gettingunstuck: 6 month mark

[gettingunstuck]

June 25th was the 6 month mark where I stopped Prozac completely. I'm glad I made it to this point! I have good days and bad, but this sounds normal.  I'm still trying to determine what the difference is between now, being off the ADs and probably still feeling withdrawal symptoms and back then, when I first went on the ADs.  For one thing, I'm so much more aware of how I think and feel, and how there's such a connection between thinking something, then feeling it.  For another thing, I'm trying to give myself a break and tell myself I don't have to feel good all the time, or pretend to feel good.  These are all good things.  The bad things are: inability to handle stressful situations or loss, feeling as if I'm quick to anger, and many, many regrets.  I'm looking forward to the next 6 months and hitting the 1 year mark, and will continue to read about other's experiences.

Edited June 28, 2013 by Karma
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[Melphill]

Hi gettingunstuck,

 

What a great accomplishment you have achieved. You need to be commended! I have been on AD for approximately 25 years. I just turned 50. I am currently on Viibryd a new SSRI, 40 mg the maximum dose, Abilify 1.8 mg and Adderall 10mg. I am excited about weaning off all of these meds, but am also concerned that maybe my brain won't be able to function after 25 years of being on this poison. I am involved in a 12 step program that has taught me coping skills and I am hoping that this is going to help me be able to cope with life without medication. I am currently slowly weaning off of Abilify. I just started 6 days ago. I just went from 2mg to 1.8mg and I will stay at this dose for 3-4 weeks before lowering my dose to 1.6mg. I have started taking vitamins and minerals and am going to try to change my diet. I also exercise. I will next wean off the Adderall and then Viibryd. I am thinking it will take me at least 1 year to wean off of all of these meds.

 

How do you feel? I feel like AD have made me apathetic for 25 years. I absolutely have no drive or ambition to do things, although I don't feel depressed or anxious. I start projects and don't complete them. I could care less if my house is clean or not. I do work as a nurse full time. I am hoping that after I wean off these meds that I will not be apathetic. I have lived 25 years apathetic and sit in my house most of the time when I am not working.

 

Do you feel like your life is better off of the meds?

[Hudgens]

No matter how many times the regrets come up, just say to yourself, "let it go". Try not to add to the original memory by dwelling on it and adding fantasies about how you could've handled it better, etc., etc.. Stop yourself at the originally memory-think about it for a few seconds, and then tell yourself "letting it go".

 

And going off into secondary thoughts about it doesn't help you "work through it" it only reinforces the old memory and makes it more likely to return again and again (even strengthening it). There's nothing to be gained by going over and over these old regrets-they're purely negative phenomenon and so can only hurt you, not to mention being a waste of time and energy.

 

So, again, when they pop up, recognize them for the useless things they are, accept them, tell yourself you're letting them go, and move on to other things. 

 

Also, it really helps if the thing you move on to immediately after a regret surfaces is something positive (noticing something beautiful or funny or complimentary to yourself, anything positive). These positive images, feelings or thoughts get stored in your brain right next to the old regret you just had and actually weaken its negative impact next time around. This really works.

 

You'll be amazed at how liberating this "letting go" feels.

[Karma]

Hi gettingunstuck,

 

Sounds like you've done well so far.  Please let us know if you have any questions and congratulations on successfully tapering off of Prozac.

 

You might find some helpful information in this thread on symptoms and self care http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/forum/8-symptoms-and-self-care/.

 

Welcome to the community.

 

Karma

[Jemima]

No matter how many times the regrets come up, just say to yourself, "let it go". Try not to add to the original memory by dwelling on it and adding fantasies about how you could've handled it better, etc., etc.. Stop yourself at the originally memory-think about it for a few seconds, and then tell yourself "letting it go".

 

And going off into secondary thoughts about it doesn't help you "work through it" it only reinforces the old memory and makes it more likely to return again and again (even strengthening it). There's nothing to be gained by going over and over these old regrets-they're purely negative phenomenon and so can only hurt you, not to mention being a waste of time and energy.

 

So, again, when they pop up, recognize them for the useless things they are, accept them, tell yourself you're letting them go, and move on to other things. 

 

Also, it really helps if the thing you move on to immediately after a regret surfaces is something positive (noticing something beautiful or funny or complimentary to yourself, anything positive). These positive images, feelings or thoughts get stored in your brain right next to the old regret you just had and actually weaken its negative impact next time around. This really works.

 

You'll be amazed at how liberating this "letting go" feels.

 

Great advice, Hudgens!

[Rhiannon]

 

No matter how many times the regrets come up, just say to yourself, "let it go". Try not to add to the original memory by dwelling on it and adding fantasies about how you could've handled it better, etc., etc.. Stop yourself at the originally memory-think about it for a few seconds, and then tell yourself "letting it go".

 

And going off into secondary thoughts about it doesn't help you "work through it" it only reinforces the old memory and makes it more likely to return again and again (even strengthening it). There's nothing to be gained by going over and over these old regrets-they're purely negative phenomenon and so can only hurt you, not to mention being a waste of time and energy.

 

So, again, when they pop up, recognize them for the useless things they are, accept them, tell yourself you're letting them go, and move on to other things. 

 

Also, it really helps if the thing you move on to immediately after a regret surfaces is something positive (noticing something beautiful or funny or complimentary to yourself, anything positive). These positive images, feelings or thoughts get stored in your brain right next to the old regret you just had and actually weaken its negative impact next time around. This really works.

 

You'll be amazed at how liberating this "letting go" feels.

 

Great advice, Hudgens!

 

I agree! Very good advice. I know this, but it's so easy to "forget" it, to fall back into old habits. Thanks for the reminder!

[Rhiannon]

Hi gettingunstuck,

 

What a great accomplishment you have achieved. You need to be commended! I have been on AD for approximately 25 years. I just turned 50. I am currently on Viibryd a new SSRI, 40 mg the maximum dose, Abilify 1.8 mg and Adderall 10mg. I am excited about weaning off all of these meds, but am also concerned that maybe my brain won't be able to function after 25 years of being on this poison. I am involved in a 12 step program that has taught me coping skills and I am hoping that this is going to help me be able to cope with life without medication. I am currently slowly weaning off of Abilify. I just started 6 days ago. I just went from 2mg to 1.8mg and I will stay at this dose for 3-4 weeks before lowering my dose to 1.6mg. I have started taking vitamins and minerals and am going to try to change my diet. I also exercise. I will next wean off the Adderall and then Viibryd. I am thinking it will take me at least 1 year to wean off of all of these meds.

 

How do you feel? I feel like AD have made me apathetic for 25 years. I absolutely have no drive or ambition to do things, although I don't feel depressed or anxious. I start projects and don't complete them. I could care less if my house is clean or not. I do work as a nurse full time. I am hoping that after I wean off these meds that I will not be apathetic. I have lived 25 years apathetic and sit in my house most of the time when I am not working.

 

Do you feel like your life is better off of the meds?

 

Hi Mel! 

 

I was on ADs and other meds for 20 years before beginning to taper off, and I'm 58 now and my brain is functioning better than it has in a very long time--both cognitively and in terms of getting back my original zest for life and my ability to connect with and enjoy other people. And we have other people here in their 50s and 60s who have gotten off meds and done well. So it's possible.

 

What I think is probably less possible is that after 25 years you'll be able to safely get off all your meds in a year. Especially with the age factored in (although I don't think I've met anyone this kind of pace has worked for at any age).

 

You may want to begin wrapping your mind around a multi-year process.  (Rule of thumb, a year per med, although it can take longer.)

 

Check out the thread "the slowness of slow tapers."

 

It's not as bad as it sounds, your dosages will go down and the effects of the drugs will decrease.  I think I still have another year to go before I'm off the AD but already I feel as if I were no longer on an AD, as far as the numbness and lack of motivation is concerned. (Not to mention sex life.)

 

I work in healthcare too, by the way, as a med lab tech.  Graveyards, actually. Love our nurses!

[gettingunstuck]

Hi gettingunstuck,

 

What a great accomplishment you have achieved. You need to be commended! I have been on AD for approximately 25 years. I just turned 50. I am currently on Viibryd a new SSRI, 40 mg the maximum dose, Abilify 1.8 mg and Adderall 10mg. I am excited about weaning off all of these meds, but am also concerned that maybe my brain won't be able to function after 25 years of being on this poison. I am involved in a 12 step program that has taught me coping skills and I am hoping that this is going to help me be able to cope with life without medication. I am currently slowly weaning off of Abilify. I just started 6 days ago. I just went from 2mg to 1.8mg and I will stay at this dose for 3-4 weeks before lowering my dose to 1.6mg. I have started taking vitamins and minerals and am going to try to change my diet. I also exercise. I will next wean off the Adderall and then Viibryd. I am thinking it will take me at least 1 year to wean off of all of these meds.

 

How do you feel? I feel like AD have made me apathetic for 25 years. I absolutely have no drive or ambition to do things, although I don't feel depressed or anxious. I start projects and don't complete them. I could care less if my house is clean or not. I do work as a nurse full time. I am hoping that after I wean off these meds that I will not be apathetic. I have lived 25 years apathetic and sit in my house most of the time when I am not working.

 

Do you feel like your life is better off of the meds?

Hi Melphill,

 

It sounds like you are doing all the right things by taking the vitamins and minerals, changing your diet and exercising.  Personally, I think it's possible to come off of the meds and still get back to a normal state.  I'm not saying I'm there, yet.  I just get hopeful when I feel like I've hit a milestone and when I read posts from others.  So, congratulations to you for taking these steps!  I feel better off the meds in some respects.  My thinking isn't fuzzy, my digestion has improved, and I'm no longer dealing with some of the really unpleasant side effects that some doctors just don't seem to think are a big deal such as sweating, trembling, constipation, nerve pain, and I'm sure many others I'm forgetting. Physically, I'm feeling much, much better.  Emotionally, it's still a struggle.  I work on my thinking patterns daily and try to live in the present moment and stop thinking about the past or future.  I, too, feel apathetic.  And I still feel like my sense of humor is just not there, anymore.  All of these things I hope return.  But, they weren't that much better on the meds.  I may not have sad, but I really couldn't care less about stuff like cleaning the house, like you mentioned.  I do have to make an effort to go places, still, too.  I hope all this returns with time.  Good luck to you and I'm sending good thoughts your way!

[gettingunstuck]

No matter how many times the regrets come up, just say to yourself, "let it go". Try not to add to the original memory by dwelling on it and adding fantasies about how you could've handled it better, etc., etc.. Stop yourself at the originally memory-think about it for a few seconds, and then tell yourself "letting it go".

 

And going off into secondary thoughts about it doesn't help you "work through it" it only reinforces the old memory and makes it more likely to return again and again (even strengthening it). There's nothing to be gained by going over and over these old regrets-they're purely negative phenomenon and so can only hurt you, not to mention being a waste of time and energy.

 

So, again, when they pop up, recognize them for the useless things they are, accept them, tell yourself you're letting them go, and move on to other things. 

 

Also, it really helps if the thing you move on to immediately after a regret surfaces is something positive (noticing something beautiful or funny or complimentary to yourself, anything positive). These positive images, feelings or thoughts get stored in your brain right next to the old regret you just had and actually weaken its negative impact next time around. This really works.

 

You'll be amazed at how liberating this "letting go" feels.

Thanks for the advice, Hugdens.  I know you're right that I need to let the regrets go, as well as the secondary thoughts.  This is going to be a big challenge for me, I think.  I feel like a big portion of my life has passed me by as being quite unremarkable, so that's when I start regreting.  But, like you said, it's time to move on.

[gettingunstuck]

Hi gettingunstuck,

 

Sounds like you've done well so far.  Please let us know if you have any questions and congratulations on successfully tapering off of Prozac.

 

You might find some helpful information in this thread on symptoms and self care http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/forum/8-symptoms-and-self-care/.

 

Welcome to the community.

 

Karma

Thanks, Karma.  I will take a look at the link you posted. 

[gettingunstuck]

 

Hi gettingunstuck,

 

What a great accomplishment you have achieved. You need to be commended! I have been on AD for approximately 25 years. I just turned 50. I am currently on Viibryd a new SSRI, 40 mg the maximum dose, Abilify 1.8 mg and Adderall 10mg. I am excited about weaning off all of these meds, but am also concerned that maybe my brain won't be able to function after 25 years of being on this poison. I am involved in a 12 step program that has taught me coping skills and I am hoping that this is going to help me be able to cope with life without medication. I am currently slowly weaning off of Abilify. I just started 6 days ago. I just went from 2mg to 1.8mg and I will stay at this dose for 3-4 weeks before lowering my dose to 1.6mg. I have started taking vitamins and minerals and am going to try to change my diet. I also exercise. I will next wean off the Adderall and then Viibryd. I am thinking it will take me at least 1 year to wean off of all of these meds.

 

How do you feel? I feel like AD have made me apathetic for 25 years. I absolutely have no drive or ambition to do things, although I don't feel depressed or anxious. I start projects and don't complete them. I could care less if my house is clean or not. I do work as a nurse full time. I am hoping that after I wean off these meds that I will not be apathetic. I have lived 25 years apathetic and sit in my house most of the time when I am not working.

 

Do you feel like your life is better off of the meds?

 

Hi Mel! 

 

I was on ADs and other meds for 20 years before beginning to taper off, and I'm 58 now and my brain is functioning better than it has in a very long time--both cognitively and in terms of getting back my original zest for life and my ability to connect with and enjoy other people. And we have other people here in their 50s and 60s who have gotten off meds and done well. So it's possible.

 

What I think is probably less possible is that after 25 years you'll be able to safely get off all your meds in a year. Especially with the age factored in (although I don't think I've met anyone this kind of pace has worked for at any age).

 

You may want to begin wrapping your mind around a multi-year process.  (Rule of thumb, a year per med, although it can take longer.)

 

Check out the thread "the slowness of slow tapers."

 

It's not as bad as it sounds, your dosages will go down and the effects of the drugs will decrease.  I think I still have another year to go before I'm off the AD but already I feel as if I were no longer on an AD, as far as the numbness and lack of motivation is concerned. (Not to mention sex life.)

 

I work in healthcare too, by the way, as a med lab tech.  Graveyards, actually. Love our nurses!

 

Yes, I wanted to mention, too, that it was a multi-year process for me as well.  I was at 20 mg of Prozac, and it took about 4 years to taper and go down to nothing.  If a situation in life arose that was difficult, I would stop the taper and stay where I was at.  I'm still waiting, too, for the libido to return.  Maybe part of it is due to being 53 and menopausal. I still have hopes that maybe someday I'll have a relationship with someone (physical relationship, too!)

[Melphill]

 

Hi gettingunstuck,

 

What a great accomplishment you have achieved. You need to be commended! I have been on AD for approximately 25 years. I just turned 50. I am currently on Viibryd a new SSRI, 40 mg the maximum dose, Abilify 1.8 mg and Adderall 10mg. I am excited about weaning off all of these meds, but am also concerned that maybe my brain won't be able to function after 25 years of being on this poison. I am involved in a 12 step program that has taught me coping skills and I am hoping that this is going to help me be able to cope with life without medication. I am currently slowly weaning off of Abilify. I just started 6 days ago. I just went from 2mg to 1.8mg and I will stay at this dose for 3-4 weeks before lowering my dose to 1.6mg. I have started taking vitamins and minerals and am going to try to change my diet. I also exercise. I will next wean off the Adderall and then Viibryd. I am thinking it will take me at least 1 year to wean off of all of these meds.

 

How do you feel? I feel like AD have made me apathetic for 25 years. I absolutely have no drive or ambition to do things, although I don't feel depressed or anxious. I start projects and don't complete them. I could care less if my house is clean or not. I do work as a nurse full time. I am hoping that after I wean off these meds that I will not be apathetic. I have lived 25 years apathetic and sit in my house most of the time when I am not working.

 

Do you feel like your life is better off of the meds?

 

Hi Mel! 

 

I was on ADs and other meds for 20 years before beginning to taper off, and I'm 58 now and my brain is functioning better than it has in a very long time--both cognitively and in terms of getting back my original zest for life and my ability to connect with and enjoy other people. And we have other people here in their 50s and 60s who have gotten off meds and done well. So it's possible.

 

What I think is probably less possible is that after 25 years you'll be able to safely get off all your meds in a year. Especially with the age factored in (although I don't think I've met anyone this kind of pace has worked for at any age).

 

You may want to begin wrapping your mind around a multi-year process.  (Rule of thumb, a year per med, although it can take longer.)

 

Check out the thread "the slowness of slow tapers."

 

It's not as bad as it sounds, your dosages will go down and the effects of the drugs will decrease.  I think I still have another year to go before I'm off the AD but already I feel as if I were no longer on an AD, as far as the numbness and lack of motivation is concerned. (Not to mention sex life.)

 

I work in healthcare too, by the way, as a med lab tech.  Graveyards, actually. Love our nurses!

 

Thanks so much for your positive reply! It gives me hope. Just thinking about taking 3 years to get off the meds that I am on is overwhelming. But I guess it beats protracted withdrawal!  I guess tapering off of meds at that rate poses less risk of permanent brain damage.

 

I can't wait for the sex life change! Right now I am uncomfortably numb! How do you wean down so precisely on the medications at such small doses if the medication does not come in a liquid form? I am using liquid Abilify, but don't know if my AD comes in liquid form.

 

How long have you been tapering your meds?

[Melphill]

 

 

Hi gettingunstuck,

 

What a great accomplishment you have achieved. You need to be commended! I have been on AD for approximately 25 years. I just turned 50. I am currently on Viibryd a new SSRI, 40 mg the maximum dose, Abilify 1.8 mg and Adderall 10mg. I am excited about weaning off all of these meds, but am also concerned that maybe my brain won't be able to function after 25 years of being on this poison. I am involved in a 12 step program that has taught me coping skills and I am hoping that this is going to help me be able to cope with life without medication. I am currently slowly weaning off of Abilify. I just started 6 days ago. I just went from 2mg to 1.8mg and I will stay at this dose for 3-4 weeks before lowering my dose to 1.6mg. I have started taking vitamins and minerals and am going to try to change my diet. I also exercise. I will next wean off the Adderall and then Viibryd. I am thinking it will take me at least 1 year to wean off of all of these meds.

 

How do you feel? I feel like AD have made me apathetic for 25 years. I absolutely have no drive or ambition to do things, although I don't feel depressed or anxious. I start projects and don't complete them. I could care less if my house is clean or not. I do work as a nurse full time. I am hoping that after I wean off these meds that I will not be apathetic. I have lived 25 years apathetic and sit in my house most of the time when I am not working.

 

Do you feel like your life is better off of the meds?

 

Hi Mel! 

 

I was on ADs and other meds for 20 years before beginning to taper off, and I'm 58 now and my brain is functioning better than it has in a very long time--both cognitively and in terms of getting back my original zest for life and my ability to connect with and enjoy other people. And we have other people here in their 50s and 60s who have gotten off meds and done well. So it's possible.

 

What I think is probably less possible is that after 25 years you'll be able to safely get off all your meds in a year. Especially with the age factored in (although I don't think I've met anyone this kind of pace has worked for at any age).

 

You may want to begin wrapping your mind around a multi-year process.  (Rule of thumb, a year per med, although it can take longer.)

 

Check out the thread "the slowness of slow tapers."

 

It's not as bad as it sounds, your dosages will go down and the effects of the drugs will decrease.  I think I still have another year to go before I'm off the AD but already I feel as if I were no longer on an AD, as far as the numbness and lack of motivation is concerned. (Not to mention sex life.)

 

I work in healthcare too, by the way, as a med lab tech.  Graveyards, actually. Love our nurses!

 

Yes, I wanted to mention, too, that it was a multi-year process for me as well.  I was at 20 mg of Prozac, and it took about 4 years to taper and go down to nothing.  If a situation in life arose that was difficult, I would stop the taper and stay where I was at.  I'm still waiting, too, for the libido to return.  Maybe part of it is due to being 53 and menopausal. I still have hopes that maybe someday I'll have a relationship with someone (physical relationship, too!)

 

Are you completely off of you Prozac? How long has it been and how do you feel? At 53 hormones could be out of balance and your testosterone levels could be low. That could be the cause of your loss of libido at this point. I am on bioidentical hormones which helps. It is possible to find a new relationship. I just got remarried 4 years ago at age 46. My husband is very supportive of me getting off of these medications. I don't think I could do it if I didn't have his support.

 

I want to believe that the 50's can be great years for new beginnings!

[gettingunstuck]

 

 

 

Hi gettingunstuck,

 

What a great accomplishment you have achieved. You need to be commended! I have been on AD for approximately 25 years. I just turned 50. I am currently on Viibryd a new SSRI, 40 mg the maximum dose, Abilify 1.8 mg and Adderall 10mg. I am excited about weaning off all of these meds, but am also concerned that maybe my brain won't be able to function after 25 years of being on this poison. I am involved in a 12 step program that has taught me coping skills and I am hoping that this is going to help me be able to cope with life without medication. I am currently slowly weaning off of Abilify. I just started 6 days ago. I just went from 2mg to 1.8mg and I will stay at this dose for 3-4 weeks before lowering my dose to 1.6mg. I have started taking vitamins and minerals and am going to try to change my diet. I also exercise. I will next wean off the Adderall and then Viibryd. I am thinking it will take me at least 1 year to wean off of all of these meds.

 

How do you feel? I feel like AD have made me apathetic for 25 years. I absolutely have no drive or ambition to do things, although I don't feel depressed or anxious. I start projects and don't complete them. I could care less if my house is clean or not. I do work as a nurse full time. I am hoping that after I wean off these meds that I will not be apathetic. I have lived 25 years apathetic and sit in my house most of the time when I am not working.

 

Do you feel like your life is better off of the meds?

 

Hi Mel! 

 

I was on ADs and other meds for 20 years before beginning to taper off, and I'm 58 now and my brain is functioning better than it has in a very long time--both cognitively and in terms of getting back my original zest for life and my ability to connect with and enjoy other people. And we have other people here in their 50s and 60s who have gotten off meds and done well. So it's possible.

 

What I think is probably less possible is that after 25 years you'll be able to safely get off all your meds in a year. Especially with the age factored in (although I don't think I've met anyone this kind of pace has worked for at any age).

 

You may want to begin wrapping your mind around a multi-year process.  (Rule of thumb, a year per med, although it can take longer.)

 

Check out the thread "the slowness of slow tapers."

 

It's not as bad as it sounds, your dosages will go down and the effects of the drugs will decrease.  I think I still have another year to go before I'm off the AD but already I feel as if I were no longer on an AD, as far as the numbness and lack of motivation is concerned. (Not to mention sex life.)

 

I work in healthcare too, by the way, as a med lab tech.  Graveyards, actually. Love our nurses!

 

Yes, I wanted to mention, too, that it was a multi-year process for me as well.  I was at 20 mg of Prozac, and it took about 4 years to taper and go down to nothing.  If a situation in life arose that was difficult, I would stop the taper and stay where I was at.  I'm still waiting, too, for the libido to return.  Maybe part of it is due to being 53 and menopausal. I still have hopes that maybe someday I'll have a relationship with someone (physical relationship, too!)

 

Are you completely off of you Prozac? How long has it been and how do you feel? At 53 hormones could be out of balance and your testosterone levels could be low. That could be the cause of your loss of libido at this point. I am on bioidentical hormones which helps. It is possible to find a new relationship. I just got remarried 4 years ago at age 46. My husband is very supportive of me getting off of these medications. I don't think I could do it if I didn't have his support.

 

I want to believe that the 50's can be great years for new beginnings!

 

That's good to hear.  I've given up hope of ever finding a relationship, let alone getting married.  I'm glad to hear that it's possible, even later in life!  I did have my hormones tested and I'm taking bioidentical estrogen and progesterone.  The doctor said my testosterone is low, but we're not going to add any at this time.  Since I'm not in a relationship, I don't think I actually want to mess with the testosterone and libido.  I'm glad you found a supportive husband to help you through this.  A support system is so important.  I've felt really on my own going through this.  I'm glad I found this site!

[gettingunstuck]

I've been under quite a bit of stress lately and it seems as if I'm not dealing with it well. There has been an unusual amount of stress in my life lately, which I won't get into, here, as it would take a really long time to go through everything.  Also, I was taking 5 HTP as a replacement for the prozac, and realized it was making me feel pretty dragged down in the mornings.  I tried increasing it, thinking maybe it was losing its effectiveness, and the result was a feeling of agitation.  After discussing this with my accupuncturist, I decided to stop taking it.  He is treating me for depression and gave me some Chinese herbs.  So between the stress and switching from 5HTP to something else, I think I'm just really messing with some neurotransmitters.  What is going on in my brain/body?  Is it stress? Hormones? Or am I just one of those people who jumps into reactivity?

[WhoAmI]

Hi Gettingunstuck!

I haven't been around here too long, but I know that stress is a contributor to many health problems. It sounds like you just need to give yourself some time to level out. With the recent change in your supplement AND your added stress your body may just need some time to heal itself. Take it easy on yourself.

[Altostrata]

Gettingunstuck, I merged your topics. Only one Intro topic to a customer, please put your updates here.

 

Yes, you could have jolted your system by increasing and then quitting 5-HTP. It will take time for it to settle down.

[gettingunstuck]

Gettingunstuck, I merged your topics. Only one Intro topic to a customer, please put your updates here.

 

Yes, you could have jolted your system by increasing and then quitting 5-HTP. It will take time for it to settle down.

Sorry, Altostrata. I'll be sure to post any more updates here.

[gettingunstuck]

Hi Gettingunstuck!

I haven't been around here too long, but I know that stress is a contributor to many health problems. It sounds like you just need to give yourself some time to level out. With the recent change in your supplement AND your added stress your body may just need some time to heal itself. Take it easy on yourself.

Thanks WhoAmI, for your post. I'll keep reminding myself of this. It's just been a roller-coaster, but I should know after reading about so many experiences at this site, that it's going to be this way for awhile.