For the past several months I've been slowly tapering off an SNRI with terrible withdrawal. If I ever forgot a dose, I spent the next day with a pounding headache, unable to stand up, feeling like I was going to vom. As I've been tapering, every time I drop the dosage it's the same symptoms, but to a u slightly lesser degree.
It's been... not fun.
And then I remember that I used to feel like this almost every Saturday and Sunday because of my binge drinking/alcohol abuse.
I quit using alcohol over three years ago. I'm really proud of myself, and grateful to (usually) feel better in my body these days.
7 Comments
Goldenderp@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
So proud of you, that's fantastic. Thank you for sharing and good luck with tapering off those SNRI. Unless you are migrating to a new treatment, this is the pain of success!
pleasestopasking@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 3y
Thank you! I am switching to a different treatment but it's definitely still a success. This SNRI was a sledgehammer of a med that prevented me from dying by suicide. Now that I'm doing better, I'm happy to switch back to a gentler med with fewer side effects. No more suffering from med "hangovers" :)
Goldenderp@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
I'm glad you came through it! Sometimes a sledgehammer is the tool you need.
Oh man med hangovers are terrible, and side effects are a bitch. It's worth feeling human again though!
Semi@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Just want to throw out a quick congratulations, I'm happy you're here for us to have crossed paths
Spacebar@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
I don't miss hangovers at all! What was scary for me was how much, right before I quit, I would have to drink in order to feel hungover.
mcpheeandme@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
I'm sorry you're dealing with that. I hope you get well soon.
And you're right. It's stunning what I put myself through two, three, four, five times a week. I chose to live life on the sidelines, depressed and in pain.
sylverstream@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
Take care. It will get better. Iwndwyt. Just don't drink today.