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[Laura Delano @LauraDelano]

“I can’t feel love for my own mother, which is the hardest thing on earth.”

“To remove someone’s ability to emotionally connect with another human being is a crime against humanity.”

@lololizzle is describing a side of Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) that is not often discussed: the loss of emotional capacity itself.

The emotional – and even spiritual – capacity to feel bonded to another person is not secondary  to being human.

It is the most primal, fundamental part of it.

It is what makes love, art, music, friendship, community, and meaning possible.

[Dirk @CatsnTrade]

@markhoro I think it's important to draw more attention to weaning. But we also have to be honest that this approach is not a panacea. It's important to have an open discussion about all the options.

[Dirk @CatsnTrade]

@markhoro Lately, I have been wondering more and more often whether hyperbolic tapering is really the only solution, or simply a rough guideline, since we don't really understand how these drugs work.

https://t.co/ip1QQSZpyU

[Dirk @CatsnTrade]

I just completed module Intro to Academy in HTB Academy! https://t.co/HEanNsIgiv #hackthebox #htbacademy #cybersecurity

[Psychiatry_Survivor @Psychiatry_Anti]

Today is 59 months of tapering off handfuls of psychiatric drugs.

59 months ago, I stopped being a "compliant patient" and started being a human being again.

I share my journey to show you that with the hyperbolic tapering method and Christ, it IS possible to have a good quality of life while slowly achieving your goals.

After being horribly injured by prescribed rapid tapers, I'm now busy with my hyperbolic self-taper off Seroquel. I'm currently at 6.5mg.

Since November 2020, adios to:

1. Urbanol (Clobazam)
2. Rivotril (Clonazepam)
3. Indoblok
4. Wellbutrin (Bupropion)
5. Ivadel (Zolpidem)
6. Cymgen (Cymbalta)
7. Prozac (Fluoxetine)
8. Oxpola (Pramipexole)
9. Ritalin (Methylphenidate)
10. Trazodone
11. Epitec (Lamotrigine)

12. Seroquel/Dopaquel (Quetiapine) taper in progress
13. Trepiline - still to taper
14. Stresam - still to taper

#mytaperingjourney #59months #TaperingAwareness #withdrawalawareness #PsychiatricInjuryAwareness

[Dirk @CatsnTrade]

@angpeacock1111 You are welcome. No, he is off everything. He had to stop taking mirtazapine in order to take part in the study.

[Dirk @CatsnTrade]

@sanilrege @DrCarlHindy The people who are affected by it call it withdrawal. Why not use this term?

[Dirk @CatsnTrade]

@DrCarlHindy @sanilrege Thank you for your reply. That shows interest. Unfortunately, not many of your colleagues do that.

[Dirk @CatsnTrade]

Unfortunately, you feel like an addict. You're taking a drug that you can't stop taking as you wish. From the point of view of those affected, I think withdrawal is appropriate, because that's exactly what it is. And if it brings with it unpleasant associations, I think that's a good thing, because it doesn't really feel pleasant either. You should call a spade a spade and not try to trivialize it with milder descriptions.

[Dirk @CatsnTrade]

@markhoro Your finishing move could be the “hyperbole drop”. 😉

[Dirk @CatsnTrade]

@markhoro Your work is meaningful for so many patients. And I truly believe it is changing the field. Slowly, but it is changing.

[Dirk @CatsnTrade]

@Psychiatry_Anti And yes, it is definitely true that there is no serotonin deficiency. This theory is now outdated.

[Dirk @CatsnTrade]

@throwawaytras @Psychiatry_Anti I don't think it should be about demonizing the medication itself. There are enough people who live well with them and that's perfectly fine. That is the decision of each individual.

[Dirk @CatsnTrade]

@sanilrege @psycheureka A change in the neurotransmitter balance can therefore have an influence on sexual sensitivity.

[Dirk @CatsnTrade]

@recover2renew @ProfRobHoward Thank you. It fits exactly with my idea. 😅

[Dirk @CatsnTrade]

@StepheMRic @angpeacock1111 Thank you. Yes, I think sport is helping.

[Dirk @CatsnTrade]

@jill_d35 For me FND is one consequence of antidepressant withdrawal.