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fkyou

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The irony is taking antidepressants to get well and ctb 😂
They work like magic.hope this lasts tho.all this time I've been feeling my body limp like my nerves aren't working like I'm on drugs couldn't think tired mood always bad. Right now my mood is clear there's energy in my body.
 
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Did you take SSRIs or similar for the first time? I thought the escitalopram when I tried it felt shockingly like some extremely dirty ecstasy or similar rolly empathogen. Did not last though, 1 week max and I was back to "normal" and it slowly just numbed out everything so much it made everything worse. And they specifically say that they start having effects in 2-4 weeks or something, which I thought was just blatantly wrong.
 
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fkyou

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Did you take SSRIs or similar for the first time?
Yes I took ssris called paroxetine.im not familiar with these things. This was my first day taking it btw
Did not last though, 1 week max and I was back to "normal" and it slowly just numbed out everything so much it made everything worse.
Well shit I guess I only have 1 week to do it
And they specifically say that they start having effects in 2-4 weeks or something, which I thought was just blatantly wrong.
Yes they say that but in reality it's the opposite they work for me from the start then after a while I start coming back to low bad mood again.still not as bad as not taking them at all.
 
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Yes I took ssris called paroxetine.im not familiar with these things. This was my first day taking it btw

Well shit I guess I only have 1 week to do it

Yes they say that but in reality it's the opposite they work for me from the start then after a while I start coming back to low bad mood again.still not as bad as not taking them at all.
Yeah it's all subjective of course, I guess have fun and don't let my "1 week" timer ruin the fun for you it was just my experience. I was prescribed it for really bad depression and severe pure ocd so something related to that might also be what made it not feel like the right medication for me. The NDRI Bupropion I thought was the only alright one, called Wellbutrin for example. If this doesn't work out for you in the end, perhaps look into that one and see what your doctor says.
 
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Yeah it's all subjective of course, I guess have fun and don't let my "1 week" timer ruin the fun for you it was just my experience. I was prescribed it for really bad depression and severe pure ocd so something related to that might also be what made it not feel like the right medication for me. The NDRI Bupropion I thought was the only alright one, called Wellbutrin for example. If this doesn't work out for you in the end, perhaps look into that one and see what your doctor says.
Yeah I was joking.i have bad ocd too. Thank you for the advice.
 
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Yeah I was joking.i have bad ocd too. Thank you for the advice.
me too. I have ocd about taking meds for ocd
me too. I have ocd about taking meds for ocd
I was on paxil for ocd. Went off of it because I am supposed to be taking Mirtazapine to sleep. Tried it like twice. was scared of it. Does anyone take that for sleep?
 
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NoHorizon

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me too. I have ocd about taking meds for ocd

I was on paxil for ocd. Went off of it because I am supposed to be taking Mirtazapine to sleep. Tried it like twice. was scared of it. Does anyone take that for sleep?
I took mirtazapine and melatonin last night for the first time for sleep. It made my body fall asleep but not my brain and was a horrible experience, basically paralysed but awake and wanting to move. Today my arms and legs feel like rubber, hands feet and lips are tingling and I feel sick and dizzy. I called my MH team and told them I won't be taking them anymore. I wanted to try again with meds because nobody takes you seriously if you're not on them but my body can't handle them. I've read lots of people praising mirtazapine but it's really fucked me up. Just want it out of my system.
 
soon4good

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Went off of it because I am supposed to be taking Mirtazapine to sleep. Tried it like twice. was scared of it. Does anyone take that for sleep?
I've only taken mirtazapine to trip or to sleep and it's usually great for sleep but leaves me drowsy for a long bit after waking up. Tripping on it you feel like you are walking on a trampoline at all times and you'll see some weird visuals and be really tired.
 
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gameoverman

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Antidepressants are actually the reason I want to CTB because they gave me PSSD. Google it. It's one of the worst conditions a human being can have if not the worst. So yeah,they can help some people but literally kill someone else and no doctor or pharmacist warns you about the possibility of permanently ruining your life.
 
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Antidepressants are actually the reason I want to CTB because they gave me PSSD. Google it. It's one of the worst conditions a human being can have if not the worst. So yeah,they can help some people but literally kill someone else and no doctor or pharmacist warns you about the possibility of permanently ruining your life.
Wow man.i did not expect that I don't know what to do with this information.do I stop taking them then before they fk my emotions too? I don't know. The doctors give these things like candy so we assume they are safe.and family doesn't have a problem with them and encourage me to take them they believe I'm harming myself if I don't take them. well tbh the reason I took them is because I was having consistent flashbacks of bad things that happened in the past and felt so down. And because I was overthinking constantly.But I should just suck it up and try exercising or something else. Not eat a drug and avoid the natural methods. I mean it's true I feel down a lot but that's because I should have a good life to become better not eat a drug. I also took them because I've been feeling sad for a long time and it was interfering with my desire to ctb so I felt I need to do something.The family around you makes you feel defected because you are not doing well and they want to change that fast no matter what even with medicine. I'm anxious and angry sad a little bit delusional all the time but it's natural because of my circumstances,but I definitely can feel emotions and if antidepressants cause permanent emotion damage then that's fked up . You said you have pssd i googled that and I found out it's sexual dysfinction.i have that since a teenager in 16. One day I stopped being able to feel a full orgasm.
I don't know I don't want more damage for myself . Mom was really happy when I told her I took them but I should know she doesn't know any better.can you tell me for how long did you take them and what dosage?
 
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gameoverman

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Wow man.i did not expect that I don't know what to do with this information.do I stop taking them then before they fk my emotions too? I don't know. The doctors give these things like candy so we assume they are safe.and family doesn't have a problem with them and encourage me to take them they believe I'm harming myself if I don't take them. well tbh the reason I took them is because I was having consistent flashbacks of bad things that happened in the past and felt so down. And because I was overthinking constantly.But I should just suck it up and try exercising or something else. Not eat a drug and avoid the natural methods. I mean it's true I feel down a lot but that's because I should have a good life to become better not eat a drug. I also took them because I've been feeling sad for a long time and it was interfering with my desire to ctb so I felt I need to do something.The family around you makes you feel defected because you are not doing well and they want to change that fast no matter what even with medicine. I'm anxious and angry sad a little bit delusional all the time but it's natural because of my circumstances,but I definitely can feel emotions and if antidepressants cause permanent emotion damage then that's fked up . You said you have pssd i googled that and I found out it's sexual dysfinction.i have that since a teenager in 16. One day I stopped being able to feel a full orgasm.
I don't know I don't want more damage for myself . Mom was really happy when I told her I took them but I should know she doesn't know any better.can you tell me for how long did you take them and what dosage?
PSSD can be much,much more than just sexual dysfunction if you have a severe case like me. If it was only that then I wouldn't have to CTB. I have anhedonia,emotional blunting,derealization,insomnia,severe anxiety,gut issues and MANY other debilitating mental and physical symptoms.

You are right that it's best to try natural methods to manage problems and improve your mood like for example exercise and hobbies. Those pills are poison because they mess with so many things in your brain and body. If you decide to stop taking them absolutely do not quit cold turkey because that's dangerous. Do a slow taper.

I was prescribed sertraline for anxiety caused by sudden onset of tinnitus in August of last year. I started taking it in late October and stopped in second half of January. Dosage was 100mg. This poison was supposed to help me but ended up giving me something billion times worse than tinnitus. What a cruel irony. If I knew PSSD was a thing I wouldn't take a single pill. It's definitely the best to live life naturally without any drugs. I wish I knew that a year ago.
 

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