Curing My SSRI Symptoms

[Agrande]

Right now, my ahedonia is going. Cried for the first time in ages. It feels so good having emotions back. I've basically just been drinking lots of strong tea with caffeine so wake up my dopamine receptors. Ever since this, focus has improved and so has my memory and I actually can feel emotions rather than feeling like a robot like how SSRIs made me feel. I realized how blind to love I have been my whole life.

I plan to take vitamin D to further boost dopamine levels, I plan to take probiotics for curing my gut because serotonin SSRIs kinda mess with that. I plan to make a lot of changes to. I'll start taking lions mane to regain cognitive functioning back to the level it was pre-meds. I plan to take vitamin B complex. I realized how much psych drugs mess up the way nutrients are absorbed and used in the body. I plan to take one of those mushroom reishi supplements that boost cognitive functioning too. Since psych drugs also mess with melatonin and how deep your sleep is, i need melatonin supplements.

Matcha tea regularly too. Tyrosine, alpha GPC/Choline too perhaps from G-Fuel. 

Magnesium, vitamin E, vitamin D and other minerals like Zinc, selenium etc.

Here are some useful articles:

https://www.optimallivingdynamics.com/blog/7-important-nutrients-depleted-by-psychiatric-drugs-antidepressants-antipsychotics-stimulants-benzodiazepines-induced-guide-vitamins-medications

https://www.optimallivingdynamics.com/blog/increase-dopamine-naturally

If you have any other useful info, let me know. I've been a year clean from psych meds more specifically prozac. I aim to make a full recovery back to my pre-meds state health wise...

Thank you

 

[Agrande]

I've realized how much I've been stuck in victim complex over how nobody told me how bad these meds are and how I got involuntarily hospitalized over some suicide attempt. I think it's about time I snap out of it and regain some control and drive back into my life. My SSRI symptoms have been as following:

- memory loss

- ahedonia

- complete loss of motivation and drive

- emotional anesthesia. I don't feel emotions. Numbed and blunted.

- Complete mind blanking. I can't think and my mind is completely blank for most of the day. No imagination, thoughts, visualization

- Sexual dysfunction

- Less creativity

- Cognitive impairment

- Depersonalization and derealization

- Impaired judgement

- Borderline psychotic state

- No dreams at night

- Bruxism

- Sometimes waking up in sweats

 

[Agrande]

Increased serotonin also lead to a big increase in stress hormone cortisol. I think that explains the bruxism and waking up in sweats at night because of nightmares (while i was on it). maybe it increases adrenaline too, a lot of people have acted out while on the influence of these drugs. SSRIs increase inflammation too I think especially in the brain and body perhaps

I have to be careful with drug interactions and take the supplements carefully. I can't take all of it at once of course. I need a regimen. Take supplement on that day and then those on that day etc... I need to buy high quality supplements too. Lowering the stress hormones and the massive serotonin influx that imbalanced my dopamine. Serotonin is much more than a neurochemical. It also affects other things in the body. 

I think SSRIs messes with metabolism and thyroid too. Because I gained weight while on prozac I think. I can slowly fix all of this though. Have a lot of time

Edited May 29, 2024 by Agrande

[Agrande]

Anyways here's my health plan in general. I think health is a massive part in happiness:

- A good brand of zeolites

- Probiotics

- A variety of vitamins and minerals

- Regular Gym Routine

- Cognitive boosting mushroom supplements

- to add... (gonna edit)

 

I love you all 

Edited May 29, 2024 by Agrande

[Schizophonia]

Look at Ray Peat works, most of his work concerns the problem of serotonin.

Fenclonine is used as a powerful way of reverse SSRI's induced sexual dysfunction and other issues. 

[Agrande]

@Schizophonia Will do! Still need to get around to that. Trying to consolidate and process all this info...

[Michael569]

12 hours ago, Agrande said:

lan to take vitamin D to further boost dopamine levels, I plan to take probiotics for curing my gut because serotonin SSRIs kinda mess with that. I plan to make a lot of changes to. I'll start taking lions mane to regain cognitive functioning back to the level it was pre-meds. I plan to take vitamin B complex. I realized how much psych drugs mess up the way nutrients are absorbed and used in the body. I plan to take one of those mushroom reishi supplements that boost cognitive functioning too. Since psych drugs also mess with melatonin and how deep your sleep is, i need melatonin supplements.

Matcha tea regularly too. Tyrosine, alpha GPC/Choline too perhaps from G-Fuel. 

Magnesium, vitamin E, vitamin D and other minerals like Zinc, selenium etc.

I think that's a decent starting protocol for sure. Supplement alone might only get you so far tho and where more of your focus needs to go is exercise (weight bearing even more than cardio), maintaining a healthy sleep routine and focusing on quality of sleep. 

Your diet will be of high importance too as there is a lot in diet that we can't supplement as easily. Aiming towards something of a Mediterranean approach is likely to be the most beneficial at least according to the evidence on diet and mental health and brain health in general. 

I'd also adopt some form of daily mindfulness practice.

Also other things to think about - socialisation and connection with family and friends, educating yourself (reading, studying something, listening to inspirational material), 

Edited May 30, 2024 by Michael569

[Lyubov]

I don’t really recall these things having such as bad an effect on me. In many ways the SNRI (Effexor) I used to take years ago did help me a lot then and was the best I knew at the time. I eventually saw that it was limiting me and my growth so I got off it. I remember the withdrawal was not pleasant. I remember feeling spacey. Like I felt just weird, loopy, spacey, brain fog. Sort of nauseous too. It felt bad. I think just eating healthy and sleeping a lot helped. If I recall it only lasted like a week so you will be good.