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Being on the medications was very numbing and very limiting. I didn't experience joy. I didn't experience true happiness... my son would have milestones in his life and I'd think, huh, okay.
Cause
28 years / 47 psychiatric medications; repeated hospital cold-turkey switches
Duration
28 years on meds; post-med healing described with windows/waves (exact off-date not extracted)
Recovery notes
First recognized genuine joy at a Christmas play after fearing mania/withdrawal. Still some wavy days. Cognitive emptiness not described.
Source URL
https://www.lifeaftermeds.com/on-47-meds-over-28-years-heres-how-she-healed/

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