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Cuddlebear · ‎13-11-2025

@heartathome Hello 🙂 How was the ukulele? It’s such an awesome instrument. Is it a concert? How are you today? I hope today is much better than yesterday.

Yes I love hugs. One of my favourite things in the world. 🙂

Ive been tapering since November 25. I was on a very high dose of the antidepressant so they reduce it slowly. They don’t reduce the whole at once. So every time it goes down it compounds the withdrawals. You can’t just reduce it all at once it’s very medically unsafe. I still have more to drop before I can start new medicine which takes 6-8 weeks to fully work. It’s a long process and I’m exhausted.Yes it’s a heavy duty drug. Considered the hardest medically speaking.

Cuddlebear · ‎13-11-2025

@Dreamy It’s so good kid to hear from you. I’m am sorry the medication is having a side affect of SI and headaches plus tiredness too. I’m really honestly proud of you for getting through this each day and each hour. I realise how hard that is I really do. I wish I could just take it all away and have you feeling happy and yourself. These medicines have this side effect when starting them or going off them. For the vast majority of people they go away as your brain adjusts. This will not be like this forever. You will heal but right now I do understand how hard it is to cope especially after everything you’ve been through.

Im glad you have Caspar with you and that you a taking it easy.

I too am much the same. I have passive SI as well but I’m safe. My body is so fatigued with so many withdrawal symptoms and I’m struggling. So many people just don’t understand. It’s terribly hard.

heartathome · ‎13-11-2025

'Ive been tapering since November 25' That's only 13 days! I think it's been longer than that. Ukulele was okay @Cuddlebear There is a local group that practices each week, and my friend is a part of it. I was glad to get out for a while! I took a thermos and had a cuppa while down there. It was good. 🙂 The recovery group was small but good today. It was about motivation and something I heard is going to stick. Instead of saying 'I should/ need to/ have to' etc say, 'I get to do this'. I don't know whether that's going to work with my lack of motivation to walk but I like the saying. I also get to try to be more grateful for what I can do! Thanks' for reaching out Cuddlebear. It is much appreciated! 💛

REDLINEZ750 · ‎13-11-2025

very fitting messages today @Dreamy there goes that that telepathy again! 😁

i hope your having a goodish day and casper giving you heaps of furbaby attention

ENKELI · ‎13-11-2025

@heartathome so sorry to hear of your loss. I hope you and your partner will be okay. You're both in my prayers xo

ENKELI · ‎13-11-2025

@Cuddlebear I have found that the Mental Health support is sadly lacking unless you are under 25 or a male FIFO worker. I once spoke to the Minister for Mental Health in WA about it and got absolutely nothing back.

Instead of the government spending $65 million on a new NRL team in WA they should be putting it toward mental health and dental.

You are doing so well despite not having the support you need. How are you doing this week?

It's still warm here, I have a GP appointment on Monday and it's going to be 36. The air con in my car is not working so I am miffed about that, trying to save up to get it fixed.

Thinking of you, hugs xx