RecoveredBoth symptoms clearlifeaftermeds.comDate unknown

20-lifeaftermeds-2p5yr-withdrawal

“Confusion, slow processing speed. Derealization and depersonalization. Anhedonia, like I couldn't enjoy anything. I almost felt like a ghost... Withdrawal can lock you out of joy, beauty, and clear thought.”

Cause: psychiatric medication withdrawal (anhedonia even during a switch while still medicated, then full withdrawal)
Duration: about 2 years total healing; major changes in year 2; ~1 year low while still on meds
Recovery notes: Credits hope stories/community; frames symptoms as nervous system seeking homeostasis. Clear thought and joy described as returning.
Source URL: https://www.lifeaftermeds.com/my-withdrawal-story-two-and-a-half-years-later/

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