends that's for sure.

 

JC

[cymbaltawithdrawal5600]

Nz,

 

Search goog on his 'handle' here and you will find his blog.

 

He is indeed 'JH' but mind your spelling....... I am not going to link to his blog for anonymity reasons.

 

I was cruising the site yest and saw he was online. I was hoping to get his topic bumped in time for him to see and be encouraged to give us an update but no joy. He does not have following set for his topic.

 

I believe he was here earlier in the month (according to his profile) and uploaded an avatar but no update. He has no idea he is an SA rockstar.......

[cymbaltawithdrawal5600]

I think this is still on topic for the current topic (anger) but off topic kinda for the topic starter npanth.

 

Here is a link to an old discussion on his blog on the subject and you'll recognize some voices there:

 

https://npanth.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/dealing-with-anger-during-ssri-withdrawal/

 

Very informative.

 

I just have to know where he got the info, I don't have time to plug it all into google and see if he culled it from studies, textbooks, or just personal experience gleaned from the web. It is professionally worded too but not so arcane that the common man cannot understand it. It (anger) is my current problem and it threatens to explode my whole life where my mother is concerned. I am past the worst of it but try telling that to the powers that be about something that happened in the past.

 

Road rage? OMG. How can you not want to run someone down after they wait till you are right upon them, they look you right in the eye and continue to pull in front of you from a side street all the while you are honking continuously to make them stop (and then they have the nerve to give YOU the finger!)?

 

I have no dog or child to kick when I get home and would not do it even if I did. But that anger is white hot and it is out and I am frothing at the mouth in seconds but this is with provocation now. I am 4 years post drugs and I just feel like my system is still messed up because of this. Only in the past few months has the simmering irrational anger disipated somewhat. That was a constant feature of mine after the loathing and depression lifted a bit, but it can come out at a moment's notice.

[nz11]

Wow what a link...i have never read that before...gee this guy is right on the money..

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Anger is one of the most difficult emotions to deal with in SSRI withdrawal.  It’s the one emotion that the patient is most likely to translate into action against friends or strangers.  Anxiety, depression and fear are also amplified in withdrawal, but those emotions tend to draw the patient into themselves.  Anger is more likely to be expressed outwards towards other people.  For patients, it’s important to be mindful of the difference between normal anger and that caused by withdrawal.  If you’re angry and can’t see what triggered it, it’s most likely caused by withdrawal.  It’s a delicate point in withdrawal.  Be very careful not to do or say something that you will regret later.  This stage of withdrawal causes more broken friendships and burned bridges than any other.  It’s very hard to control anger in withdrawal, though.  Don’t berate yourself too much if you do something out of character, a lot of people experience the exact same thing.

 

For friends and loved ones, it’s important to suspend reactions to a person experiencing anger in SSRI withdrawal.  No matter how hurtful or mean they seem, the emotion is not normal anger.  It’s an out of control emotion that they are expressing incoherently.  They can still use their imagination and intellect to lash out, but the basis for the anger is beyond their control.  Attacks can seem very personal and elaborate.  They may bring up very old problems that seemed resolved long ago.  They’re not really trying to relive those old arguments, they are just clinging to anything that can explain the sudden and overwhelming anger they feel.  We’re not used to experiencing anger without context, so someone in withdrawal will grab onto anything to explain it.  As much as you can, be relentlessly positive.  S/he needs your support to get through this crisis.  Responding with anger will escalate the situation.  The patient has no real upper limit on their anger, but you do.  Try to moderate yourself and control your emotions.  It’s very hard to deal with a person suffering from withdrawal rage, but escalating the situation will not serve either of you in the long run.

 

The anger phase of withdrawal does pass.  The goal for the patient and those around him/her is to recognize that it wasn’t a normal part of their personality.  As strange as it seems, withdrawal can temporarily change your personality and make you do things that you would normally never do.  It’s not an emotional state that you’re likely to return to, either.  Once you pass through anger, there are other phases of withdrawal to deal with, but anger should slowly become more manageable as time goes by.  You may find that you are better equipped to deal with normal anger now that you’ve experienced irrational anger.  Instead of fearing that you may relapse into anger in the future, take heart that you have passed through the most difficult part of SSRI withdrawal.

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