Well done for sharing, my dear Claire. I know how difficult it can be to talk about these things. I'm so glad to hear that you feel you are doing a lot better and I hope you will continue on that upward path. And well done for going to see your doctor in the first place. As you may remember, I suffered a similar sort of breakdown about 15 years ago, also brought on by my work, and my attitude to it. I too found that medication and therapy helped a great deal to get me through it. I stopped the medication years ago, but I still see my therapist regularly and I think it still helps me keep balanced.
So if there is any help or advice I can give, please don't hesitate to ask. But it sounds like you have some good support mechanisms. You WILL get better and will find that you will be stronger and better able to cope in the future. What doesn't kill you does indeed make you wiser and stronger. :-P
The only advice I would give you is that if/when you decide to come off the anti-depressants, take it VERY slowly. It is worth taking three months or more to reduce the dose gradually. If you do it too fast you can get some unpleasant side effects.
Looking forward to seeing you around here a lot more!
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Date: 2013-04-22 12:32 pm (UTC)So if there is any help or advice I can give, please don't hesitate to ask. But it sounds like you have some good support mechanisms. You WILL get better and will find that you will be stronger and better able to cope in the future. What doesn't kill you does indeed make you wiser and stronger. :-P
The only advice I would give you is that if/when you decide to come off the anti-depressants, take it VERY slowly. It is worth taking three months or more to reduce the dose gradually. If you do it too fast you can get some unpleasant side effects.
Looking forward to seeing you around here a lot more!
((((hugs))))