I'm currently tapering off Venlafaxine...my first day on 9.2, half of the 18.5 I took last week. Not too bad today but a bit dizzy, didn't think it would have any impact this early. Horrid drug! Will never touch this drug again...And I know that cycle feels hopeless, I suffer with chronic depression and most drugs do not work for long for me, so I'm having to come off this one, and look at others. This is the bit I hate as well, as you know you have to wait for a couple of days to see if they work or not, some quicker than others. I hope you pick up quick, I'm here for a chat any time as currently unable to work. Just keep on going!! Head up girl, you will beat this again x
Oh Venlafaxine is the worst such horrible withdrawls but it does pass & you'll ve better off for it.
Thank you so much will private message you if that's okay x
The only fix left is Jesus. He will heal you i promise. He healed me. I should of been institutionalize but im here healed by him. He breathed life into me. Im still in process but i made it this far!!
Thanks so much for your reply I hope you're doing well x
Hi John,
Thank you for your reply. I haven't actually tried Meditation so maybe it's something that could help. I'm glad you have found something that works for you, keep at it x
That's great for you but prayer hasn't helped me I've beeb praying for years srill
For years & nothing has improved I believe in God bur don't always believe that he hears me
Hi you sound very sensible and you are trying very hard which is great. I find the self awareness thing is not limited to counselling but once you understand a few things you can sometimes then move on by yourself. I also set out to teach myself things I didn't know how to do but which I wanted and needed badly. One very good example is I desperately wanted friends but had never learnt how to make them.
So I watched and studied how others interacted for quite a long time then started copying them obviously adapting it to my own personality. It worked and I made friends and still can. You can do this sort of thing with anything you desire. It just takes practise and patience. x
I feel the exact same way. My first depression episode was actually based around the fear that a god didn't love me anymore. That was 2 years ago and I'm still struggling with emptiness... I don't know if it'll ever go away.
It's so hard to be begging for help & not get anything back. Struggling to have faith when I feel like this. I guess all you can do is keep praying if you still feel like you can x
Thank you so much. I think you're right a big part of this illness is having the strength to set your mind on something & achieve it. Well done to you because that's not always an easy thing to do x