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This forum exists because withdrawal is relentlessly focused on what's wrong. Symptoms, setbacks, waves, bad nights. The hard stuff needs space, and i...
Check-in57th Cymbalta Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. No specific symptoms. Sleep is good.
Check-in34th Paxil Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. Been having bouts of fatigue.
Check-in56th Cymbalta Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. No specific symptoms. Good sleep.
Check-in33rd Paxil Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. Been having bouts of gi upset and tinnitus.
Check-in29th Paxil Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. No specific symptoms. I am starting today, by stopping Paxil and see how I do. I can always reinstate back to 2.5mg if I feel I need to...
Check-in55th Cymbalta Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. No specific symptoms. Sleep is good.
Check-in1st Trazodone Update - Feeling Very good
Feeling very good. Been having nightmares, heart palpitations and some anxiety.
Check-in13th Risperdal Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. Been having bouts of nausea, gi upset, and appetite changes. Not a lot to report. Feeling fine mentally and emotionally. And mostly fin...
Check-in28th Paxil Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. Been having bouts of fatigue. Weird chest pain again, I have had a cardiac stress test and it's normal. It's Weird because I'm noticing...
Check-in54th Cymbalta Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. No specific symptoms. Sleep is good.
Check-in1st Celexa Update - Feeling Great
Feeling great. Been having bouts of dizziness, headache, tinnitus, and visual disturbances.
Check-in53rd Cymbalta Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. No specific symptoms. Sleep is good.
DiscussionFirst symptom-free day
First symptom-free day in a long time.
Check-in12th Risperdal Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. Not very hungry.
Check-in38th Cymbalta Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. No specific symptoms.
Check-in52nd Cymbalta Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. No specific symptoms. Slept very well.
Check-in37th Cymbalta Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. Been having bouts of fatigue and muscle aches.
Check-in11th Risperdal Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. Been having bouts of appetite changes, gi upset, and sweating. Feeling fine generally. I'm sleeping well, seven or eight hours a night....
Check-in51st Cymbalta Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. No specific symptoms. Good sleep.
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