Posts by Richard Walker2

David Jackson22 said:Yeah, unfortunately, antidepressants just aren't meant to keep you stable in the long run. That’s why doctors very often prescribe mood stabilizers alongside them for people who are prone to these kinds of relapses.
Stabilizers tend to provide more lasting improvement and help regulate those massive mood swings.
As for panic attacks, you really do need anxiolytics; antidepressants alone usually aren't enough to cut it.
And honestly, psychotherapy is the real fix for all this stuff—it takes a long time, but the results stick with you for life. That’s why it’s the most important thing here.

I thought mood stabilizers were strictly for bipolar disorder.🤔
Exactly. I agree that therapy is the priority, but it takes time for the process to actually work. I really should have started mine much sooner...

I’ve had a strange run with antidepressants. They work for a while, sure, but always with some kind of sedative riding shotgun—I could never manage on them alone. Eventually, they lose their edge and everything just slides back to where it was. I’ve started psychotherapy, but it’s early days, and I’m still feeling prone to relapses, so... I should also note that no antidepressant can stop a panic attack in its tracks if the stars align against you. Once a breakdown starts, nothing but an anxiolytic seems to kill it, at least based on what I've dealt with. It feels like the body just builds up a tolerance to the ADs. 🤷
Therapy is vital, I get that, but during those phases where you have to strip everything bare and wade through the heavy stuff, staying composed without medication feels impossible sometimes. Ideally, once the core issues are cleared up, the dosages taper down... though that’s easier said than done for people like me who went too far down the rabbit hole during my peak panic years before finally seeking therapy.

stormymason5 said:I probably wouldn't be feeling them if they weren't actually there. Maybe other people have them too, but they don't feel them. These nettles wouldn't bother me if I wasn't constantly feeling that stinging sensation. I just want the feeling to stop, because it doesn't feel normal to be sensing something that everyone else seems to be ignoring.

Look, if you aren't trolling,
then we aren't talking about a disorder anymore—we're talking about insanity. 😕
Are you actually telling me it feels like you have stinging nettles running through your veins? ☕?
Why nettles specifically? And how do you even deal with that much burning? From what I know, even a glancing touch from a nettle is like a hot iron, not just a light prick.

Just tell us you're joking. We'll let you off easy if you do. 🤣