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[Nomoreantis]

Started take an antidepressant 17 years ago for mild anxiety. Was all good for along time but then just wasn’t real happy. So tapered off of it for a couple of months and have been completely off for about 6 months now. At first didn’t notice much but for about two months now have been suffering for anxiety and depression. Been trying to help it through therapy which is helping somewhat but not totally. I can’t stay out of my head so of course I’m not sleeping real well. So anyway hoping I can find some help on a forum like this. Thanks

[kenster1]

hi and welcome to you glad to hear that you managed to come off the medication and that your attending therapy.has things crept into your life since you came off them or is it your old anxieties again.talking really will help and using distraction technics can help.if things don't change maybe you could go back to the doc again and maybe go back on meds even short term.

[Nomoreantis in reply to kenster1]

Yeah the anxiety and depression is a lot worse than it was before I went on it. I was on Celexa for 17 years. It is really hard to relax a lot of times. I am gonna try the the distracting techniques. I made an appointment with a CBT therapist so I’m hoping he can help. That’s a lot of my problem that I can’t get out of my head. Thinking things that really gets my anxiety kicked in it has affected me in ways that are not good. Although I do like myself better off of it but I’m not as happy. If that makes sense. I feel that I’m a better husband. I’ve been with my wife for 16 years. I’m a lot more attentive to her and her feelings which has made everything better. She says I’m the husband that she has always wanted out of me. I am a lot more willing to talk through problems now than just discard them. I would have certain feelings before but was just kind of numb to them which seemed like I didn’t care. I have thought about going back on the medication and that maybe I know what it’s like being of of them I can manage it better back on them. Right now I’m trying to figure that out because the ways that it has affected me I don’t know if me trying to stay off of them is worth it. Thanks for your reply it helps to talk.