Found this in my drafts and it made me laugh. So I thought I’d publish it. it’s a year old or so:
A few posts ago I told you that I went of my antidepressants and was suffering some pretty uncomfortable withdraw symptoms. Well, it seems I am finally out of my detox and back to a healthy, sane and happy me. I honestly worried if I would return to my depression since it seems to be a hereditary thing sometimes, not environmental but all is well. Thank God!
My mind is clearer, sharper, more focused. The reason I went of the antidepressants in the first place was because I was convinced they were making me stupid. My memory was slipping from me right in front of my very eyes. I would put the kids in the car, leave my house to go…..somewhere but have to stop, pull over and think, “Where am I supposed to go?” It was scary. Someone could tell me something and 10 minutes later I would have forgotten they ever said it. I was like the 80 year old grandmother in the nursing home who repeats, “sure has been hot lately hasn’t it” every 20 or so minutes. I was seriously worried that something was wrong with me. It was that worry that made me start with removing the Prozac. It’s a brain medicine so it made the most sense to try that first. Luckily I was right. You would be surprised the diseases and conditions you can dream up when you are laying in your bed at night thinking about when you were changing your child’s clothes, leave them to find a pair of socks and forget what you are doing, start a load of laundry, mop the floor, and then SUDDENLY realize you have a naked child in their room. It’s only funny now that I know I am not suffering from meningioma (I hate Google sometimes).
Everything is cool. And I couldn’t be happier.