Guest guest Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 This is my goal- life with no meds, and I am on the track. The journey is not easy but rewarding. I have my emotions back and I have been learning how to live with them. I am 50 years old, started antidepressants when I was 23 years old, then went through using different type of them + combination of benzos, sleeping pills, etc. I started drinking when I was 14, to run away from the complexity of my life them, and detach myself from reality of family situation. I have not drunk for more than two years and the urge never occurs to me anymore... I stopped benzos before decreasing Effexor, before two years ago...I have no urges to take them... I stopped using pills with codeine recently (I used to use them for headaches, but also sometimes to damp my emotions), around half a year ago... I also don't feel so suicidal... I have been in psychotherapy for over 6 years, dealing with the past and creating the present and the future...It is going very well, and I am beginning to be able to talk to my mother again... I am going through a difficult period in my relationship now (I have no sexual desire at all and it is not easy for my husband...)and I have not taken anything extra, just learning that emotions come and go, even anxiety...as long as I don't get over-anxious about my anxiety it passes by... Still, a lot to learn...even if I have to learn from my mistakes... Ikam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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