Mental Health Blog - antidepressant treatment review

So I ended up being drunk yesterday for my Day 1 of detox.  I guess it was what I needed to jump-start me.  One thing that is certain is that I have decided that it is over.  I am going cold turkey but healthy, not drunk...  Gives me the creeps to even think of putting one of those pills in my mouth. I have not been myself in such a long time.  I was re-reading the post I made so far on this blog and I realize that even if my last job was a total horror show, it placed me in a spotlight in my mind where I had to look at myself and wonder what the hell has been happening with me.  I needed to be at that crash and burn point where I am so sick and tired of the effexor treatment that I would just stop taking them. It took me long enough since the end of january to finally make the jump and stop.  I really thought for a while that I needed to do the slow weaning and that it would be ok.  But frankly I need out of this cage.  I wnt to have a real life and enjoy being alive.

Jackson and I have been reading a lot about detoxing from effexor.  The long weaning and the cold turkey manner.  We have gathered different information taken from forums where people that went or are going throught the same thing wrote.  Here is a list of things that might help a lot actually:

• St-John Worth: Energy level, mood and mental fonctions.
• Ginger: nausea.
• Valerian: Sleep.
• Amino-acids/glycine: panic attacks.
• Damiana Tea (leaves): mental tonic, relaxant, aphrodisiac.
• Electrolytes: you can find electrolytes in fruits.  It helps for the feeling of hangover.
• Multivitamins:to supplement your diet since you will feel weak.
• Antihistaminic: for the flu-like symptoms.
• Water: Stay really hydrated.
• Eat well: Even if it takes you one hour to eat a meal, eat it

This is Day 2 of my detox and I can tell you that much:  I have troubles to lookat the screen of my laptop, i have trouble to type because I am weak, my head is turning but I know I took the right decision.  I cant wait to have enough energy to do yoga and go for walks even maybe.  I have decided that the mantra for the opening theme song for seasons one, two, and three of Battlestar Galactica is as good as any other mantra to learn.  It is the Hindu mantra, the Gayatri Mantra, taken from the Rig Veda.The words are:

"OM bhûr bhuvah svah tat savitur varçnyam bhargô dçvasya dhîmahi dhiyô yô nah pracôdayât"

which may be translated in various ways but means approximately "may we attain that excellent glory of Savitar the God / so May he stimulate our prayers".  I am really tired right now and I feel like I am going to pass out.  So its enough with this post.  See ya later.