tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572878393350853164.post2699875766097691064..comments2023-06-26T09:51:34.582-05:00Comments on down from the ledge...postcards from the edge of suicide: The Un-Lifedownfromtheledgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02324597207878500097noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572878393350853164.post-77646316513991434742011-06-01T19:14:41.870-05:002011-06-01T19:14:41.870-05:00I am glad to hear that you have been able to find ...I am glad to hear that you have been able to find some hope ... sometimes meds can prove to be a turning point, sometimes not.<br /><br />For over a decade, I was on and off different anti-depressants. I tapered off of Effexor last year, and that was the end of it for me. It was brutal, like something you would see on Celebrity Rehab with a heavy drug addict. I hated the side effects of the drug itself, but the withdrawal was an absolute nightmare.<br /><br />A few months out, I don't always love life but I like the way I *feel* better. I can think clearly, without the fog of medication. <br /><br />For me, the despair and self-hatred are deep issues that medication can cloud over but not eradicate. It's always there waiting for me to deal with.<br /><br />It's all about coping and staying alive, and whatever helps with that is worthwhile...downfromtheledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02324597207878500097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572878393350853164.post-81181764723419083902011-06-01T17:46:51.814-05:002011-06-01T17:46:51.814-05:00Dear friends,
I have felt this way for most of my...Dear friends,<br /><br />I have felt this way for most of my life. Eventually I went to the doctor, adamant they weren't going to put me on drugs. They did put me on drugs (prozac) and within 2 months I felt hope again. <br /><br />I realise this route doesn't work for everyone. But if you haven't yet tried them, I'm someone who has nearly left this world twice and now becaue of my anti depressants I have a future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572878393350853164.post-67032822251530235622011-05-19T11:28:32.298-05:002011-05-19T11:28:32.298-05:00thanks, and i hope your own path gets a little eas...thanks, and i hope your own path gets a little easier soon.downfromtheledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02324597207878500097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572878393350853164.post-3310950740515298802011-05-18T07:46:16.932-05:002011-05-18T07:46:16.932-05:00big hugs friend. i'm not doing so hot myself n...big hugs friend. i'm not doing so hot myself now-a-days, definitely not at love and my job is looking bleak. get all the strength you can find, even if it is just in the corridors of your mind with memories of another life. even if it is left over from dreams that seem to have dissipated. even if its from a song or a story you remember. then take it and manufacture more and demand your piece of life.Corinnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14581819225069644563noreply@blogger.com