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Just keep taking the tablets!
I did what the doctors told me. I took the tablets and saw a therapist but still the anxiety plagued me.
Claire Wortley
Nov 23, 202310 min read
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Antidepressants or HRT? What has worked for me.
To be honest my description above is all I knew about the 'Change', that was until I started to feel like I no longer knew my own body...
Claire Wortley
Jun 24, 20214 min read
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Postnatal Depression 1995
I'm gonna be a good Mum. I've read tons of books and have so much love to give what could possibly go wrong? Within hours of giving birth...
Claire Wortley
Nov 14, 20209 min read
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It's withdrawal.....I'm not depressed.....bloody agitated but not depressed!
'Get up and get moving.' 'If you do something you'll feel better.' 'Distract yourself with something and you'll forget to feel bad.'...
Claire Wortley
Dec 18, 20194 min read
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Got time for a catch up? Maybe some Giggles?
It' s been a couple of weeks since I stopped reducing my medication and I definitely feel better. There are still some moments where I...
Claire Wortley
Nov 30, 20193 min read
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Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome(ADS)/Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS)
Lets start here :- Types of antidepressants Antidepressants can be grouped according to how they work. The different types are: SSRIs:...
Claire Wortley
Nov 17, 20198 min read
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I've hit the wall!
Yep......reducing Mirtazapine/Remeron has been plain sailing up until now. I've sussed out that feeling unwell is almost definitely due...
Claire Wortley
Nov 16, 20192 min read
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Stop!
So today hasn't been easy. Today I had to make a decision about my antidepressants that I didn't want to make. Since the end of last week...
Claire Wortley
Nov 13, 20193 min read
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What is wrong with me?
How often do you ask yourself that question....alot?
Claire Wortley
Nov 2, 20192 min read
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Sertraline/Zoloft and Mirtazapine/Remeron
I was on Sertraline for 18 years at varying different doses. At my worst 200mg a day. I don't recall any particular side affects as this...
Claire Wortley
Oct 20, 20194 min read
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Meds update
NEVER JUST STOP!
Claire Wortley
Jul 28, 20192 min read
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Too Much ? Seed Cycling
Seed Cycling , med reduction
Claire Wortley
Jun 13, 20192 min read
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Reckless Withdrawal!
Around 6/7 years ago, during chronic anxiety and insomnia, my GP(doc) decided to change my antidepressant from Sertraline/Zoloft to...
Claire Wortley
Jun 4, 20194 min read
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Stable.....meds update!
So here we are a few weeks since my last meds reduction and I'm ok. I have recently started a new job which is taking me out of my...
Claire Wortley
May 18, 20192 min read
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Meds update
So last night I took a lower dose again and I'm ok. I did wake earlier than usual but that could be because we have the builders in....
Claire Wortley
Feb 12, 20191 min read
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Pills & Potions
Here's a run down of the medications I have taken over the years and where I am right now. 23 years ago I received my first diagnosis,...
Claire Wortley
Feb 3, 20193 min read
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