[leminaseri]

we know if you get dpdr due to anxiety and panic attacks, your brain will sort the symptoms out if you get your anxiety levels under control, only if you immediately take action on it. means you need to know that anxiety and panic is causing that. for me, in my first time with experiencing dpdr that was the case. anxiety&panic goes down = dpdr goes down.

but this time, it is different. my whole brain system flipped chronically because of the unbearable anxiety. it was just too much. so my brain became stuck in that survival mode. unfortunately the anxiety is nomore present. no emotions at all. but how to solve this? how it is possible to go that way back, feel all the anxiety and panic again and let the brain learn to calm the anxiety levels down? it is already 2,5 years for me and i think the more i try to stay „normal“ with this, the more it will become my „normal“. there must be a way to challenge the brain. but how? i need to become anxious again to sort the dpd out i think.. any tips?

edit: first thing i need to do is tapering my zoloft. but im scared like shit. getting a total blank mind, psychotic episode, serotonin syndrome, total loss of libido… i regret it so fucking much to have began with this zoloftfuck

 

[Peter]

edit: first thing i need to do is tapering my zoloft. but im scared like shit. getting a total blank mind, psychotic episode, serotonin syndrome, total loss of libido… i regret it so fucking much to have began with this zoloftfuck

Generally, it's unpredictable how many withdrawal symptoms you will experience upon cessation of an SSRI. The only known determinants are dosage and duration of the exposure to the SSRI, but even with this in mind the course of the withdrawal can be very variable between different individuals. The symptoms can range between being almost non-existent to horrendous and the pace of the tapering should be adjusted to whatever outcome will present itself. Serotonin syndrome should not happen, because when you discontinue an SSRI you are taking something away that is stimulating your serotonin system. Psychosis is also very unlikely for this reason, apart from psychosis being more tied to the dopamine and glutamate system anyway.

 

[zachtrav]

I was terrified to taper off Zoloft after taking it for 13 years. I had very mild side effects, mostly light headed. Of course everyone is very different. It’s best to go slow and listen to your body. I’m currently trying to find an alternative. Prozac and Lexapro don’t seem to be doing it.

 

[Aridity]

I am in the same boat as you, I had the " anxiety dp/dr " for years on end, went up and down always. It was soooo much better than the dp I have now. I just experienced too much stress and anxiety. And my mind said no more and I am stuck. I am totally dead. Barely any emotions, feelings, no physical anxiety nothing. Do worry alot and things like that. I am no meds at all, but want to start something because I am not getting better on my own.

 

[leminaseri]

I am in the same boat as you, I had the " anxiety dp/dr " for years on end, went up and down always. It was soooo much better than the dp I have now. I just experienced too much stress and anxiety. And my mind said no more and I am stuck. I am totally dead. Barely any emotions, feelings, no physical anxiety nothing. Do worry alot and things like that. I am no meds at all, but want to start something because I am not getting better on my own.

for me zoloft makes me just more numb. i wont take meds even if i will die. my brain should do what it wants.

 

[Aridity]

for me zoloft makes me just more numb. i wont take meds even if i will die. my brain should do what it wants.

I feel like I have a huge sensitivity towards the outside world, every trigger is too overwhelming for me so I dissociate. I have been like that my entire life. I could walkt in to a room with a lot of people and it was just too much for me to handle and I felt out of it. I think an SSRI could definitely help me to handle that more. But I don't know. maybe your dosage is too high?

 

[leminaseri]

I feel like I have a huge sensitivity towards the outside world, every trigger is too overwhelming for me so I dissociate. I have been like that my entire life. I could walkt in to a room with a lot of people and it was just too much for me to handle and I felt out of it. I think an SSRI could definitely help me to handle that more. But I don't know. maybe your dosage is too high?

to be honest if i go anywhere and notice the dr kicks in i just dont let me bother from it. i literally ignore everything and just do, what im gonna do. the dr ist not that much the problem for me. i just wanna feel anger, luck, success and so on.

dont know if 100mg is a high dosage doc said it is relatively moderate.

 

[Aridity]

to be honest if i go anywhere and notice the dr kicks in i just dont let me bother from it. i literally ignore everything and just do, what im gonna do. the dr ist not that much the problem for me. i just wanna feel anger, luck, success and so on.

dont know if 100mg is a high dosage doc said it is relatively moderate.

I do everything, I am very active socially go to parties etc. I am very good looking have lots of women, you wouldn't think I am suffering 24/7. But I am not living at all. And yeah 100mg is normal. I tried Zoloft for a few days low dosage, I felt the insane numbing effect especially on my dick. Dropped it quick other ssri's didn't make me feel that numb as Zoloft did.