I hate coming off of SSRI's (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor)...it's hell. This is the second time that I have gone on (and then come off of) a SSRI and I forgot how difficult it is. Going on them is hard, but coming off is rough too.
My anxiety had been managed for the past 6 months through medication and I've been coming off of it for the past month with a few more weeks to go. I am in the middle of a stressful time and I am not handling the stress very well. Coming off of the SSRI you need to relearn how to deal with your emotions and your spikes and valleys, but you also are having your wiring readjusted to not be chemically balanced...so you can overreact to things easily and have even wider ranges of emotions.
For me I tend to start up bad habits again, which will be stopped once the transition is completed...but the bad habits start again. I know that it's temporary but it stinks....it also stinks to feel depressed and not want to leave the bed all because my brain is trying to remember how to work without the assistance of chemicals.
Add to that this up and down stuff that's going on with my work life, and thus you have my extreme mood swings that I'm trying to keep hidden from others, and thus creates more issues and the cycle continues.
I need to get away...thankfully I will next week to the beach and the mountains and to a spiritual awakening with yoga...just one more week.
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